Public Charity

North Carolina Arts Foundation

North Carolina Arts Foundation is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Raleigh, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.8M, expenses of $1.9M, total assets of $993K. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $764K.

EIN: 463987880 Raleigh, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$993K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$764K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Foundation's mission is to bring private and public sector partners into collaborations that extend the benefits of the arts to residents across the state. As North Carolina emerges from the pandemic, a top priority is to find resources for arts initiatives that benefit youth.

Where $100 goes at North Carolina Arts Foundation

How North Carolina Arts Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$49
Assistance to Western North Carolina
55% of program spending
$33
A+ Schools of North Carolina
38% of program spending
$6
Keys for Kids funds a statewide network of arts partners that assist young people in North Carolina who want to learn to play piano by providing music instruction…
7% of 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.

Officers & Directors

Director Beverly Nipper Bowles
Director Chad Cheek
Director Davy Arch
Director Henry Walston
Director Joe Logan
Director John Mitchell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$300,711 14 grants
Arts & Culture
$272,569 5 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$32,509 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$18,400 1 grant
Unspecified
$140,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.8M $1.9M $993K
2024 $2.1M $619K $2.3M
2023 $262K $698K $718K
2022 $757K $557K $1.1M
2021 $568K $473K $942K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $568K to $1.8M (+213%), with total assets most recently reported at $993K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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