Young Audiences New York

What Young Audiences New York does

Young Audiences New York (YANY) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts education organization founded in 1952 and headquartered in New York City. The organization delivers in-school arts residencies and community school programs to K-12 public school students across New York City, engaging over 50,000 students annually through more than 200 residencies in 47 schools. YANY's core service model is a 10-12 workshop residency delivered by professional teaching artists across multiple disciplines including music, dance, theater, visual arts, photography, filmmaking, and digital media.

YANY's product portfolio centers on Art Residencies and Community Schools partnerships. The Community Schools model provides holistic academic, social, and health services alongside arts programming, with embedded staff at P.S. 205X (Bronx), P.S. 165M (Manhattan), and High School for Arts and Technology. The organization maintains a roster of 60 professional teaching artists and a 10-person leadership and operations team, governed by a Board of Directors chaired by George Young with representation from media, financial services, and other industries.

YANY's revenue model is diversified across individual donations (tiered at $100, $250, $500, and $1,000), employer matching gift programs (via Double the Donation), institutional grants from federal, state, and city agencies (NEA, NYSCA, NYC DOE, DCLA, NYC Council), and foundation support (Starr Foundation, Crowell Foundation). Fundraising is driven through annual events including the Art for All Children Gala and the ART START! Back-to-School campaign. The organization partners directly with the NYC Department of Education for school access and operates as a standalone nonprofit with no parent company or for-profit ownership.

Name

Young Audiences New York

Legal name

Young Audiences New York, Inc.

Website

https://yany.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young Audiences New York is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1952 that delivers arts education residencies and community school programs to over 50,000 NYC K-12 students annually through 60 teaching artists across 47 schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education Instruction (Visual/Performing) (EDAJAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA), Personal Enrichment & Creative Arts Programs (EDAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Arts education programs
• School art residencies
• Community school partnerships
• Nonprofit youth arts
• K-12 arts instruction

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Donations from individuals at various levels ($100, $250, $500, $1000) supporting specific programs such as growing gardens, teaching artist professional development, arts residencies, and community school programs
2. Corporate Matching Gifts: Employer matching gift program where many companies match employee donations to YANY's cause
3. Institutional Grants and Support: Support from government agencies (NEA, NYSCA, NYC DOE, DCLA, NYC Council) and foundations (Starr Foundation, Crowell Foundation)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

YANY's core offering is the Art Residencies program, in which professional teaching artists deliver structured 10–12 workshop residencies inside NYC public schools across music, dance, theater, visual arts, and digital media. The organization also operates a Community Schools model that integrates arts education with academic, social, and health services for students and families at partner schools including P.S. 205X, P.S. 165M, and the High School for Arts and Technology.

Product overview

Young Audiences New York (YANY) is an arts education nonprofit that operates primarily through Art Residencies, bringing professional teaching artists into schools for structured arts programming. The organization also operates Community Schools partnerships providing holistic services. YANY delivers programming across multiple art disciplines (music, dance, theater, visual arts, digital media) through a distinguished company of teaching artists, reaching over 50,000 students annually through more than 200 residencies in 47 schools across New York City. Supporting programs include annual fundraising initiatives like ART START! and the Art for All Children Gala.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Residencies Structured arts education residencies in which YANY's professional teaching artists deliver 10–12 workshop series at schools and community centers across music, dance, theater, visual art, and digital media. Targeted at K–12 students in NYC public schools, especially in under-served communities, and contracted/partnered through the NYC Department of Education.
• Community Schools Program Holistic school-based partnership program that combines YANY's arts programming with academic, social, and health services for students, families, and community members, with a focus on family engagement and equity. Operates at Community Schools such as P.S. 205X (Bronx), P.S. 165M (Manhattan), and the High School for Arts and Technology.
• Teaching Artists Roster The standing roster of approximately 60 practicing professional NYC artists who deliver YANY's in-school arts instruction across theater, dance, visual arts, music, photography, filmmaking, and digital media disciplines.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ students served annually through 200+ residencies in 47 schools across NYC
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Branded CitiesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2023Provided generous gift of Times Square feature for YANY's 70+ year celebration and 2023 Gala, featuring photography from teaching artist Brennan Cavanaugh
• NYC Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner providing access to public schools across NYC for YANY's arts education residencies and community school programs
• Double the DonationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer matching gift platform that helps supporters check if their employer participates in matching gift programs and provides forms and guidelines

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Hall Education: Music-education programs of Carnegie Hall serving NYC and national K-12 audiences. Comparable in-school arts instruction in NYC, but specialized in music and embedded within a major performance institution.
• Roundabout Theatre Company Education: Education programs of Roundabout Theatre delivering in-school residencies and theater-arts instruction in NYC. Comparable K-12 theater-arts residency model within a larger producing-theater organization.
• BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Education: Education programs of BAM providing performing-arts instruction and residencies to NYC students. Similar NYC K-12 arts-residency delivery, anchored in a larger cultural-institution portfolio.
• Lincoln Center Education: Education arm of Lincoln Center delivering performing-arts programming in NYC schools and beyond. Comparable arts-education mission in NYC schools, but operates within a much larger cultural-institution portfolio.

Regional players

• The Door: NYC youth-development nonprofit providing arts, education, and wellness programming to adolescents. Comparable arts-education mission and NYC public-school relationships, though broader than pure arts instruction.

Direct peers

• New Victory Theater: NYC nonprofit theater dedicated to performing-arts programming for young audiences, including in-school residencies and school partnerships. Directly comparable arts-education nonprofit serving NYC youth.
• Studio in a School: NYC nonprofit that places professional teaching artists in public schools for visual-arts residencies. Closest peer in terms of NYC focus, K-12 delivery model, and reliance on professional artists.
• Young Audiences (National): National umbrella organization for the Young Audiences affiliate network, operating arts-education residencies in schools across the U.S. Highly comparable given shared brand origin and identical in-school arts-residency model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yanewyork
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/YoungAudiencesNY/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/YANewYork
• Instagraminstagram.com/youngaudiencesny
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/young-audiences-new-york

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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