Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990.
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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
Develops equitable opportunities for aspiring classical musicians from underrepresented ethnicities.
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National Pathways Festival and Convening
The equity arc national pathways festival and convening brought 40 precollege fellows from 11 pathways programs across the country to cincinnati for a multiday musical experience that included mock auditions with collegiate faculty, rehearsals led by aik khai pung and kevin john edusei, and a culminating side-by-side performance of brian…
Member Services
Increasing and improving the services provided to members was a strategic priority for this past season. Key projects included launching a virtual event series for members, refining our organizational identity, and investing in a robust website to create more online resources and engagement opportunities for members.
National Collective for Musical Pathways
In fall of 2022, equity arc launched the national collective for musical pathways, an alliance of rigorous precollege music training programs committed to removing barriers and accelerating the progress of bipoc musicians. This was a culmination of roundtable conversations at the 2022 youth in music festival and summit in chicago.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $117K | $461K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $119K | $463K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $9K | $1K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $111K | $462K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $155K | $155K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $8K | $2K | $6K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $20K | $8K | $11K | $2K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $681 | $681 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $292 | $3K | $287 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $35K | $31K | $4K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $13K | $6K | $2K | $5K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $22K | $22K | $75 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $15K | $15K | $750 | $42 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $1K | $713 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $296K | $86K | $203K | $7K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $1.8M | $1.1M | $755K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.0M | $526K | $518K | $980K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $647K | $296K | $352K | $462K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $215K | $128K | $87K | $111K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $647,423 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $647,423 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,711 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $463,394 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $462,282 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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