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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$284K 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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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
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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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$284K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.7 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
$1.2M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2023▲ +29%
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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
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +4%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.8M Management & general 11% · $249K Fundraising 10% · $215K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $284K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$170,841Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Exe. Dir.
$113,246Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

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…

$616Kprogram expense
03

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.

$85Kprogram expense

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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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$599K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$249K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$700K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$494K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$599K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
SavingsLn 2$544K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$700K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$379K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K$700K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$379K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$115K$115K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$300K$230K$37K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$979K$751K$121K$107K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$11K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$7K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$43K$10K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$88K$67K$8K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$128K$31K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$9K$6K$50
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$202K$187K$7K$8K
TravelLn 17$17K$14K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$25K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$14K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$201K$170K$13K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$249K$215K

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 Viewing $2.3M$2.2M$10K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.7M$414K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,250,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,597,787$1,653,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $552,845$599,453
I-10 Investment income$4,609
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,183−$7,635
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,154,815$2,250,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $99,344$114,691
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,181,266$1,374,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $459,936$750,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,740,546$2,240,430
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $414,269$9,887
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $2,250,317 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$31,500
VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,975
VIII-1e Government grants$494,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,042,415
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,653,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $599,453$599,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,609$4,609
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$7,880
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $245$245
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $599,453 · Excluded from tax $4,854$2,250,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,240,430 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $114,691$114,691
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $229,907 · Management $36,968 · Fundraising $32,901$299,776
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $750,771 · Management $120,722 · Fundraising $107,439$978,932
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,667 · Management $2,559 · Fundraising $4,009$17,235
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,772 · Management $5,150 · Fundraising $2,683$14,605
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,877 · Management $10,038 · Fundraising $11,293$64,208
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $67,180 · Management $7,773 · Fundraising $13,152$88,105
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,451 · Management $30,656 · Fundraising $9,405$168,512
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,254 · Management $5,570 · Fundraising $50$14,874
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $186,764 · Management $7,487 · Fundraising $7,764$202,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,760 · Management $1,689 · Fundraising $1,816$17,265
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,183 · Management $3,530 · Fundraising $3,365$32,078
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,544 · Management $2,034 · Fundraising $1,939$17,517
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,888 · Management $13,433 · Fundraising $18,083$201,404
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,787 · Management $1,330 · Fundraising $1,096$9,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,776,496 · Management $248,939 · Fundraising $214,995$2,240,430
Part X · Balance sheet $3,629,776 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $692,815$155,513
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$544,169
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $306,927$139,112
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $227,546$15,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,395$378,647
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,193,004$1,286,705
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1,110,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,425,687$3,629,776
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,461$57,608
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,021$40,486
X-25 Other liabilities$1,110,038
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,482$1,208,132
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $786,208$854,871
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,538,997$1,566,773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,325,205$2,421,644
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,425,687$3,629,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,421,644 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,250,317
XI-2 Total expenses$2,240,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,325,205
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$86,552
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,421,644

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