Lamplight Avl
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE SUPPORT ARTISTS BY PROVIDING SPACE, TIME, AND RESOURCES FOR THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE ART THAT THEY SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $158,041
- Spending
- $46,040
- Reserves
- 29.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $16,040 spent. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SPACE, TIME, AND RESOURCES TO ARTISTS SO THEY CAN CREATE INNOVATIVE WORK AND SHARE IT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS BOTH LIFT UP EXPERIMENTAL, UNUSUAL, AND INNOVATIVE WORK THAT MOVES THE CULTURAL CONVERSATION FOWARD.
- $30,000 spent. IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE'S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COMMUNITY, LAMPLIGHT AVL LAUNCHED THE RECOVER, REMAIN, AND THRIVE PROGRAM TO HELP ARTISTS TO RECOVER FROM THE STORM, REMAIN IN THE AREA, AND CONTINUE TO CREATE THE WORK THAT INSPIRES OUR COMMUNITY. FUNDS IN THE FIRST TWO PHASES (RECOVER AND REMAIN) WERE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO ARTISTS, ENSURING THAT RECOVERY WAS BOTH IMMEDIATE AND FOUNDATIONAL, AND MAINTAINING THE ASHEVILLE AREA'S IDENTITY AS AN ARTS HAVEN FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, LAMPLIGHT AVL RELEASED THE "RECOVER" GRANTS: 1500 TO EACH OF 20 ARTISTS (CHOSEN FROM APPLICATIONS) WHO HAD BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE STORM. IN THE END OF 2024 AND THE BEGINNING OF 2025, LAMPLIGHT AVL RAISED OVER 115,000, WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED IN LARGE GRANTS TO 9 REGIONAL COMMUNITY ARTS HUBS (ALSO CHOSEN FROM APPLICATIONS) IN FEBRUARY 2025. LAMPLIGHT AVL IS NOW WORKING ON THE "THRIVE" PHASE OF THIS PROGRAM, WHICH FOCUSES ON LONG-TERM, AFFORDABLE STUDIO AND COMMUNITY ARTS SPACES FOR ARTISTS.
- WE SUPPORT ARTISTS BY PROVIDING SPACE, TIME, AND RESOURCES FOR THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE ART THAT THEY SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 August 2024.
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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