North Carolina · Nonprofit
ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP
ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP (North Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $105,000 to it, the largest being ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC ($70,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $76k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $105k
- Net assets
- $4k
What Royal City Collaboration Corp does
Mission
The Collaboration Corps primary exempt purpose is to empower underserved communities in Charlotte, NC, through arts, culture, and creative engagement. The organization engages local artists, curates meaningful experiences, and activates public spaces using music, visual art, and design to strengthen community connections. With a strong focus on uplifting Black and BIPOC residents, The Collaboration Corp provides accessible arts programming, fosters economic opportunities for creatives, and delivers culturally enriching experiences that inspire, educate, and unite. In recent years, the organization has also begun expanding its efforts to include the development of large-scale events and immersive experiences. This shift supports greater community impact, increased visibility for local talent, and organizational growth aimed at creating sustainable change through creativity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Sound Makers Social - Sound Makers Social is a live music and creative platform that highlights producers, DJs, and artists while fostering collaboration and community engagement. The program engaged over 700+ attendees across multiple events, providing opportunities for emerging and established creatives to showcase their work in a live setting. Each event featured curated producer sets, open aux participation, DJ performances, and networking opportunities, creating a space that centers the creative process and builds connections within the local music ecosystem. The program contributes to cultural vibrancy while supporting artist visibility and professional growth.
$21,443 spentof which $17,000 as grants53% of program spendingPop-up events and community activations were designed to expand outreach and bring programming directly into community-centered spaces across Charlotte. These activations engaged over 200+ individuals through informal, high-touch experiences, including open aux sessions, live demonstrations, and direct community engagement. These events served as both standalone experiences and promotional touchpoints for larger programs, increasing awareness, accessibility, and participation.
$5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants12% of program spendingCrafts For The People, Sound Makers Social, Pop-Up Events & Community Activations - Crafts For The People is a hands-on workshop series designed to provide accessible creative education and skill-building opportunities for community members across Charlotte, NC. The program engaged 150+ participants through structured sessions focused on leatherworking, design, and functional art creation. Participants were guided through the full creative process, from concept to completion, while gaining practical skills and exposure to creative entrepreneurship. The program prioritized accessibility, community connection, and cultural expression, creating a welcoming environment for individuals of all backgrounds to engage in meaningful artistic experiences.
$14,383 spentof which $11,750 as grants35% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $40,826.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $6k to $4k (−39%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
77% of ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $15k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP has grown faster than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP?
- ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP (North Carolina) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $105,000 to it, the largest being ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC ($70,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $105,000 in grants to ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP?
- ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC is the largest funder on record, with $70,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing