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Showcases local artists' work in public spaces and helps them succeed. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $239K in revenue, $125K in expenses, and $180K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Charlotte, NC
Website
artpopstreetgallery.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$239KFY2020
Expenses
$125K
Net assets
$180K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-3269773 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Showcases local artists' work in public spaces and helps them succeed.
Leadership
Wendy Hickey · Executive Director · $75K
Money in and out
$239K revenue, $125K expenses
Bottom line
50% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$239K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$125K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $115K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.50 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.32
Program efficiency
50%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
18.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
Expenses
$125K
FY2020
Total assets
$193K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2020
Total revenue
$239K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$125K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$115K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$193K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B50%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $56K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Programs in the Charlotte Area include several Inspiration projects These programs include the Charcuterie cutting board and Salesforce mural projects The annual artist contest, Charlotte Tree Project, Crescent Community project Revenues for these projects comes from a variety of individual contributions streams.

$41Kprogram expense
02

Columbus OH-Promoted 6 artisits through open calls. Displayed their works on Billboards,Transits, Buses and digital boards Unable to promote through POP UP events due to COVID

$8Kprogram expense
03

Atlanta

Promoted 30 artisits throug open calls. Displayed their works on Billboards, Transits, buses and digitsl boards Unable to promote through POP UP events due to COVID

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CArtpop
EINHdr · item D47-3269773
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jartpopstreetgallery.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,800Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Hickey’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Wendy Hickey$102,400$74,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$188K · 78%
Contributions & grants$51K · 22%
Program service revenue78%$188K
Contributions & grants22%$51K
Total revenueLn 12$239K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.50 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.32
Program services50%$62K
Management & general17%$22K
Fundraising32%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$125K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$187K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$180K
Months of cash on handcomputed18.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $187K · Operating expenses/yr $125K
18.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $62K · Total expenses $125K
50%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $125K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $125K
32%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $40K · Solicited contributions $51K
$0.79 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $51K · Total revenue $239K
22%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $239K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $188K · Total revenue $239K
78%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $239K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $188K · Total expenses $125K
151%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $239K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $180K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $239K · Expenses $125K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $193K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $180K · Total assets $193K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $193K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Wendy Hickey · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $125K
60%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $76K · Total expenses $125K
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 50%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 79%
Legal fee ratio 0.04%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$106K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$594K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$499K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$239K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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