North Carolina · Public charity
Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County
To establish the cape fear region as an arts destination, to promote arts- driven economic development, to significantly contribute to quality of life in the region, to provide a stream of funding to support the sustainability of artists and arts organizations, to facilitate communication and collaboration within the arts community, and…
- $308k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 47%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $142k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 17
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $225k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $142k | 13% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $127k | 47% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $107k | 64% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $182k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $185k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thalian Associaton of Wilmington Inc | $66,500 | 5 | 4% |
| The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc | $62,950 | 5 | 7% |
| Dreams of Wilmington Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | $60,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Cucalorus Film Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Opera Wilmington Nc Inc | $43,500 | 4 | 22% |
| Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts Incorporated | $39,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Theatre For All Inc | $38,250 | 3 | 25% |
| Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | $29,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Wilmington Ballet Company | $28,750 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thalian Associaton of Wilmington Inc | $66,500 | 5 | 4% |
| The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc | $62,950 | 5 | 7% |
| Dreams of Wilmington Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | $60,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Cucalorus Film Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Opera Wilmington Nc Inc | $43,500 | 4 | 22% |
| Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts Incorporated | $39,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Theatre For All Inc | $38,250 | 3 | 25% |
| Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | $29,500 | 3 | 5% |
| Wilmington Ballet Company | $28,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Opera House Theatre Company Inc | $27,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Narrative Arts | $27,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Turning the Wheel Productions Inc | $16,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Mouths of Babes Theatre | $16,000 | 2 | 10% |
| North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmin | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Panache Theatrical Corporation | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina Jazz Festival Inc | $13,700 | 2 | 6% |
| Friends of Public Radio DBA WHQR | $12,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Chamber Music Wilmington | $11,250 | 2 | 9% |
| Big Dawg Productions | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Fear Cultural Association of India | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Techmoja Dance & Theater Company | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Fear Community College Foundation Inc | $8,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Arts Alliance Inc | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Performance Club Theatre Company | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Committee | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Element Productions Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Box Dance Theater | $7,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Carolina Beach Mural Project | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Island Arts and Culture Alliance | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society Incorporated | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Snow Productions Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Forward Motion Dance Company Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Wilmington Art Association | $5,500 | 1 | 7% |
Where it is load-bearing
Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Landfall Foundation Inc · Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · Daniel a and Sheila M Saklad Foundation · Stein Family Charitable Foundation · New Hanover Community Endowment Inc · Corning Incorporated Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Ags Charitable Trust Uad May 21 1965 · Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Family Foundation · The True North Foundation Co Amy Brown North · South Arts Inc
How this is measured
Compare Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County with peer funders
About Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County
- How much does Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County give?
- Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County reported 16 itemized grants totaling $142,000, out of $308,205 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 17 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (99%), Civil Rights (1%).
- Who are Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The Thalian Associaton of Wilmington Inc ($67k), The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc ($63k), Dreams of Wilmington Inc ($60k).
- Does Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Landfall Foundation Inc, Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc, North Carolina Community Foundation.
- Where is Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County based?
- Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is based in NC.
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