Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$262,565

Total expenses

$70,495

Contributions and grants received

$114,716

Grants paid

$36,500

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$8,268

Other revenue

$139,581

Total assets, end of year

$471,290

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$471,290

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$36,500

Management and general expenses

$33,995

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$36,500

Program services were 51.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• In collaboration with the Charleston Symphony and the College of Charleston Orchestra, the CSYO will embark on an extraordinary journey to New York City in February 2025 to perform at the iconic Carnegie Hall. Over the course of five days, students will not only perform in "A Charleston Celebration" but will also explore the city, attend a performance by the New York Philharmonic featuring Hilary Hahn, and engage in musical experiences that will enhance their artistry. This rare opportunity offers students the experience of performing on one of the world's most prestigious stages, while highlighting Charleston's cultural vibrancy and community legacy.

  Expenses $30,000 · Grants $30,000

• An Arts Integration Experience with Engaging Creative Minds at Mt. Zion Elementary School Funding from this grant will provide: 1) Approximately 100 students in 1-3 different grade levels and 2-12 teachers with a minimum 5-day arts integration Engaged Learning Experience (ELE) with one ECM Instructor (teaching artist) in the spring of 2025 2) An interactive half day Professional Development experience with ECM staff and 1-2 ECM Instructors for Mt. Zion Elementary teachers in August 2024 or at a later time determined by the school 3) Liability insurance and SLED background checks for all teaching artists 4) All materials and art supplies required for this experience will remain at the school for future use The school will be assigned an ECM Curriculum Coach who will guide the planning and scheduling process with each grade level team; including but not limited to, selecting the teaching artists, collaboratively designing the arts integration lessons, and aligning the lessons to the SC Department of Education Curriculum Standards for math, science, ELA, and social studies. *ECM Instructors will focus attention to the content area(s) specifically identified as a high need area for their students. The ECM Instructor (teaching artist) will facilitate the 5-day experience with the teachers participating as learners alongside their students to build their repertoire of lesson plans and increase their skill and confidence in arts integration.

  Expenses $6,500 · Grants $6,500

• No more programs between October 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• Charleston Symphony Orchestra

  $30,000

  Young People's Concert - Carnegie Hall Link Up: In March 2025, the CSO will present two sold-out performances of its Young People's Concert in collaboration with the Charleston Gaillard Center and Carnegie Hall. These performances will feature The Orchestra Moves, with approximately 3,000 students from 21 schools participating. Title I schools will receive complimentary tickets and transportation. To enhance the experience, all participating teachers will attend a district-accredited curriculum workshop on September 20, 2024, diving into program resources for classroom integration. These workshops take place before CSO performances, allowing Link Up teachers to attend a Masterworks concert and experience the symphony firsthand before returning with their students later in the year.

• Engaging Creative Minds

  $6,500

  Approximately 100 students in 1-3 different grade levels and 2-12 teachers with a minimum 5-day arts integration Engaged Learning Experience (ELE) with one ECM Instructor (teaching artist) in the fall of 2024 or the spring of 2025 2) An interactive half day Professional Development experience with ECM staff and 1-2 ECM Instructors for Mt. Zion Elementary teachers in August 2024 or at a later time determined by the school 3) Liability insurance and SLED background checks for all teaching artists 4) All materials and art supplies required for this experience will remain at the school for future use

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

16 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202513199349302651

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