AKRON SOUL TRAIN
EIN 81-1199928 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
What they do
AKRON SOUL TRAIN (AST) STRIVES to BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM THAT ATTRACTS and SUPPORTS DIVERSE ARTISTS, FOSTERING CREATIVITY and ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. AS A DRIVING FORCE for THE ARTS IN NORTHEAST OHIO, OUR MISSION is to INSPIRE ARTISTS and ENGAGE THE GREATER AKRON COMMUNITY IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THROUGH COLLABORATION and PARTNERSHIPS, AST SEEKS to CULTIVATE A THRIVING ARTS ECOSYSTEM THAT ENRICHES THE CULTURAL FABRIC of OUR REGION. IN 2019, AST ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT GALLERY SPACE ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOCATED IN AKRONS DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT. THIS CENTRAL LOCATION PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS to VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, and WORKSHOPS LED BY OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS. ITS PROXIMITY to OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS and THE UNIVERSITY of AKRON FACILITATES COLLABORATION and CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES. AST HAS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED and SHOWCASED THE WORK of MANY ARTISTS ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM of ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING LITERARY, VISU
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Board and leadership roster (7)
ARNOLD TUNSTALLTREASURER
CONNIE HESSKEDIRECTOR
ELIZABETH ROBBSECRETARY
FRANCINE PARRDIRECTOR
GLENN GILLESPIEDIRECTOR
JILL BACON MADDENVICE-PRESIDE
NANCY BRENNANPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 121 S MAIN ST, AKRON, OH 44308-1415
- County
- Summit
- In care of
- NANCY BRENNAN
- Primary officer
- NANCY BRENNAN, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CRUM & COMPANY
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.