Mission
Support creative and performing arts.
Small Public Charity
UP YOUR ARTS
Based in Southport, NC, UP YOUR ARTS operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $72K in revenue, $73K in expenses, $46K in total assets for fiscal year 2025.
EIN: 822910014
Southport, NC
Alliances & Advocacy
NTEE: A01
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$72K
Total Expenses$73K
Total Assets$46K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Up Your Arts
How Up Your Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 5 years.
$43
Programs
the work itself
$57
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $43 for programs
$15
UYA broadcasts a calendar of upcoming live performance events in Brunswick County with an email sent to over 3,000 email subscribers and over 2,700 Facebook followers free of…
$12
UYA co-sponsored the 2025 Southport Plein Air Festival with the City of Southport on May 1-3, 2025
$9
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
Plus 8 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
Director
Allison Crowley
Board of Directors Chair
Bob Gentile
Director
Dawn Drabble
Director
Debra Mclendon
Director
Diana Johnson
Director
Erik Schonher
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $72K | $73K | $46K |
| 2024 | $60K | $58K | $45K |
| 2023 | $53K | $41K | $44K |
| 2022 | $70K | $55K | $32K |
| 2021 | $42K | $30K | $17K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $42K to $72K (+71%), with total assets most recently reported at $46K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.