Funding search · EIN 560599829 · Durham, NC

The Durham Arts Council

Name: The Durham Arts Council grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

297
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

140 grants matching “seasonal” · $594,610

$3,000
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$3,000
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation) · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$3,000
Standup Speakout North Carolina · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,726
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,726
Country Soul Songbook (Fiscal Sponsor Tk Dubs) · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,726
Empower Dance Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,726
Girls Rock Nc · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,726
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,668
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,668
Agape Theatre · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,668
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,610
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,610
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,580
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,580
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,580
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,580
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,580
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,408
Artists Standing Strong Together · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,352
Griot and Grey Owl (Fiscal Sponsor Vae Raleigh) · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,245
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,245
Durham Central Park · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,245
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,245
Liberty Arts · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,195
Vault Theater · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,181
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,181
Durham Children'S Choir · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,160
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,071
Claymakers Arts Community · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,047
North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$2,041
Bullhorn Arts and Education · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,868
Triangle Art Works · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,858
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,771
Stone Soup Theatre Company · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,659
Gaspard & Dancers · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,276
Backbone Press · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$1,204
Bulldog Ensemble Theatre · Durham, NC · 2024
Season grant
$6,680
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation) · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,413
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,279
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,279
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,279
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,012
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,012
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,878
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,611
Griot and Grey Owl (Fiscal Sponsor Vae Raleigh) · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,611
Empower Dance Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,515
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,515
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,478
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,400
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,400
Durham Jazz Workshop · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,400
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,285
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,285
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,237
Durham Central Park · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,170
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,055
Girls Rock Nc · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,055
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,943
Artists Standing Strong Together · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,943
Country Soul Songbook (Fiscal Sponsor Tk Dubs) · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,810
Backbone Press · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,711
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,711
Choral Society of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,689
Claymakers Arts Community · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,656
North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,542
Agape Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,489
Durham Children'S Choir · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,382
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,366
Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,302
Durham Medical Orchestra Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$4,168
Durham Chorale · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$3,848
Triangle Art Works · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Season grant
$3,527
Bullhorn Arts and Education · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$2,672
Gaspard & Dancers · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$2,572
Standup Speakout North Carolina · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$2,405
Bulldog Ensemble Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$2,376
The Durham Savoyards Ltd · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$2,001
Liberty Arts · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$457
Threshold · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$8,870
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,870
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,870
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,776
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,515
North Carolina Folklife Institute · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,515
Artists Standing Strong Together · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,806
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,806
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,628
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,451
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,323
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,323
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,323
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2022
Season grant-envision: sensory beyond sight
$6,919
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,741
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,713
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,670
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,560
Nasher Museum of Art · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,560
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,386
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,386
Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,255
Liberty Arts · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,255
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,227
Claymakers Arts Community · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,797
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,535
Durham Children'S Choir · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,340
Choral Society of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,900
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$7,624
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$7,059
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,861
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,400
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,353
The Scrap Exchange · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,353
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$5,365
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$5,214
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$5,000
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - project: poetry and spoken word programming
$4,588
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$4,235
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$3,511
North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$3,200
Gaspard & Dancers · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$3,000
Backbone Press · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$2,471
Durham Children'S Choir · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$2,118
Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - project:fiber arts demonstration
$2,118
Bulldog Ensemble Theatre · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$2,118
The Mill Stage at Golden Belt · Rye Brook, NY · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$2,118
Durham Central Park · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - playlist series
$1,835
North Carolina Foklife Institute · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,500
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,467
Liberty Arts · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,412
Young People'S Performing Company · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,412
Girls Rock Nc · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,412
Standup Speakout of North Carolina · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - girl empowerment summer camp
$1,412
Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,271
Daylight Community Foundation · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$1,059
Threshold · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - project: art, entrepreneurship and mental health recovery
$1,059
Choral Society of Durham · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$908
Triangle Art Works · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$706
Durham Medical Orchestra Foundation · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$706
Artists Standing Strong Together · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Carolina Theatre of Durham6 grants · $176,846
The Carolina Theatre of Durham2 grants · $45,349
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation7 grants · $38,309
Shaleigh Dance Works8 grants · $35,896
Southern Documentary Fund8 grants · $34,471
Northstar Church of the Arts6 grants · $32,099
Kidznotes6 grants · $28,008
The Carolina Wren Press5 grants · $27,015
African American Dance Ensemble5 grants · $26,508
Mallarme Chamber Players6 grants · $26,213

Giving over time

$256,184

2021

$267,752

2022

$464,700

2023

$382,218

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 297 grants.

$60,378
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
Fletcher performing arts fund grant
$57,352
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
Fletcher performing arts fund grant
$45,034
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
Fletcher performing arts fund grant
$44,349
The Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2021
Fletcher performing arts fund grant - noprofit subsidies
$12,775
Chatham Arts Council · Pittsboro, NC · 2021
"big night in" grant - covid losses
$12,775
Orange County Arts Alliance · Hillsborough, NC · 2021
"big night in" grant - covid losses
$10,360
African American Community Collaborative · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$10,296
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021
"big night in" grant - covid losses
$10,144
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$10,075
Chatham Arts Council · Pittsboro, NC · 2022
Big night in grant
$10,000
Orange County Arts Alliance · Hillsborough, NC · 2022
Big night in grant
$9,800
Empower Dance Studio Llc · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$9,800
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation) · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$9,281
Gaspard & Dancers · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$9,223
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Big night in grant
$9,196
Maya Freelon Llc · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$9,065
Triangle Cultural Awareness Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$9,049
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$8,870
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,870
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,870
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,849
Blankspace Llc · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$8,849
Nuevo South Llc · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$8,849
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$8,776
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,515
Artists Standing Strong Together · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$8,515
North Carolina Folklife Institute · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,900
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$7,806
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,806
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,700
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Inc Dba Preservation Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$7,628
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,624
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$7,451
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,339
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$7,323
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,323
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2022
Season grant-envision: sensory beyond sight
$7,323
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$7,059
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,996
Sonic Pie Productions Llc · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,919
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,894
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,861
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,844
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,741
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,713
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,692
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,680
Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph'S Historic Foundation) · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,670
Museum of Durham History · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,560
Nasher Museum of Art · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,560
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,413
Bump the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,400
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,388
Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,388
Mettlesome Theater · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,388
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,386
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,386
Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,353
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,353
The Scrap Exchange · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$6,279
Carlota Santana Spanish Dance · Bahama, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,279
St Joseph'S Historic Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,279
Walltown Children'S Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,255
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,255
Liberty Arts · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,235
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,227
Claymakers Arts Community · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$6,023
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$6,012
African American Dance Ensemble · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,012
Northstar Church of the Arts · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$6,000
Choral Society of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$6,000
The Stagville Memorial Project · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$5,878
Shaleigh Dance Works · Rougemont, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,826
Nancy Frame Design · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$5,800
Vault Theatre Limited · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$5,797
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,779
Morning Choir Llc · Durham, NC · 2023
Invest to restart grant
$5,611
Empower Dance Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,611
Griot and Grey Owl (Fiscal Sponsor Vae Raleigh) · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,535
Durham Children'S Choir · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,515
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,515
Mallarme Chamber Players · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,478
The Beautiful Project · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,440
The Artisan Market at 305 · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$5,400
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,400
Durham Jazz Workshop · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,400
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,365
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$5,340
Choral Society of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
Season grant-annual operations
$5,285
Durham Symphony Orchestra · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,285
The Durham Art Guild · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,237
Durham Central Park · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,214
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2021
Season grant - annual operations
$5,170
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,120
Party Illegal Llc · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa grant
$5,084
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Fletcher performing arts fund grant - noprofit subsidies
$5,055
Girls Rock Nc · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,055
The Carolina Wren Press · Durham, NC · 2023
Season grant
$5,000
Claymakers Arts Community · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa participation fees
$5,000
Durham Arts Place · Durham, NC · 2024
Arpa participation fees

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