High Desert Living Arts Center
The organizatons mission is the advancement of education through the sharing of information concerning arts, music, humanities, agriculture in the high desert community.
High Desert Living Arts Center at a glance
In short: High Desert Living Arts Center reported $134K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $134,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $350,931
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $236,694
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,119
- +747.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $223,032
- -11.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who High Desert Living Arts Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $177K (2024). In 2025 it reported $134K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwork Arts LLC Twentynine Palms, CA | Public School Art Program | $177,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $350,931 | $236,694 | $223,032 | $134,000 | Total only | $1,119 |
| 2024 | $337,269 | $309,465 | $251,539 | $177,000 | 1 | $132 |
| 2023 | $279,343 | $269,299 | $5,739 | $4,500 | Total only | $49 |
| 2022 | $15,959 | $1,640 | $619 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $14,938 | $20,027 | $21,038 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $15,949 | $2,696 | $22,193 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About High Desert Living Arts Center
Based on IRS filings
High Desert Living Arts Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Joshua Tree, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $351K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $134K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
High Desert Living Arts Center is led by Heather Sprague, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heather Sprague
President
President → President & Secretary, 2023
President & Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edmund Shadman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tayler Straziuso
Director
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Henning
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meg Shannon
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ronda Mueller (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about High Desert Living Arts Center
How much does High Desert Living Arts Center give each year?
High Desert Living Arts Center reported $134K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $177K across 1 grant.
How large is High Desert Living Arts Center?
High Desert Living Arts Center reported $351K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $237K.
What is High Desert Living Arts Center?
High Desert Living Arts Center is a public charity focused on Education, based in Joshua Tree, CA. It holds $351K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does High Desert Living Arts Center operate?
High Desert Living Arts Center has awarded grants in California.
What is High Desert Living Arts Center's EIN?
High Desert Living Arts Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0879304. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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