Arts Impact

What Arts Impact does

Arts Impact (formerly Progressive Arts Alliance) is a Cleveland-based nonprofit arts education organization founded in 2002, rebranded in October 2021 ahead of its 20th anniversary. The organization delivers arts-integration programming that uses visual and performing arts — including music production, breakdancing, stop-motion animation, geometric weavings, origami, and storytelling quilts — to teach core academic content and social-emotional skills to K-12 students. Core programmatic offerings fall into two pillars: Arts Integration (with STEM-to-STEAM and SEL sub-programs aligned with Ohio Department of Education standards) and Arts Enrichment (out-of-school workshops). Delivery is primarily through school and community partnerships in Northeast Ohio, with notable flagship programs being the Intensive Arts Integration Program (expanded from 2 to 7 classrooms in Spring 2024, 50+ hours per classroom), a Professional Development for Educators workshop series ($79/session), and a Virtual Origami Camp ($99/person, distributed nationally).

Arts Impact works through a partnership-led go-to-market motion, anchored on a primary partnership with Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and supplemented by relationships with schools (Mound STEM, Sunbeam), Cuyahoga County Public Library, MetroHealth, Open Doors Academy, Youth Challenge, Say Yes to Education, and Cleveland Play House. Programs are delivered in-person at partner sites, via interactive distance learning, and on-demand online. A small core team of 8–10 staff — including Executive Director Rick Grahovac, Director of Programs, Lead Artist-Educator, Hip-Hop Program Specialist, and Artist-Educators — manages a roster of teaching artists and a 15-member board led by Board President Clyde Miles.

The organization is funded through a diversified mix: foundation grants (NEA, Cleveland Foundation, Fowler, Genesis, Gund, Martha Holden Jennings, Stocker, Reinberger, Third Federal), public funding (Cuyahoga Arts & Culture since 2008, Ohio Arts Council), corporate sponsorships, modest program fees from partner schools and community organizations, and individual donations via Donorbox and event fundraisers. Cumulative reach since founding exceeds 40,000 students. No revenue, valuation, or budget figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Arts Impact

Legal name

Arts Impact

Website

https://artsimpact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arts Impact is a Cleveland-based nonprofit arts education organization founded in 2002 that delivers arts-integration residencies, STEM-to-STEAM, and SEL programs to K-12 students through school and community partnerships across Northeast Ohio, supplemented by educator professional development and a national virtual origami camp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education Instruction (Visual/Performing) (EDAJAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA), Visual Arts & Media Arts Programs (Art Club, Photography, Film) (EDAJAJAF)

Keywords

• Arts education
• Arts integration
• STEAM education
• Social emotional learning
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Support from private foundations in Northeast Ohio including Fowler, Genesis, Gund, Martha Holden Jennings, Stocker, Cleveland Foundation, and others
2. Government Funding: Support from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (public funder of arts and culture in Cuyahoga County) and Ohio Arts Council (state tax dollars)
3. Program Fees: Partner schools and community organizations pay a small fee for service combined with grants and donations to cover costs
4. Individual Donations: Generous donations from individuals in any amount
5. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate revenue through grants and corporate sponsorship program
6. NEA Grant: $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from National Endowment for the Arts in 2024

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Arts Impact delivers arts-integrated educational programs in partnership with K-12 schools and community organizations across Northeast Ohio. Professional artist-educators lead intensive in-school residencies, after-school workshops, family engagement events, and professional development for educators, integrating visual and performing arts with academic curriculum, STEM concepts, and social-emotional learning.

