To enrich lives through the Arts and create a community where art unites people from all walks of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $457K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$785K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$571K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$785K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$640K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$785K
Expenses
$571K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$571K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$892K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1971.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $464K Management & general 14% · $81K Fundraising 5% · $26K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$67,165Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandria Arpajian’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 62nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexandra Arpajian—$87,273$70,832$28,333——
Alexandria Arpajian$67,165—————
Debbie Lumpkins————$59,015$58,721

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports local arts groups and offers free concerts, festivals, and educational programs.

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3 programs · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Arts Program

These programs are not sponsored by an affiliate. Arts are provided to the community through the following programs: day in the park, arts splash (free concert series), youth initiatives, and john coltrane jazz workshop.

$243Kprogram expense
02

United Arts Funds

The high point arts council receives grants and revenue which it disburses to various affiliate groups. These affiliates are high point ballet, high point community theatre, gant school of music and jazz, and theater art gallery.

$108Kprogram expense
03

The high point arts council has hosted an annual day in the park arts festival at the high point city lake park in jamestown, NC, each year in september for five decades. Day in the park is one of the longest-running arts festivals in the triad region.

$23Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $245K · 2019–2024
Theatre Art Galleries INCNC · FY2024$8,510
Gant School of Music & JazzNC · FY2024$8,310
High Point BalletNC · FY2024$7,796
High Point BalletNC · FY2023$11,500
High Point BalletNC · FY2022$24,000
High Point BalletNC · FY2021$24,000
Hp Community ConcertsFY2021$5,000
High Point BalletNC · FY2020$18,000
Hp Community ConcertsFY2020$3,500
High Point BalletNC · FY2019$24,000
Hp Community ConcertsFY2019$3,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$785K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$571K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$430K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Government grantsLn 1e$128K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$860
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$785K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$430K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K$430K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$949K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$141K$33K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$658$474$112$72
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$1K$934
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$214$135
OccupancyLn 16$38K$36K$864$560
TravelLn 17$111$69$42
InterestLn 20$7K$4K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$40K$955$618
InsuranceLn 23$27K$26K$630$406
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$118K$821$549
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$26K$2K$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$571K$464K$81K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $785K$571K$214K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $858K$435K$423K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $623K$489K$134K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $588K$451K$137K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $384K$409K−$25K$892K 990 PDF
FY2020 $640K$391K$249K$928K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $784,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $731,650$682,198
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,927$30,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,566$860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,357$71,001
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $858,500$784,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,625$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $206,410$216,325
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$314,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,035$570,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $613,465$214,048
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $784,688 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$44,189
VIII-1e Government grants$127,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$510,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$682,198
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,629$30,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $860$860
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $74,395$74,395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,394−$3,394
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $105,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,534$784,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $570,640 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,783 · Management $33,241 · Fundraising $21,509$195,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $474 · Management $112 · Fundraising $72$658
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,114 · Management $1,443 · Fundraising $934$8,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,383 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $1,281$11,643
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,135$29,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,215$8,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,832 · Management $214 · Fundraising $135$9,181
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,145 · Management $864 · Fundraising $560$37,569
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69 · Management $42$111
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,319 · Management $2,647$6,966
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,943 · Management $955 · Fundraising $618$41,516
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,201 · Management $630 · Fundraising $406$27,237
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,249 · Management $821 · Fundraising $549$119,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,015 · Management $1,657 · Fundraising $94$27,766
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $463,742 · Management $80,740 · Fundraising $26,158$570,640
Part X · Balance sheet $1,593,114 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $364,889$423,125
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,725$6,917
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,363$7,899
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,953$3,434
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $949,250$1,151,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,593,981$1,593,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,464$29,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,946$29,623
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,194,249$1,379,859
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $386,786$183,632
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,581,035$1,563,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,593,981$1,593,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,563,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$784,688
XI-2 Total expenses$570,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$214,048
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,581,035
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$231,592
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,563,491

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