Funding search · EIN 820576292 · Charlotte, NC
Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 74
- grants reported
- $33.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $270,426
- 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Mint Museum4 grants · $8.4M
- Bechtler Museum of Modern Art4 grants · $4.4M
- Discovery Place3 grants · $4.0M
- North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation4 grants · $2.9M
- Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society4 grants · $2.8M
- Children'S Theatre of Charlotte4 grants · $2.6M
- Arts & Science Council3 grants · $1.9M
- McColl Center for Art Innovation4 grants · $1.4M
- Levine Museum of the New South4 grants · $1.4M
- Wing Haven Foundation4 grants · $1.4M
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.2M
Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $3.0M
Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.7M
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.5M
North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.5M
Discovery Place · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.4M
Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $1.3M
Discovery Place · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $1.2M
Discovery Place · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $1.1M
Arts & Science Council · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.0M
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $987,206
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $854,751
Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $838,283
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $836,626
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $829,067
North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $750,000
Children'S Theatre of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $733,393
Children'S Theatre of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $668,401
Arts & Science Council · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $665,178
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $600,000
Children'S Theatre of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $550,073
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $547,207
North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $493,114
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $481,362
Children'S Theatre of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $432,681
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $388,878
Levine Museum of the New South · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $384,672
McColl Center for Art Innovation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $366,041
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $360,157
McColl Center for Art Innovation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $356,688
Levine Museum of the New South · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $327,678
McColl Center for Art Innovation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $327,252
Levine Museum of the New South · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $309,098
McColl Center for Art Innovation · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $308,594
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $302,460
Levine Museum of the New South · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $298,551
Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $272,372
Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $268,481
Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $245,054
Wing Haven Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $244,620
Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $229,214
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $194,569
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $160,400
Carolina Raptor Center · Huntersville, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $157,674
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $150,932
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $144,000
Arts & Science Council · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $52,818
Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $43,015
Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $30,000
Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Arts & culture
- $22,702
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $22,450
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $22,230
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $21,898
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $20,000
Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Arts & culture
- $20,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Arts & culture
- $15,857
Charlotte Choir School · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $15,000
Charlotte Choir School · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $12,195
Charlotte Choir School · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $11,759
Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Savannah College of Art & Design · Savannah, GA · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Unc School of the Arts · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $10,000
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University · Greensboro, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Unc School of the Arts · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $10,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $7,870
Light Factory · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts & culture
- $7,095
Arts · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $6,975
Choir School at St Peter'S · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
- $6,671
Carolina Raptor Center · Huntersville, NC · 2023
Arts & culture
- $6,670
Carolina Raptor Center · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts & culture
- $6,277
North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Arts & culture
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