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a letter4 A Window of Stories: Project Profile
6 Community Murals Program
8 Common Ground: Project Profile
10 Art Education Program
12 Forgiveness: Project Profile
14 Restorative Justice Program
16 The Heart of Baltimore Avenue: Project Profile
18 Public Engagement Program
20 Our Supporters
22 Financial Statements
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Dear Friends,
Year after year, I am incredibly moved by the stories of individuals and
communities our work inspires—stories of hope and renewal, redemption
and sacrifice, heritage and pride. It is from these stories that the idea for our
first ever Annual Report—A Mural is Worth a Thousand Words—was born.
While the murals themselves are beautiful landmarks, it is the stories behind
them, the words and values that represent the diverse individuals who design
and create them, that truly bring them to life and represent our mission—to unite
communities and artists in a collaborative process, rooted in the traditions of
mural-making, to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives.
As a way of talking about our unique accomplishments this year, we decided
to share with you a few of these incredible stories—the pulse that beats just
beneath the colorful surface of the murals. We hope these murals will resonate
with you through these words, and that you will begin to see the city’s collection
of murals as I have had the honor of seeing it—as a living, breathing picture
book of the city’s history, struggles, triumphs and hopes for the future.
Each mural is indeed worth a thousand words, and we are proud to help
translate a few of them into the poetry of humanity and community they
collectively represent.
All my best,
Jane Golden
Executive Director
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The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is a unique public/private venture of the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation organized to raise funds and provide other support.
reunitestoriesAt a time when many of the nursing home residents find
themselves leading more solitary, interior lives, this project
served as a way to reintroduce and reunite them to the
community where they were born and had raised their
own families. The window symbolizes both the traditional
architecture of the area and the play on “interior” and
“exterior”—of lives lived both privately, and as part of a
larger community. The diamond pattern of the wallpaper,
mirroring the Victorian patterns still found in many homes
here, consists of verbal “gems” from the 50 participating
seniors, taken from their interviews with the UPenn
students. The project also included a community paint
day, which attracted 200 local residents.
A Window of Stories is a strong example of the Mural
Arts Program’s approach to community mural-making.
An in-depth, long-term relationship with an area and
its residents means that each project can incorporate
hundreds of local participants as painters, design
collaborators, and volunteers. In the process, people
find themselves actively engaged in a process to
create an image that is a true reflection of their
shared community, experiences, and memories.
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TITLE: A Window of Stories
LOCATION: 47th Street and Kingsessing Avenue at Park Pleasant Nursing Home
COMPLETION DATE: 2007
LEAD MURALIST: Phillip Adams
ASSISTANT MURALISTS: Jonathan Berkshire and Gabe Tiberino
MOSAIC ARTISTS: Johnny Bus and Mike Smash
TEACHING ARTISTS: Jane Golden and Don Gensler
FUNDERS: City of Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green Program
COLLABORATORS:ArtWorks! students, Park Pleasant Nursing Home residents, University of Pennsylvania Big Picture Class
METHOD: Grid and mosaic
“This project has been extremely meaningful to the residents and staff of Park Pleasant because of their high level of creative input and their involvement with the broader community. In fact, the process continues to be empowering, expanding opportunities for our residents through ongoing weekly workshops, art exhibits and exchanges with neighbors.”
Nancy Kleinberg, co-owner and administrator Park Pleasant Nursing Home
Upon first glance, A Window of Stories is a simply
beautiful, evocative tableau. However, a closer look
reveals a mural ripe with symbolism and reflecting
complementary themes—interior and exterior,
permanence and change, teacher and student.
For Phillip Adams, his first experience as a lead
muralist for the Mural Arts Program brought him full circle.
While pursuing his MFA at the University of Pennsylvania
(UPenn) in the fall of 2004, Adams took a class on
public art and community murals with Jane Golden
and Don Gensler. He then painted under Gensler on a
number of Mural Arts Program murals. Four years later,
with his first opportunity to drive a large-scale project, the
student had become the teacher when A Window of Stories
became the case study for the UPenn class’s semester.
The Mural Arts Program’s projects always have a
community partner, and this time it was the Park
Pleasant Nursing Home. With the collaboration of
the seniors, along with many other residents of the
Cedar Park neighborhood, Adams led a community
brainstorming session about the theme and look of
the mural. From that gathering it became clear that the
neighbors cherished the local Victorian architecture
and wanted to honor the multi-generational feel of the
well-established community. Together, Adams and the
UPenn students developed the visual elements of the
mural, which include the shadows of a tree, referencing
the ongoing life of the community, and a church, honoring
an important local landmark. Mosaic-and-paint flowers
refer to a local park and signify regeneration.
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2007–2008 COMMUNITY MURALS STATISTICS
120muralists employed
$2,064,363paid to muralists and teaching artists 99%of artists live in philadelphia area
71,750sq. ft. of murals produced
133community meetings
16,400brushes 492dropcloths2,050gallons of paint
928meeting attendees
43paint days6iconic murals restored 2,727paint day participants
$20,000average cost of a mural
400lots cleaned and reclaimed
reflectThe Mural Arts Program works with more than 100
communities each year to create murals that reflect the culture of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. Mural
projects often include stabilization of abandoned lots
and revitalization of open spaces. We strive to coordinate
mural projects with existing strategies for community
development, thereby leveraging grassroots social
capital to build positive momentum and stronger results.
How Murals are CreatedWhen you see a finished mural, you are looking at the
result of a very long process. There are many steps
between the moment a mural is conceived and the day it is
dedicated. Depending on where the mural is located, these
steps can vary, but most are created through the same
sequence which usually takes from three to six months.
From the moment residents request a mural and a wall
is authorized, an intricate collaboration begins, informed
by a dialogue between the Mural Arts Program and
neighborhood residents. The Mural Arts Program strives
to include the community in every step of the mural-
making process, and begins by flyering in communities
to inform residents of the project. Then a series of
community meetings are held to discuss themes for the
mural, select an artist, and review the mural’s design.
