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VAPA CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $333K · expenses $309K · assets $93K

EIN
87-3529263
Address
700 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2222
Website
https://www.vapacenter.com
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

To Cultivate accessible exhibition and creative workspaces to inspire and nurture the relationship between artists and the community.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Arthur Rogers Executive Director2022-2024 $84,900$229,467 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joanne Rogers Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sydney Weaver-Bey Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ron Baldwin Chair2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Julio Gonzalez Treasurer2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Natalie Allen Vice Chair2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Wendy Fishman Secretary2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Keli Semelsberger Immediate Past Chair2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cephas Kwame Agbeke Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Val Brown Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Montgomerie Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kay Tuttle (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Ladarius Thompson (former) Vice Chair2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Rich Cooper (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Montgomerie (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Evan Nogay (former) Board Member2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Will Jenkins (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 2
John Quilin (former) Chair2021 5 $0 reported 1
Mert Jones (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 1
Anne Lambert (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 1
Alli Celebron-Brown (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 1
Katheryn Hill (former) Board Member2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $85K · 4 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arthur Rogers Executive Director50 $84,900$0$0 $84,9001
Joanne Rogers Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Sydney Weaver-Bey Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Ron Baldwin Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Julio Gonzalez Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Natalie Allen Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Fishman Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Keli Semelsberger Immediate Past Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Cephas Kwame Agbeke Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Val Brown Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Montgomerie Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $75K · 4 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arthur Rogers Executive Director50 $74,567$0$0 $74,5671
Ron Baldwin Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ladarius Thompson Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Julio Gonzalez Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Fishman Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Keli Semelsberger Immediate Past Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Natalie Allen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Rich Cooper Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna Montgomerie Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Evan Nogay Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne Rogers Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kay Tuttle Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Sydney Weaver-Bey Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $70K · 1 employee · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arthur Rogers Executive Director50 $70,000$0$0 $70,0001
Ron Baldwin Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ladarius Thompson Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Julio Gonzalez Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Fishman Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Keli Semelsberger Immediate Past Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Natalie Allen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Rich Cooper Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anna Montgomerie Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Evan Nogay Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne Rogers Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kay Tuttle Board Member1 $0$0$0 $02
Sydney Weaver-Bey Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Quilin Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Ron Baldwin Vice Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Julio Gonzalez Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Keli Semelsberger Immediate Past Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Mert Jones Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Will Jenkins Board Member2 $0$0$0 $02
Natalie Allen Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Lambert Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Joanne Rogers Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Alli Celebron-Brown Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Katheryn Hill Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$332,976$308,996 $93,431$59,570 $45,380$287,596 $84,800450
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$578,900$542,668 $98,081$56,329 $265,475$313,425 $74,567450
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$481,957$516,417 $79,857$67,552 $244,745$237,212 $74,025150
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$370,413$335,311 $36,802$35,102 $245,514$124,899 $0012

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $153,300 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2022-2023 3$60,000 2023$20,000
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FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$60,000 2022$60,000
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WOMENS IMPACT FUND Public charity Exact 2022 1$33,000 2022$33,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VAPA CENTER” 2023 2$300 2023$300
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THEGIFTED ARTS INCNCA20 $407,001$468,972 Founder, CEO$106,330 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
FESTIVAL IN THE PARK INCNCA20 $421,391$344,499 EXECUTIVE DI$81,063 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
MASA CENTERMIA20 $315,795$316,494 PROGRAM DIRE$58,788 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,830,26363 242016–2024 CULTUREVERSE; CENTER FOR LATTER-DAY SAINT ARTS INC; CENTER FOR AMERICAN CULTURE AND IDEAS; MONROE ARTS CENTER INC and 20 more
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,260,0002 22019–2024 GRAND CENTER FOR ARTS & CULTURE INC; BOMBYX CENTER FOR ARTS AND EQUITY
LISK MORRIS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,240,0006 12019–2024 MAIN STREET ARTS INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,195,23513 62019–2024 SANATANA YAKSHA RANGA CULTURAL CENTER INC; SAUSALITO CENTER FOR THE ARTS; MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL; ARTS COUNCIL INC UNION CO and 2 more
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS funds this one DAF sponsor$1,124,51529 62015–2024 QUE-OS; GOODYEAR ARTS INC; ARTS COUNCIL INC UNION CO; FESTIVAL IN THE PARK INC and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,042,91850 212014–2024 FIRST COAST CULTURAL CENTER INC; GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER; SANATANA YAKSHA RANGA CULTURAL CENTER INC; MONROE ARTS CENTER INC and 17 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC DAF sponsor$687,74816 12009–2024 MONROE ARTS CENTER INC
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$644,5007 42017–2023 CENTER FOR NATIVE FUTURES; ANNIE B JONES CIVIC ARTS CENTER; GALENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC; MONGOLIAN HERITAGE CENTER
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FOX RIVER VALLEY DAF sponsor$628,9887 12014–2020 DELLORA A NORRIS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER LTD
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH DAF sponsor$550,0001 12022–2022 CENTER FOR LATTER-DAY SAINT ARTS INC
BEESLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$518,6802 12020–2021 CENTER FOR LATTER-DAY SAINT ARTS INC
SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$490,0004 12021–2024 CENTER FOR AMERICAN CULTURE AND IDEAS
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$468,25011 62018–2024 CRAFTING THE FUTURE; CENTER FOR LATTER-DAY SAINT ARTS INC; KIRKLAND ART CENTER INC; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARTS CENTER INC and 2 more
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ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$400,0001 12023–2023 MASA CENTER

