Mission
Living Arts ignites creativity in the lives of Detroit youth through the performing, visual, and media arts.
Public Charity
Living Arts
Living Arts is a Public Charity headquartered in Detroit, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $650K revenue, $1.2M expenses, $815K total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 431950379
Detroit, MI
Performing Arts
NTEE: A60
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$650K
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$815K
Grant Records26
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Living Arts
How Living Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $83 for programs
$36
Out-of-School Arts (OSA) offerings provide sequential, standards-based arts ducation and instruction for Pre-K to teenage youth alongside youth development strategies that increase leadership, self-efficiacy, and other capacities that…
$18
Detroit Wolf Trap offers artist residencies and workshops in school and community settings for children 3 months to six years, and trains their caregivers and educators in creative…
$17
Community & Family Arts endeavors to engage with fellow nonprofits and community organizations to highlight and explore culturally relevant themes, uplift Detroit artists, and be directed by community…
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$35,000
General Operating SupportArts Culture
$35,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$200,000
COMMUNITY
$35,000
TO PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE TO THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 26 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary
Andrea Schweitzer
Director
Andrea Transou
Director
Daniel Cascardo
President
Demetrius Shields
Director
James C Hayes
Director
Jeffrey Phelps
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $650K | $1.2M | $815K |
| 2024 | $942K | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $884K | $931K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $804K | $729K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $770K | $710K | $1.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $770K to $650K (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $815K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.