Public Charity

THE BULB GALLERY

THE BULB GALLERY is a Public Charity headquartered in CHARLOTTE, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.4M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $1.2M total assets. 22 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814676117 CHARLOTTE, NC Food, Agriculture & Nutrition N.E.C. NTEE: K99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BULB IS A DIRECT-SERVICE NONPROFIT ADVANCING EQUITABLE, BARRIER-FREE ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE THROUGH PLACE-BASED MOBILE FARMERS MARKETS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OUR MARKETS CENTER AROUND CHOICE AND ARE SHAPED BY COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMS, GROCERY PARTNERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS-SUPPORTING A HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE, AND RESILIENT CHARLOTTE.

Where $100 goes at The Bulb Gallery

How The Bulb Gallery divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
In 2025, the bulb hosted 392 mobile markets, distributing 430,341 pounds of fresh produce to more than 25,000 guests and reaching an estimated 84,858 household members across mecklenburg…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 430,341 pounds of fresh; 25,000 guests; 84,858 members
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Unrestricted - Provide business exp
$65,000
2024
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, PROGRAM OPERATING COST
$276,631
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$35,950
$10,825
$10,825

Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

FINANCE DIRE Annika Wreder
TREASURER Benjamin Mathews
INTERIM CHAI Elizabeth Dickens
EXECUTIVE DI Lisa Mathews
BOARD MEMBER Michelle Eichinger
FORMER CHAIR Patricia Pitts

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$951,075 12 grants
Economic Development
$65,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$30,400 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$7,000 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.4M $1.8M $1.2M
2024 $1.9M $1.8M $625K
2023 $1.0M $970K $174K
2022 $546K $506K $101K
2021 $332K $338K $45K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $332K to $2.4M (+627%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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