Charlotte Soul Fest Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charlotte Soul Fest Inc.s primary exempt purpose is to empower the Charlotte community by providing free accessible arts and cultural programming that celebrates Black artistic expression while using the arts as a bridge to connect residents to essential health housing and economic mobility resources. In the prior year the organization fulfilled this mission by producing Charlotte Soul Fest 2025 a free large-scale cultural festival featuring live music dance spoken word and visual arts; hosting the Soul Expressions Art Walk & Fair; facilitating cultural workshops; providing onsite health screenings and mammograms; supporting hunger relief and affordable housing outreach; and creating economic opportunities for local artists and small businesses. These program activities fostered cultural pride community wellness and upward mobility in alignment with the organizations tax-exempt purpose.
- Income
- $93,016
- Spending
- $76,254
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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
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 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 (1)
- $76,254 spent. Charlotte Soul Fest 2025 Annual Arts & Community Impact Festival Primary Program ServiceProgram Description:Charlotte Soul Fest 2025 represented the organizations primary program service and largest program expense during the prior year. It was a one-day free multidisciplinary arts and community impact festival presented at First Ward Park in Uptown Charlotte. The festival integrated live music dance spoken word and visual arts programming with health housing and community resource services to fulfill the organizations tax-exempt mission.Persons Benefited:Approximately 4,200 community members including more than 1,000 children and families.Services Provided and Accomplishments:Presented 10 live music performances 7 cultural dance workshops and 10 visual artists celebrating the African DiasporaFeatured two spoken word poetry performances and the Soul Expressions Art Walk & FairProvided 22 life-saving mammograms to uninsured and underinsured womenFacilitated blood donations resulting in 30 lives savedDonated 21,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank of MetrolinaGenerated $34,000 in revenue for small businesses and creative entrepreneursDelivered onsite health screenings and vaccinationsConnected attendees to affordable housing financial literacy and community support servicesRemoved financial barriers to arts participation by offering all programming free of chargeCommunity and Cultural Impact:Through Charlotte Soul Fest 2025 the organization successfully activated public space with high-quality artistic programming strengthened the local creative economy expanded access to cultural experiences and used the arts as a bridge to improve community health stability and opportunity.SummaryDuring the prior year the organizations program service expenses were primarily dedicated to producing Charlotte Soul Fest 2025. This single comprehensive program encompassed all major artistic educational and community engagement activities in alignment with the organizations exempt purpose.
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 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 April 2022.
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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