North Carolina · Public charity
The Durham Arts Council Inc
Durham arts council, inc. Is a catalyst in the cultural development of durham it leads, inspires, and promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience, and active support of the arts for all the people of our community.
- $686k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 96
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 60
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 37%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $382k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $57,352
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 72
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 37% of the organizations The Durham Arts Council Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationReligionRecreation & SportsOther
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 67 | $382k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 60 | $465k | 37% |
| FY2023 | 29 | $268k | 3% |
| FY2022 | 56 | $256k | 11% |
| FY2021 | 72 | $590k | 89% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $83k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $135k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $120k | 11% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Arts & Culture$2.1MYouth Development$65kHealth$55kCommunity Improvement$40kEnvironment$38kHuman Services$27kReligion$22kRecreation & Sports$19kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | $582,968 | 9 | 5% |
| African American Community Collaborative | $84,677 | 8 | 15% |
| St Josephs Historic Foundation | $84,327 | 5 | 3% |
| Kidznotes Inc | $76,405 | 9 | 3% |
| Southern Documentary Fund | $74,309 | 9 | 3% |
| Mallarme Chamber Players Inc | $68,958 | 8 | 10% |
| Walltown Childrens Theatre | $65,633 | 9 | 9% |
| Durham Art Guild | $64,260 | 9 | 12% |
| Northstar Church of the Arts | $52,673 | 5 | 27% |
| Shaleigh Dance Works | $47,083 | 5 | 13% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | $582,968 | 9 | 5% |
| African American Community Collaborative | $84,677 | 8 | 15% |
| St Josephs Historic Foundation | $84,327 | 5 | 3% |
| Kidznotes Inc | $76,405 | 9 | 3% |
| Southern Documentary Fund | $74,309 | 9 | 3% |
| Mallarme Chamber Players Inc | $68,958 | 8 | 10% |
| Walltown Childrens Theatre | $65,633 | 9 | 9% |
| Durham Art Guild | $64,260 | 9 | 12% |
| Northstar Church of the Arts | $52,673 | 5 | 27% |
| Shaleigh Dance Works | $47,083 | 5 | 13% |
| North Carolina Arts in Action Inc | $46,193 | 4 | 4% |
| The Carolina Wren Press Inc | $44,583 | 5 | 3% |
| The Beautiful Project Inc | $42,120 | 5 | 3% |
| American Dance Festival Inc | $41,418 | 5 | 1% |
| BUMP Inc | $36,908 | 5 | 9% |
| Choral Society of Durham Inc | $32,340 | 5 | 4% |
| The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle | $32,060 | 5 | 2% |
| Durham Ballet Theatre | $30,993 | 4 | 10% |
| Durham Symphony Incorporated | $30,701 | 5 | 16% |
| The Durham Savoyards Ltd | $28,797 | 4 | 28% |
| Scrap Exchange Inc | $28,790 | 4 | 1% |
| Artists Standing Strong Together | $27,359 | 5 | n/a |
| Chatham Arts Council Inc | $26,679 | 3 | 5% |
| Claymakers Arts Community Inc | $26,667 | 5 | 3% |
| Durham Childrens Choir Inc | $26,586 | 5 | 22% |
| Spanish Dance Arts Co Inc | $26,211 | 5 | 1% |
| Liberty Arts Inc | $23,978 | 5 | 3% |
| Museum of Durham History | $23,526 | 5 | 3% |
| United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc | $23,348 | 3 | 1% |
| Empower Dance Foundation | $23,243 | 4 | 3% |
| Orange County Arts Alliance | $22,775 | 2 | 17% |
| Girls Rock Nc Inc | $22,203 | 4 | 5% |
| Duke University | $22,045 | 4 | 0% |
| The Durham Chorale Inc | $21,178 | 4 | n/a |
| Triangle ArtWorks Inc | $19,818 | 4 | 3% |
| Gaspard&Dancers Inc | $19,312 | 4 | 7% |
| Manbites Dog Theater Company | $15,802 | 2 | 5% |
| The Center for Documentary Studies | $15,778 | 2 | 0% |
| Backbone Press | $14,744 | 4 | n/a |
| Mill Stage at Golden Belt Stage | $14,405 | 2 | n/a |
| Nuevo South LLC | $13,849 | 2 | n/a |
| Durham Medical Orchestra Foundation | $13,218 | 3 | n/a |
| Durham Central Park | $13,100 | 3 | 1% |
| Vault Theatre Limited | $10,445 | 2 | 5% |
| Triangle Friends of African American Arts | $10,256 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina Folklife Institute | $10,175 | 3 | 4% |
| Party Illegal LLC | $10,120 | 1 | n/a |
| Sonic Pie Productions LLC | $9,996 | 2 | n/a |
| Zenzalai Group Inc(Fiscal Sponsor St Joseph's Historic Foundation) | $9,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Empower Dance Studio LLC | $9,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Historic Preservation Society of Durham | $9,200 | 1 | 5% |
| Maya Freelon LLC | $9,196 | 1 | n/a |
| Triangle Cultural Awareness Foundation | $9,065 | 1 | n/a |
| Sutchilee Productions | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blankspace LLC | $8,849 | 1 | n/a |
| Nancy Frame Design | $8,826 | 2 | n/a |
| The Common Woman Chorus | $8,563 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina Folklife Institute | $8,515 | 1 | n/a |
