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Artsplus FY2021 filing

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Charlotte, NC501(c)(3) EIN 59-1356847Revenue $2.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSartsplus.orgPo Box 32757, 28232-2757 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since Jun 1972School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Transforming lives and inspiring community through outstanding and accessible arts education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $849K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$270K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$8.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jun 1972.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $171K Fundraising 13% · $205K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Devlin McNeil
President & CEO
$154,950Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Mills
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Wheeler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne McPhail
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ari Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Page
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Devlin McNeil$181,671$178,552$170,841$162,138$154,950
Stephanie Stenglein$122,638$118,192$113,246$107,644—

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

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Music and Art Instruction

Music offerings for students of all ages include private lessons, ensembles, group suzuki, group classes, master classes, and the charlotte children's choir. Music education programs are focused on artistic excellence in order to foster the personal, intellectual, and social growth of children.

$909Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camps

Summer CAMPS/FEE for service. Arts+ offers high quality summer camp programming from preschool to high school students, including band, STRING/ORCHESTRA, suzuki violin, and visual art camps. Arts+ partners with other organizations for a broader reach into the community through fee for service programs.

$266Kprogram expense
03

Outreach Programs

Art+'s outreach programs consist of a variety of music, choir and art education programs in at-risk communities and schools, at no cost to the participants. Programs include project harmony, which is an el sistema based after school orchestra program, artsreach, which partners with community organizations to provide visual art and music…

$47Kprogram 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
Foundation for the CarolinasFY2024$426K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$338K
Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg INCFY2024$122K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$66K
Womens Impact FundFY2024$61K
Fred and Nancy Brumley FdnFY2024$50K
Greater Charlotte Cultural TrustFY2024$43K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$1.2M
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $517K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$104,575
Unitemized GrantFY2023$111,167
Unitemized GrantFY2022$114,691
Unitemized GrantFY2021$99,344
Unitemized GrantFY2020$86,897

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$299K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$205K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$923K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$438K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$299K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$923K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$923K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$837K$923K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$982K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K$270K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$87K$87K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$117K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$774K$571K$102K$101K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$15K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$37K$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$62K$8K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$105K$13K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$2K$133$8K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$40K$540$644
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$554$497
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$53$63
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$954$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$174K$143K$12K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$15K$823$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.2M$171K$205K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.7M$2.9M$1.9M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$2.6M$1.6M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.2M$10K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.7M$414K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.0M$1.6M$355K$2.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,953,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,230,951$1,225,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $632,927$427,071
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,061$298,812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $844$2,034
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,893,783$1,953,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,876$86,897
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,144,393$1,007,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $552,335$503,335
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,797,604$1,597,965
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,179$355,152
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,953,117 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$118,475
VIII-1e Government grants$438,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$668,382
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,225,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $427,071$427,071
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $305,164$305,164
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,352−$6,352
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,034$2,034
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $300,846$1,953,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,597,965 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $86,897$86,897
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,259 · Management $20,954 · Fundraising $20,677$158,890
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $571,303 · Management $102,090 · Fundraising $100,741$774,134
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,141 · Management $3,245 · Fundraising $3,313$21,699
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,990 · Management $7,926 · Fundraising $8,094$53,010
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $62,249 · Management $7,958 · Fundraising $14,216$84,423
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,209 · Management $13,450 · Fundraising $24,027$142,686
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,990 · Management $133 · Fundraising $8,338$10,461
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,334 · Management $540 · Fundraising $644$41,518
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,365 · Management $554 · Fundraising $497$10,416
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,574$1,574
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,609 · Management $53 · Fundraising $63$6,725
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,757 · Management $954 · Fundraising $2,297$11,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,352 · Management $12,336 · Fundraising $18,255$173,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,436 · Management $823 · Fundraising $4,322$20,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,221,465 · Management $171,016 · Fundraising $205,484$1,597,965
Part X · Balance sheet $2,312,393 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $836,549$923,200
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $108,991$8,900
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,772$65,695
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,209$23,526
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,055$9,013
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $981,567$1,282,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,994,143$2,312,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,056$76,393
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,770$35,531
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $207,800$157,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $306,626$269,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,945$426,473
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,445,572$1,616,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,687,517$2,042,669
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,994,143$2,312,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,042,669 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,953,117
XI-2 Total expenses$1,597,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,152
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,687,517
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,042,669

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