ARTS MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INSTITUTE INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $505K · expenses $569K · assets $35K
- Also known as
- CREATIVE EDUCATORS NETWORK
- EIN
- 88-0905470
- Address
- 21255 BURBANK BLVD STE 120, WOODLAND HLS, CA 91367-6669
- Website
- www.ameinstitute.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Ashley Adams (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Arts Media and Entertainment Institute equips educators with the tools and training they need to empower the next generation of our creative workforce. All students, and particularly those furthest from opportunity, will have the access and preparation needed to succeed in the creative workforce of today and tomorrow.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Adams | Executive Director | 2022-2024 | $85,469 | $211,972 | 1 |
| Jack Mitchell | Director (through July) | 2022-2024 | $7,600 | $10,324 | 1 |
| Gayle Nicholls-Ali | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | $4,425 | $5,724 | 1 |
| Danielle Collins | Secretary (through July) | 2022-2024 | $4,125 | $5,074 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shari Holly | Director (through July) | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Simone Price | Director (through July) | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Vazquez | Director | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lisa Pedee | Secretary | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · 4 paid, $102K · 10 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Adams | Executive Director | 50 | $85,469 | $0 | $0 | $85,469 | 1 |
| Jack Mitchell | Director (through July) | 1 | $7,600 | $0 | $0 | $7,600 | 1 |
| Gayle Nicholls-Ali | Treasurer | 1 | $4,425 | $0 | $0 | $4,425 | 1 |
| Danielle Collins | Secretary (through July) | 1 | $4,125 | $0 | $0 | $4,125 | 1 |
| Shari Holly | Director (through July) | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Pedee | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Simone Price | Director (through July) | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Vazquez | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $87K · 3 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Adams | Executive Director | 50 | $82,378 | $0 | $0 | $82,378 | 1 |
| Jack Mitchell | Director | 1 | $2,724 | $0 | $0 | $2,724 | 1 |
| Gayle Nicholls-Ali | Treasurer | 1 | $1,299 | $0 | $0 | $1,299 | 1 |
| Danielle Collins | Secretary | 1 | $949 | $0 | $0 | $949 | 1 |
| Shari Holly | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Simone Price | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lisa Vazquez | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $44K · 2 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Adams | Executive Director | 50 | $44,125 | $0 | $0 | $44,125 | 1 |
| Shari Holly | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jack Mitchell | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Simone Price | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gayle Nicholls-Ali | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Danielle Collins | Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $16K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $504,599 | $569,380 | $35,021 | -$53,276 | $258,396 | $246,203 | $93,091 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $399,515 | $539,239 | $82,003 | $11,505 | $161,925 | $237,590 | $94,654 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $444,704 | $315,413 | $188,942 | $151,229 | $326,686 | $118,013 | $79,792 | 2 | 20 |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $305,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ARTS MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INSTITUTE INC” | 2023 | 1 | $150,000 | 2023 | $150,000 | show |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $55,000 | 2024 | $40,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $569,380 spent · pay $275,296 · grants $0 · events $84,614
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $161,102 | $112,691 | $47,870 | $541 | 28.3% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $93,091 | $71,853 | $8,495 | $12,743 | 16.3% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Food & Reception Costs | $66,167 | $66,167 | $0 | $0 | 11.6% |
| Fees: other services | $59,243 | $55,614 | $3,629 | $0 | 10.4% | |
| Information technology | $57,107 | $43,681 | $13,426 | $0 | 10.0% | |
| Travel | $40,131 | $36,986 | $3,145 | $0 | 7.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $18,699 | $13,123 | $4,411 | $1,165 | 3.3% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Event & Program Supplies | $13,282 | $11,993 | $1,289 | $0 | 2.3% |
| Fees: accounting | $11,249 | $0 | $11,249 | $0 | 2.0% | |
| Occupancy | $10,841 | $2,336 | $8,505 | $0 | 1.9% | |
| Insurance | $10,275 | $0 | $10,275 | $0 | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $6,238 | $909 | $5,329 | $0 | 1.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $5,165 | $5,165 | $0 | $0 | 0.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Gifts & Recognition | $4,392 | $3,833 | $559 | $0 | 0.8% |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Payment Processing Fees | $4,148 | $3,091 | $1,057 | $0 | 0.7% |
| Interest | $4,093 | $0 | $4,093 | $0 | 0.7% | |
| Other employee benefits | $2,404 | $977 | $1,427 | $0 | 0.4% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,073 | $0 | $1,073 | $0 | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $645 | $0 | $645 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $35 | $25 | $10 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $569,380 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $539,239 spent · pay $219,725 · grants $15,772 · events $101,254
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $108,106 | $75,346 | $32,760 | - | 20.0% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $94,654 | $73,416 | $8,495 | $12,743 | 17.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $76,430 | $66,552 | $9,878 | - | 14.2% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Food & Reception Costs | $68,480 | $68,480 | $0 | $0 | 12.7% |
| Travel | $40,893 | $40,229 | $664 | - | 7.6% | |
| Information technology | $29,664 | $15,944 | $13,720 | - | 5.5% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Event & Program Supplies | $27,919 | $27,919 | $0 | $0 | 5.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $18,800 | - | $18,800 | - | 3.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $16,084 | $11,644 | $3,280 | $1,160 | 3.0% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $15,772 | $15,772 | - | - | 2.9% | |
| Occupancy | $12,606 | $12,606 | - | - | 2.3% | |
| Insurance | $11,341 | - | $11,341 | - | 2.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $4,855 | $4,855 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Thank You Gifts & Recognition | $3,549 | $3,060 | $489 | $0 | 0.7% |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Payment Processing Fees | $2,895 | $2,320 | $575 | $0 | 0.5% |
| Interest | $2,364 | - | $2,364 | - | 0.4% | |
| Office expenses | $2,339 | $219 | $2,120 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other employee benefits | $881 | - | $881 | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $757 | - | $757 | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $534 | $534 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| All other expenses | $316 | - | $316 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $539,239 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $315,413 spent · pay $120,780 · grants $0 · events $85,442
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $79,792 | $59,844 | $7,979 | $11,969 | 25.3% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Food & Reception Costs | $78,806 | $78,806 | $0 | $0 | 25.0% |
| Other salaries and wages | $32,405 | $32,405 | - | - | 10.3% | |
| Information technology | $23,323 | $19,518 | $3,805 | - | 7.4% | |
| Travel | $20,784 | $20,784 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $20,352 | $17,200 | $3,152 | - | 6.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $14,400 | - | $14,400 | - | 4.6% | |
| Office expenses | $10,660 | $8,533 | $2,127 | - | 3.4% | |
| Payroll taxes | $8,583 | $7,057 | $610 | $916 | 2.7% | |
| Insurance | $7,198 | - | $7,198 | - | 2.3% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $6,636 | $6,271 | $365 | - | 2.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank & Payment Processing Fees | $5,359 | $1,815 | $3,544 | $0 | 1.7% |
| Occupancy | $3,900 | $3,900 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | In-Kind Expenses | $1,140 | $1,140 | $0 | $0 | 0.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,018 | - | $1,018 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Gifts & Recognition | $933 | $833 | $100 | $0 | 0.3% |
| Interest | $124 | - | $124 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $315,413 | 100% |
State business registration
- Arts Media and Entertainment Institute Inc. CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2025-08-18
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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