Arts Together INC

Tax-deductible

Raleigh, NC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 58-1514416Revenue $982K in FY2025

On file with the IRS114 Saint Marys St, 27605-1809 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Nov 1983School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Providing and nurturing community art, dance, and drama classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 81 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $71K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$508K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$982K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$945K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$982K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$909K
FY2023$944K
FY2024$899K
FY2025$982K
Expenses
$945K
FY2025-0.08%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$814K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$892K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$945K
FY2025$945K
Net assets
$16K
FY2025▲ +177%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$25K
FY2024−$21K
FY2025$16K

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

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1983.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $798K Management & general 14% · $128K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $92K 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
$92,213Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cherrelyn Napue’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 84th 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cherrelyn Napue$92,213$80,818$80,035$75,585$41,329

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers and supports community art, dance, and drama classes.

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1 program · $798K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Founded in 1983, arts together provides quality arts programming that embraces diversity and cultivates creativity and community. Arts together is the only raleigh non - profit with a year-roun arts education program encompassing visual art, dance, drama, and multi-arts classes for students age three to adult

$798Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$982K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$670K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$945K
Ln 25
Programscol B$798K
Managementcol C$128K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Government grantsLn 1e$192K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$894
Fees for servicesLn 2g$670K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$982K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$256K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$199K
Total assetsLn 16$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$160K$256K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$524K
LiabilitiesLn 26$354K$508K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$569K$478K$80K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$25K$4K$602
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$35K$6K$830
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$37K$6K$888
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$15K$2K$350
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$25K$4K$596
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$277$40
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$978$140
OccupancyLn 16$92K$77K$13K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$738$105
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$526$75
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$1K$209
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$1K$180
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$65K$6K$851
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$1K$252
Total functional expensesLn 25$945K$798K$128K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $982K$945K$38K$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $899K$945K−$46K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $944K$1.0M−$69K$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $909K$892K$18K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $544K$590K−$46K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $826K$814K$12K$76K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $982,070 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $246,345$303,581
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $641,965$670,246
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $991$2,593
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,012$5,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $899,313$982,070
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $649,635$640,750
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $295,613$303,778
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $945,248$944,528
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,935$37,542
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $982,070 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$192,451
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,130
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $670,246$670,246
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,593$2,593
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,650$5,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $675,896 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,593$982,070
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $944,528 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $478,083 · Management $79,680 · Fundraising $11,383$569,146
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,298 · Management $4,216 · Fundraising $602$30,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,850 · Management $5,808 · Fundraising $830$41,488
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,300 · Management $6,218 · Fundraising $888$44,406
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,693 · Management $2,448 · Fundraising $350$17,491
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,029 · Management $4,171 · Fundraising $596$29,796
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,662 · Management $277 · Fundraising $40$1,979
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,867 · Management $978 · Fundraising $140$6,985
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,414 · Management $12,902 · Fundraising $1,843$92,159
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,428 · Management $738 · Fundraising $105$5,271
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,158 · Management $526 · Fundraising $75$3,759
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,759 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $209$10,428
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,578 · Management $1,263 · Fundraising $180$9,021
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,276 · Management $5,949 · Fundraising $851$72,076
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,704 · Management $1,451 · Fundraising $252$10,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $798,099 · Management $128,085 · Fundraising $18,344$944,528
Part X · Balance sheet $524,117 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,994$256,120
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,469$15,254
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,638$14,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,810$38,883
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $63,064$199,415
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $332,975$524,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,437$44,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $129,744$130,723
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $60,564$197,955
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $354,236$507,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$21,261$16,281
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$21,261$16,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $332,975$524,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$982,070
XI-2 Total expenses$944,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$21,261
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,281

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