The Arts Education Endowment Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Newark, NJ EIN: 22-3196074

To support the arts education programs of the New Jersey performing arts center.

The Arts Education Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: The Arts Education Endowment Fund gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$56,376
+1.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$56,376
+1.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$56,376
Total assets
$1,360,795
+6.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (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 The Arts Education Endowment Fund

Who The Arts Education Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

New Jersey Performing Arts Center: $56KNew Jersey Performing ArtsCenter$56K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Jersey Performing Arts Center ($56K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Newark

How The Arts Education Endowment Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). 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$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2019) to $57K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $56K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJProgram Support$56,376
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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$1,360,795$73,535$59,476$56,3761$73,535
2024$1,282,236$39,905$58,420$55,5421$39,905
2023$1,197,392$41,089$59,467$57,0951$41,089
2022$1,140,500$54,298$60,403$56,7691$54,298
2021$1,339,598$41,652$56,754$53,5391$41,652
2020$1,104,289$52,743$55,771$53,7281$52,743
2019$1,162,014$41,257$55,198$52,9901$41,257

About The Arts Education Endowment Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Arts Education Endowment Fund is a public charity, based in Newark, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $56K. Net investment income was $74K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Arts Education Endowment Fund is led by John Schreiber, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 97 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Schreiber

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond G. Chambers

    Founding Chair

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Rosen

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Cadmus

    Managing Director & Individual Giving

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Moses

    Senior Director & Production

    Senior Director & Production → Assistant Vice President & Performance Operations, 2024

    Assistant Vice President & Performance Operations → Senior Director & Production, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Olsen

    Senior Director & Platform

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne E. Estabrook

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur F. Ryan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austin G. Cleary

    Assistant Vice President, Sales & Planning Njpac Events

    Assistant Vice President, Event Sales & Planning → Assistant Vice President, Sales & Planning Njpac Events, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry H. Ostrowsky Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carmen Villar

    Co-Chair

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad D. Spies

    Vice President, Operations & Real Estate

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles F. Lowrey

    Co-Chair

    Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine C. Gilfillan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clifford M. Sobel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • D. Nicholas Miceli

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel M. Bloomfield MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David D. Rodriguez

    Executive Vice President & Executive Producer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David R. Jones

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2022

    Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David S. Stone Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Dyson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth A. Mattson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Maher Muoio

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen B. Marshall

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob S. Buurma Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James L. Bildner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer L. Tsukayama

    Vice President & Arts Education

    Assistant Vice President & Arts Education Operations → Vice President & Arts Education, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph N. Divincenzo Jr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh S. Weston

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen C. Young

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie L. Sword

    Vice President & Marketing

    Vice President & Marketing → Vice President Marketing, 2024

    Vice President Marketing → Vice President & Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence E. Bathgate II Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary C. Jaffa

    Vice President & Finance

    Assistant Vice President & Finance → Vice President & Finance, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael A. Tanenbaum Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael R. Griffinger Esq.

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Modia Butler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Cantor

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina M. Wells Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip D. Murphy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip R. Sellinger

    Board Member

    Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2021

    Assistant Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph Izzo PhD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ras J. Baraka

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan P. Haygood Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Savion Glover

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven M. Goldman Esq.

    Board Member

    Assistant Treasurer → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tahesha Way

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas H. Kean

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Lizura

    Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Capital Projects

    Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Capital Proj. → Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Capital Projects, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William V. Hickey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Silver

    Chief People Officer

    Vice President → Vice President & Human Resources, 2021

    Vice President & Human Resources → Chief People Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Evan White

    Vice President & Programming

    Assistant Vice President & Programming → Vice President & Programming, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mindy Cohen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat A. Di Filippo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard W. Roper

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rishi Varma

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Fitzpatrick

    Vice President & Development

    Vice President & Development → Vice President Development, 2024

    Vice President Development → Vice President & Development, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian McBride

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwan Davis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Enrico Della Corna

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eyesha Marable

    Assistant Vice President & Community Engagement

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary D. St Hiliare

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Connor

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Tantillo

    Senior Chief Engineer

    Head Engineer → Senior Chief Engineer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yan Gu

    Assistant Secretary

    Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deepak Raj

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fayemi Shakur

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricardo A. Watson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Mutovic

    Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwayne Redmond

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lamonica McIver

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Torcicollo

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aisha Glover

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alyson P. Maier

    Assistant Vice President, Arts & Well-Being

    Senior Director, Arts & Well-Being → Assistant Vice President, Arts & Well-Being, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bozena Sroka

    Assistant Vice President & Controller

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrell K. Terry Sr.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Kwon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Johnson

    Head Crew

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Guillermo Artiles

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Jacob

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Administrator

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph S. Taylor

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerri B. Levine

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margarethe Laurenzi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosemary Steinbaum

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Aiosa

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teik C. Lim

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Jean-Jerome

    Assistant Vice President & Finance

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia Grant

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffery T. Hoffman

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kitab Rollins

    Assistant Vice President, Performance & Broadcast Rental

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Latrell Johnson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Crump

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Carter-Garnett

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Jones

    Assistant Vice President, Guest Services & House Management

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Greenlees

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri-Ann Butterfield

    Senior Vice President & Social Impact

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Alessi

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Matthews

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (61)
  • Former: Jeffrey T. Hoffman (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Lennon Register (2019–2024) — Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · Filing note: Ended 62023
  • Former: Marc E. Berson (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott A. Kobler Esq. (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: William J. Marino (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ernest Dirocco (2021–2024) — Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations · Filing note: Ended 62023
  • Former: Faith Taylor (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Regina Carter (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Carlos Medina (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen O. Richard (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Josh Adler (2023–2024) — Director & Major Gifts
  • Former: Mitchell A. Livingston Esq. (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Patrick C. Dunican Jr. Esq. (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert H. Doherty (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Warren Tranquada (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President & COO
  • Former: Lara Abrash (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Marsha I. Atkind (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Yolanda Doganay (2020–2023) — Assistant Vice President & Controller
  • Former: Eva Reda (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Luis A. Quintana (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Meggan Gomez (2022–2023) — Assistant Vice President Faculty & Creative Practice · Filing note: Ended 62022
  • Former: Simma Levine (2022–2023) — Producer Special Projects
  • Former: Charlene A. Roberts (2023) — Director & Performance Marketing
  • Former: Erin Morales (2023) — Assistant Vice President & Institutional Giving
  • Former: Alma Demetropolis (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Amrit Walia (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Christopher R. Reidy (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Donald A. Robinson Esq. (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mildred C. Crump (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert C. Waggoner (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Victor Parsonnet MD (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Wayne Cooperman (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Shereef Elnahal MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Deborah Purdon (2022) — Director Research & Prospect Management
  • Former: Erin Morales Start (2022) — Assistant Vice President, Corporate & Institutional P'ships
  • Former: James McMorrow (2022) — Director of Secretary Safety, Traffic & Park
  • Former: J. Andres Espinosa (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: J. Fletcher Creamer Jr. (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jill Kaplan (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin P. Conlin (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura McGuinness (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President & Individual Giving
  • Former: Linda M. Bowden (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Mantone (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Development
  • Former: Marcia Wilson Brown Esq. (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven E. Gross Esq. (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Tracey Wood (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles J. Marchesani (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Doris Thomas (2021) — Director Corp Relations & Sponsorship
  • Former: Hassab Gebremedhin (2021) — Senior Director Cust Rel Management
  • Former: Alison Scott-Williams (2019–2020) — Vice President & Arts Education
  • Former: Michael Fucci (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas Gebhardt (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Charlie J Marchesani (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Brendan P. Dougher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: J. Michael Hopkins (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Strangfeld (2019) — Board Memeber
  • Former: Karen Shaffer CPA (2019) — Assistant Vice President & Controller
  • Former: Leecia R. Eve Esq. (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Maria Rivas (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Marsha R Bonner (2019) — Assistant Vice President & Human Resources · Filing note: Ended 082018
  • Former: Pat A. Difilippo (2019) — Board Member

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 The Arts Education Endowment Fund

How much does The Arts Education Endowment Fund give each year?

The Arts Education Endowment Fund gave $56K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $56K across 1 grant.

How large is The Arts Education Endowment Fund?

The Arts Education Endowment Fund reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $74K.

Where does The Arts Education Endowment Fund operate?

The Arts Education Endowment Fund has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is The Arts Education Endowment Fund's EIN?

The Arts Education Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3196074. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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