Arts Etc
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Arts Etc at a glance
In short: Arts Etc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,500
- -82.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,250
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,250
- Total assets
- $471,290
- +14.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Arts Etc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Arts Etc
Who Arts Etc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Charleston Symphony Orchestra ($30K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Arts Etc gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2025) to $209K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra Charleston, SC | Young People's Concert - Carnegie Hall Link Up: In March 2025, the CSO will present two sold-out performances of its Young People's Concert in collaboration with the Charleston Gaillard Center and Carnegie Hall. These performances will feature The Orchestra Moves, with approximately 3,000 students from 21 schools participating. Title I schools will receive complimentary tickets and transportation. To enhance the experience, all participating teachers will attend a district-accredited curriculum workshop on September 20, 2024, diving into program resources for classroom integration. These workshops take place before CSO performances, allowing Link Up teachers to attend a Masterworks concert and experience the symphony firsthand before returning with their students later in the year. | $30,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $6,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $471,290 | $262,565 | $70,495 | $36,500 | 2 | $8,268 |
| 2024 | $413,139 | $230,029 | $284,210 | $208,678 | 12 | $11,455 |
| 2023 | $437,403 | $257,468 | $165,768 | $113,710 | 7 | $4,272 |
| 2022 | $296,249 | $237,072 | $115,892 | $81,842 | 6 | $273 |
| 2021 | $203,456 | $129,481 | $39,009 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $114,149 | $100,725 | $38,469 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $10,823 | $138,914 | $139,427 | — | — | — |
About Arts Etc
Based on IRS filings
Arts Etc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Johns Island, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $471K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $8K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arts Etc is led by Karen Curth, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen Curth
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Tesoro
Membership Chair
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Hill
Director of Communications
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Maloney
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Creamer
Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Phelan
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Ritz
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Carla Powe (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Tina Krause (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kerry Pardoll (2024) — Director of Development
- Former: Karen Eckert (2022–2023) — Membership Chair
- Former: Barbara McDuffie (2023) — Director of Development
- Former: Mary Alice Roberts (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Flanagan (2022) — Events Chair
- Former: Cheryl Morley (2019–2021) — Events Chair
- Former: Dorothy Costello (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Kathleen Wright (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Kathryn Haupt (2020–2021) — Membership Chair
- Former: Kimberly Schaeffer (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Constance P. Gentzler (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kay Crynkovich (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Kathleen Wright (2019) — President
- Former: Virginia B. Brush (2019) — Director
- Former: Wilma Dezanger (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Arts Etc
How much does Arts Etc give each year?
Arts Etc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $209K across 12 grants.
How large is Arts Etc?
Arts Etc reported $471K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $263K.
What is Arts Etc?
Arts Etc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Johns Island, SC. It holds $471K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arts Etc operate?
Arts Etc has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Arts Etc's EIN?
Arts Etc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1277727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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