Redux Contemporary Art Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
REDUX CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND THE CULTIVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS, AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE FOR VISUAL ARTISTS, MEANINGFUL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES.
- Income
- $678,314
- Spending
- $598,970
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 69%
- Employees
- 6
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $196,733 spent. STUDIOS: REDUX IS HOME TO CHARLESTON'S MOST CREATIVE ARTISTS. EACH ARTIST AT REDUX CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING A PERSONAL ARTISTIC VISION. REDUX'S EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS SERVE AS A RESOURCE WHERE STUDIO ARTISTS ARE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO VISITING ARTISTS, ARTIST LECTURES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY CREATED WITH FELLOW STUDIO ARTISTS. THE REDUX STUDIO PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ARTIST STUDIOS. IN ADDITION TO THE PRIVATE ARTISTS STUDIOS, REDUX ALSO OFFERS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DARKROOM AND PRINT STUDIO FACILITIES. THE PRINTMAKING STUDIO AT REDUX OFFERS SPACE FOR SCREEN PRINTING, INTAGLIO, DRYPOINT, MONOTYPES AND LETTERPRESS. THE DARKRROM PROVIDES 4 ENLARGERS AND AMPLE SPACE TO USE A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, PRE-MIXED CHEMSITRY, AND SMALL STORAGE SPACE FOR RENTERS. STUDIOS: REDUX IS HOME TO CHARLESTON'S MOST CREATIVE ARTISTS. EACH ARTIST AT REDUX CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING A PERSONAL ARTISTIC VISION. REDUX'S EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS SERVE AS A RESOURCE WHERE STUDIO ARTISTS ARE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO VISITING ARTISTS, ARTIST LECTURES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY CREATED WITH FELLOW STUDIO ARTISTS. THE REDUX STUDIO PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ARTIST STUDIOS. IN ADDITION TO THE PRIVATE ARTISTS STUDIOS, REDUX ALSO OFFERS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DARKROOM AND PRINT STUDIO FACILITIES. THE PRINTMAKING STUDIO AT REDUX OFFERS SPACE FOR SCREEN PRINTING, INTAGLIO, DRYPOINT, MONOTYPES AND LETTERPRESS. THE DARKRROM PROVIDES 4 ENLARGERS AND AMPLE SPACE TO USE A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, PRE-MIXED CHEMSITRY, AND SMALL STORAGE SPACE FOR RENTERS.
- $80,533 spent. EDUCATION/OUTREACH: INTEGRAL TO REDUX'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES IN ART THROUGH BOTH AN ACADEMIC AND HANDS ON APPROACH. REDUX OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TO THE PUBLIC FOR BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS. OVER 100 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR COVERING A VARIETY OF TOPICS BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL. WE HAVE A CLASS FOR EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU ARE A BEGINNER OR MORE ADVANCED ARTIST LOOKING TO BROADEN AND ENHANCE YOUR TALENTS. OUR CLASSES ARE AFFORDABLE, FUN, CHALLENGING, AND TAUGHT BY TALENTED LOCAL QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. COURSES INCLUDE PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, ART HISTORY, AND MUCH MORE. ALL COURSES ARE TIMED TO FIT THE SCHEDULES OF WORKING PEOPLE AND ARE TAUGHT BY WORKING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THROUGH OUR CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND STUDIO SPACE, WE PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO BRING YOUR CREATIVITY AND PASSION TO LIFE. REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTRODUCE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS TO THE ARTS. BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WE CAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR IMPACT. BY SUPPORTING REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND SELF THROUGH VISUAL AND CREATIVE ARTS. BY DEVELOPING SKILLS, CREATING, AND TALKING WITH THEIR PEERS AND OUR TEACHING ARTISTS, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-ASSURANCE AND INTEGRATE LANGUAGE INTO THEIR ART. EDUCATION/OUTREACH: INTEGRAL TO REDUX'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES IN ART THROUGH BOTH AN ACADEMIC AND HANDS ON APPROACH. REDUX OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TO THE PUBLIC FOR BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS. OVER 100 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR COVERING A VARIETY OF TOPICS BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL. WE HAVE A CLASS FOR EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU ARE A BEGINNER OR MORE ADVANCED ARTIST LOOKING TO BROADEN AND ENHANCE YOUR TALENTS. OUR CLASSES ARE AFFORDABLE, FUN, CHALLENGING, AND TAUGHT BY TALENTED LOCAL QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. COURSES INCLUDE PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, ART HISTORY, AND MUCH MORE. ALL COURSES ARE TIMED TO FIT THE SCHEDULES OF WORKING PEOPLE AND ARE TAUGHT BY WORKING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THROUGH OUR CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND STUDIO SPACE, WE PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO BRING YOUR CREATIVITY AND PASSION TO LIFE. REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTRODUCE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS TO THE ARTS. BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WE CAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR IMPACT. BY SUPPORTING REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND SELF THROUGH VISUAL AND CREATIVE ARTS. BY DEVELOPING SKILLS, CREATING, AND TALKING WITH THEIR PEERS AND OUR TEACHING ARTISTS, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-ASSURANCE AND INTEGRATE LANGUAGE INTO THEIR ART.
- $13,562 spent. EXHIBITIONS: REDUX IS THE PREMIER CONTEMPORARY ART VENUE IN SOUTH CAROLINA OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING TO ESTABLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIVE TO SIX-WEEK LONG EXHIBITIONS IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION SPACE LOCATED IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. EIGHT EXHIBITIONS ARE HOSTED ANNUALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN A BROAD RANGE OF ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK AND IDEAS OF EMERGING ARTISTS BASED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH UNIQUE AND ENGAGING FORMATS, AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, REDUX CONNECTS AND PROMOTES EMERGING, VISUAL ARTISTS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICES AND CAREERS, WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ART TO GROWING AUDIENCES. EXHIBITIONS: REDUX IS THE PREMIER CONTEMPORARY ART VENUE IN SOUTH CAROLINA OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING TO ESTABLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIVE TO SIX-WEEK LONG EXHIBITIONS IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION SPACE LOCATED IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. EIGHT EXHIBITIONS ARE HOSTED ANNUALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN A BROAD RANGE OF ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK AND IDEAS OF EMERGING ARTISTS BASED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH UNIQUE AND ENGAGING FORMATS, AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, REDUX CONNECTS AND PROMOTES EMERGING, VISUAL ARTISTS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICES AND CAREERS, WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ART TO GROWING AUDIENCES.
- $113,937 spent. THE ANNUAL REDUX AUCTION IS THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY, ANNUAL FUNDRASING EVENT, WHICH PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION PROGRAM, OUR ROBUST EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND ALLOWS US TO DIRECTLY SUPPPORT EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS' IDEAS AND WORK.
- THE ANNUAL REDUX AUCTION IS THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY, ANNUAL FUNDRASING EVENT, WHICH PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION PROGRAM, OUR ROBUST EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND ALLOWS US TO DIRECTLY SUPPPORT EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS' IDEAS AND WORK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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