Public Charity

Penland School Of Craft

Penland School Of Craft is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Penland, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $10.7M, expenses of $10.8M, total assets of $81.6M. Imperigo tracks 87 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.6M.

EIN: 560623948 Penland, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.7M
Total Expenses$10.8M
Total Assets$81.6M
Grant Records87
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT IS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CRAFT EDUCATION. PENLAND OFFERS ONE-WEEK TO EIGHT-WEEK WORKSHOPS IN BOOKS AND PAPER, CLAY, DRAWING, GLASS, IRON, METALS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING, TEXTILES, WOOD AND LETTERPRESS STUDIOS. THE SCHOOL ALSO SPONSORS ARTISTS' RESIDENCIES, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND A CRAFT GALLERY. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1,400 STUDENTS AND 16,000 VISITORS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Abraham Thomas
Board Member Althea Murphy-Price
Director of Finance Beth Shupe
Board Member Brenda Wheeler
Board Member Cathy Abbott
Board Member Cathy Adelman

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$526,501 9 grants
Unspecified
$335,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$243,970 9 grants
CHARITABLE GIFT
$243,500 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$214,084 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.7M $10.8M $81.6M
2024 $8.7M $9.8M $79.7M
2023 $8.9M $9.0M $77.3M
2021 $7.4M $6.5M $83.5M
2020 $7.0M $7.4M $69.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.0M to $10.7M (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $81.6M.

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