After the design is selected the mural painting begins,
and the Mural Arts Program hosts paint days open to
community participation. The project finally culminates
in a mural dedication in which the community comes
together to celebrate the mural’s creation.
Throughout this process, Mural Arts Program murals
become a living part of the neighborhood, a relationship
that continues long after the project is completed. Often,
the community meetings we facilitate to discuss mural
themes also serve as a safe and constructive outlet for
residents to express concerns and tensions related to
subjects that go beyond mural making. When opportunities
arise, the Mural Arts Program staff works with community
organizations to address residents’ concerns and direct
them to social service organizations that can assist them.
We strive to have our mural projects represent
collaboration. The mural-making process builds lasting
community relationships, bringing together people whose
paths might otherwise never have crossed. When diverse
individuals join together to promote their community, the
finished mural celebrates their collective creative force.
Community PartnersIn our work, the Mural Arts Program collaborates with a
diverse group of constituents, including block captains,
neighborhood associations, public schools, community
development corporations, local nonprofits and city
agencies. The Mural Arts Program has an advisory board
comprised of concerned citizens who live in various parts
of the city and have had experience in the mural-making
process. With their help, we are engaged in an ongoing
discussion about how we can better our outreach and
community process. The Community Advisory Board
meets six times per year and advocates for the Mural
Arts Program in a variety of forums when needed.
Special ProjectsThe Special Projects department evolved out of
increasing requests for complex, multi-faceted public
art projects that go beyond the Mural Arts Program’s
existing program areas. In addition to managing
large-scale, multi-year mural projects, the Special
Projects department also oversees exhibitions and
publications related to their work, as well as the
muralist training program.
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The two groups had the chance to meet and work
together in the spring and summer of 2007 during
two cultural exchanges. They continued to share
ideas while they received one-on-one instruction from
the lead and assistant muralists, painted sections of the
mural on parachute cloth, created a map illustrating their
various countries of origin, and painted on old sneakers,
thereby transforming them from symbols of constraint into
symbols of creative freedom.
While in Philadelphia, the
Irish students visited Olney
High School and Big Picture
classrooms, acting as
ambassadors. The mural
was dedicated in October
2007, as part of Mural Arts Month. Over 200 attendees
celebrated with live music and a balloon release.
The Big Picture students were so excited about this
project and the opportunity for foreign exchange that
they raised money to sponsor their travel to Ireland.
In June 2008, their Dolphin Arts Group peers hosted
six Big Picture students in Dublin. While there, the
students created art focused on the idea of power; using reclaimed street signs, they painted images
that represented the concept. The signs were then
photographed and hung throughout Dublin.
Common Ground represents the type of high-impact,
complex public art projects for which the Mural Arts
Program has become known. In a short time, this
mural aided in the transformation of both a physical
space—a public high school—and a mental space—
the horizons of nearly 100 youth who were awakened
to the possibility of a life greater than the one they had
seen in their immediate environment.
Common Ground truly is a mural without borders, as it was planned and executed over two years in two countries.
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TITLE: Common Ground: The Global Heritage Project
LOCATION: Olney High School 100 West Duncannon Street
COMPLETION DATE: 2008
LEAD MURALIST: James Burns
ASSISTANT MURALIST: Brad Carney
TEACHING ARTIST: Charles Barbin
FUNDERS: City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Gifts made in memory of Joseph Bernstein, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, Surdna Foundation COLLABORATORS:Big Picture students, Dolphin Arts Group students
METHOD: Parachute cloth
The inspiring story of the Common Ground mural began
in 2002, when Jane Golden visited Dublin and Belfast,
Ireland, as an Eisenhower Fellow. Always with an eye
toward collaboration, she toured the Flats, a public
housing project where the Dolphin Arts Group was
holding art education classes similar to the Mural Arts
Program’s. In 2006, while Jane and her staff were
co-hosting the International Conference on Mural Art
in Mexico City, they encountered Fiona Whelan, Dolphin’s
visiting artist, and began to develop the Common Ground
mural project and exchange.
Working with the theme of heritage—and how heritage
begins to be created in the present—Big Picture and
Dolphin students collaborated via e-mail, blogs, and
MySpace, sharing thoughts and design concepts. The
Dolphin students sent sketches that represented their
inherited circumstances, including images of the Flats
and old sneakers draped over telephone lines (also a
common sight in Philadelphia), along with balloons, which
represented their aspirations to rise above their current
circumstances. The Mural Arts Program’s Big Picture
students also added their symbolic representations, and
lead muralist James Burns incorporated each of the
elements into his design for the 180-feet wide by 30-feet
tall mural, which would be installed on the side of Olney
High School, one of the Big Picture program sites.
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educationThe Mural Arts Program is diligent in our efforts to change
the lives of young people by using art and mural-making
as catalysts for both youth development and community
betterment. The impact of healthy relationships with adult
role models—both in the arts and in the community—gives
young people great pride in their own capabilities as
artists and as activists. In the 2007–2008 fiscal year, the
Mural Arts Program’s award-winning, free art education
programs served nearly 2,000 at-risk youth at 53 sites
throughout the city, using mural-making as a dynamic
means to engage youth and teach transferable life
and job skills, such as leadership and teamwork.
The rigorous, sequential curriculum, which meets
both state and national best practices for art education,
allows youth to participate in programs for several years.
Since 1999, the Mural Arts Program has seen its art
education programs grow exponentially, challenging
more and more vulnerable youth to engage in the
wonders of mural-making. Each of the programs is
offered at no fee, ensuring accessibility for all participants.
