Nonprofit · EIN 52-1974695
WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $584,992 | $641,137 | -$56,145 | $550,944 | $176,370 | $374,574 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $803,516 | $659,790 | $143,726 | $682,778 | $252,059 | $430,719 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $487,921 | $689,286 | -$201,365 | $482,245 | $195,252 | $286,993 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $531,319
- of which government grants
- $129,302
- Program service revenue
- $153
- Investment income
- $2,028
- Net income from fundraising events
- $42,453
- Other revenue
- $51,492
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $65,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,597
- Other salaries and wages
- $230,254
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $393,892
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,550
- Occupancy
- $51,666
- Travel
- $1,529
- Depreciation
- $12,316
- Program services (functional)
- $348,688
- Management and general (functional)
- $147,391
- Fundraising (functional)
- $145,058
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $682,778
- Total assets, end of year
- $550,944
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $176,370
- Net assets, end of year
- $374,574
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $86,784
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $63,949
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $310,625
- Gross receipts
- $758,007
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $110,000 | $10,134 |
| MICHAEL HICKOK | TREASURER & CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEKISHA DURRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GIVENS | CO-CHAIR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUHITHA REDDY | CO-CHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE CHARLTON | CO-CHAIR ETHICS COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE TANG | CO-CHAIR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM TIGNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE EHLEN MACWILLIAMS | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOEL CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE ISABELLE-STARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MONAGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE MUSELES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN DATTILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE CHRISTENBERRY | SECRETARY (THRU 02/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY BANSAK | AUCTION CO-CHAIR/CO-CHAIR, EXECUTIVE (THRU 10/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOCELYN SIGUE | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LAUREN HILYARD | DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR (THRU 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN MONTOYA | DIRECTOR (THRU 08/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA BLALOCK | DIRECTOR (THRU 08/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA SEVERSON CAFRITZ | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WHITE-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 04/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $43,615 | $3,580 |
| MICHAEL HICKOK | TREASURER & AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE CHRISTENBERRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEKISHA DURRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY BANSAK | AUCTION CO-CHAIR/CO-CHAIR, EXECUTIVE (ELECT) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN SIGUE | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GIVENS | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN HILYARD | DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUHITHA REDDY | FINANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM LEWIS | FINANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE CHARLTON | ETHICS CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE TANG | GOVERNANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S POLLACK DDS | DIRECTOR (THRU NOV) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM TIGNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE EHLEN MACWILLIAMS | GOVERNANCE CO-CHAIR/CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE (ELECT) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN MONTOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORA SEVERSON CAFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDAN GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELINE LOCKE | AUCTION CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER WHITE-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRA SILVERTHORNE | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIR (THRU APRIL) Officer | 30 | $52,404 |
| NEKISHA DURRETT | AUCTION CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $2,750 |
| ANDREA LIMAURO | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT) Trustee or director | 1 | $700 |
| MICHAEL HICKOK | TREASURER & AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATE CHRISTENBERRY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRITTANY BANSAK | AUCTION CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOCELYN SIGUE | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GIVENS | CO-CHAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN HILYARD | DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUHITHA REDDY | FINANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAM LEWIS | FINANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ZOE CHARLTON | GOVERNANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE TANG | GOVERNANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S POLLACK DDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM TIGNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE SHAH | DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE EHLEN MACWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN MONTOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN DATTILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM MAY) Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1722
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN, 1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (646) 241-7045
- Website
- WPADC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS, INC. (WPA) SUPPORTS ARTIST-DRIVEN PROJECTS, ADVOCACY, AND DIALOGUE SO THAT ARTISTS CAN LIVE, WORK, AND FLOURISH.
Program accomplishments
- WPA PRODUCES ARTIST-ORGANIZED PROJECTS THAT ARE COLLABORATIVE, EXPERIMENTAL, AND INCLUSIVE. THIS INCLUDES EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER KINDS OF PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. WPA FURTHER SUPPORTS DC-AREA ARTISTS THROUGH REGRANTING AND BENEFIT-SALES OF ARTWORK. IN ALL CAPACITIES, WPA ENSURES THAT ARTISTS ARE PAID HONORARIUMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH W.A.G.E. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.Expenses $348,688 · grants $65,500 · revenue $153
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
- 52-1974695
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A510)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $550,944
- Income (IRS master file)
- $758,007
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $584,992 | $641,137 | $550,944 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $803,516 | $659,790 | $682,778 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $487,921 | $689,286 | $482,245 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $583,013 | $664,097 | $574,884 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 52-1974695).
Questions about WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC is 52-1974695.
- Is WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC 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 WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC 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 WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC 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 WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,000 (TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $584,992, expenses of $641,137 and total assets of $550,944 at year end.
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