| Oxente Brazilian Arts | $8,491 | 2 | n/a |
| Standup-Speakout of North Carolina | $8,184 | 4 | 1% |
| Griot and Grey Owl (Fiscal Sponsor Vae Raleigh) | $7,963 | 2 | n/a |
| Country Soul Songbook (Fiscal Sponsor Tk Dubs) | $7,669 | 2 | n/a |
| 111 Art and Healing Space | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bulldog Ensemble Theater | $7,405 | 1 | n/a |
| Agape Theatre Project | $7,210 | 2 | n/a |
| The Art of Cool Project | $6,760 | 2 | n/a |
| Bullhorn Arts and Education Inc | $6,697 | 3 | n/a |
| Mettlesome Theater | $6,388 | 1 | 3% |
| The Stagville Memorial Project | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble | $5,940 | 2 | 6% |
| Triangle Youth Ballet | $5,934 | 2 | 1% |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $5,822 | 3 | 0% |
| Morning Choir LLC | $5,779 | 1 | n/a |
| Shabutaso Inc | $5,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The Artisan Market at 305 | $5,440 | 1 | n/a |
| The Durham Jazz Workshop | $5,400 | 1 | 1% |
| Durham Arts Place Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humanities Applied | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Iset Excelsior Dba Be Con | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fusion Gallery | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley Inc | $4,918 | 2 | 0% |
| Jeannette Brossart Dba Mother Nature Mosaics | $4,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Arts Center | $4,079 | 1 | 0% |
| Ang H Studio Rootful Media | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Odysseystage Inc | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stone Soup Theatre Company | $3,821 | 2 | n/a |
| Durham Community Concert Band | $3,394 | 2 | n/a |
| Immersion for Spanish Language Acq | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Artzhub | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Pinhook | $2,670 | 1 | n/a |
| Bull City Fair Trade | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Jordan High School Theatre Arts Booster | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Peoples Performing Company Inc | $2,412 | 2 | n/a |
| Huron Stage Music Venue (Fiscal Sponsor Mallarme Music) | $2,300 | 1 | n/a |
| The School for Living Futures (Fiscal Sponsor Durham Art Guild) | $2,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Redbird Arts | $2,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Threshold Inc | $2,266 | 3 | 0% |
| The Monti Inc | $2,034 | 1 | n/a |
| Missy Lanes Assembly Room | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 10by10 Inc | $1,875 | 1 | n/a |
| Tkdubs Productions | $1,553 | 1 | 2% |
| No Regret Productions LLC | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Spectacular Magazine | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Be Connected Durham and Beyond | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Indie Strings | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| 100 Men in Black Male Chorus Inc | $1,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Cecy's Gallery LLC | $1,300 | 1 | n/a |
| 5 Points Gallery | $1,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Daylight Community Arts Foundation Inc | $1,271 | 1 | 0% |
| Your Own Greatness Affirmed Inc | $1,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Leela School of Dance | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Integrity Strings | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Brown Boulevard LLC | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Second Shift a Cappella | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina Jazz Ensemble | $800 | 1 | n/a |
| Puppet Show Incorporated | $600 | 1 | n/a |
| Maria Rocha - Takiri Academy | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($4k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Durham Arts Council Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 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 55.
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.
Triangle Community Foundation IncNC64.4× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Triangle Community Foundation Inc · The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101 · Duke University · South Arts Inc · The Forest At Duke Inc · United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc · Bin Charitable Foundation % Sarah Fish · Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation · Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 · United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc · Fox Family Foundation Inc · Duke University Health System Inc
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.
About The Durham Arts Council Inc
- How much does The Durham Arts Council Inc give?
- The Durham Arts Council Inc reported 96 itemized grants totaling $382,218, out of $685,518 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 72 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Durham Arts Council Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (87%), