North Carolina · Public charity
Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc
The arts & science council (asc) is the community's chief advocate for arts, science, history and heritage, a gatherer and steward of public and private community resources, an investor of those resources in the cultural sector and community, the strategic planner for the community's cultural sector, and the public art agent for the city…
- $6.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 85
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 75
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.8M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $336,465
- Organizations funded a year
- 47 to 83
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $448k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 84 | $2.8M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 75 | $2.3M | 25% |
| FY2022 | 70 | $1.1M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 79 | $5.4M | 22% |
| FY2020 | 73 | $6.7M | 14% |
| FY2019 | 83 | $7.0M | 31% |
| FY2018 | 70 | $7.2M | 51% |
| FY2017 | 47 | $6.6M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Arts & Culture$35MScience & Tech$1.2MEducation$645kAnimals$529kEnvironment$253kHuman Services$248kCommunity Improvement$245kHealth$154kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Place Inc | $3,845,167 | 7 | 8% |
| Mint Museum of Art Inc | $3,431,270 | 7 | 16% |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | $3,423,234 | 8 | 8% |
| Charlotte Ballet | $3,319,871 | 8 | 11% |
| Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation | $2,479,367 | 7 | 14% |
| Opera Carolina | $2,251,484 | 8 | 19% |
| The Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc | $2,187,301 | 8 | 11% |
| Museum of the New South Inc | $2,022,165 | 6 | 30% |
| McColl Center for Art Innovation | $1,437,460 | 6 | 24% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Afro-American Cultural and Service Center Inc | $1,186,584 | 6 | 17% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Place Inc | $3,845,167 | 7 | 8% |
| Mint Museum of Art Inc | $3,431,270 | 7 | 16% |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | $3,423,234 | 8 | 8% |
| Charlotte Ballet | $3,319,871 | 8 | 11% |
| Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation | $2,479,367 | 7 | 14% |
| Opera Carolina | $2,251,484 | 8 | 19% |
| The Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc | $2,187,301 | 8 | 11% |
| Museum of the New South Inc | $2,022,165 | 6 | 30% |
| McColl Center for Art Innovation | $1,437,460 | 6 | 24% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Afro-American Cultural and Service Center Inc | $1,186,584 | 6 | 17% |
| ArtsPlus | $1,176,562 | 7 | 15% |
| Blumenthal Performing Arts | $1,009,890 | 4 | n/a |
| Clayworks Inc | $772,048 | 8 | 31% |
| Carolina Raptor Center Inc | $529,193 | 5 | 10% |
| The Little Theatre of Charlotte Inc dba Theatre Charlotte | $489,557 | 7 | 16% |
| Jazzarts Charlotte | $307,002 | 7 | 17% |
| Actors Theatre of Charlotte | $267,190 | 6 | 32% |
| Wing Haven Foundation Inc DBA Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary | $259,714 | 6 | 5% |
| The Light Factory | $258,330 | 8 | 19% |
| Sullenberger Aviation Museum | $257,623 | 5 | 12% |
| North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation | $252,740 | 4 | 1% |
| Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts Inc | $241,385 | 7 | 22% |
| Tosco Music Parties Inc | $223,079 | 7 | 29% |
| Carolina Voices Inc | $221,805 | 7 | 36% |
| Davidson Community Players | $216,498 | 6 | 9% |
| One Voice Inc | $216,312 | 7 | 32% |
| Community School of the Arts | $211,081 | 1 | n/a |
| Bns Productions | $209,090 | 7 | 84% |
| Que-Os | $187,182 | 7 | 25% |
| A Sign of The Times of the Carolina | $186,978 | 7 | 81% |
| The Carolinas Latin Dance Company | $151,991 | 8 | 16% |
| Lorien Academy of the Arts Inc | $151,650 | 6 | 27% |
| Creating Exposure Through the Arts | $147,130 | 4 | n/a |
| Theatre Gap Initiative | $145,000 | 2 | 28% |
| Obey Foundation Inc | $140,601 | 7 | 22% |
| Three Bone Theatre Inc | $138,156 | 7 | 40% |
| Gay Mens Chorus of Charlotte | $129,329 | 8 | 32% |
| Girls Rock Charlotte DBA We Rock Charlotte | $125,770 | 5 | 32% |
| Open Door Studios Foundation | $125,716 | 3 | 49% |
| Cineodyssey Film Festival Inc | $122,757 | 4 | n/a |
| Digi-Bridge | $119,113 | 7 | 7% |
| India Association of Charlotte | $112,002 | 7 | 22% |
| Music at St Albans | $104,800 | 7 | 51% |
| Charlotte Museum of History | $102,858 | 5 | 12% |
| Charlotte Art League Inc | $98,453 | 6 | 17% |
| Caroline Calouche & Co | $96,722 | 6 | 7% |
| Martha Connerton Kinetic Works Inc | $89,379 | 5 | 43% |
| Our Daily Bread Foundation | $86,500 | 3 | 35% |
| Movement Migration | $84,194 | 3 | 59% |
| Charlotte Is Creative | $82,245 | 2 | 9% |
| American Capoeira Foundation | $79,233 | 3 | 66% |
| Charlotte Film Society | $78,586 | 3 | 5% |
| Project Scientist Inc | $76,950 | 6 | 1% |
| Charlotte Pride Band | $76,750 | 3 | 34% |
| Davidson College | $76,600 | 6 | 0% |
| Goodyear Arts Inc | $75,606 | 5 | 40% |
| Royal City Collaboration Corp | $70,000 | 2 | 69% |
| The Arts Empowerment Project Inc | $68,250 | 4 | 10% |
| Festival in the Park | $68,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Barre Belle | $66,000 | 4 | 56% |
| Moving Poets Charlotte Inc | $64,800 | 5 | n/a |
| The Qc Family Tree Inc | $63,383 | 3 | 11% |
| North Mecklenburg Community Chorus Inc | $62,800 | 7 | n/a |
| Power Up USA | $62,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Playing For Others | $62,100 | 6 | 6% |
| Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc | $61,272 | 4 | 15% |
| Historic Rosedale Foundation Inc | $60,766 | 4 | n/a |
| Vapa Center | $60,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Black Girls Film Camp | $60,000 | 2 | 11% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc | $59,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Southend Arts | $59,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Tamara Ladonna Moving Spirits Inc | $59,022 | 5 | n/a |
| Charlotte Folk Society | $58,635 | 5 | 21% |
| Canada Global Enterprises Inc | $58,318 | 1 | n/a |
| Queen City Robotics Alliance Inc | $57,588 | 3 | 11% |
| Young Icons | $57,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte Dragon Boat Association | $50,000 | 6 | 13% |
| Powerup USA | $49,935 | 1 | n/a |
| Promise Resource Network Inc | $49,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mint Hill Arts | $48,839 | 5 | 11% |
| Powerup USA | $46,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Holiday Wish Foundation | $45,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Dear Soul Music Co LLC | $43,555 | 3 | n/a |
| Charlotte Master Chorale | $41,000 | 2 | 16% |
| First Baptist Church-West Community Services Association Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 3% |
| North Carolina Baroque Orchestra | $40,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Queen City Concerts Corporation | $40,000 | 1 | 31% |
| Town of Matthews | $38,375 | 5 | n/a |
| Inspire the Fire Inc | $37,500 | 4 | 55% |
| ourBRIDGE Inc | $37,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | $37,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Obra Collective | $35,288 | 2 | 23% |
| Braveworks | $35,000 | 1 | 5% |
| InReach | $32,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Harambee House Inc | $31,898 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope for Harvest Youth Center | $30,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Embrace All Latino Voices | $30,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Purple Charlotte Steppers | $29,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Town of Huntersville | $28,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Number Drummer Inc | $27,760 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Davidson | $27,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Cornelius Arts Community Center Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Charlotte Pride Inc | $25,750 | 2 | 2% |
| University City Foundation Inc | $25,700 | 3 | 3% |
| Town of Mint Hill | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $25,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Bach Akademie Charlotte | $24,500 | 3 | 6% |
| The Creative Cornerstone | $23,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Visart Inc | $22,000 | 1 | 38% |
| Charlotte Choir School | $22,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Order My Steps | $21,820 | 2 | n/a |
| Latin American Coalition | $21,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Johnson C Smith University | $20,747 | 2 | 0% |
| Wanderlust Arts | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Pineville | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Culture Queens Outdoors | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Guerilla Poets Ltd | $18,415 | 3 | n/a |
| Health Empowerment Renewal | $18,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Education Project | $18,268 | 2 | n/a |
| Dance Artist Alliance Clt | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Music Maker Foundation Inc | $16,575 | 2 | 1% |
| ArtWalks Clt Inc | $16,118 | 1 | n/a |
| Naija Barbie Inc Dba the Naija Goddess | $15,812 | 1 | n/a |
| For the Struggle Inc | $15,750 | 2 | 1% |
| Zabs Place | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Springclean Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 81% |
| Wall Poems | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dapper Street Productions Inc | $14,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Sol Nation Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Artpop | $13,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Charlotte Youth Ballet Inc | $13,000 | 1 | 28% |
| Smithville Community Coalition Inc | $12,850 | 1 | 1% |
| Anchor International Mission Inc | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Guild of Charlotte Artists | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Center for Prevention Services | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sustain Charlotte Inc | $11,250 | 2 | 1% |
| Robin Antoinette Arts for All | $11,160 | 1 | 13% |
| Community Dream Builders Inc | $10,683 | 2 | n/a |
| Camino Community Development Corporation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Omimeo Mime Theatre Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MoRA (Monroe Road Advocates) | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shae Movement African Arts Cultural Entity | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| CleanAIRE NC | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sanctuary in the City | $10,000 | 1 | 47% |
| Caritas Acapella Ensemble | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A D E P T Inc | $9,813 | 1 | n/a |
| Hough Theater Booster | $9,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Metrolina Native American Association | $9,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Rhythms | $9,180 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chamber Music - Calin Lupanu and Monica Boboc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The League of Creative Interventionist | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| I Am Not the Media Inc | $8,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Crownkeepers | $8,311 | 1 | n/a |
| Joedance Film Festival Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Charlotte Repertory Dance Theatre (Crdt) | $7,830 | 1 | n/a |
| Simplisticphobia | $7,465 | 1 | n/a |
| Maha's Dances of India | $7,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Allturnatives Inc | $7,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Piedmont Music Therapy LLC | $7,100 | 1 | n/a |
| International House of Metrolina Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Latin American Coalition Corp | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Queen City Forward | $7,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Faith Alliance Inc | $6,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Bright Star Children's Theatre | $5,770 | 1 | n/a |
| La Casa de la Cultura the Culture House | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Planet Improv | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
| The Applesauce Group | $5,750 | 1 | 10% |
| Kinship Plot Inc | $5,700 | 1 | 8% |
| Grey Seal Puppets Inc | $5,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Lubavitch of North Carolina Inc | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bennu Gardens | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Steve Crump | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Society Of Charlotte | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornelius Cultural Arts Group | $5,000 | 1 | 8% |
| North End Partners Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Japanese Association in Charlotte | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Latin Americans Working for Achievement | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Possibility Project Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Cornelius | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Art Aid Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 29 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 111 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 111.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Foundation for the CarolinasNC110.3× affinity103 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Foundation for the Carolinas · Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · Womens Impact Fund · Albemarle Foundation · The Presbyterian Hospital · Duke Energy Foundation · Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust · John S and James L Knight Foundation · Charlotte Woman's Club First Citizens Bank · Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- · Cccp Community Trust
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc
- How much does Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc give?
- Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc reported 85 itemized grants totaling $2,765,227, out of $6,301,799 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 47 and 83 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (91%), Science & Tech (3%), Education (2%).
- Who are Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Discovery Place Inc ($3.8M), Mint Museum of Art Inc ($3.4M), Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc ($3.4M).
- Does Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for the Carolinas, Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc, United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc.
- Where is Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc based?
- Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc is based in NC.
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