YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1973

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Michele Russo

Phone

6092439000

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY INC, founded in 1973, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $3.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Net assets of $6.5M represent 26 months of operating reserves.

Mission

Young Auidiences (YA) mission is to inspire young peope and expand their learning through the arts. Arts education is who we are and what we do. The work of the board, staff, and teaching artists is guided by a vision of a future in which all students in our region engage in high-quality arts experiences as an integral part of their education. YA is committed to providing all children- inclusive of disabilties, neurodiversity, gender diversity, language, economic status, race and ethnicity- with arts education in which their creativity, cultures and identities are valued and nurtured. YA delivers teaching artist-led arts programming directly in schools to pre-k-12th grade students, teachers,and families through residencies, workshops, performances, teacher professional learning, and family programs. Our programs are authentic, learning level appropriate, and culturally responsive arts learning experiences. Since our founding in 1973, YA has grown into the regions largest arts education

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,491,356 Revenue: $797,710

Performances/Assemblies: Our performances introduce artforms and provide new and diverse cultural experiences to our audience of students and teachers. We value performance as a vital and powerful...

Performances/Assemblies: Our performances introduce artforms and provide new and diverse cultural experiences to our audience of students and teachers. We value performance as a vital and powerful component of arts education.: while our stage is a school auditorium, the work is as important and impactful as an event at a performing arts venue. Our 99 performances provide the social connection and intellectual stimulation of seeing a play, concert, or dance performance as part of the school day. We strive to ensure that children value live performance as essential to a full life, cultivating the next generation of performing artists and supporters.

Program 2

Expenses: $884,041 Revenue: $157,455

Workshops/Residencies: Our workshops and residencies transform a classroom into an artist studio and provide hands-on sequential arts learning activities. We offer 78 programs in dance, music...

Workshops/Residencies: Our workshops and residencies transform a classroom into an artist studio and provide hands-on sequential arts learning activities. We offer 78 programs in dance, music, theatre, folk arts, visual arts, and media arts. Professional artists guide students and teachers in active and engaging art-making experiences for 1 to 20 days.

Program 3

Expenses: $444,136 Revenue: $85,520

Professional Development: Our professional learning programs empower classroom teachers to integrate the arts across the curriculum. We offer embedded and dedicated PL. Embedded PL provides an active role for classroom teachers during workshops as the teaching artists models lessons, demonstrates creative inquiry, and guides the teacher to extend the artistic process beyond the residency. We offer long-term dedicated professional learning programs and sessions available to schools and districts in a range of artforms.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,770,288

Program Service Revenue $1,040,685

Investment Income $87,450

Other Revenue $80,242

TOTAL REVENUE $2,978,665

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,196,002

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,819,533

Other Expenses $1,952,882

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,148,884

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,978,665	$2,796,872	+0.1%
Expenses	$3,148,884	$3,281,004	0.0%
Net Income	$-170,219	$-484,132	-0.6%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$259,018

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Michele Russo	Pres & CEO	40.00	Officer	$149,756	$0	$149,756
Stacy Mattia	Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mikaela Levons	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Runk	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Peter Johnson	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Heather Barberi	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Matt Thornton	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gil Blitz	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dominique Carroll	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Coe	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrea Colby	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sanjeev Dugar	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ed Greene	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marilyn Grounds	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Adrienne Hill	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Mendez	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linda Kinsey	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Donna McInerney	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Marie Miller	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lou Chen	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amanda Newman-Godfrey	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Susan Palmer	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bobbie Panfili	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brenda Ross-Dulan	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sharon White	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Larry Capo	Trustee Emeritus	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eleanor Horne	Trustee Emeritus	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Janet Haring	Trustee Emeritus	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Betterton	Vice President of Institutional Advancement	40.00	Officer	$109,262	$0	$109,262
Jean Frankel	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Evan Schiff	Trustee	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$2,978,665	$3,148,884	$6,616,455	$-170,219
2024	$2,796,872	$3,281,004	$6,353,339	$-484,132
2023	$3,816,431	$2,873,256	$6,191,772	$943,175
2022	$2,776,405	$2,458,739	$5,025,158	$317,666
2021	$2,232,505	$2,232,480	$5,356,426	$25
2020	$2,196,303	$2,534,593	$4,660,210	$-338,290