Public Charity

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ERIE

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ERIE, of ERIE, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $898K in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $4.8M in total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 256085617 ERIE, PA Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies NTEE: A26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$898K
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$4.8M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ERIE ARTS AND CULTURE (EAC) PROVIDES SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, AND CULTURE BEARERS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (PCA). EAC GRANTS FUNDS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ITS ENDOWMENTS AND REGRANTING THROUGH ITS PCA PARTNERSHIP. THE PCA PARTNERSHIP ALSO FUNDS LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES THROUGH THE ARTS AND LEARNING PROGRAM, AND DOCUMENTS AND PRESERVES DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH THE FOLK ARTS PROGRAM.

Where $100 goes at The Arts Council of Erie

How The Arts Council of Erie divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
Eac provided grants to individual artists, arts and culture organizations, and creative entrepreneurs; professional development opportunities for creative entrepreneurs; workshops and trainings for teaching artists; arts education opportunities…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Adrecia Milsap
BOARD MEMBER Anthony Dabreo
BOARD MEMBER Chad Tucker
BOARD MEMBER Lauren Sala Jd
VICE CHAIR Lori Lindley Phd
BOARD MEMBER Mabel Howard

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$408,948 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$13,950 2 grants
Unspecified
$1,269,085 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $898K $1.3M $4.8M
2024 $1.1M $1.2M $5.0M
2023 $1.5M $1.5M $4.8M
2022 $1.1M $989K $4.5M
2021 $1.2M $919K $5.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.2M to $898K (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.8M.

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