Austin Unconducted
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To build community and increase access to art music through inclusive collaboratively produced concert performances for the Austin public and in educational settings
- Income
- $95,763
- Spending
- $116,275
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Highest pay
- $15,157, director of programming operations bassist
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 21% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2026, 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 July 31, 2026, 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)
- $62,289 spent. Self-Produce Concerts AUs core programming are our self-produced public concerts featuring 18 string musicians and a local curator collaborator Concerts are community-centered and geared towards those who do not typically attend classical music events In FY26 AU x Hyde Park Storytelling November 2025 AU x Hil Plitmann April 2026 Combined these programs reached roughly 850 audience members and hired roughly 45 musicians and production contractors
- $18 spent. Partnerships To reach broader audiences AU partners with local organizations and artists for performances In FY26 this included a performance with Andrea Ariel in KMFA 895s Offbeat Series performing at the Huston Tillotson College Graduation alongside students of this HBC and commissioning for and performing in Tetractys annual Here Be Monsters Festival These programs reached roughly 1300 locals and hired roughly 30 musicians
- $14,644 spent. Education Programs AU engages students during school through interactive concerts side-by-side orchestra class workshops and in our space through open rehearsals We form multi-year partnerships with schools that are Title I or outside typical outreach areas In FY26 these programs reached roughly 450 students at East Austin College Prep Crockett High School Akins High School Northeast Early College High School and Anderson High School all in Austin and hired 9 musicians
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2026, 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 July 2026.
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 September 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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