Public Charity

UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY INC

UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY INC, of RALEIGH, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. 18 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $296K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 560770175 RALEIGH, NC Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies NTEE: A26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records18
Funding Total$296K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY, INC. BUILDS BETTER COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY OF THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO (1) CHAMPION ARTS EDUCATION; (2) SERVE A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA WITH EMERGING POPULATION CENTERS IN WAKE COUNTY, NC; AND (3) BUILD CAPACITY FOR THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY. SINCE 1990, IT HAS SERVED AS THE UMBRELLA FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION FOR THE ARTS IN WAKE COUNTY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, THE ORGNIZATION RAISES MONEY FROM BUSINESSES, INDVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES. FUNDS ARE RE-DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, WAKE MUNICIPALITIES, ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS - ALL IN SUPPORT OF ARTS PROGRAMMING.

Where $100 goes at United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc

How United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$45
Arts education
53% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 schools; 460 programs; 14 trips
$41
Community development
47% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 358 classes; 1,061 children
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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 Anna Tison
CHAIR Chanda Branch
VP OF FINANC Cindy Botts
TREASURER Hazel Edmond
VICE CHAIR Heather Gray
DIRECTOR Jamie Dawson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$249,028 13 grants
Arts & Culture
$36,750 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,296 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.0M $1.2M
2024 $2.2M $2.2M $1.4M
2023 $2.2M $2.1M $1.2M
2022 $1.5M $1.4M $1.2M
2021 $2.6M $2.3M $1.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.6M to $1.9M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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

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