Artsplus
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ARTS+ TEACHES MUSIC AND ART TO STUDENTS OF ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SCHOLARSHIP AND FREE OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO HONOR ITS FOUNDING MISSION TO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY ARTS INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE TO ALL.
- Income
- $4.7 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 70
- Highest pay
- $187,479, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 40% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $1.4 million spent. Music and Art Instruction: Music offerings for students of all ages include private lessons, ensembles, group Suzuki, group classes, workshops, master classes, and the Charlotte Youth Choir. Music education programs are focused on artistic excellence in order to foster the personal, intellectual, and social growth of children. Visual art offerings for students of all ages include workshops, and classes in a variety of medium including drawing, painting, and comic book drawing. Instructors for music and art teach at more than a dozen locations throughout Mecklenburg County and virtually. Need-based financial aid is available to students who qualify, in addition to merit-based scholarships.
- $501,830 spent. 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 programs in neighborhoods of need, Studio 345 which is a youth development program that utilizes digital media arts and Preschool Outreach Programs, which provided literacy-based education to preschoolers and their caregivers through visual art education.
- $109,093 spent. 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. Partnering organizations seek their own funding to have Arts+ come in and deliver art and music education to their constituents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 June 1972.
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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