Up Your Arts

Analysis

Up Your Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Southport, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Up Your Arts reported income of $53k and spending of $41k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income fell from $70k to $53k (-25%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Up Your Arts sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Escondido Choral Arts Foundation ($53k), Ingersoll Gender Center ($53k) and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $44k.