Association of Performing Arts Professionals
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) is a Washington, DC-based national service, advocacy, and membership organization for the live performing arts field. It supports the presenting, booking, and touring industry and the professionals who work in it.
Key facts about Association of Performing Arts Professionals
- EIN
- 39-1131995
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $4,750,734
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$4.8M
-13.0% YoY
Revenue
$3.3M
-7.9% YoY
Net Investment Income
$84K
+14.6% YoY
Expenses
$3.7M
-2.9% YoY
How Association of Performing Arts Professionals gives
- Giving grew 8136% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
APAP’s stated mission is to develop and support a robust performing arts presenting, booking, and touring industry and the professionals who work within it. The IRS filing describes its purpose as supporting a robust performing arts presenting, booking, and touring field and its professionals.
APAP’s ArtsForward program supported U.S.-based APAP presenter members working with artists or companies on the performing arts field’s reopening and recovery. The program prioritized support for artists and small and mid-sized presenting organizations. Grantees included organizations with varied missions: for example, Fairbanks Concert Association says it presents diverse performing arts events and educational opportunities, while Links Hall says it supports innovation and public engagement through research, development, and presentation of new performing arts work.
Grantmaking
In 2022, APAP awarded $2.065 million through ArtsForward in 47 grants of $35,000 or $50,000 to presenting organizations partnering with artists or ensembles. The program was made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Among the reported grantees, Works & Process, Alabama Dance Council, American Dance Festival, Danspace Project, Fairbanks Concert Association, Grand Performances, Japan Society, and Links Hall each received $50,000.
Review Cycle
was November 15, 2021.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ArtsForward was for U.S.-based APAP presenter members working in partnership with artists or companies. The 2022 grantee examples span multiple U.S. locations, including New York, Alabama, North Carolina, Alaska, California, and Illinois. APAP is based in Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $2.0M (2022). In 2022 it made 46 grants totaling $2.0M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 27 grants of 46 (59%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Reported grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,750,734 | $3,251,613 | $3,675,753 | 0 |
| 2024 | $5,458,618 | $3,530,938 | $3,784,662 | 0 |
| 2023 | $5,996,329 | $3,310,873 | $3,438,913 | 0 |
The filing type is 990T.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $4,750,734 | $5,458,618 | $5,996,329 |
| Revenue | $3,251,613 | $3,530,938 | $3,310,873 |
| Expenses | $3,675,753 | $3,784,662 | $3,438,913 |
| Net Investment Income | $84,182 | $73,429 | $40,739 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Chris Heacox as chair; Beth MacMillan and Alicia Adams as vice chairs; Francine Sheffield as secretary; and Amy Lam as treasurer. Directors listed are Aisha Ahmad-Post, Mercedes Caxaj, Shane Fernando, Jamie Grant, and Chris Harrington.
Association of Performing Arts Professionals is led by Lisa Richards, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 4 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Richards
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$210K (2023) → $227K (2025)
Chris Heacox
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krista Bradley
Director, Programs & Resources
Director, Programs & Resources → Director, Programs & Resou, 2022
Director, Programs & Resou → Director, Programs & Resources, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $118K (2025)
Niiyo Narnor-Madison
Director of Operations & Events
Director & Conference → Director of Operations & Events, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $126K (2025)
Pamela Spears
Director & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$135K (2025)
Jamie Grant
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renae Williams Niles
Director
Board Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beatrice Thomas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Vazquez
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Harrington
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Robinson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aisha Ahmad-Post
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Yarrow
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Zion
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lane Harwell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Lopez De Leon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mercedes Caxaj
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie McKee-Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ally Haynes-Hamblen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aparna Ramaswamy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wilson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rika Iino
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shane Fernando
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Quiala
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Adams
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Macmillan
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francine Sheffield
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Lam
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Christopher Heacox (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Bernard Roumain (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Eddie Cota (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen A. Fischer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lulani Arquette (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Reed (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Anna Glass (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Tobias Tumarkin (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jenny Thomas (2019–2023) — Director, Marketing & Comms
- Former: Jean Cook (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Kendra Whitlock Ingram (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Murielle Borst Tarrant (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Toby Tumarkin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Richards-Toney (2021–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Stephanie McKee (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gwethalyn Bronner (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Jennifer Johnson (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Laura Colby (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Margaret Stevens (2019–2020) — Director & Executive Affair
- Former: Mario Garcia Durham (2019–2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Susan Noseworthy (2019–2020) — Director & Membership
- Former: Theresa Bennett (2020) — Director, Finance & Operations
- Former: Dianne Brace (2019) — Director
- Former: Malinda Lambert (2019) — Director, Finance & Operations
- Former: Megan Redmond (2019) — Director & Conference
- Former: Todd Wetzel (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $227K, to Lisa Richards (President & CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 919 18Th Street Nw 650, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 833-2787
Website: https://apap365.org
Frequently asked questions about Association of Performing Arts Professionals
How large is Association of Performing Arts Professionals?
Association of Performing Arts Professionals reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
What does Association of Performing Arts Professionals fund?
APAP’s stated mission is to develop and support a robust performing arts presenting, booking, and touring industry and the professionals who work within it. The IRS filing describes its purpose as supporting a robust performing arts presenting, booking, and touring field and its professionals. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Association of Performing Arts Professionals?
Association of Performing Arts Professionals has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check apap365.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Association of Performing Arts Professionals make grants?
ArtsForward was for U.S.-based APAP presenter members working in partnership with artists or companies. The 2022 grantee examples span multiple U.S. locations, including New York, Alabama, North Carolina, Alaska, California, and Illinois. APAP is based in Washington, DC.
What is Association of Performing Arts Professionals's EIN?
Association of Performing Arts Professionals's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1131995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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