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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$460krevenue
FY2026 · +13% in 3 yrs2staff
8 of 8years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2026
Operating margin20.7%
Months of reserve5.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianAiken Music Festival
Where the money goes FY2026 · $364k spent
Programs$273k75%Management and general$91k25%990 FY2026 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$59k in FY2024 and −$38k in FY2025. Cash covers 5.3 months, under the peer median of 5.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
A history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 21% of revenue in FY2026. $80k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending8funders
$18ka year, last 3 years
50%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Chubb Charitable FoundationSince FY2020$750$2k$2k$2kCleon W Mauldin Fnd TrustOn and off$3kThe Gregory White Smith and StevenOn and off$1kGe Aerospace FoundationOn and off$100Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k$23k$28k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund