Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,805,991

Total expenses

$1,051,088

Contributions and grants received

$1,760,675

Grants paid

$63,000

Program service revenue

$24,284

Investment income

$18,624

Other revenue

$2,408

Total assets, end of year

$1,752,326

Total liabilities, end of year

$17,190

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,735,136

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$653,507

Management and general expenses

$252,313

Fundraising expenses

$145,268

Program service expenses (Part III)

$653,507

Program services were 62.2% 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

• EQUITY ARC PRODUCED THE PATHWAYS ORCHESTRA, A MULTI-DAY PRE-COLLEGE ORCHESTRAL TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. 64 PRE-COLLEGE MUSICIANS PARTICIPATED IN AN IN-PERSON RESIDENCY IN CHICAGO THAT INCLUDED ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS, MENTORING, AND A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTED A CONCURRENT CONVENING FOR PARENTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, WITH 157 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING PLENARY SESSIONS AND FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT. EQUITY ARC ALSO SUPPORTED EARLY-CAREER MUSICIANS THROUGH A SEPARATE RESIDENCY PROGRAM SERVING 10 PARTICIPANTS, CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A MAJOR U.S. ORCHESTRA. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDED REHEARSALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES. THESE PROGRAMS FURTHERED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING MUSICIANS.

  Expenses $274,170 · Revenue $24,039

• EQUITY ARC OPERATED THE NATIONAL COLLECTIVE FOR MUSICAL PATHWAYS, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF 19 PRE-COLLEGE MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMS. DURING THE REPORTING YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED COORDINATION AMONG PARTNER PROGRAMS THROUGH MEETINGS AND FORUMS FOCUSED ON PROGRAM DESIGN AND STUDENT SUPPORT AND INITIATED DEVELOPMENT OF A SHARED PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCE. IN FY25, EQUITY ARC LAUNCHED AN INSTRUMENT FUND TO PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MUSICIANS PURSUING COLLEGIATE-LEVEL MUSIC TRAINING. THE ORGANIZATION DISBURSED $63,000 BY YEAR-END TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHERED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS AND REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ADVANCED MUSICAL TRAINING.

  Expenses $94,078 · Grants $63,000

• EQUITY ARC PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ACCESS RESOURCES TO ITS NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP. DURING FY25, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED ITS VIRTUAL MEMBER COMMUNITY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF A CUSTOM CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) SYSTEM DESIGNED TO FACILITATE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS, RESOURCE SHARING, AND NETWORKING. EQUITY ARC ALSO HOSTED 11 VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND ADDITIONAL IN-PERSON GATHERINGS FOCUSED ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO EMERGING MUSICIANS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS. COLLEGIATE ACCESS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS AS PART OF ITS MEMBER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS, EQUITY ARC OPERATED THE COLLEGIATE ACCESS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EL SISTEMA USA. THE SIX-PART VIRTUAL SERIES FOCUSED ON THE COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY APPLICATION PROCESS, INCLUDING AUDITIONS AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS. DURING THE REPORTING YEAR, MORE THAN 200 MUSICIANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. COMMON APPLICATION FOR SUMMER STUDY EQUITY ARC OPERATED THE COMMON APPLICATION FOR SUMMER STUDY, A CENTRALIZED APPLICATION PLATFORM ALLOWING MUSICIANS TO APPLY TO MULTIPLE SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAMS THROUGH A SINGLE APPLICATION AND AUDITION PROCESS. IN FY25, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH 24 ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING 26 PROGRAMS AND SERVED 207 APPLICANTS. EQUITY ARC COVERED APPLICATION FEES FOR APPLICANTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHERED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING MUSICIANS.

  Expenses $157,990 · Revenue $245

• EQUITY ARC OPERATED THE INAUGURAL WIND SYMPHONY, A MULTI-DAY PRE-COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE TRAINING PROGRAM. 22 PRE-COLLEGE MUSICIANS PARTICIPATED IN AN IN-PERSON RESIDENCY IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA THAT INCLUDED ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS, SECTIONALS, AND MENTORING ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPANTS WORKED WITH 28 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FORMERLY AFFILIATED WITH U.S. MILITARY AND MILITARY ACADEMY BANDS AND TOOK PART IN A CULMINATING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE CONDUCTED BY A GUEST MUSIC DIRECTOR.THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHERED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING ADVANCED MUSICAL TRAINING AND ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE FOR EMERGING MUSICIANS.

  Expenses $127,269

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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