Product overview

Arts Impact is an arts education organization offering two main program types: Arts Integration (including STEM to STEAM and Social and Emotional Learning sub-programs) and Arts Enrichment. The organization delivers programs through School Partnerships (intensive residencies, in-school workshops, after-school programs, family engagement) and Community Partnerships (customized programs for nonprofits, rec centers, libraries). Additional offerings include Professional Development for Educators, Virtual Origami Camp, and an Intensive Arts Integration Program pilot. Programs are delivered via in-person residencies, distance learning, on-demand lessons, summer camps, and workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arts Integration Core teaching approach where students construct and demonstrate understanding through art forms, connecting an art form with another subject area to meet evolving objectives in both. Delivered in partnership with schools and community organizations.
• STEM to STEAM Arts-integrated STEM education program that uses the arts to teach science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through hands-on, project-based learning in Greater Cleveland schools.
• Social and Emotional Learning Programs Arts-based SEL programs aligned with Ohio Department of Education curriculum standards, including residencies such as This is My Story, This is Our Story, This is My Future, and Identity: Life in Rhymes.
• Arts Enrichment Out-of-school time programs focusing purely on artforms, including after-school workshops in breakdancing, music production, digital animation, and summer programs in hip-hop, kinetic sculpture, online comics, and modern dance.
• Professional Development for Educators Workshops for classroom teachers (Grades 1-3) and art teachers (Grades K-12) that provide tools and techniques to bring learning to life through art, offering certificates of completion for CEUs at $79 per person per session.
• Virtual Origami Camp Week-long introductory online course for ages 8 to adult covering fundamental paper folding skills and essential origami forms, available as livestreamed sessions with materials mailed to participants for $99/person.
• School Partnerships Service offering delivering intensive arts-integrated residencies, in-school workshops, after-school programs, and family engagement events in partnership with schools including CMSD, Mound STEM School, and Sunbeam School.
• Community Partnerships Customized arts programs for nonprofit organizations, rec centers, libraries including Open Doors Academy, Youth Challenge, Cuyahoga County Public Library, MetroHealth, and others. Includes professional development workshops.
• Intensive Arts Integration Program Pilot program where artists work in classrooms for 50+ hours leading students through large-scale projects supporting arts and non-arts curriculum. Expanded from 2 to 7 classrooms in Spring 2024 with second, third, and fourth grade integration projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 40,000 students impacted since 2002
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary program partner. Arts Impact offers arts integration residencies and enrichment programming developed and taught by professional artist-educators in CMSD schools.
• RED SPACEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerModern, industrial event space at 2400 Superior Ave. E. in Cleveland. Hosted Arts Impact's 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2022.
• Open Doors AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization. Arts Impact provides arts programming to their youth participants.
• Youth ChallengecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization. Arts Impact provides arts programming to their youth participants.
• Cuyahoga County Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization. Arts Impact provides arts programming at library locations.
• MetroHealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner. Arts Impact provides arts programming.
• Bellaire Puritas Development OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development organization partner.
• EsperanzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partner.
• Say Yes to EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter-school programming partner. Arts Impact delivers out-of-school time programming through Say Yes to Education.
• Cleveland Play HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts partner organization.
• NewBridge ClevelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization.
• Choolaah Ohio CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner for Good Eats for a Great Cause fundraising event. Diners supported Arts Impact with code IMPACT.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Center Education: Education arm of Lincoln Center serving NYC and national K-12 audiences with arts integration and school programs; a much larger, broader-scope incumbent in the same discipline.
• Carnegie Hall Education Programs (Weill Music Institute): Education division of Carnegie Hall running K-12 music education and arts integration programs nationally; larger and music-focused but operationally comparable.
• Kennedy Center Education: Education programs of the John F. Kennedy Center providing arts integration across performing arts to schools nationally—a broader-scope incumbent with overlapping K-12 residency offerings.

Direct peers

• Young Audiences Arts for Learning: National nonprofit network that places professional teaching artists in K-12 schools for arts-integrated residencies and workshops—the closest direct comparator to Arts Impact's school-partnership model.
• Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts: Affiliate of Wolf Trap Foundation that delivers arts-integrated residencies for young learners in classrooms, sharing Arts Impact's artist-educator-in-the-classroom methodology.
• The Center for Arts Education (CMA Foundation): Nonprofit dedicated to arts integration in NYC public schools through residencies and professional development; closely mirrors Arts Impact's K-12 school partnership focus.
• Midori & Friends: NYC-based nonprofit providing music and arts residencies in underserved K-12 schools; comparable operating model as a medium-sized residency-delivery nonprofit.
• Ailey Arts in Education: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's K-12 residency and outreach program that places dance teaching artists in schools—comparable artist-in-school delivery model, narrower artform focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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