New Urban Arts
New Urban Arts (NUA) is a welcoming community of high school students and adult mentors in Providence sharing space, skills, and resources to inspire creative expression.
New Urban Arts at a glance
In short: New Urban Arts gave $329K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $329K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $328,980
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $328,980
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $328,980
- Total assets
- $2,405,465
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to New Urban Arts
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from New Urban Arts
Who New Urban Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Movement Education Outdoors ($329K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How New Urban Arts gives
- Giving grew 177% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $329K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $329K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Movement Education Outdoors Providence, RI | fiscal sponsor subrecipient | $328,980 |
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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 | $2,405,465 | $1,312,391 | $1,543,777 | $328,980 | 1 | $20,590 |
| 2024 | $2,643,072 | $1,466,196 | $1,599,268 | $294,941 | 1 | $23,163 |
| 2023 | $2,814,339 | $1,706,690 | $1,417,619 | $247,328 | 1 | $17,819 |
| 2022 | $2,364,199 | $1,375,795 | $1,105,185 | $118,860 | 1 | $18,949 |
| 2021 | $2,061,442 | $1,170,839 | $901,854 | $30,333 | 1 | $12,455 |
| 2020 | $1,755,085 | $1,063,928 | $1,097,805 | — | — | $12,155 |
| 2019 | $1,633,575 | $1,022,450 | $909,788 | — | — | $8,100 |
About New Urban Arts
Based on IRS filings
New Urban Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $329K. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New Urban Arts is led by Jannelle Codianni, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jannelle Codianni
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Smulyan
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Punchak
Director
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew MacMannis
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cary Donaldson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Enid Hoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Recinos
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julissa Magnone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kat McCorkle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Carpenter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Lyons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corey Fontes
Treasurer Outgoing
Treasurer → Treasurervice Chair, 2022
Treasurervice Chair → Treasurer Outgoing, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Gonzalez
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Laundry
Treasurer Incoming
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Jordan Seaberry (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Marcela Betancur (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Rodney Eric Lopez (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Cassie Balzano (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Judy Croyle (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: AJ Febles (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brenda de Santiago (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Becky Fong Hughes (2024) — Director
- Former: Adrienne Adeyemi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel F Schleifer (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Winifred Lambrecht (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Geller (2023) — Director
- Former: Aarav Sundaresh (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Petreccia (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Cimini (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michaela Bland (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Pamela Laurenzo (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Hugh Peltz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lois Harada (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Angel Pena (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Tanaka (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Tavarez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ashley Cavallaro Paniagua (2020) — Studio Director
- Former: Mara O'Day (2020) — After School Coordinator
- Former: Marylee Partington (2020) — President
- Former: Mielette McFarland (2020) — Director
- Former: Sophia Mackenzie (2020) — Director of Development
- Former: Tracey Jacques (2020) — Site Director
- Former: Vernell Clouden (2020) — Director
- Former: Winnie Lambrecht (2020) — Director
- Former: Wini Lambrecht (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.
Frequently asked questions about New Urban Arts
How much does New Urban Arts give each year?
New Urban Arts gave $329K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $295K across 1 grant.
How large is New Urban Arts?
New Urban Arts reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is New Urban Arts?
New Urban Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Providence, RI. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does New Urban Arts operate?
New Urban Arts has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
What is New Urban Arts's EIN?
New Urban Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0498654. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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