Arts Connect Houston

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 85-1623399 Website

ARTS CONNECT UNITES WITH THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION IN CREATIVE WRITING, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, AND THE VISUAL ARTS FOR EVERY STUDENT, BEGINNING WITH THE HOUSTON ISD.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

+39.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$154K

-56.9% YoY

Grant Count

9

-64.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+19.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$590K$1M$2M$2M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$1,919,991$1,374,054$1,281,765
Revenue$651,756$922,629$189,158
Expenses$529,241$1,027,480$782,814
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$152
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$89K$178K$268K$357K17 grants202022 grants202125 grants20229 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2023

THE ENSEMBLE THEATER$21KFASHION MUSEUM OF TEXAS$21KOPEN DANCE PROJECT INC$21KURBAN SOULS$20KEXPRESS CHILDREN'S THEATRE$17KART LEAGUE HOUSTON$17KKATY ART REACH$16KALLEY THEATRE$12KMUSIQA$9K

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAUREN ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT1
JUDY NYQUISTSECRETARY1
CAROLINE GOESERDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL ROMEDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL PIPKINPRESIDENT1
HARRISON GUYDIRECTOR1
IVAN LUNDBERGDIRECTOR OF FINANCE4
JACK MCBRIDEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40
WILLIAM STEINCEO1
DEBORAH LUGOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

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Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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