Public Charity

WESTERN AVENUE COMMUNITY FOR THE ARTS INC

WESTERN AVENUE COMMUNITY FOR THE ARTS INC, of LOWELL, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.4M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $21.6M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $67K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 874789167 LOWELL, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$21.6M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$67K
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

THE CORPORATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO CREATE THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THE ARTS, CULTURE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND STEWARDSHIP OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ADVOCACY WITH A FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE ARTIST WORK, LIVE/WORK AND COMMUNITY SPACES AND OTHER MAKER SPACES WHERE WORK CAN BE CREATED, REHEARSED, AND PRESENTED.

Officers & Directors

CLERK Awilda Irizarry
PRESIDENT Cheryl Tougias
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hope Greene
TREASURER James Buza
VICE PRESIDENT James Grace Esq
DIRECTOR Joanne Kaliontzis

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Top Grant Purposes

GRANT TO RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
$67,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.4M $2.5M $21.6M
2024 $3.0M $2.5M $21.9M
2023 $3.1M $2.4M $21.9M
2022 $3.0M $716K $21.0M

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.0M to $2.4M (-17%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.6M.

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