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STARTING ARTS INC

EIN: 01-0552155San Jose, CAZIP: 95112
O50 - Youth Development501(c)(3)

Mission

STARTING ARTS WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 WITH THE MISSION TO MAKE ARTS EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOLS. WE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THE CREATIVE ARTS ARE A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS. OUR PASSION IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON ARTS EDUCATION IN FOUR ARTS DISCIPLINES - DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS - IN CLASSES TAUGHT BY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. CLASSES ARE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS-BASED AND ALIGN WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS. STARTING ARTS IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION TO OVER 125 SCHOOLS AND SERVING OVER 45,000 STUDENTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON TITLE 1 SCHOOLS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$2.4M$0$1.1M
2022$2.3M$0$1.5M

Compensation

2023

Ann Watts
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$134,679
David Russo
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Liza Karamardian Carter
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Andrea Thurber
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dave Samuels
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dr Benjamin Picard
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Caterina Peterson
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mary Jo Coash Lee
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Han Le
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle Curley
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dr Amelia Hausauer
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Liberty Victory
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

Ann Watts
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$119,304
Gopitha Tharmalingam
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dave Samuels
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Liza Karamardian Carter
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Michelle Curley
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Dr Benjamin Picard
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Vernie Mast
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Mary Jo Coash Lee
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Han Le
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
David Russo
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Andrea Thurber
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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