Big Picture• Offered at 15 sites throughout Philadelphia for youth
ages 10 to 18 during the 2007–2008 fiscal year
• Provides a year-long, sequential course of study in
the visual arts that allows students to explore a variety
of media and techniques in art- and mural-making
• Allows for individual and collaborative hands-on
experiences in art- and mural-making, including
work on small-scale student murals and projects
with professional muralists
Mural Corps• Offered at eight sites throughout Philadelphia for
youth ages 14 to 21 during the 2007–2008 fiscal year
• Advances knowledge of sophisticated artistic techniques
and emphasizes the creation both of portfolio pieces
and community showpieces through work alongside
professional artists
• Increases educational opportunities and facilitates
access to scholarships and additional programming
at schools and arts and cultural institutions throughout
Philadelphia
• Mural Corps’ E3 (Education, Employment,
Empowerment) program, held at E3 Power Centers,
offers out-of-school youth an opportunity to pursue
long-term goals in education, occupational and life
skills, and employment
ARTscape• Offered at three sites during the 2007–2008 fiscal
year to court-adjudicated youth ages 13 to 18 who
have committed minor offenses and wish to
complete their mandated community service
• Improves both critical, creative thinking and
communication skills and inspires self expression
and self esteem
• Provides new pathways to develop life goals
and roles in community
• Note: Program closed due to funding cuts in 2008
ArtWorks! and Cops & Kids• Offered at 26 sites during the 2007–2008 fiscal year
to youth ages 10 to 18 who have been referred by the
City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services
• Provides the opportunity to complete mandated
community service hours through participation in art
education and mural-making workshops and work with
professional muralists on major new works of public art
• The Cops & Kids program brings together Philadelphia
police officers and young people to participate in dialogue
workshops aimed at dispelling stereotypes, improving
communications and collaborating on the creation of
community-based public art
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students going on to higher education or trade schools
youth employed by the Mural Arts Program
field trips and cultural events
teaching artists
murals completed
artistic media employed by students: acrylic paint, bookmaking, ceramics, illustration/comic book design, collage, digital photography, fabric dyeing, fashion design, mosaic, pencil, photoshop®, printmaking, silkscreen, sculpture, stained glass, watercolor, poetry, spoken word, writing, blogging
1,943youth served
2007–2008 ART EDUCATION STATISTICS
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Forgiveness is the culmination of a four-year journey to
healing for a family whose lives were irrevocably changed
by an act of violence. In June 2003, 19-year-old Kevin
Johnson was shot in Southwest Philadelphia. Kevin’s
injuries had left him quadriplegic, requiring around-the-
clock care from his mother, Janice Jackson-Burke.
Along with the perpetrator was a group of four other young
men, including Michael Whittington, who was charged
as an adult and sentenced to five years at the House
of Correction. Given the increasing rate of gun violence
in Philadelphia, their story may not seem so unique.
What makes this story extraordinary is that Kevin and
Janice moved past their victimhood with passion and
forgiveness, thereby inspiring countless individuals and
communities throughout the city with a gesture of peace.
While serving time at the House of Correction for his
involvement, Michael Whittington began participating
in one of the Mural Arts Program’s Restorative Justice
programs for incarcerated youth and adults. Once
released, the Mural Arts Program helped to orchestrate a
meeting between Michael, Kevin and Janice. Kevin came
to forgive Michael and the others involved in the shooting.
After some time and much soul searching, Ms. Jackson-
Burke was able to do the same. This experience turned
both Kevin and Janice into advocates for non-violence
and forgiveness, and they began to speak at churches
and schools throughout Philadelphia. Unfortunately,
boys, met with the SCI–Graterford men weekly to help
paint and to participate in a poetry workshop with the
themes of redemption and forgiveness. And the women
who reside at Erie House, a drug rehab for homeless
women, whose 40-foot by 80-foot side wall was used for
the mural, also helped to paint and to create the mosaic
birds. Throughout it all, Ms. Jackson-Burke came into the
prison, met with the youth in detention, sat with the women
in Erie House and helped solidify community support for the mural. Her hand is evident in every aspect of the
mural’s creation.
Forgiveness is one example of the ways in which the
Mural Arts Program brings the arts to otherwise isolated
individuals, such as youth in detention and incarcerated
adults, and helps these individuals connect with and
ease their transition back into their communities, while
addressing head-on the complicated cycle of despair,
poverty and crime in Philadelphia. talent13
TITLE: Forgiveness
LOCATION: 1238 West Erie Avenue
COMPLETION DATE: 2007
LEAD MURALIST: Eric Okdeh
ASSISTANT MURALIST: Angela Crafton, David Gray,Antoine Johnson, Terrell McLamb
FUNDER: City of Philadelphia
COLLABORATORS:Erie House residents, Inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Youth from St. Gabriel’s Hall
METHOD: Parachute cloth and mosaic
A Restorative Justice ProjectKevin succumbed to his injuries in 2006 at the age of 21.
Michael is now an assistant muralist with the Mural Arts
Program and went on to participate in the Forgiveness
mural project.
Forgiveness is filled with symbols, both universal and specific to the forever-intertwined life stories of
Kevin, Janice and Michael. Muralist Eric Okdeh’s
overall inspiration came from the biblical story of the
Prodigal Son and the parable’s visual representation
by Renaissance painter Rembrandt. Additionally,
the dice on Kevin’s jacket represent greed, and the
doves, created in glass mosaic, signify both releasing
one’s burden of anger and grief as well as the birds
released at Kevin’s funeral.
This project required the collaboration of several different
groups that contributed both thematic content and artistic
talent, and Janice’s participation was integral to each step.
The mural itself was painted onto sections of parachute
cloth by a group of dedicated men incarcerated at the
maximum-security State Correctional Institution (SCI)
at Graterford who are part of the Mural Arts Program’s
decade-long work-study program. It was they who
suggested the inclusion of the prison wall and tower to
the mural, representing the concept of forgiveness “from
the inside,” or self-forgiveness. A group of young men
from St. Gabriel’s Hall, a residential home for delinquent
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redemptioncreationThe Mural Arts Program’s work within the criminal justice
system is designed to be restorative. Our programs
incorporate social and basic educational skills for inmates,
provide a forum for discussing the impact of crime on the
community, and host community meetings and workshops
that seek to reconcile the harm they have caused their
victims and communities, as well as their families and
themselves. In addition, the Mural Arts Program sponsors
a yearly prison art show at the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts
Center, featuring work by adult and juvenile inmate-artists.
