Funding search · EIN 562277053 · Wilmington, NC

Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County

Name: Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County 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.

55
grants reported: $558,900
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $9,000
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

arts arpa grassroots subgrant subgrants

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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.

Top recipients

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

Cucalorus Film Festival2 grants · $35,000
Thalian Association2 grants · $30,300
Cameron Art Museum2 grants · $30,000
Dreams Center for Arts Education1 grant · $25,000
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $24,700
Wilmington Ballet Company1 grant · $21,250
Opera Wilmington1 grant · $20,500
Thalian Hall2 grants · $19,500
Brooklyn Arts Academy2 grants · $19,500
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $18,250

Giving over time

$182,450

2021

$107,300

2022

$127,150

2023

$142,000

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Cucalorus Film Festival · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$25,000
Dreams Center for Arts Education · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$21,250
Wilmington Ballet Company · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant, grassroots subgrants
$20,500
Opera Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant, grassroots subgrant
$19,200
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant, grassroots subgrants
$17,500
Thalian Association · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant, grassroots subgrant
$17,500
Theatre for All · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant, grassroots subgrant
$16,500
Turning the Wheel · Boulder, CO · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$15,000
Cameron Art Museum · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$15,000
Cameron Art Museum · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$12,800
Thalian Association · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$10,000
Brooklyn Arts Academy · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Cameron Art Museum · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Cucalorus Film Festival · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Dreams Center for Arts Education · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Mouth of Babes · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Narrative Arts · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Opera House Theatre Company · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Thalian Association · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Thalian Hall · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$10,000
Narrative Arts · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Cow arpa grant
$10,000
Big Dawg Productions · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$10,000
Brooklyn Arts Music Academy · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$10,000
Cucalorus Film Festival · Wilmington, NC · 2021
Cow arpa grant
$9,500
Brooklyn Arts Academy · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$9,500
Thalian Hall · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$9,000
Cape Fear Cultural Association · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$9,000
Opera Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$8,250
Black Arts Alliance · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$8,250
Theatre for All · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$8,250
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$8,250
Wilson Center · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$8,000
Opera Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$8,000
Panache Theatrical Productions · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$8,000
Performance Club Theater Company · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$8,000
Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Committee · Freeport, TX · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$7,000
Opera House Theatre Company · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$7,000
Techmoja Dance & Theater Co · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$7,000
North Carolina Jazz Festival · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$6,750
Whqr · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,700
North Carolina Jazz Festival · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,500
Carolina Beach Mural Project · Carolina Beach, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$6,250
Island Arts Council · Carolina Beach, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,200
Thalian Association · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,000
Chamber Music Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$6,000
Whqr · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$6,000
Wilmington Performing Arts · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Arts Support
$6,000
Mouth of Babes · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,000
Panache Theatrical Productions · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support
$6,000
Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$6,000
Forward Motion Dance Company · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Cow arpa grant
$5,500
Wilmington Art Association · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Cow arpa grant
$5,500
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Grassroots subgrant
$5,250
Chamber Music Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Arts Support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.