Mission
Sponsor Bi Annual Arts Events held at Highland Park High School
Small Public Charity
Focus on the Arts Inc
Focus on the Arts Inc is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Highwood, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $49K revenue, $139K expenses, $52K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $113K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 260311839
Highwood, IL
Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
NTEE: A99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$49K
Total Expenses$139K
Total Assets$52K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$113K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Focus on the Arts Inc
How Focus on the Arts Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$68
Programs
the work itself
$32
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $68 for programs
$68
Bi Annual program bring artists, writers, actors and other speakers into the Highland Park High School for a 3 day event
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Program Support
$16,750
Program Support
$16,750
Program Support
$16,750
General Support
$28,000
General Support
$14,500
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Sec
Amy Haggarty
Treas
Chelsea Duggan
Comm. Advisor
Nicolas Degrazia
Pres.
Stacey Kolthammer
Executive Dir.
Tamara Jenkins
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $49K | $139K | $52K |
| 2024 | $66K | $16K | $142K |
| 2023 | $36K | $131K | $93K |
| 2022 | $60K | $11K | $187K |
| 2021 | $32K | $4K | $138K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $32K to $49K (+50%), with total assets most recently reported at $52K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.