Arts Angle Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Arts Angle prepares Louisville-area youth from diverse backgrounds for success by providing access to the arts and empowering them to use their voices to create arts journalism that engages the community. This happens in free after-school programs where high school-aged participants learn about arts culture and civic life by interviewing researching writing editing and publishing original stories.
- Income
- $21,732
- Spending
- $23,416
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- 23.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $5,000, execuitve director
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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 (4)
- $9,555 spent. Workshops: Arts Angle conducted workshops spanning several weeks for high school students. The sessions included discussions on art and theater history attending arts events and writing about them. Participants received mentorship for editing and polishing their pieces which were then published on the Arts Angle website and in Louisville publications. The workshops covered touring productions of & Juliet and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Additionally the organization held the HeARTStories workshop at Louisvilles Home of the Innocents providing photography instruction and guided writing for young female residents. The program included outings to theater and orchestra performances a parade gallery demonstrations and interviews with artists. Participants documented their experiences through photography and writing.
- $3,258 spent. Publishing: Arts Angle showcased the photography and writing of Home of the Innocence HeARTStories workshop participants in a 28-page publication. The organization also produced large prints of selected photos displayed at Louisvilles Home of the Innocence for a month before inclusion in a public exhibit during the Louisville Photo Biennial at Jefferson Community Technical Colleges Krantz Art Gallery.
- $1,282 spent. Alumni: Arts Angle launched its Young Adult Leadership Council and held two events to strengthen connections among Arts Angles alumni and programs. These events brought together alumni who had never met but had attended various colleges and held interesting internships and jobs. The gatherings included updates on Arts Angle activities games bowling conversations and visits to art spaces. One visit was to Hadley Pottery to learn about the artist who founded the company and the production process.
- $1,053 spent. Program-related supplies.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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