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Arts for Learning Maryland
Arts for Learning Maryland reported $16.6 million in revenue and $15.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.58 went to program services, $2.82 to management and general costs and $3.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 72.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $228,643 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 90% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.6% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.14 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 24.7% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 72.1% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $228,643 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.45% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.3 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAsala is offered in partnership with baltimore city public schools. The program pairs a classroom teacher and a professional teaching artist to deliver arts-integrated math and literacy lessons to elementary and middle school students. Participating students receive three hours of extended academic learning and enrichment per day, four days a week. Students are introduced to a wide variety of art forms, from illustration and spoken word to percussion, drama, and dance, and have a chance to work alongside students from across the city and learn from professional artists. During the year ended…
Sala is an award winning summer program, operated in partnership with baltimore city schools. This five-week, full-day summer program curbs summer learning loss in literacy and math by providing arts-integrated instruction. The power of sala lies in the collaboration between teaching artists and educators who co-teach children in the program, prek through sixth grade. In addition to academic instruction, students have enrichment opportunities in the arts, athletics, robotics, and field trips. Students develop socially and emotionally, expand their creative process, and explore arts…
As the maryland affiliate of wolf trap institute for early learning, the organization offers residency programs designed specifically for our youngest learners (from birth through kindergarten). Additionally, the organization also offers diverse early learning programming, including family engagement workshops, teacher professional development, and assemblies. These workshops are led by wolf trap master teaching artists and our director of early childhood. The organization offers participating child care providers the opportunity to earn the msde core of knowledge hours required to retain…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,262 | $0 | $24,381 | $228,643 |
| CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,336 | $0 | $42,483 | $175,819 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,615 | $0 | $0 | $169,615 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,710 | $0 | $16,799 | $131,509 |
| CHIEF ARTS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,138 | $0 | $16,984 | $131,122 |
| CHIEF OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,133 | $0 | $5,089 | $114,222 |
| DEPUTY CHIEF OF EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,718 | $0 | $3,970 | $104,688 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Arts for Learning Maryland (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $437K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5680
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WOMBWORKS PRODUCTION Art based youth development organization | $105,900 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
32 private foundations reported grants to Arts for Learning Maryland totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Arts for Learning Maryland's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Arts for Learning Maryland, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Arts for Learning Maryland spent in FY2025, $93.58 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Arts for Learning Maryland's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Arts for Learning Maryland reported that 93.6% of its $15.8 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Arts for Learning Maryland pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Arts for Learning Maryland reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $228,643, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Arts for Learning Maryland get its money?
Of $16.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 24.7% came from contributions and grants (including 5.0% from government grants) and 72.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Arts for Learning Maryland a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-0698849 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202611959349301011 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202511959349301806 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202431529349301203 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202321949349301317 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202201919349300600 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131879349300523 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-0698849: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.