Artpop FY2024 filing

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Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 2015Arts & CultureEIN 47-3269773Revenue $464K in FY2024

On file with the IRSartpopstreetgallery.com113 Freeland Ln, 28217-1617 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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ArtPop is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that Connects People and Builds vibrant communities. It Amplifies the regions creative spirit by transforming everyday places into creative and immersive experiences

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $106K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$464K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$589K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$464K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$410K
Expenses
$589K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$429K
Net assets
$176K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$158K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $395K Management & general 10% · $58K Fundraising 23% · $136K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2216 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

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1 program · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs in the Greater 13 County Charlotte NC region include several Inspiration projects These programs include Window Murals and Painted Murals. JLL, Lowes Tech Hub, Third & Urban, LendingTree Foundation Support, and Annual Cities Program - juried art program for 20 artists.

$395Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$106K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$464K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$589K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$464K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K$178K
Total assetsLn 16$304K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$37K$10K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$76K$26K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$875$300$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$2K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$9K$3K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$733$0$733$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$0$9K$0
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$176$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$144K$1K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$118K$118K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$589K$395K$58K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $410K$429K−$18K$158K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $464K$589K−$125K$176K 990 PDF
FY2023 $594K$524K$70K$300K 990 PDF
FY2022 $499K$489K$11K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$330K$60K$240K 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$125K$115K$180K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $464,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $343,634$248,748
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,971$213,097
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,157$2,652
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,119$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,881$464,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $250,257$264,063
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,744$325,293
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $524,001$589,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,880−$124,859
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $464,497 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,255
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$163,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$248,748
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$213,097
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $215,749 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$464,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $589,356 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,140 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $60,000$107,140
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,395 · Management $25,510 · Fundraising $25,510$127,415
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $875 · Management $300 · Fundraising $1,600$2,775
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,380 · Management $2,380 · Fundraising $2,380$7,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,710 · Management $3,234 · Fundraising $7,649$19,593
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,425 · Fundraising $0$3,425
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $733 · Fundraising $0$733
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,000 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $1,901$6,901
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $9,327 · Fundraising $0$9,327
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,500 · Management $176 · Fundraising $2,000$4,676
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,308 · Fundraising $0$1,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,420 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $35,080$180,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $118,423 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$118,423
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,843 · Management $58,393 · Fundraising $136,120$589,356
Part X · Balance sheet $178,697 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $304,877$23,890
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$154,557
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$1,100$250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $303,777$178,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,327$2,604
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,327$2,604
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,450$176,093
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $303,777$178,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,093 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$464,497
XI-2 Total expenses$589,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$124,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,450
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,093

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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