Nonprofit · EIN 23-7384991
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY
Tax-exempt · PRINCETON, NJ 08540
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,978,665 | $3,148,884 | -$170,219 | $6,616,455 | $163,466 | $6,452,989 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,796,872 | $3,281,004 | -$484,132 | $6,353,339 | $319,760 | $6,033,579 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,770,288
- of which government grants
- $668,398
- Program service revenue
- $1,040,685
- Investment income
- $87,450
- Other revenue
- $80,242
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $987,450
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,196,002
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,900
- Occupancy
- $77,423
- Travel
- $8,591
- Depreciation
- $2,824
- Program services (functional)
- $2,819,533
- Management and general (functional)
- $329,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,353,339
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,616,455
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $163,466
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,452,989
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,374
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,825,862
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,476,691
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,976,298
- Gross receipts
- $2,978,665
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Russo | Pres & CEO Officer | 40 | $149,756 |
| Ann Betterton | Vice President of Institutional Advancement Officer | 40 | $109,262 |
| Stacy Mattia | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mikaela Levons | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Runk | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Johnson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Heather Barberi | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Thornton | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gil Blitz | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dominique Carroll | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Coe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Colby | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Dugar | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ed Greene | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Grounds | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Hill | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Mendez | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Kinsey | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donna McInerney | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Marie Miller | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lou Chen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Newman-Godfrey | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Palmer | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bobbie Panfili | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Ross-Dulan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon White | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Capo | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eleanor Horne | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Haring | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jean Frankel | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Evan Schiff | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Russo | Pres & CEO Officer | 40 | $147,748 |
| Ann Betterton | Vice President of Institutional Advancement Officer | 40 | $107,796 |
| Stacy Mattia | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mikaela Levons | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Runk | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Johnson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Heather Barberi | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sanford Bing | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gil Blitz | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dominique Carroll | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Coe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Colby | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Dugar | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ed Greene | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Grounds | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrienne Hill | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Mendez | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Kinsey | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donna McInerney | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Marie Miller | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Moran | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Newman-Godfrey | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Palmer | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bobbie Panfili | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Ross-Dulan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon White | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Capo | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eleanor Horne | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Haring | Trustee Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 FORRESTAL ROAD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540-6605
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michele Russo, 200 FORRESTAL ROAD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
- Signed the 990
- Michele Russo, President & CEO
- Phone
- (609) 243-9000
- Website
- www.yanjep.org
- Return prepared by
- Suplee Clooney and Company
Mission
Young Auidiences (YA) mission is to inspire young peope and expand their learning through the arts. Arts education is who we are and what we do. The work of the board, staff, and teaching artists is guided by a vision of a future in which all students in our region engage in high-quality arts experiences as an integral part of their education. YA is committed to providing all children- inclusive of disabilties, neurodiversity, gender diversity, language, economic status, race and ethnicity- with arts education in which their creativity, cultures and identities are valued and nurtured. YA delivers teaching artist-led arts programming directly in schools to pre-k-12th grade students, teachers,and families through residencies, workshops, performances, teacher professional learning, and family programs. Our programs are authentic, learning level appropriate, and culturally responsive arts learning experiences. Since our founding in 1973, YA has grown into the regions largest arts education
Program accomplishments
- Performances/Assemblies: Our performances introduce artforms and provide new and diverse cultural experiences to our audience of students and teachers. We value performance as a vital and powerful component of arts education.: while our stage is a school auditorium, the work is as important and impactful as an event at a performing arts venue. Our 99 performances provide the social connection and intellectual stimulation of seeing a play, concert, or dance performance as part of the school day. We strive to ensure that children value live performance as essential to a full life, cultivating the next generation of performing artists and supporters.Expenses $1,491,356 · grants $184,806 · revenue $797,710
- Workshops/Residencies: Our workshops and residencies transform a classroom into an artist studio and provide hands-on sequential arts learning activities. We offer 78 programs in dance, music, theatre, folk arts, visual arts, and media arts. Professional artists guide students and teachers in active and engaging art-making experiences for 1 to 20 days.Expenses $884,041 · grants $424,957 · revenue $157,455
- Professional Development: Our professional learning programs empower classroom teachers to integrate the arts across the curriculum. We offer embedded and dedicated PL. Embedded PL provides an active role for classroom teachers during workshops as the teaching artists models lessons, demonstrates creative inquiry, and guides the teacher to extend the artistic process beyond the residency. We offer long-term dedicated professional learning programs and sessions available to schools and districts in a range of artforms.Expenses $444,136 · grants $207,080 · revenue $85,520
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7384991
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,616,455
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,978,665
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,978,665 | $3,148,884 | $6,616,455 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,796,872 | $3,281,004 | $6,353,339 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,816,431 | $2,873,256 | $6,191,772 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7384991).
Questions about YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY
- What is the EIN of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY is 23-7384991.
- Is YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Michele Russo.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $149,756 (Michele Russo, Pres & CEO).
- How much revenue does YOUNG AUDIENCES OF NEW JERSEY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,978,665, expenses of $3,148,884 and total assets of $6,616,455 at year end.
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