#595of 1,000 in 2025

Asheville Creative Arts INC

Location
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Sector
Arts and culture
Founded
2014
328%Three-year growth, FY2022 to FY2025
$2.2MFY2025 revenue
11Employees, FY2025
#64of 107 in Arts and culture
#29of 40 in North Carolina

Revenue by fiscal year

FY2022: $523,858 $524K FY22 FY2023: $1,190,172 $1.2M FY23 FY2024: $675,462 $675K FY24 FY2025: $2,240,444 $2.2M FY25

We count pledges when the cash is received, not when they’re promised, so these numbers differ from Asheville Creative Arts INC’s 990. How we count pledges

Where revenue came from, FY2025

Gifts and grants
$2.0M · 90%
Program revenue
$179K · 8%
Government grants
$44K · 2%
Other revenue
$287 · 0%
Total revenue on the 990
$2,523,679
Investment income
− $40
Pledges promised this year, not yet received
− $283,195
Revenue we count
$2,240,444

What it does

To provide high quality preofessional theatre, performances, and arts experiences to asheville audiences of all ages, and offering fiscal sponsorship and related services to sibling enterprises and arts nonprofit.

Performance and art - immersive productions oriented to young people 0-18 years old and their families that explore contemporary themes.
Developing a future generation of artists, audiences and administrators - classes and apprenticeships in various artisitic disciplines, curation, and program management; on-site residencies in schools and community centers affiliated with partner organizations.
Technical assistance - fiscal sponsorship and shared administrative templates; payroll infrastructure such as onboarding packets and processes, information of health benefits and labor compliance; budget spreadsheets and streamlined chart of accounts plus courses in financial literacy and optional bookkeeping support; access to shared legal, accounting, technology support; zero-to-low interest micro-loans for artists professional development and capital investments such as equipment purchases.

Leadership

Abigail FelderExecutive Director

EIN 46-4551364 · Full filings on ProPublica

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