State Correctional Institution at Graterford• Developed over seven years into a highly acclaimed
mural-making program model
• An officially recognized work program, with participants
receiving a stipend to create murals for schools and
communities throughout Philadelphia
• Art instruction and mural-making classes held daily
Philadelphia Prison System• In 2007–2008 programs were offered at every
Philadelphia correctional facility, including Riverside
Correctional Facility for women, Curran-Fromhold
Correctional Facility, the House of Correction, and
the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center
• At each site, art instruction classes were held
weekly, along with several special workshops annually
• A new study is underway to assess the impact
of mural art programs on inmates
Re-entry Work Program• Recently released inmates and parolees who
are interested in pursuing community art as a
career path are encouraged to participate in this
employment program
• Participants are paid a living wage—$10 to $15 per hour,
and are provided with six-month renewable contracts
Youth Offenders Program• In the 2007–2008 fiscal year, programs were
offered at four facilities, including: the City of
Philadelphia Detention Center for Youth (Youth
Study Center); the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional
Center, for youth serving adult sentences; St. Gabriel’s
Hall, a residential home for delinquent boys; and
VisionQuest, for juveniles in home detention
• Youth participated in weekly art instruction,
as well as small- and large-scale mural creation
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In addition to the painted images, Guinn and local artist
and community resident Aleks Martray recorded the oral
histories of over 50 neighborhood residents. With help
from the Prometheus Radio Project, a West Philadelphia-
based community radio advocacy group, the Mural Arts
Program has installed a radio transmitter at the mural site
to broadcast the recordings 24 hours a day. Passersby
can tune into 91.3 FM to hear the colorful stories of
Baltimore Avenue as told by its residents.
Like many Mural Arts Program projects, The Heart of
Baltimore Avenue engenders so much love, enthusiasm,
and pride of place that it has become a very popular stop
on the Mural Arts Program’s led and self-guided tours. In
fact, the neighbors themselves often act as informal hosts,
walking up to anyone stopped in front of the mural to
introduce themselves and talk about the creation process
and—more times than not—point out themselves and their
friends and neighbors on the wall.
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TITLE: The Heart of Baltimore Avenue
LOCATION: 4722 Baltimore Avenue
COMPLETION DATE: 2008
LEAD MURALIST: David Guinn
ASSISTANT MURALIST: Beth Clevenstein
FUNDERS: City of Philadelphia, Golden Rule Foundation, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the University City District
COLLABORATORS:The Amare Solomon Mural Project Group, A-Space, Cedar Park Neighbors, Prometheus Radio Project, and the University City District
METHOD: Grid
The Heart of Baltimore Avenue is truly, uniquely
Philadelphian, created with a blend of four distinct
groups—the A-Space anarchist community center and
art gallery; the University City District; the Amare Solomon
Mural Project Group; and the Cedar Park Neighbors—
each with a unique vision for Baltimore Avenue. Lead
muralist David Guinn worked as an artist-in-residence
along the avenue, spending hours leading meetings,
building consensus and getting to know the residents.
Out of their combined efforts came a 2,400 square-foot
mural painted on two walls that captures several
neighborhood landmarks as well as portraits of 85
community members and heroes.
The resulting image is dynamic and democratic, as
community members elected which residents to feature.
A diverse array of residents portrayed in action include the
late Amare Solomon, “Mayor” of Baltimore Avenue, owner
of Dahlak Ethiopian Restaurant, and proponent of area
revitalization, and Barbara Hirshkowitz, a community
activist who played an influential role in Philadelphia’s
Books Through Bars program. Overall, the mural is a
celebration of local life and a snapshot of an ever-
evolving community.
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12536tour patron
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116mural dedications 10exhibitions
38,431over website visits from countries and territories outside the United States
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2007–2008 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STATISTICS
snapshotphiladelphian400attendees at Wall Ballover
244public and private tours
198,842total website visits 114,354,916total press impressions
cities that inquired about our program model:National: CA: Fresno, Oakland, Stockton CT: Hartford DC: Washington MI: Monroe MO: Kansas City NC: Asheville, Burlington, Durham NY: New York OR: Portland PA: Coatesville, Quakertown, Scranton TN: Memphis
International: Paris, France Bukit Panjang, Singapore Dubai, UAE Caracas, Venezuela Hanoi, Vietnam
Special EventsThe Mural Arts Program hosts a variety of unique
events to engage the public and celebrate our work.
Every October, the Mural Arts Program hosts a month-
long celebration of all-things-mural, offering specialty
tours once a week, community mural dedications,
exhibit openings, and special events. Each spring the
Mural Arts Program also hosts Wall Ball, an annual
gala fundraiser, where supporters of our program
gather to celebrate the past year’s success.
Press and WebsiteThe Mural Arts Program is proud to receive wide
recognition for its activities in local and national press.
This year, the Mural Arts Program was featured in
TIME magazine, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia
Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philadelphia
magazine, among many others. In addition to enormous
press interest, our website, www.muralarts.org, receives
thousands of national and international visits each year.
National and International InterestCities across the country and around the world contact
us each week, interested in replicating our model.
The requests come for many reasons including: using
murals as a way to combat graffiti and blight; transforming
public spaces and revitalizing neighborhoods; learning
our unique community engagement process; and using
murals and public art as economic drivers for commercial
and residential corridors.
The thousands of murals that adorn the city’s landscape
give voice to the stories of communities, but also inspire
further questions for our city’s many visitors and residents.
By hosting mural tours and special events, promoting
the program to the public and media, offering lectures
and exhibits, and publishing a bi-annual “Off-the Wall”
newsletter and monthly e-newsletters, the Mural Arts
Program strives to provide fascinating details not only
about the murals, but also about the transformative
impact that our community murals, art education, and
restorative justice programs have had on youth and
communities in Philadelphia.
ToursMural Tours are led by experienced tour guides and
provide patrons with a behind-the-scenes look at how
murals are made. The guides share anecdotes about
each mural’s unique story while showcasing Philadelphia’s
culture-rich neighborhoods. The Mural Arts Program offers
public, private group, biking, and walking tours, as well
as our monthly Murals and Meals tours. The Mural Arts
Program hosted nearly 8,000 visitors on Mural Tours
during the 2007–2008 and has earned Philadelphia
international praise, as the “City of Murals.”