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $308,996 spent · pay $181,138 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,800$84,800$0$0 27.4%
Other salaries and wages $82,286$82,286$0$0 26.6%
Fees: other services $33,486$33,486$0$0 10.8%
Other (as described)Building & other supplies $23,725$23,725$0$0 7.7%
Other (as described)Telephone and internet $22,099$22,099$0$0 7.2%
Office expenses $21,865$21,865$0$0 7.1%
Payroll taxes $14,052$14,052$0$0 4.5%
Other (as described)Food and Beverage $6,956$6,956$0$0 2.3%
Information technology $5,711$5,711$0$0 1.8%
Insurance $5,074$5,074$0$0 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $4,798$4,798$0$0 1.6%
Other (as described)Other Operating Expenses $4,144$4,144$0$0 1.3%
Total$308,996100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $542,668 spent · pay $142,918 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $180,000$180,000$0$0 33.2%
Other (as described)Independent Contractors $110,680$110,680$0$0 20.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,567$74,567$0$0 13.7%
Other salaries and wages $56,891$56,891$0$0 10.5%
All other expenses $44,305$44,305$0$0 8.2%
Other (as described)Telephone and internet $23,721$23,721$0$0 4.4%
Other (as described)Building & other supplies $16,893$16,893$0$0 3.1%
Payroll taxes $11,460$11,460$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Bank and credit card charges $9,500$9,500$0$0 1.8%
Office expenses $5,571$5,571$0$0 1.0%
Insurance $4,915$4,915$0$0 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,428$2,428$0$0 0.4%
Information technology $1,737$1,737$0$0 0.3%
Total$542,668100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $516,417 spent · pay $91,958 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $180,000$180,000$0$0 34.9%
Other (as described)Independent Contractors $157,301$157,301$0$0 30.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,025$74,025$0$0 14.3%
All other expenses $26,196$26,196$0$0 5.1%
Other (as described)Signage $21,651$21,651$0$0 4.2%
Other (as described)Telephone and Internet $20,054$20,054$0$0 3.9%
Other salaries and wages $10,416$10,416$0$0 2.0%
Other (as described)Building Supplies $8,367$8,367$0$0 1.6%
Payroll taxes $7,517$7,517$0$0 1.5%
Insurance $4,652$4,652$0$0 0.9%
Office expenses $4,338$4,338$0$0 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $697$697$0$0 0.1%
Information technology $661$659$0$2 0.1%
Travel $542$542$0$0 0.1%
Total$516,417100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $335,311 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $150,000$150,000$0$0 44.7%
Fees: management $70,500$70,500$0$0 21.0%
Fees: other services $49,825$49,825$0$0 14.9%
Other (as described)Equipment $22,161$22,161$0$0 6.6%
All other expenses $15,069$15,069$0$0 4.5%
Other (as described)Supplies $10,567$10,567$0$0 3.2%
Other (as described)Telephone and Internet $6,593$6,593$0$0 2.0%
Insurance $5,511$5,511$0$0 1.6%
Other (as described)Bank and Credit Card Fees $2,995$2,995$0$0 0.9%
Office expenses $1,930$1,930$0$0 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $160$160$0$0 0.0%
Total$335,311100%

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