Orange County Arts Alliance

Tax-deductible

Hillsborough, NC501(c)(3)Since 2019Arts & CultureEIN 86-1597342

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The mission of the Orange County Arts Alliance is to expand the capacity of the Orange County Arts Commission, as together, they create, develop, and grow the arts of Orange County, North Carolina.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$285K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$285K
FY2024▲ +32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$77K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$216K
FY2024$285K
Expenses
$277K
FY2024▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$131K
FY2024$221K
FY2024$277K
Net assets
$101K
FY2024▲ +140%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$44K
FY2023$125K
FY2024$42K
FY2024$101K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $196K Management & general 5% · $15K Fundraising 24% · $66K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Grows and develops the arts in Orange County, North Carolina.

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3 program services account for $196K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Arts Alliance continued its third full year of programming the Eno Arts Mill. Revenues reflect income from classes, events, and gallery sales; expenses reflect payments to teaching artists, gallery payments to artists for work sold, and volunteer expenses.

$160Kprogram expense
02

The Arts Alliance contributed $25,326 to support the operations of the Orange County Arts Commission, their partner agency and a unit of Orange County government, through a staffing support grant to support the salary of the Grants and Operations Manager for FY24.

$25Kprogram expense
03

The Arts Alliance collected revenue and paid expenses in FY24 associated with the 2nd Uproar Festival of Public Art, a free, accessible, and interactive event which took place in August of 2025.

$11Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $94K · 2022–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$25,006
Individual RecipientFY2023$25,326
Individual RecipientFY2022$24,206
Individual RecipientFY2022$19,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$285K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$141K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$141K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Total revenueLn 12$285K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$42K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$80$80
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$124K$974
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$1K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$196K$15K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $216K$221K−$4K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $212K$131K$81K$125K 990 PDF
FY2022 $77K$44K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $284,548 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,088
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$141,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,460$143,460
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$284,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,217 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,006$25,006
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,796$5,796
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,762$46,762
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $80$80
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,031$7,031
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,043 · Management $974$125,017
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,320 · Fundraising $66,205$67,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,811 · Management $15,201 · Fundraising $66,205$277,217
Part X · Balance sheet $150,992 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,884$141,844
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,170$9,148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,054$150,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,780$50,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,095$50,406
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,895$26,413
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,064$74,173
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,959$100,586
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,054$150,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,586 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$284,548
XI-2 Total expenses$277,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,959
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$51,296
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,586

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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