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Gifts made between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008 Gifts made between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008
Individual DonorsApprentice ($1–$99)Louisa Abney-BabcockDonald Ackerman and Gail ChapmanLois AdamsGeorge AhernC. G. AkersLydia L. AmabileEdna AmbroseDr. Carolyn H. AsburySebastiano AugelloCarol BaldridgeMary BanksRick and Patty BarkerDr. Alan BarnettPeter BarstowHerbert and Rochelle BassSylvia R. BeckJerry BelewLouisa A. BennettMr. and Mrs. Carl BeresinDebbie BergerDr. and Mrs. Robert B. BerkowMitchell BernsteinJoe and Selma BlattDr. and Mrs. Baruch BlumbergGeoffrey R. and Nora BoardmanMr. and Mrs. Hans BombeckStephanie BosworthRichard A. BoydTom BrachMartin and Marsha BraitDonna BridyJorge BritoBarbara BronsteinAlvin BrothersLeslie BrownElvira BrownKathryn BrylawskiLisbeth M. BucciJudith BurryM. ButkovitzJack ButlerPhillippa CampbellGary and Gail CantorLucy J. CarrollJohn CarsonAgnes CarusoJoseph and Peggy CarverGiovanna CavaliereLarry CeislerArthur CherryDr. and Mrs. Joel ChinitzMollie ClarkDonna ClelandJames CoburnBenjamin CohenEsther R. CohenLou and Mary K. ColeNancy Coleman
Susan GettlinWilliam and Nancy GilesNeil GilmourAnn GoffMorey Goldberg and Dena KrikPhil GoldsmithBarbara D. GrabiasMr. and Mrs. Daniel M. GraumanJamie and Russell GreenbergRon and Eleanor GrossTherese GuadagnoMary B. GutmanGretchen R. HallGail and Jim HarpRoanne HeiseWitold HeniszMel and Melva HerrinAlexander and Phyllis HershDeb HodiesStephen D. and Janet HortonHoward and Mary HurtigJay K. JacobsDiane JavianChris and Leslie JonesGary Jonhson-McNuttDebra KahnDorothy D. KaplanDr. and Mrs. Albert KaplanMargaret KasschauLynne KauffmanAry L. and Nancy J. KaufmannGloria Kearney-KingGwen and David KeiserNancy KendrickAnn M. KirkLeonard and Jane KormanJane KrumrineMr. and Mrs. Stephen KurtzMarilyn and Eric LagerRoger LaMayRick LandellJames and Eleanor LeeDorothea Leicher and Howard G. PeerRobert and Suzanne LevinSam R. LittleWalter and Beverly LomaxMr. and Mrs. Bernard Lomax Sr.Jane I. Lowe and Edward J. SpeedlingMarcello LuziJoan MackieCharlotte MacLeanRick MainwaringConstance MartinNeda MassarKeith MastonMatt MckennaSteven MeiselPhilippus Miller Jr. and Sally
Wister MillerMichelle MolanoPage S. MorahanRuth MullaneyDr. Jerry MurphyMr. and Mrs. Eliot NiermanDr. and Mrs. Barry NooneOtto and Anita Oller
Ronnie CollinsDavid ColmanGladys E. CooperElizabeth A. CooperJulie CristolAlice CullenDenise DahlhoffLouise D’AlessandroJoan DavisSherrill DavisMr. and Mrs. C. F. De LongAlice DeckerMr. and Mrs. Murray F. DessnerKathy DicksonMichelle G. DollPatricia D. DoughertyLee F. Driscoll Jr. and Phoebe DriscollLeonard and Marlene DubinJune R. DuffineJohn and Edith DunnCraig EatonNina EdelmanMr. and Mrs. Daniel EdelmanFreda R. EgnalRob EinhornRobert EliasAlice EmeneyDeby EngelmyerEllen EppsPaul and Marcia EpsteinPeter FaderGeorge FasicPhilip and Phyllis FeinertSidney P. FeldmanJane FelixStephanie FelzerHelen FentonGlen FinkShirley FisherRalph FloodPatsy ForrestLinda FoxVicki FoxJeanette FreseDonald FriedmanGlen FrostPaula FuchsbergJanet A. GambardellaBette GanterAlbert and Novella GaskinsClaire GatzmerEllyn GellerKen and Mary GergenGwen and Alvin GilensSusan GiraldiIrv and Edith GlassmanEvelyn GoffmanBeverly R. GoldbergPeter Goldberger and Anna DurbinA. Goldman, MDNancy Gongoll
Bob and Susan PeckCharles N. PersingJamie Picardy and WilliamDr. Edward C. RaffenspergerDenise RamsdenAnna K. ReimannBeth RezetEvelyn RichmanMartin and Nancy RosenElaine and John SchaeferKaryn L. ScherJane SchneirovLewis SchwartzMitchell and Deborah SchwartzmanTheodore and Hermine SeidenbergAlex and Vicki SeltzerJudy SheaCarol ShermanScott J. ShubertJules SilkTracy SimonDavid SingerJane J. SmithSusan G. SmithEileen SmitheRalph and Janet SnyderAlbert and Harriet SoffaAnne M. SteffenLinda StempelDavid and Dorothy A. StevensRobin SwitzenbaumAnna B. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Timothy ThorntonPeter and Betty TilleyCharlotte TurnerSteve UdiciousHenry H. and Carol D. UlrichRuth UseltonIsabel VazquezMr. and Mrs. Fred VincentDavid VolkDavid and Judy WachsLaurence WardNancy L. WattersonLaura WeinbaumRaymond WelshBridget WiedemanJohnnie WiedmannDixie G. WigtonCatherine WillcoxLaura A. WilliamsonJames WinansJanet H. WolfLinda Yu-Ning WongPam ZimmermanDeborah and Philip ZuchmanElisa Zuritsky
Maxfield Parrish ($250–$499)AnonymousTemmy ActonBen and Lorraine AlexanderCarolyn AndrewsJim BattistiDean M. Beer and Angela V. OrsiCari Feiler Bender and Rodd Bender
