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Our Commitment to Compliance

WhyArts is committed to transparency and accountability throughout its work. This page includes our Annual Report, Strategic Plan, and most recently filed IRS 990 form.

Click on the cover to the left to access our 2021-22 Annual Report.

The IRS form 990 is an important financial document that breaks down revenue and expenses, including salaries, expenditures, and program costs. Access WhyArts most recent IRS form 990 here.

WhyArts is committed to our three-year strategic plan.

Mission

WhyArts provides access to inclusive arts education and experiences for historically marginalized and underserved communities by creating strategic partnerships that connect professional teaching artists with community organizations.

We also:

  • advocate for the value of the arts for everyone.
  • collaborate with community partners on mission-relevant public art projects.
  • develop safe learning environments that encourage self expression.
  • train our artists how to work with our partner audiences, some of whom face developmental and intellectual disabilities.

In 2021, WhyArts merged with Arts in Motion (formerly known as The ARTery), an Omaha nonprofit incorporated in 2005 that focused on all-inclusive dance-based programs with a strong social-emotional learning component. Its flagship program, Dancing Classrooms (and Saturday Academy, its extension), operates in more than 60 classrooms across Omaha, reaching more than 2,000 students annually. Golden Ballroom, a program created by Pamela Dutton that focuses on inclusive dance-based programs in senior living homes, was also added to the WhyArts repertoire in the merger.

WhyArts does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or economic status in any of its programs, activities and employment. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our partner organizations, artists, volunteers and staff.