Arts for All

What Arts for All does

Arts For All, Inc. is a New York City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 that delivers free, multi-disciplinary arts programming to approximately 5,000 children ages 4–19 annually who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to arts access. The organization operates a mobile delivery model in which approximately 25 professional teaching artists travel to 40+ partner youth organizations across all five NYC boroughs — public schools, hospitals, shelters, and community centers — to run workshops in theater, dance, music, visual arts, poetry, and film. Its core programs include the Artistic Residency Program, the Literacy Through the Arts curriculum for K–2 students (aligned with state learning standards), the Artistic Exposure Program (museum field trips), and the Audience Project (free professional theater including Broadway shows). Digital offerings include a Virtual Classroom Educational Video Series and Interactive Activities for at-home learning, including bilingual (Spanish) sensory-museum content supporting English Language Learners.

The organization's products and content (curricula, video series, sensory-friendly programming, bilingual content) are developed in-house and delivered by a contracted-style teaching artist roster; its technology footprint is conventional nonprofit infrastructure (WordPress website, Constant Contact email, social channels, YouTube, Spreadshop merchandise storefront). It maintains no patents, no proprietary software platform, and no AI/ML capabilities. Revenue is generated exclusively through nonprofit funding streams: individual donations, foundation and corporate grants (NYSCA, NYC DCLA, Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Warhol + Frankenthaler Foundations, Markel), third-party fundraising partnerships (Old York Cellars Winery), hosted fundraising events, and merchandise sales. Programs are provided at no cost to qualifying partner organizations, which apply and are reviewed by the Board of Directors. The organization discloses that approximately 70% of support flows directly into programs. Governance is provided by a six-member Board of Directors (President, Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, and two Directors), with day-to-day operations managed by four paid staff and supported by committees and an extended teaching artist network.

Name

Arts for All

Legal name

Arts For All, Inc.

Website

https://arts-for-all.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arts For All is a NYC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free multi-disciplinary arts programming — theater, dance, music, visual arts, poetry, and film — to approximately 5,000 underserved children annually through ~25 professional teaching artists placed at 40+ partner schools, hospitals, shelters, and community centers across the five boroughs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Fine Arts Schools (61161), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts Education Instruction (Visual/Performing) (EDAJAFAK), Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Arts education programs
• Youth arts enrichment
• Nonprofit arts programming
• Literacy through arts
• Mobile arts residency

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting arts education for underserved NYC children. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funding from organizations including New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Warhol + Frankenthaler Foundations, and Markel.
3. Merchandise Sales: Online shop selling t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, bags, stickers, and accessories featuring Arts For All logo and 5 Core Values through Spreadshop platform.
4. Third-Party Fundraising Partnerships: Partnership fundraising such as Old York Cellars Winery's 'Cheers For A Cause' platform where percentage of wine purchases donated to Arts For All.
5. Hosted Fundraising Events: Community-hosted fundraising events including cocktail parties, sports outings, paint nights, bake sales, and walk-a-thons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Arts for All is a New York City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free, in-person multi-arts programming (theatre, dance, music, visual arts, poetry, film) directly to youth organizations through a mobile teaching-artist model. The organization serves approximately 5,000 children ages 4-19 annually who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to arts access, partnering with over 40 schools, hospitals, shelters, and community centers. Programs are delivered free of charge to qualifying organizations and supplemented by digital content such as the Virtual Classroom video series.

