Gaston Arts Council

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 2 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 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $10K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$13K
-91% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -91% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$196K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$202K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$196K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$347K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$196K
Expenses
$202K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$317K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$202K
Net assets
$26K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$42K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$26K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1981.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $158K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $43K 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
Arts Administrator
$43,228Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Jessica Tillman$43,228$39,450—
Kim George—$4,974$42,000

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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Distributes funds to support arts agencies and projects in Gaston County.

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1 program · $182K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In fy 2023 2024 the gaston arts council administered and distributed usd 181857 in grant funding to strengthen the local arts ecosystem and support equitable access to the arts across gaston county. This funding was distributed through the grassroots arts program grant (gap) a partnership with the NC arts council.

$182Kprogram 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
See all 5 funders →
Grants paid · 20 grants · $360K · 2020–2023
Gaston County Museum of Art & HistoryFY2023$35,000
Gaston Dance INCNC · FY2023$17,487
Help Carolina INCNC · FY2023$13,850
Gaston County Parks & RecFY2023$5,769
Gaston Dance INCNC · FY2020$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$35,725
Juan Logan LLCFY2020$12,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$9,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$196K
Other income$196K
Money out
$202K
Programs$158K
Owns and owes
$26K
net assets
Total assets$14K
Liabilities−$13K
People
5
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$196K
Total revenue$196K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$14K
Liabilities−$13K
Net assets$26K
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers3
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 24, 2026 $196K$202K−$6K$26K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2026 $277K$268K$9K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2023 $215K$223K−$8K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $347K$317K$30K$42K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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