The mission of RISE Chattanooga is to provide an array of cultural arts programming to create new opportunities for creative experimentation and community empowerment in Chattanooga.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $336K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
Spent
$308K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$916K
FY2025$426K
Expenses
$308K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$502K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$96K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$758K
FY2025$747K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $122K Management & general 60% · $186K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes music through performances and education in the Chattanooga region.

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2 programs · $122K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Levitt Concert Series

a 10 week free concert series produced by Jazzanooga with grants from the Levitt Foundation [$25,000], Chattanooga's Lyndhurst Foundation [$80,000]

$87Kprogram expense
02

Special Projects

include Cultural Preservation, Hub Incubator, Keys for Life, Youth Music Academy

$35Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$186K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$153K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$0$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$21K$659$0
Office expensesLn 13$107K$0$107K$0
Information technologyLn 14$224$0$224$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$0$21K$0
TravelLn 17$15K$13K$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$5K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$88K$34K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$122K$186K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $426K$437K−$10K$747K 990 PDF
FY2024 $916K$502K$415K$758K 990 PDF
FY2023 $286K$291K−$5K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $529K$665K−$136K$348K 990 PDF
FY2021 $618K$230K$388K$484K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $251K$308K−$57K$96K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $251,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $361,867$251,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $361,867$251,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,772$308,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,772$308,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,095−$57,077
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,268 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$27,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,868
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,268
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,345 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,052 · Fundraising $0$3,052
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $9,185 · Fundraising $0$9,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,493 · Management $659 · Fundraising $0$22,152
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $107,207 · Fundraising $0$107,207
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $224 · Fundraising $0$224
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $21,005 · Fundraising $0$21,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,160 · Management $1,507 · Fundraising $0$14,667
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $4,648 · Fundraising $0$4,648
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,992 · Fundraising $0$2,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,963$1,963
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,625 · Management $33,625 · Fundraising $0$121,250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,278 · Management $186,067 · Fundraising $0$308,345
Part X · Balance sheet $95,899 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,190$87,105
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,786$8,794
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,976$95,899
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,976$95,899
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,976$95,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,976$95,899
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,268
XI-2 Total expenses$308,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,976
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,899

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