Center for Contemporary Arts
Donations deductibleRevenue
$678k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$565k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$890k
$82k liabilities
Net assets
$808k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
3.2 years on average
Staff
8
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Center for Contemporary Arts' network
19 people10 organisationsi19 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 19 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Simpson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Alexandria Swize | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Canon Cavazos | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Miller | Past President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Freddy Gonzales | Artist Member President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jack Hurd | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jack Moore | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jason Groves | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jesiree Driskell (also filed as J Driskell) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kim Hudson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maegan Brest | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mandy Ott | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michelle Stevens | President-Elect | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| PJ Maslanka Jr | Vice-President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rhonda Garcia | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stacey Yates | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tiffany Lamb | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tremayne Hubbard | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tressie Zellner | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Darla Harmon | Exec Director | since 2018 |
| J Carroll | Exec Director | since 2019 |
| Megan Meaks | Executive Director - Part Yea | 2021 |
| Rebecca Bridges | Executive Director - Part Yea | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Bridges | Executive Director until 925 | 40 | $71k | $10k | |
| Jesiree Driskell | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Canon Cavazos | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tremayne Hubbard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Hurd | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tiffany Lamb | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tressie Zellner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Yates | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rhonda Garcia | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Stevens | President-Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jason Groves | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| PJ Maslanka Jr | Vice-President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Freddy Gonzales | Artist Member President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jack Moore | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Maegan Brest | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Hudson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mandy Ott | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| AJ Simpson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alexandria Swize | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Miller | Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hayley Gildersleeve | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Contemporary Arts
- EIN
- 752290138
- Address
- 220 Cypress St, Abilene, TX, 79601-5819
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- We provide enriching and educational experiences for the communities of the region through the promotion and support of artists. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A400 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Hayley Gildersleeve (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1989
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsJesiree Driskell
≥5years on the filingsElizabeth Miller
≥4years on the filingsCanon Cavazos
≥4years on the filingsTremayne Hubbard
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $890k
- Total liabilities
- $82k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $808k
- Contributions and grants received
- $609k
- Program service revenue
- $15k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $50k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $315k | $374k | Deficit $59k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Downtown Initiative | $50k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center For Contemporary Arts likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 July 1989
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.