Robert and Susan GordonNancy B. GraceGlenda GraciaLaurel GradyJoan GrecoMr. and Mrs. Richard GrecoAlan and Andee GreenbaumRuth GreenbergerLeslie GrodnitzkyIrving and Bernice GrunesMichael GuinnJulia G. HaasKathy HaganPhyllis HalpernSandy HalpernWilliam HarriesLinda HigginsDr. Susan HochAnndee HochmanHoward and Alice HoffmanLouis and Marian Holland McAllister Jr.Michelle L. HomlerBurton and Joan HornEllis and Margot HorwitzRichard W. HoustonGail HowardSusan HowardMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. HuberChristie A. Huddleston MDTom HudsonDiana HulboyStephen and Susan HuntingtonBarbara J. HurdFrank InnesFrances IrgangMr. and Mrs. J. ItalianoJulus JadenDonald and Joann JarrellRoz JayElanor M. JaynesKaren JoganAndria JohnsonBetty JohnstonFran JohnstonDr. E. T. JonesIra JosephsMichael JudgeWayne Kandravi Jr.Art and Peggy KaplanWilliam and Marian KarsifElkan KatzKathleen KauffmanKaren KayDorilona and Michael KayRobert Kay MDSandi KemmishMary L. KennedyElaine KiesermanKarel KilimnikStarr KingMiriam KleinBea KlineSharon KlingMr. and Mrs. John KloppSarah KolkerBernard and Ellen Kolodner
Jamie BischoffDon and Katherine BlenkoLaura L. BullittEdward CampbellLee CasperJack and Ronnie CimprichSteven D. Cohen and Elsie SternDonald F. and Marian DixonW. and Loretta DuckworthRick Eisenstaedt and Nancy BerubeLenny FeinbergMr. Bill FisherRobert and Penny FoxJohn and Elaine FrankTheodore Friend Jr.Philip and Donna HammerRobert and Randie HarmelinDave HartigJane HastingsMs. Katherine H. Hovde and
Mr. Kenneth M. KulakDebby L. KernSandra KirchMr. Carl Kopfinger Lucius KwokDr. and Mrs. Stephen E. LandayDavid Lerman and Shelley WarnockJeff LinnRosa MeyersJim and Rhonda MordyBarbara M. OwensJohn PritchardDavid and Helen PudlinAlan and Louise ReedMr. Eric RugartAnn SeidmanAntoinette F. SeymourJoseph ShapiroBrian and Lisa SiegelMs. Joanne SundheimDan Taylor and Shantih BrandoBennett and Judie WeinstockSusan T. WilmerdingAna-Maria V. Zaugg
Keith Haring ($500–$999)Ira and Yasmine BaeringerEllen Baxter and Robert KavashGloria BlountLois BrodskyRichard Brown Jr.Susan W. CatherwoodDr. Karen ClarkIssac H. and Barbara M. Clothier IVG. Davis and Ann GreenRichard and Susan DeWyngaertBelmont and Elizabeth FarleyDavid HymanOsagie ImasogieGavin P. Lentz, Esq.Ms. Meg LileMichael PritzkerMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Roach Jr.Ed and Jean Marie RodierThomas J. And Alycia ScannapiecoPhyllis and Elliot Schreiber
Miriam KomisarofMr. and Mrs. Thomas KoszalkaMitchell and Judith KramerAlan KrauszPatricia KrupaKaren A. KrzyzkowskiCarolyn KulogHarry KyriakodisJoann LanzettaJoseph R. LaPentaPeggy LauderMary LaverMagdalyn LawtonFelicia LemonickBruce and Joye LesserJanet LevitBerthold LevyDebra LevyDoris R. LevyIlene D. LiebermanMary L. LieserTheodore M. LievermanLawrence LindsayCecily and John LittletonRobert LockeDavid and Patricia Ann LongJeffrey LonoffJudith LoyMarie LukeRobert and Joan LutzkyKristina LybeckerZandra MaffettRonald MakeJoel and Martha MarcusMarie T. MartinDonna MayforthThomas McCahillPatricia McCool-CobbKent McCuenPriscilla McDougalKathleen McGrannCharles and Virginia MchughMary J. McLaughlinLynn McQuadeCathy McVey PalmerNancy MegleySylvia MeltzerRita MerkinJean B. MeyersLee MillerErrol S. and Enid MillerLinda E. MillsAndrea MissiasWalter and Irene MoellerLeona MogaveroMarilee MohrGaetano MolieriDr. Mary MontagueLinda MoonblattAlice MooreJames MooreLawrence MooreAlexandra MorigiMichael MosherHershel and Charlotte MuchnickStan and Ruth Muffs
Ashley and Robert TobinMrs. Betty Uhlig Suzanne WalkerMary WebbEric WerfelRabbi Gerald and Elaine Wolpe
Diego Rivera ($1,000+)AnonymousAnonymousMr. Nicholas AdamsDean and Susanna Lachs AdlerMs. Susan BerresfordNancy and Richard BevanMr and Mrs. J. Mahlon BuckDavid CohenLinda DejureAmy FraatzJohn GattusoRick and Barbara GillespieMatthew and Lisa GillinJoseph and Jane GoldblumRobert GoldenbergPeggy GreenwaltRobert Hudson and Pauline McAndrewKenneth L. KlothenDavid and Margaret LangfittCarolyn P. LangfittStephen M. and Leslie J. LevickAlan and Gayle LindsayPhilip B. LindyMr. and Mrs. Sheldon LissJeffrey and Christina Weiss LurieNeil McCarthyMrs. J. Maxwell MoranSusan OberwagerTherese ObringerMr. and Mrs. William OliverZach OppenheimerJeffrey and Marsha PerelmanDavid PerelmanPaul RadenFrank and Anne ReedGilbert RosenthalMs. Ellen SherkLisa WelschJohn S. WolfMargery S. WolfMaureen C. ZugJoseph and Renee Zuritsky
Corporations, Organizations, Foundations, and PartnersThe Aaron L. Shapiro TrustACE INAAELitho Offset PrintersAetna FoundationAlbert M. Greenfield FoundationAnonymousAnonymousAramarkAttolon Partners LLC
