2025-02-09T14:06:40-07:00 2024-09-30 990EZ 2023-10-01 822910014 UP YOUR ARTS UPYO 3017416698 PO Box 11326 Southport NC 28461 John Keiffer Board of Directors Chair 3017416698 2025-02-09 0 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X https://upyourarts.org X X 95500 X 28315 20547 0 0 0 0 0 16515 30123 35468 11170 0 0 0 0 60032 0 0 0 54937 0 1527 1884 58348 1684 43743 0 45427 X 43743 41795 0 0 0 3632 43743 45427 0 0 43743 45427 Support creative and performing arts UYA co-sponsored the 2024 Southport Plein Air Festival with the City of Southport on May 2-4, 2024. Over 90 artists registered for the event @ $50 for two days or $75 for three days. At least 275 people attended grant-funded activities free of charge on the third day. 5462 11751 UYA co-sponsored "Raise Up Your Arts" with the City of Southport and Downtown Southport, Inc. from December 2023-November 2024. This project selected 24 Brunswick County artists (out of a submission pool of more than 70) whose work was displayed on banners hanging from utility poles for six months in downtown Southport. An estimated 30,000 people had ongoing visual access. 1400 4605 UYA was paid $300/night to sponsor a weekly open mic session at American Fish Company in October 2023 and April-September 2024. UYA paid a master of ceremonies @ $100/night + audio to manage the range of participating local musicians and @ $50/night to the provider of and player on a drum set. 0 3950 UYA co-sponsored the "Southport Concert Series: Summer on the Lawn" with the City of Southport and Downtown Southport, Inc., serving on a committee to plan the series and solicit and vet the musical acts that performed on Sunday afternoons on the city visitor center lawn during the spring and fall of 2024. UYA was in charge of managing the musical groups and directing on-site operations. 0 0 UYA ran the community entertainment division of the 2024 North Carolina 4th of July Festival. This involved coordinating with City of Southport staff and festival committee members from January-July 2024, planning and selection of artists, program marketing, and managing the performances of 10 musical groups throughout the annual four-day festival with expected crowds of 50,000. 0 0 UYA broadcast a calendar of upcoming live performance events in Brunswick County with an email sent to over 3,000 email subscribers and over 7,000 Facebook followers free of charge year round at a cost of approximately $300/month for digital services. 0 3600 23906 Bob Gentile Director 5 0 0 0 Tina Powers President and Director 10 0 0 0 Rick Kranz Secretary and Director 5 0 0 0 John Keiffer Board of Directors Chair 25.00 0 0 0 Jwantana Frink Director 5 0 0 0 Erik Schonher Director 5.0 0 0 0 Debra McLendon Director 5 0 0 0 Marty Dorward Director 5.0 0 0 0 Diana Johnson Director 5 0 0 0 Dawn Drabble Director 10 0 0 0 Jake Beamer Director 5 0 0 0 Peter Riekstins Director 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC John S Keiffer 515 Quarter Master Drive Southport NC 28461 3017416698 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 61236 21500 28315 111051 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61236 21500 28315 111051 111051 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111051 1 1 X 12124 34096 61236 21500 28315 157271 740 7971 14066 16855 20546 60178 4537 7653 22420 50383 46639 131632 17401 49720 97722 88738 95500 349081 349081 17401 49720 97722 88738 95500 349081 1 1 0 0 X 3rd Annual Cool & Fancy Gala 37923 7800 30123 0 0 0 10420 2250 11750 0 0 37923 7800 30123 0 0 0 10420 2250 11750 24420 5703 16515 9448 1600 1 1 16515 0 9448 1600 0 11048 5467 NC 0 North Carolina state law does not require licensing for non-profit organization raffle sales. 0 1 0 0 1 Bonnie Bray 515 Quarter Master Dr Southport NC 28461 0 Bonnie Bray 0 Management of raffle tickets sold before and during the 4th Annual Cool & Fancy Gala on April 9, 2024. X 0 0 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Licensing & regulation $1,589; membership dues $295 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Sales tax refund receivable;1632|Short term note receivable;2000^Total;3632^