NonprofitsFreedom Arts And Education Center

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Freedom Arts And Education Center

SAINT LOUIS, MO

Total revenue

$211K

Total expenses

$206K

Net assets

$11K

Grants received

$139K

12 grants

EIN

461476978

Tax year

2024

Mission

Freedom Arts and Education Center creates artistic academic and advancement opportunities to feed heal and teach the youth of St. Louis. Since 2012 we have supported youth through accessible community arts programs educational resources academic enrichment and tutoring in-school advocacy job opportunities and mentoring.

Programs

2 programs

Advancement: Our Advancement programs focus on group and one-on-one mentoring financial support for families in our community youth advocacy in our schools and legal system and job training and placement for youth within our organization. We believe that progress means every human being understands their God-given image realizes and utilizes the talents and abilities within is firmly rooted in a loving community and obtains the resources to live truly free.

Expenses: $29K

Academics: Our Academic programs create access to valuable educational resources including tutoring and academic enrichment in both the in-school and out-of-school hours. We work with our scholars to ensure they graduate at the top of their class earn high school equivalency and are leaders in their schools and communities without succumbing to intellectual colonization. Approximately 40 youth attended our after school program and showed measurable improvement in literacy mathematics and behavior in their schools.

Expenses: $17K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$210K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$750
Total revenue$211K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$88K
Fundraising
Other expenses$118K
Total expenses$206K
Total assets$11K
Net assets$11K

People

7 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Toni Connors

Board President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Carlos Burgos

Board Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Emanuel Powell

Board Vice President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Tia Byrd

Board Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Andrew Gibson

Executive Director

Staff

$28K

40 hrs/wk

Ismael Dela Cruz

Director of Program Integrity

Staff

$26K

38 hrs/wk

Nicole Ellis

Lead Teaching Artist

Staff

$17K

15 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 12 of 12

FromAmountPurposeYear
$16K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$6K
GIVE STL DAY NET GRANT
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$14K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
2022 GIVE STL DAY NET GRANT
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FREEDOM COMMUNITY CENTER STL
2021
$20K
IPADS, HEADPHONES, GROCERIES AND HOME SUPPLIES
2020
$10K
Young Artist Organizers
2020
$8K
GIVE STL DAY NET GRANT
2020
$5K
COVID RELIEF
2020
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2020

Funded by

$139K from 9 funders · 12 grants · 2020–2024

St Louis Community Foundation Inc

$34K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Borealis Philanthropy

$25K · 1 grant · 2021

Common Counsel Foundation

$20K · 1 grant · 2023

St Louis Community Foundation

$20K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Neeb Family Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2023

We Raise Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2020

Generate Health Stl

$5K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN461476978
NTEE codeA25
Subsection03
Ruling date2013-11
Formed2012
Employees3
Volunteers15
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