Patrick MutchlerJudith A. NagleRuth NeifeldBruce and Fran NorthrupDennis and Janet NovackChris and Sara O’BrienRobert OdellAlberto PadillaLorayne PagastDavid L. ParkBrian PellDavid PenkowerNoel PerloffSusan PerloffJohn PfailMarie PhillipsDiane PieriRona PietrzakAndrea N. and Mr. William PillingJoseph and Lynn PokrifkaJohannes PonsenLynn PorterEleanore M. Potter Jr.Bonnie RandallBeth ReavesBrian ReidyDeb ReisGloria ReismanEugene RichardsonBarry RinkerClyde E. RobbinsLois RobertsThomas B. RobertsR. C. RodenMargaret RohdyKenneth and Beth RoosDorilona RoseHoward and Lynnd RosemanJodi RosemanMichael and Gail RosenbergHelene M. RosenfeldJ. R. RosensteelRuth M. RothJack and Arlene RothschildEdward RubackCarol RubinLawrie Ryerson HarrisDavid and Romayne SachsShirley SaginMichelle J. SahlEben H. SalesPhyllis SaraceniMarc and Elyse SatalofRobert and Judith SchachnerMolly SchenkerJean SchiffMalcolm and Leone SchoenbergLarry and Jane SchoferBob and Mary Ellen ScottMsgr. Leonard G. ScottCarolyn and Stephen SeelingLouise SeltzerGary ShaberDebby D. ShainElaine SharerDavid and Holly Sharpe
AvenciaBank of AmericaBarra FoundationBergen County United WayBlock Family FoundationBryn Clovis FoundationCarol and George Weinbaum Family
FoundationCashman and AssociatesThe Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback
FoundationThe Christopher Ludwick FoundationCitibankCitizens BankCity FitnessCity of PhiladelphiaCohen-Seltzer, Inc.Comcast FoundationCommerce BankCRW GraphicsThe Deborah Fretz Family FoundationDelaware Valley Legacy FundDepartment of Human ServicesDolfinger-McMahon FoundationDr. Bronner’s Family FoundationEagles Youth PartnershipThe Edouard FoundationECBMElectronic InkFirst Cornerstone FoundationThe Ford FoundationThe Forrest & Frances Lattner
FoundationFoundations, Inc.Fox & Roach CharitiesGarden Club of PhiladelphiaGerman Society of PennsylvaniaGlaxoSmithKline FoundationGlenmede TrustGoldenberg GroupThe Golden Rule FoundationGoodman PropertiesGraboyes Commercial Window Co.Granor Price HomesGreater Philadelphia Tourism
Marketing CorporationGreater Philadelphia Urban Affairs
CoalitionHess FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationHummingbird FoundationIGN FoundationIndependence FoundationING DirectInter-Community Development
CorporationJarman Ltd.JBA InteriorsJefferson UniversityJewish Federation of Greater
PhiladelphiaJewish Funds For JusticeJohn K. and Elizabeth W. Knorr
FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight
Foundation
Carol ShiponGladys ShubinFlorence SiegalWilliam SieglJoyce SilbermanJessica P. SimonJoAnn SimonDolph SimonsBarry SirkinAmy E. SkillmanJames M. SmithCarol SmithLisa SnowClinton R. Snyder Jr.Deborah T. SnyderJoe SpeightJanet SpiegelmanRobert SpiegelmanHerbert and Marcia SpivakStephen StammMartin and Mary E. SteinLee SteinbergRichard and Diane G. SteinbrinkMirele SteinigMark Stern and Susan SeifertJulie StoiberJoan StrachotaDena SukolMuriel SultzRoxanne M. SuttonShirley S. SwaabRandy SwartzNoreene M. SweeneyBarbara TashjianAlden TaylorDeena and Michael TaylorAnn C. ThompsonBooker ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Radclyffe ThompsonSusan and Ron ThompsonSean TigheAmanda TolinoRochelle TonerNatalie TorresAndrew and Patricia ToyTamar TulinMargaret TurcichDonna M. and Jeffrey TuriAlvin VaughnKatelyn VirmaloVirginia VitucciChristine WaandersJane H. WalkerDonald E. WalterHeidi T. WarrenTed and Marcia WassermanShelly WatersVictoria WatsonM. Karen WeaverElaine WeissHilarie WeissRoger and Esther WeissSigrid WeltgeJudith WentzDr. Patti L. WertherDr. and Mrs. Saul Wider
Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Brandzburg & Ellers LLP
The Lawrence Saunders FundLebow Furniture Co.L.F. Driscoll Co.Liberty Property TrustLimor GoodmanThe Lumpkin Family FoundationMercer Human Resource ConsultingMeridian International CenterMetrocorp MarketingMichael & Elisabeth Erlbaum Family
FoundationMid Atlantic Arts FoundationMilton Hershey SchoolMorgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.Murphy Charitable FoundationThe Nathan Cummings FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsNational Penn BankOld Pine Street Presbyterian ChurchParkway CorporationPennoni Associates, Inc.Pennsylvania Council on the ArtsThe Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPennsylvania Real Estate Investment
TrustThe Pew Charitable TrustsPhiladelphia FoundationPhiladelphia Health Management
CorporationPhiladelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia Prison SystemPhiladelphia Safe and SoundPhiladelphia Workforce Development
Corp.Philadelphia Youth NetworkPlease Touch MuseumPTS FoundationRadian Group, Inc.Radnor Educational FoundationRadnor Middle SchoolRadnor Middle School Parent-
Teacher OrganizationRadnor Township School DistrictThe Richard Stockton College of
New JerseyThe Richard W. Wetherill FoundationThe Rittenhouse OrganizationRobert Wood Johnson FoundationRosenlund Family FoundationRoss Family FundRT Environmental ServicesSchool District of PhiladelphiaSchwab Charitable FundSheila Fortune FoundationShopRite-Colligas Family MarketsSolomon and Sylvia Bronstein
FoundationThe Straus-Harris FoundationStuart E. and Estelle Price FoundationSunocoSurdna FoundationTasty Baking CompanyTofini Designs Inc.