Product overview

Arts for All is a non-profit organization (not a software product) that provides accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area. The organization operates four core in-person programs: the Artistic Residency Program (workshops in music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film), Literacy Through the Arts (multi-arts curriculum building reading/writing skills for K-2), Artistic Exposure Program (field trips to museums), and the Audience Project (professional theater productions and Broadway trips). Additionally, they offer two digital content offerings: the Virtual Classroom Educational Video Series (teaching videos across multiple artistic disciplines) and Virtual Classroom Interactive Activities (printable resources and playlists). All programs are delivered by professional teaching artists and are free to qualifying youth organizations serving approximately 5,000 children annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artistic Residency Program Professional teaching artists deliver multi-arts workshops (music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry, film) to underserved children ages 4-19 at partner public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming.
• Literacy Through the Arts (LTA) Multi-arts curriculum that builds K-2 students' reading, writing, and verbal expression skills through theater, literature, music, visual arts, and dance, aligned with state learning standards.
• Artistic Exposure Program Special extracurricular opportunities for students including field trips to local museums and other cultural experiences.
• Audience Project Brings free professional theater productions to underserved kids in NYC, including trips to Broadway shows; sponsored by Play On! Studios during the 2024-25 school year.
• Virtual Classroom Educational Video Series Online educational video content spanning dance, puppetry, poetry, animation, and sensory museum series for elementary students (ages 4-8), with bilingual Spanish/English vocabulary support.
• Virtual Classroom Interactive Activities Educational printable resources including coloring sheets, Tic-Tac-Toe boards, Mondays with Mé 60-Second Dance Break Playlist on Spotify, at-home activity booklets, and word scrambles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 5,000 children served annually with arts programming
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Old York Cellars WineryminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Old York Cellars Winery selected Arts For All as a featured nonprofit on their 'Cheers For A Cause' fundraising platform. Three wines were curated for the Arts For All Wine Collection (Sonnet's Serenade, Canvas Blanc, Rhapsody Rosé) with a percentage of each purchase donated to Arts For All. This partnership supports Arts For All's mission while offering wine purchasers a way to support arts education.
• Play On! StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlay On! Studios sponsored Arts For All's Audience Project to bring professional theatre productions to students in NYC during the 2024-25 school year.
• NYCAIER (NYC Arts in Education Roundtable)minorOthersArts For All is a member of NYCAIER, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, supporting professional development and networking in arts education.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sing for Hope: NYC-based nonprofit that brings arts programming and public pianos to underserved communities, using a similar mobile model and freelance artist network to deliver free arts experiences citywide.
• Community Word Project: NYC arts-in-education nonprofit that places teaching artists in underserved public schools to deliver residencies in creative writing, visual arts, and performance, directly mirroring AFA's residency model and target population.
• ArtsConnection: Long-standing NYC nonprofit providing sequential arts learning to public school students through in-school residencies, partnerships, and professional development, structurally similar to AFA's Artistic Residency and Literacy Through the Arts programs.
• Studio in a School: NYC nonprofit that delivers visual arts instruction and residencies to children in public schools and early childhood centers, sharing AFA's target audience, in-school delivery model, and dependence on public and foundation funding.
• DreamYard Project: Bronx-based arts education nonprofit combining in-school programming, after-school arts, and community exhibits for NYC youth, overlapping with AFA's mission of providing arts access to underserved children.
• Cool Culture: NYC nonprofit providing low-income families with free access to museums and cultural institutions, closely aligned with AFA's Audience Project (Broadway/museum exposure) and its mission of cultural access for underserved children.

Regional players

• Opening Minds Through the Arts (OMA): Tucson, AZ-based arts integration program operating inside public elementary schools; AFA's own board Secretary previously served as an OMA Arts Integration Specialist, and OMA is a comparable arts-in-schools model in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Center Education: Established education arm of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, providing arts programming and professional development to NYC schools at significantly greater scale and brand recognition than AFA.
• Carnegie Hall Education Programs: National arts-education division of Carnegie Hall running free school concerts, music education programs, and professional development, competing for the same public and foundation arts-education funding pool as AFA.

Others

• NYC Arts in Education Roundtable (NYCAIER): NYC membership organization of which AFA is a member; provides professional development, advocacy, and convening for arts-in-education providers, functioning as an industry ecosystem enabler rather than a direct program competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ArtsForAllNYC
• Facebookfacebook.com/artsforallinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/artsforallnyc
• Xx.com/artsforallinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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