Lotus Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To carry on one or more exempt functions of a non-profit association under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 including those activities related to the production curation and presentation of live theatre plays and musicals as well as artistic classes camps workshops and programs for citizens in Mecklenburg County North Carolina.
- Income
- $150,080
- Spending
- $148,793
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 75%
- Highest pay
- $44,030, vice president
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 (3)
- $6,945 spent. Community Theatre production of Disneys The Little Mermaid. This production included 70 cast members age 5-70. Rehearsals were on Sunday afternoons for approximately 8 weeks. Over 700 tickets were sold to 4 public performances.
- $15,639 spent. Summer Intensive 2025. 7 weeks of summer performance camps were provided for ages 5-21. Scholarships were awarded to 13 families and 3 full musical productions were produced: Peter Pan Jr. Disneys Alice in Wonderland Jr. and A Chorus Line. There were approximately 900 tickets sold between the three different shows.
- $5,000 spent. Come Together tour sponsored by Arts and Science Councils Culture Blocks Program. We were awarded two grants that allowed us to tour our original production of Come Together to local community centers and libraries. We paid two professional actors to rehearse and perform the show in both English and Spanish.
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 December 2023.
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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