Texas · Nonprofit
SONG RISE ARTS
SONG RISE ARTS (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $133,750 to it, the largest being GREATER AUSTIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ($133,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $111k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $134k
- Net assets
- $57k
What Song Rise Arts does
Mission
Song Rise Arts is a nonprofit that provides trauma-informed spaces for underserved communities to find healing through creative practices. We nurture essential social and emotional skills and build resiliency by creating safe spaces for our students to tell their story. Through our programs for women veterans and transition age youth (14-26) from underserved communities, we offer songwriting classes, mentorship, one-on-one lessons, access to industry professionals, recording experience, performance opportunities and barrier-eliminating support such as stipends and transportation to foster equity, improve well-being and lift outcomes for all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The THRIVE Mentorship Program is designed to support diverse voices in the Austin, TX music scene by providing young songwriters (age 18-26) with opportunities to grow as artists and build community. In 2024, THRIVE provided songwriting classes, mentorship, access to industry professionals, recording experience, performance opportunities and barrier-eliminating support such as stipends to six young artists meeting the requirements. The program culminated with a live performance at Antone's in downtown Austin on September 7th, 2024.
$59,601 spentof which $65,000 as grants79% of program spendingIn 2024, The Young Artist Program provided free songwriting classes, a stipend, individual instruction, music industry info sessions, and mentorship with professional Austin musicians to twelve transition age youth from underserved communities. The program culminated with an online showcase performance of the students original songs.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants13% of program spendingMY STORY, MY SONG: Healing for Female Veterans: A workshop series for women veterans designed to bring healing and hope to participants through the power of storytelling and songwriting. In 2024, Song Rise Arts conducted four My Story My Song workshops with six participating veterans.
$5,600 spentof which $5,600 as grants7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $75,201.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Kelley McRae Castelein
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SONG RISE ARTS’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.
Where its funders are
100% of SONG RISE ARTS's grant income comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
SONG RISE ARTS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SONG RISE ARTS?
- SONG RISE ARTS (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $133,750 to it, the largest being GREATER AUSTIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ($133,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SONG RISE ARTS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $133,750 in grants to SONG RISE ARTS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SONG RISE ARTS?
- GREATER AUSTIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC is the largest funder on record, with $133,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SONG RISE ARTS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 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