Fly on a Wall Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Performance, Education, and Community Outreach
- Income
- $95,512
- Spending
- $101,505
- Reserves
- 3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Highest pay
- $13,992, development w2
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $22,957 spent. Open Bounce - Partnership with Restoration Atlanta (RATL). Education/Opportunity Focus. Open Bounce partners with local organizations that provide services to families who have previously experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness. Fly on a Wall visits the organizations once a week and facilitates an educational dance class to help children stay active while also developing key characteristics that will help them find success in their growth, such as character building, leadership, and communication. Fly on a Wall is partnering with Restoration Atlanta (RATL). Restoration Atlanta serves under-resourced families, primarily women and children transitioning out of homelessness. RATL carries out services in partnership with residential housing programs designed to move women & children out of homelessness. RATL serves Solomon's Temple and Atlanta Mission, My Sister's House. Approximately 40-60 kids receive dance classes, and arts and crafts classes a year.
- $14,715 spent. Floor Story - is a program designed to give young artists the tools and resources to help develop their unique voices and share their stories, with a focus on prioritizing the stories of those less commonly heard from in the cultural narrative of the United States. Participants will be encouraged to expand their view of the creative process through research, writing, conversation with peers, and individual mentorship. Those selected will have opportunities to learn from artists working in mediums such as dance, poetry, costuming, music/sound installation, film, etc.
- $5,000 spent. Excuse the Art - Community Focus and Professional Development - 5th year of the program. Production and Performance series curated by an independent panel. Six local artists are selected and given resources to produce a work in progress to be presented to the Atlanta dance community. Performances take place over a weekend with approximately 160 audience members attending. Participants of ETA will be offered free studio time at the Fly on a Wall Studio to develop their work and opportunities to engage in peer discourse.
- $2,500 spent. Fellowship - The Fly on a Wall Fellowship was established with a desire to broaden the perspective of the organization, while providing professional development to career artists. Though run by six artists, The FOAW platform exists outside of these members and is built as a support system that is informed by those who nurture it. By inviting fellows to participate in the platform, we hope to evolve and grow through the exchange of ideas, skills and experiences.
- $1,500 spent. Low/No Cost Studio Rentals - Through resource sharing and in-kind administrative work, the Fly on a Wall team has created a cost model designed to help the performance artists of the Metro Atlanta Area. It is the organization's hope that this resource sharing will help propel live performers in Atlanta forward.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 6, 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 February 2016.
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 November 4, 2026.
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