Public Charity

BEAUFORT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL

BEAUFORT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $458K revenue, $474K expenses, $1.4M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $105K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237170154 WASHINGTON, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$458K
Total Expenses$474K
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$105K
Filing Years2019–2025

Mission

THE ARTS OF THE PAMLICO (AOP) IS A STATE-DESIGNATED ARTS COUNCIL PROVIDING CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH INITIATION, SUPPORT, AND PRESENTATION OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMS IN BEAUFORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. IT IS A GOAL OF THE AOP TO PRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE SAME BY ADVANCING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTS BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

Sample Grants Received

$10,000
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
2023
HUMAN SERVICES
$10,250
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
2023
ARTS COUNCILS & AGENCIES
$6,110
NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL
2020
TO BUILD BACK CULTURAL ASSETS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE THE HARDSHIP CAUSED BY COVID19. AOP WILL PRODUCE SIX, HALF-HOUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS A BANK OF ASSETS TO SUPPORT OUR CULTURAL OUTREACH EFFORTS AND AS EXHIBITS IN OUR HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION MUSEUM. THE NARRATED RECORDED EPISODES PROPOSED WILL OPEN A WINDOW TO AN ERA OF THEATRE THAT OUR TODAY'S POPULATION KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE - VAUDEVILLE IN THE EARLY 1900S. THIS GLAMOROUS PERIOD OF TRAVELING ACTS FROLICKING ON STAGE TO LIVE MUSIC TAILORED TO THEIR SHOW HAS LARGELY VANISHED. THE TURNAGE VAUDEVILLE THEATRE IS ONE OF VERY FEW THAT STILL EXISTS TODAY AND IS LARGELY INTACT. THE FINAL PRODUCTS WILL CAPTURE THE HISTORY OF THE TIME AND INTERPRET THE SPACE WHERE THE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES OCCURRED BY GATHERING AND SHARING THE HISTORY, THE STORIES, PHOTO AND SOUND RECORDINGS AND MORE IN THIS PROJECT DESIGNED TO SEED THE FUTURE OF OUR THEATRE BY PRESERVING ITS PAST.
$20,000
NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES COUNCIL
2019
FUNDING IS AWARDED TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES STAFF SALARIES, A CONTRACT HUMANIST, NON-STAFF PERSONNEL, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP VIRTUAL/DIGITAL HUMANITIES-BASED TOURS. FUNDING PROVIDED FOR SALARY MAY COVER FRINGE BENEFITS, BUT MAY NOT BE USED TO COVER FEDERAL OR STATE TAXES.ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THIS ""NC CARES: HUMANITIES RELIEF GRANT"" (INCLUDING OPERATING SUPPORT) MAY NOT OVERLAP WITH ACTIVITIES FUNDED FROM ANY OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING NEH, NEA, NC ARTS COUNCIL, OR OTHER OPEN GRANTS YOU MAY HAVE FROM NCHC.
$8,467

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Colleen Knight
MEMBER David Edwards
EXEC COMM- S Gail Kenefick
EXEC COMM - Gayle Watson
MEMBER Jayne Meisell
EXEC COMM - John B Tate Iii

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

PRESERVATION AND OPERATIONS EXPERTISE, CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION
$50,000 1 grant
TO BUILD BACK CULTURAL ASSETS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE THE HARDSHIP CAUSED BY COVID19. AOP WILL PRODUCE SIX, HALF-HOUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS A BANK OF ASSETS TO SUPPORT OUR CULTURAL OUTREACH EFFORTS AND AS EXHIBITS IN OUR HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION MUSEUM. THE NARRATED RECORDED EPISODES PROPOSED WILL OPEN A WINDOW TO AN ERA OF THEATRE THAT OUR TODAY'S POPULATION KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE - VAUDEVILLE IN THE EARLY 1900S. THIS GLAMOROUS PERIOD OF TRAVELING ACTS FROLICKING ON STAGE TO LIVE MUSIC TAILORED TO THEIR SHOW HAS LARGELY VANISHED. THE TURNAGE VAUDEVILLE THEATRE IS ONE OF VERY FEW THAT STILL EXISTS TODAY AND IS LARGELY INTACT. THE FINAL PRODUCTS WILL CAPTURE THE HISTORY OF THE TIME AND INTERPRET THE SPACE WHERE THE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES OCCURRED BY GATHERING AND SHARING THE HISTORY, THE STORIES, PHOTO AND SOUND RECORDINGS AND MORE IN THIS PROJECT DESIGNED TO SEED THE FUTURE OF OUR THEATRE BY PRESERVING ITS PAST.
$20,000 1 grant
HUMAN SERVICES
$10,250 1 grant
EDUCATION
$10,000 1 grant
FUNDING IS AWARDED TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES STAFF SALARIES, A CONTRACT HUMANIST, NON-STAFF PERSONNEL, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP VIRTUAL/DIGITAL HUMANITIES-BASED TOURS. FUNDING PROVIDED FOR SALARY MAY COVER FRINGE BENEFITS, BUT MAY NOT BE USED TO COVER FEDERAL OR STATE TAXES.ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THIS ""NC CARES: HUMANITIES RELIEF GRANT"" (INCLUDING OPERATING SUPPORT) MAY NOT OVERLAP WITH ACTIVITIES FUNDED FROM ANY OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING NEH, NEA, NC ARTS COUNCIL, OR OTHER OPEN GRANTS YOU MAY HAVE FROM NCHC.
$8,467 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $458K $474K $1.4M
2024 $461K $532K $1.5M
2023 $438K $496K $1.5M
2021 $895K $267K $1.6M
2019 $702K $464K $705K

Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $702K to $458K (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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