John WilcoxEarl WilliamsJeanne WillisJustine WinslowLinda WittSusan WomboughAnne WoodCherie L. WrightLillian YoumanOliver and Mary YoungSuzanne R. YusemThelma ZagerMichael Zuckerman
Painter ($100–$249)Bennett and Carol AaronRichard B. And Christine AdlerPeggy AmsterdamJohn and Lynn ApfelbaumNaomi AtkinsLiesel BakerIrma BarnessJordan BarowitzJohn BartlettHarry R. BelingerJames and Arline BerkleyFrank and Sue Binswanger Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph BisquertBlaine BonhamNeil BookmanJeffrey L. Braff and Hope ComiskyLawrence H. BrentDr. T. W. BrownMelvin BuckmanJoyce BurdJames T. CarsonJudith CasselGary CharlesteinMichael ChurchillMary E. ClouesMr. and Mrs. Harold T. Commons Jr.James and Joan ConmyKatherine ConnerKate ConnollyElizabeth Dallet BurnsJanecy DalyDiana DavisTerryl A. DeckerJohn DelaneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. DennyRobert and Diana DoughertyWill DowlingL. C. DurbinSylvia EgnalPaulette EmeryCaroline Estey KingMr. and Mrs. William EwingPaul J. Fink MDBruce and Nedra FischerJohn and Nancy FischerDr. and Mrs. Alfred FishmanMelvin S. FrankRabbi Alan FuchsRobert M. and Linda D. GalbraithAnne Gallagher
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Our Supporters
The City of Philadelphia Mural
Arts Program is a public/private
partnership between the City of
Philadelphia and the Philadelphia
Mural Arts Advocates. The Mural Arts
Program receives substantial support,
financial and otherwise, from the City
of Philadelphia and its Department
of Human Services and values this
extraordinary partnership which
makes so many of its programs
and projects possible.
financial report STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITIONASSETS 2008 2007Cash and cash equivalents $1,173,520 $1,556,397Grants and program receivables,
net allowances of $150,000 and $0 for fiscal years 2008 and 2007, respectively $2,133,859 $1,827,816
Inventory $ 77,642 Prepaid insurance $ 2,191 $ 11,217Advances $ 8,878 Property and equipment, net $1,458,090 $1,010,188
Total Assets $4,854,180 $4,405,618
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 2008 2007Liabilities: Note payable $ 482,438 $ 310,786Accounts payable and accrued expense $ 250,260 $ 153,691Accrued payroll $ 83,495 $ 38,746Deferred revenue $ 33,960 $ 600Grant advances $ 7,500 $ 110,000
Total Liabilities $ 857,653 $ 613,823
Net assets: Unrestricted $1,353,965 $1,484,617Temporarily Restricted $2,642,562 $2,307,178
Total Net Assets $3,996,527 $3,791,795
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $4,854,180 $4,405,618
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITYREVENUE AND SUPPORT: UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY TOTAL Grant Income: RESTRICTED Corporate $ 5,000 $ 98,362 $ 103,362Foundation $ 98,720 $ 397,444 $ 496,164Organization $ 61,348 $ 890,270 $ 951,618
Total $ 165,068 $1,386,076 $1,551,144
Program services and revenues $ 341,771 $3,202,717 $3,544,488Contributions $ 689,171 $ 299,063 $ 988,234Investment income $ 21,360 — $ 21,360
Total $1,217,370 $4,887,856 $6,105,226
Net assets released from restrictions $4,552,472 ($4,552,472) —
Total Revenue and Support $5,769,842 $ 335,384 $6,105,226
Expenses: Program expenses $4,111,584 — $4,111,584Support services $1,788,910 — $1,788,910
Total Expenses $5,900,494 — $5,900,494Increase (decrease) in net assets ($ 130,652) $ 335,384 $ 204,732Net assets, beginning of year $1,484,617 $2,307,178 $3,791,795Net assets, end of year $1,353,965 $2,642,562 $3,996,527
programs. In addition, expenses for public engagement
amounted to $703, 210. Administrative expenses
amounted to $729,812, roughly 12% of the expense
budget, while fundraising costs totaled $295,353,
only 5% of the expense total.
• The Mural Arts Program net assets increased from
$3,791,795 in FY07 to $3,996,527 in FY08, roughly 5%.
• With the completion of renovations in FY08, and the
implementation of a formal schedule of depreciation,
the Mural Arts Program fixed assets were valued at
$1,458,090 at the end of the fiscal year.
• Growth in budget between FY07 and FY08 reflecting
program and staff expansion: While the amounts
expended on staff salaries and benefits grew dramatically
between FY07 and FY08, the percentages of salary
and benefit costs were consistent with that growth.
Fiscal year 2007–08 marked a watershed in the financial
stability of the Mural Arts Program and in its ability to build
the integrated staffing and technology systems needed
for a growing organization. While revenues continued to
climb, the renovations to the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts
Center, begun in FY07, were completed. This major
capital project created a formal gallery, conference
room, media lab, two painting studios and six office
spaces (to accommodate a total of 50 staff members).
Financial Benchmarks• The Mural Arts Program’s expenses increased by 23%
in FY08, yet the organization completed the year with
an operating surplus of $204,732.
• Use of funds: Slightly more than $2 million was spent
on mural-making and special projects, and a comparable
amount was devoted to providing art education
income $6,105,226
expenses $ 5,900,494
Raised Revenue $167,556
Community Murals $1,720,934
Other $258,196
City/Government $3,140,097
Art Education $2,088,350
Contributions $988,234
Corporate, Foundation, and Organization Grants $1,555,143
Restorative Justice $302,298
Public Engagement $703,210
Fundraising $295,353
Administrative $790,349
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