UP YOUR ARTS
EIN 82-2910014 · Alliances & Advocacy - Arts (A01)
What they do
UYA Co-sponsored "Raise Up Your Arts" With The City of Southport (and 17 Individual Sponsors Who Donated $250 Each) and Was Held From December 2024-November 2025. This Project Selected 24 Brunswick County Artists (out of A Submission Pool of More Than 70) Whose Work Was Displayed On Banners Hanging From Utility Poles for Six Months, May 2025-November 2025, In Downtown Southport. An Estimated 40,000 People Had Ongoing Visual Access.
Should I give to this charity?
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Has the pattern changed?
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (15)
ALLISON CROWLEYDIRECTOR
BOB GENTILEBOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
DAWN DRABBLEDIRECTOR
DEBRA MCLENDONDIRECTOR
DIANA JOHNSONDIRECTOR
ERIK SCHONHERDIRECTOR
JAKE BEAMERDIRECTOR
JENNY BRILLDIRECTOR
JOHN KEIFFERPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR
JWANTANA FRINKDIRECTOR
LISA GIORDANODIRECTOR
MARTIN DORWARDTREASURER AND DIRECTOR
PETER RICKSTINSDIRECTOR
RICK KRANZSECRETARY AND DIRECTOR
TINA POWERSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2018
- Location
- PO BOX 11326, SOUTHPORT, NC 28461-1326
- County
- Brunswick
- In care of
- John Keiffer
- Primary officer
- John Keiffer, Board of Directors Chair
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Arts (A01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Arts