Public Charity

Destiny Arts Center

Destiny Arts Center, of Oakland, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.1M in revenue, $3.6M in expenses, $4.6M in total assets. 77 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943176726 Oakland, CA Community Recreational Centers NTEE: N31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records77
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Destiny Arts inspires and ignites social change through the arts.When we are successful, young people grow up to live meaningful, connected, and secure lives in an inclusive society. As a leading creative youth development organization that equally values mastery of movement arts, inclusive communities, and cultivating advocates for peace, Destiny Arts Center:Delivers programs that develop creative, powerful, and peaceful youth and communities.Creates a welcoming culture of inclusion, and Trains expert, diverse teaching artists.

Where $100 goes at Destiny Arts Center

How Destiny Arts Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$17 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$32
Our School and Community Programs delivered 78 residencies across 56 sites, reaching more than 4,500 students throughout Oakland and the broader East Bay
46% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,500 students
$17
In 2025, Destiny Arts Center served more than 5,000 young people, ages 3 to 24, through culturally affirming programs rooted in movement arts, healing, and community connection.This year…
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,000 people
$16
At our North Oakland Center, over 600 students were served through after-school, weekend, and summer camp programming, participating in dance, martial arts, theater, and movement arts classes
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 600 students

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2024
DESTINY ARTS CENTER, DESTINY ARTS INSTRUCTION AT AN OUSD SCHOOL, GENERAL SUPPORT, PROGRAMMING PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED BY OUSD'S ARTS INCENTIVE GRANT, SPRING GALA FUNDRAISER; CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION ONLY
$180,500
SEVEN TEPEES YOUTH PROGRAM
2024
CONNECTIONS, ART, RESOURCES, EDUCATION (CARE) PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND CASE MANAGEMENT.
$100,000
WOMEN DONORS NETWORK
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
$96,597
$65,050

Showing up to 5 of 77 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Executive Dir. Archana Nagraj
Treasurer Castle Sinicrope
Co-Chair David Nixon
Director David Schoenberg
Secretary Jessica Ozberker
Co-Chair Jill Schweitzer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,015,531 40 grants
Human & Social Services
$367,686 7 grants
Education
$244,275 5 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$235,500 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$182,350 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.1M $3.6M $4.6M
2024 $3.4M $3.4M $4.2M
2023 $2.7M $2.7M $3.9M
2022 $2.5M $2.2M $4.2M
2021 $2.8M $1.8M $4.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $4.1M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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