Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 61-1181511 • 501(c)3 • Louisville, KY
Profile
West Louisville Performing Arts Academy works with at risk youth in West Louisville neighborhoods using music as an avenue to assist in the development of academic proficiencies and life
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
31st percentile
Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
25th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$148
Down $81,317 (-100%) from 2023
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$148
Down $81,317 (-100%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$60,281
Down $80,811 (-57%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$65,790
Down $78,092 (-54%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$5,509
Down $2,719 (-97%) from 2023
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
West Louisville Performing Arts Academy (WLPAA) is an arts driven organization dedicated to training young boys, ages 8 - 18 and young girls, ages 10-19, with fundamentally sound life skills and opportunities. The organization is uniquely positioned to address the artistic, academic and social development of youth through the performing arts.
Provide music educ for at-risk youth
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TRAIN AND DEVELOP BOYS AND GIRLS, TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC AND ART AND SHARE A WORLD OF BEAUTY WITH UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | - | $65,790 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDANIEL BLUITT | Executive Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MANFRED REID | Board Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| MAMIE BLUITT | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| FRANCENE SHEPARD | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN HALE | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MATTHEW SMYZER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| FREDDIE HANNER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| KEITH HACKETT | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEFFREY GARDNER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRYANT JACKSON | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID WIGGLESWORTH | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| TERESA REED | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description AmountTRAVEL AND MEETINGS 18,942INSURANCE 1,707PROPERTY TAXES 1,300SUPPLIES AND OFFICE 6,950HOPE AWARD EXPENSES 14,700”
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