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Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc

Foster an inclusive, sustainable, culturally rich and engaged community where arts, science, and history play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for all.

$6.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
92
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$483k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 92 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 92 grants below total $5,979,695, the rows itemized in this filing. The $6,699,324 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $719,629 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k22 grants · $159k
  • $10k–50k43 grants · $976k
  • $50k–250k21 grants · $2.9M
  • $250k+6 grants · $2.0M
$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$5.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL$482,850
BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART$343,195
CORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC$323,500
CAROLINA RAPTOR CENTER INC$292,500
CHARLOTTE BALLET$275,211
OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT$250,000
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC$237,936
CHILDRENS THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE$236,303
MINT MUSEUM OF ART INC$225,000
CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY INC$225,000
DISCOVERY PLACE INC$225,000
DAVIDSON COMMUNITY PLAYERS$184,500
OPERA CAROLINA$159,876
CLAYWORKS INC$148,995
MATTHEWS PLAYHOUSE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS INC$146,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $107k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE CREATIVE CORNERSTONE: $9k → 10%EMBRACE ALL LATINO VOICES: $20k → 10%LORIEN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS: $58k → 10%QC FAMILY TREE INC: $5k → 10%APPLESAUCE GROUP: $10k → 10%CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHARLOTTE: $6k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cabarrus Arts Council

The mission of Cabarrus Arts Council is to present, promote and inspire creativity in our community.

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2
Charlotte Is Creative

Charlotte Is Creative develops programs and initiatives designed to break the Charlotte mold and remake it with creativity into a city that draws people in, excites them, and inspires them to invest their financial, social and creative…

Arts & Culture
3
African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh Wake County Inc

To promote, preserve and celebrate African American cultural and heritage through artistic expression and education culminating in a cultural festival held in downtown Raleigh, see schdule O for more info.

Arts & Culture
4
MakerSpace Charlotte

Encourage technological creativity and community by enabling people to use tools, to learn by making things and to share knowledge.

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5
The Carolinas Latin Dance Company

Promote cultural awarenes and acceptance through dance performances

Arts & Culture
6
Wilkes Playmakers Inc

Provide cultural and artistic programs for the public of Wilkes County, NC and the surrounding area

Arts & Culture
7
Redux Contemporary Art Center

Redux contemporary art center is committed to fostering creativity and the cultivation of contemporary art through diverse exhibitions, affordable studio space for visual artists, meaningful education and outreach programs, and a…

Arts & Culture
8
Greenville Theatre Arts Center
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9
Young Icons

Our mission is to stabilize the music community by Providing direct access to the recording arts for young musicians via mentorship, training and collaboration. We built this program to attack a major issue we see in Charlotte. "There are…

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10
Studio 1

To provide performance arts opportunities for youth and adults of all different abilities through live performances and classes.

Arts & Culture
11
Columbia Childrens Theatre

Inspired by the intelligence and emotional wisdom of young people, we create professional theatre for youth and families, foster inclusive community, and nurture meaningful learning through the arts. We provide these experiences through…

Arts & Culture
12
Bechtler Collection Preservation Foundation
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ciao Italia Matthews. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

