Public Charity

THE ARTS COUNCIL INC

THE ARTS COUNCIL INC, of WINSTONSALEM, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.4M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $10.6M in total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 560526856 WINSTONSALEM, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$10.6M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE LEGACY OF INNOVATION IN AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS AS A CORE COMMUNITY VALUE, BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND VENUES FOR ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS TO PRACTICE AND EXECUTE THEIR ART FORM IN FACILTIES THAT ARE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY OPERATED, AND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ARTS FLOURISH.

Where $100 goes at The Arts Council Inc

How The Arts Council Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
The Arts Council, inc
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
74 grant(s) for varying purposes
$288,978
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$82,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$52,900
2023
82 grant(s) for varying purposes
$258,065
2023
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$38,000

Showing up to 5 of 35 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Ben Schwab
BOARD MEMBER Cheryl Lindsey
BOARD MEMBER Cindy Gindrich
BOARD MEMBER Courtney Benfield
BOARD MEMBER Darrell Farewell
BOARD MEMBER Dr Lynn Anthony

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,792,855 26 grants
Arts & Culture
$91,677 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant
Education
$5,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$5,627 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.4M $4.6M $10.6M
2024 $5.5M $6.2M $12.1M
2023 $3.3M $4.8M $12.7M
2022 $3.2M $4.0M $14.0M
2021 $3.1M $3.3M $15.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $3.4M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.6M.

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