EQUITY ARC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A20

Classification

1000

Street

1241 ELM ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

11 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

• CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR INC

  EIN 31-1383061

• CINCINNATI CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

  EIN 31-6065499

• CINCINNATI MUSICAL FESTIVAL ASSOC

  EIN 31-0584309

• CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

  EIN 31-0537080

• FRIENDS OF MUSIC HALL

  EIN 31-1353951

• LINTON INCORPORATED

  EIN 31-1401052

• MUSIC AND EVENT MANAGEMENT INC

  EIN 31-1378179

• MUSICNOW

  EIN 46-3639812

• ORCHESTRA MUSIC LICENSING ASSOCIATION

  EIN 85-3357274

• THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY CLUB

  EIN 31-1190720

• VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE OF CINCINNATI

  EIN 31-0960571

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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,805,991

  Expenses

  $1,051,088

  Contributions

  $1,760,675

  Grants paid

  $63,000

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,043,512

  Expenses

  $525,561

  Contributions

  $1,015,272

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $647,423

  Expenses

  $295,711

  Contributions

  $627,563

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $215,410

  Expenses

  $128,108

  Assets (EOY)

  $119,313

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2020

Tax period

1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

Principal officer

Stanford Thompson

Mailing address

1241 Elm StreetCincinnati OH 45202

Website

niman.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CMA FOUNDATION

  $25,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL CONVENING AND ORCHESTRAL PATHWAYS PROGRAM

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $13,550

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $7,850

  2024 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

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