53 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 53 of the 91 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
53/53
Grantees still filing
8/53
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation: $343,195 · Arts & CultureAndreas H Bechtler Arts FoundationCORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $323,500 · Arts & CultureCORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INCCHARLOTTE BALLET: $275,211 · Arts & CultureCHARLOTTE BALLETCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $237,936 · Arts & CultureCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INCThe Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc: $236,303 · Arts & CultureThe Childrens Theatre of Charlotte IncMINT MUSEUM OF ART INC: $225,000 · Arts & CultureMINT MUSEUM OF ART INCDISCOVERY PLACE INC: $225,000 · Arts & CultureDISCOVERY PLACE INCCharlotte Museum of History: $225,000 · Arts & CultureCharlotte Museum of HistoryMatthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts Inc: $203,500 · Arts & CultureMatthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts IncDavidson Community Players: $184,500 · Arts & CultureOPERA CAROLINA: $159,876 · Arts & CultureCHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER INC: $123,000 · Arts & Culture+22 more: $901,003 · Arts & Culture+22 moreARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC: $482,850 · OtherARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHAR…CLAYWORKS INC: $148,995 · OtherCLAYWORKS INCArtsPlus: $122,380 · OtherArtsPlusB MUSIC YOUTH LLC: $48,660 · Other+40 more: $653,744 · Other+40 moreCarolina Raptor Center Inc: $292,500 · AnimalsFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $250,000 · PhilanthropyDigi-Bridge: $115,000 · EducationQUEEN CITY ROBOTICS ALLIANCE INC: $29,109 · EducationLORIEN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS INC: $57,500 · Human ServicesEMBRACE ALL LATINO VOICES: $20,000 · Human ServicesTHE APPLESAUCE GROUP: $9,890 · Human ServicesTHE CREATIVE CORNERSTONE: $8,717 · Human ServicesChinese American Association of Charlotte: $5,905 · Human ServicesTHE QC FAMILY TREE INC: $5,330 · Human ServicesSMITHVILLE COMMUNITY COALITION INC: $41,000 · Community ImprovementUNIVERSITY CITY FOUNDATION INC: $18,104 · Community ImprovementSTEELE CREEK COMMUNITY PLACE INC: $6,987 · Community Improvement
Arts & Culture$3,663,024Other$1,456,629Animals$292,500Philanthropy$250,000Education$144,109Human Services$107,342Community Improvement$66,091

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL CHARLOTTE/MECKLENBURG INC: $482,850 over 1y, 89% of budgetCarolina Raptor Center Inc: $292,500 over 1y, 17% of budgetCHARLOTTE BALLET: $275,211 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $237,936 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc: $236,303 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetMINT MUSEUM OF ART INC: $225,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetDISCOVERY PLACE INC: $225,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCharlotte Museum of History: $225,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetMatthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts Inc: $203,500 over 1y, 14% of budgetDavidson Community Players: $184,500 over 1y, 13% of budgetOPERA CAROLINA: $159,876 over 1y, 13% of budgetCLAYWORKS INC: $148,995 over 1y, 13% of budgetCHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER INC: $123,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetArtsPlus: $122,380 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSullenberger Aviation Museum: $115,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetDigi-Bridge: $115,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT CHARLOTTE FOUNDATION: $115,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE NEW SOUTH INC: $115,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetCaroline Calouche & Co: $93,389 over 1y, 17% of budgetTheatre Gap Initiative: $60,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetJAZZARTS CHARLOTTE: $57,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetMcColl Center for Art Innovation: $57,500 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetLORIEN ACADEMY OF THE ARTS INC: $57,500 over 1y, 44% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA: $43,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetMINT HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $43,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetROBIN ANTOINETTE ARTS FOR ALL: $32,176 over 1y, 31% of budgetQUEEN CITY ROBOTICS ALLIANCE INC: $29,109 over 1y, 10% of budgetMINT HILL ARTS: $24,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA YOUTH ORCHESTRA: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetROYAL CITY COLLABORATION CORP: $20,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetMUSIC AT ST ALBANS: $20,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetUNIVERSITY CITY FOUNDATION INC: $18,104 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPiedmont Music Therapy: $17,847 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetQUE-OS: $13,474 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetArtWalks Clt Inc: $12,137 over 1y, 14% of budgetLotus Project Inc: $10,709 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetCharlotte Film Society: $9,729 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCiao Italia Matthews: $8,929 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetTHE CREATIVE CORNERSTONE: $8,717 over 1y, 12% of budgetTOSCO MUSIC PARTIES INC: $7,912 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetONE VOICE INC: $7,025 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetTHE QC FAMILY TREE INC: $5,330 over 1y, 1.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Arts & Science Counci…Foundation for the Ca…Duke Energy FoundationUnited Way of Greater…Greater Charlotte Cul…Womens Impact FundJohn S and James L Kn…Albemarle FoundationThe Dickson Foundatio…Emc Arts IncBlumenthal Foundation…The Presbyterian Hosp…
Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg IncNC103.8× affinity48 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Duke Energy Foundation · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust · Womens Impact Fund · John S and James L Knight Foundation · Albemarle Foundation · The Dickson Foundation Inc · Emc Arts Inc · Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- · The Presbyterian Hospital

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 91 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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