Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

What Youngstown Cultural Arts Center does

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit community arts facility located in West Seattle's Delridge neighborhood, housed in the historic Frank B. Cooper School building (built 1917) and operated by Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA), which was founded in 1996. The center opened in February 2006 and functions as a multi-tenant cultural hub offering youth programs, community classes, the Promenade Gallery exhibition space, the Delridge Mural Project, theater and movement studio rentals, and on-site Cooper Artist Housing, alongside the affiliated Nature Consortium's environmental programs.

The facility generates revenue through a diversified mix of space rentals, program registration fees (approximately $16–$20 per class and $135–$160 per punch card), donations, grants, and fundraising events such as Destination Delridge and GiveBIG campaigns. It serves youth and families, adult community members, and local arts organizations that lease or program through the facility. Anchor tenants include Arts Corps, Reel Grrls, Totem Star, and the West Seattle Tool Library, with Nature Consortium operating as an affiliated program.

The operating model is a community-rooted nonprofit hub strategy that concentrates complementary arts and civic organizations inside a single heritage asset, leveraging the differentiated cultural identity of the 100-year-old school building to anchor programming, fundraising, and tenant demand in the Delridge neighborhood.

Name

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

Legal name

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

Website

https://youngstownarts.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit community arts facility in West Seattle's Delridge neighborhood, operating in a historic 1917 school building and offering youth programs, classes, gallery space, studio rentals, and artist housing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts Center

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Community arts center
• Arts education programs
• Cultural event venue
• Facility rental services
• Youth arts programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Space Rentals: Rental of facilities including Theatre, Movement Studio, classrooms, and gallery spaces to community groups, organizations, and individuals for events and ongoing classes
2. Program Registration Fees: Fees collected from community classes including dance, fitness, martial arts, and arts education programs
3. Donations and Grants: Charitable contributions from individuals and organizations, including annual GiveBIG campaigns and grant funding from Seattle Foundation and Only in Seattle program
4. Fundraising Events: Revenue from major annual fundraiser Destination Delridge, including ticket sales and sponsorships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center operates a community arts facility in the historic Frank B. Cooper School building, delivering arts and cultural programming for youth and adults, hosting classes, exhibitions, performances, and community events. It also rents its Theatre, Movement Studio, classrooms, and Promenade Gallery to community groups, artists, and tenant nonprofit organizations, and offers Cooper Artist Housing as affordable live-work space.

Product overview

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is a single-site inclusive arts space operating as a community cultural hub within the historic Frank B. Cooper School building. The center provides a unified offering centered on arts programming, community education, and cultural events rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core offerings include Youth Programs, Community Classes, The Promenade Gallery art exhibitions, The Delridge Mural Project, Theater and Studio Rentals, Cooper Artist Housing, and Nature Consortium environmental programs. The organization serves as home to multiple tenant nonprofits and provides space for various fitness, martial arts, dance, and meditation classes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cooper Artist Housing: Affordable artist housing component of the Youngstown/DNDA complex, celebrating 10 years in 2016
• Promenade Gallery

Products and services

• Theater and Movement Studio Rentals

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $20,000 in grant funding secured for Delridge business district development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• DNDA (Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016DNDA is the parent organization that operates Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. DNDA serves the Delridge Neighborhoods of Southwest Seattle and has advanced its mission for over 20 years. Youngstown is a key programmatic arm of DNDA's community development work.
• Nature ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016Nature Consortium became an affiliate of DNDA in May 2016. They connect people, arts, and nature through environmental education programs and EcoArts initiatives. Programs include EcoARTS Summer Day Camp and wetland restoration projects.
• Arts CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time tenant organization providing arts education and social justice programming. Presented Arts Education & Social Justice Institute workshop at Youngstown.
• Reel GrrlscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing media arts programming for female, transgender, and gender non-conforming youth. Programs include Reel Justice video production workshops.
• Totem StarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth music education and performance program hosted at Youngstown. Provides recording studio access and performance opportunities for young artists.
• Twelfth Night ProductionssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTheater production company tenant producing plays at Youngstown Theatre including Picasso at the Lapin Agile and other performances.
• Pomegranate CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign team for Delridge Wetlands Park conceptual plan, gathering community input to create park design incorporating educational and community elements.
• The Service BoardsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization partnered with Youngstown to increase opportunities and development for young people.
• KEXPsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSeattle radio station that hosted Hood to Hood Day event at Youngstown, bringing community celebration and music programming.
• KUOWsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerNPR affiliate that conducted live broadcast of Week In Review from Youngstown Theatre, reaching broad regional audience.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute: Seattle community cultural arts center housed in a historic building, offering performing arts programming, cultural events, and space rentals. Closely mirrors Youngstown's combination of historic venue, performing arts focus, and community/cultural programming.
• Pratt Fine Arts Center: Seattle-based nonprofit community arts education center offering studio classes, workshops, and exhibitions across multiple disciplines. Highly comparable as a single-site community arts hub serving the broader Seattle area with similar programming mix and nonprofit funding model.
• Coyote Central: Seattle nonprofit focused on youth arts education through multi-discipline classes and mentorship. Directly comparable in mission (youth arts access), operating model (community classes), and funding approach (nonprofit grants/donations).
• Jack Straw Cultural Center: Seattle nonprofit cultural center offering arts education, residency programs, and audio/media production. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary community arts hub with class offerings, exhibitions, and grant-funded programming.
• The Vera Project: Seattle all-ages nonprofit music and arts venue with youth-focused programming and space rental. Comparable in youth arts mission, venue-rental revenue model, and reliance on grants and community support.

Broad incumbents

• Artspace: National nonprofit developer of affordable artist live/work space and creative facilities. Comparable through the Cooper Artist Housing component and the broader model of pairing artist housing with community arts space.

Regional players

• Centrum: Port Townsend, WA nonprofit arts and culture organization hosting workshops, performances, and residencies. Comparable multi-arts nonprofit model with classes, events, and donor-funded programming in the Pacific Northwest.
• Northwest African American Museum: Seattle cultural institution preserving and presenting African American art, history, and culture. Comparable as a community-rooted cultural center with exhibition programming, educational offerings, and nonprofit funding model in the same Seattle market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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