Freedom Arts and Education Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$193k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$192k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$9k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$4k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
3.9y av
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Freedom Arts and Education Center's network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Burgos | Board Secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Emanuel Powell | Board Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tia Byrd | Board President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Toni Thomas | Board Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gibson | Executive Director | since 2021 |
| Elizabeth Gibson | Operations Manager | since 2021 |
| Ismael Dela Cruz | Director of Program Integrity | since 2021 |
| Nabil Ince | Director of Arts Innovation | 2021 |
| Nicole Ellis | Lead Teaching Artist | 2023 |
| Pacia Anderson | Director of Culture and Creativity | 2021 |
| Tysean Brown | Youth Artist Organizer | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gibson | Executive Director | 40 | $26k | ||
| Ismael Dela Cruz | Director of Program Integrity | 38 | $25k | ||
| Nicole Ellis | Lead Teaching Artist | 15 | $17k | ||
| Toni Connors | Board President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emanuel Powell | Board Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tia Byrd | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carlos Burgos | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lucy Grimshaw | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Freedom Arts and Education Center
- EIN
- 461476978
- Address
- 4138 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63107-1848
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Freedom Arts and Education Center creates artistic academic and advancement opportunities to feed heal and teach the youth of St. Louis. Since 2012 we have supported youth through accessible community arts programs educational resources academic enrichment and tutoring in-school advocacy job opportunities and mentoring. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A25 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 1 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Andrew Gibson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsTia Byrd
≥4years on the filingsToni Thomas
≥3years on the filingsCarlos Burgos
≥3years on the filingsEmanuel Powell
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4k
- Contributions and grants received
- $190k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 3