Public Charity

ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC

Based in CHARLOTTE, NC, ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $540K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 61 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $21.3M.

EIN: 560693436 CHARLOTTE, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$540K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$21.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL (ASC) IS THE COMMUNITY'S CHIEF ADVOCATE FOR ARTS, SCIENCE, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, A GATHERER AND STEWARD OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AN INVESTOR OF THOSE RESOURCES IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR AND COMMUNITY, THE STRATEGIC PLANNER FOR THE COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL SECTOR, AND THE PUBLIC ART AGENT FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE AND MECKLENBURG COUNTY. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS INVESTING IN PEOPLE, PROGRAMS AND IDEAS THAT MOVE US TOWARD A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE CREATE ECOSYTEM. THE VISION IS AN EQUITABLE, CONNECTED COMMUNITY WHERE CREATIVITY IS CENTRAL, CELEBRATED AND SUPPORTED.

Where $100 goes at Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc

How Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$50
Asc's artist support grants fund professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create new work or improve their business…
60% of program spending
$34
The arts & science council provides management services for the city of Charlotte, mecklenburg county, and other private partners to ensure excellence and relevance of public art programming…
40% 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

INTERIM PRESIDENT (AS OF 6/24) Adam Santalla Pierce
MEMBER David Gall
MEMBER Denytra Logan Whitner
TREASURER Durral Gilbert
MEMBER George Dunlap
MEMBER Huy Vu

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$10,956,806 44 grants
Arts & Culture
$10,272,983 14 grants
Education
$41,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $540K $1.1M —
2024 $8.0M $9.6M $42.2M
2023 $9.7M $9.3M $40.1M
2022 $8.3M $7.8M $37.1M
2021 $11.6M $13.3M $42.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $11.6M to $540K (-95%).

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

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