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Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Miami, FL EIN: 26-2567808 Website

Provide operating support for the adrienne arsht center for the performing arts (a not-for-profit organization)by raising private contributions to help the center present high-quality performances and educational programs for South Florida's diverse community.

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.2M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,153,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,153,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,153,000
Total assets
$1,820,395
-23.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc: $2.2MAdrienne Arsht Center TrustInc$2.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc ($2.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Miami

How Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $155K (2021) to $5.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Inc Miami, FLTo Support Programs and Operations of the Aact$2,153,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,820,395$2,582,511$3,146,373$2,153,0001—
2024$2,392,846$3,531,702$3,749,579$2,870,4551—
2023$2,623,677$1,730,356$6,251,130$5,423,3381—
2022$7,244,433$3,280,047$2,687,359$2,039,7601$-6,131
2021$6,461,095$1,471,631$760,487$155,0001—
2020$5,810,200$1,848,131$2,756,626$2,166,8921—
2019$6,691,217$4,963,101$2,529,195$1,896,2991—

About Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc is led by Johann Zietsman, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Johann Zietsman

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $217K (2020) → $468K (2025)

  • Adrienne Arsht

    Founding Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric G. Johnson

    Chairman

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rocker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Green

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee E. Caplin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Barlick Jr.

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish Bell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nichole Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Schaefer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Milstein

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Vaske

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Adkins

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Ann Sprinkle

    Vice President & Development

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $236K (2022) → $285K (2025)

  • Nancy Batchelor

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Miceli

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Andrea Guerreri (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Swanee Dimare (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tony Argiz (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Janet Goldman (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jan Mershon (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Suzanna Valdez Wolfe (2019–2021) — Vice President & Advancement
  • Former: Jeff Haines (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Leila Centner (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ronald Esserman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jim Kaufman (2019) — Director
  • Former: M John Richard (2019) — President & CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Johann Zietsman — President & CEO: $468KJohann ZietsmanPresident & CEO$468KMary Ann Sprinkle — VP, Development: $285KMary Ann SprinkleVP, Development$285K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $468K, to Johann Zietsman (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc

How much does Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc give each year?

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc gave $2.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.9M across 1 grant.

How large is Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc?

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc?

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Miami, FL. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc operate?

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc's EIN?

Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2567808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 2, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 28, 2021)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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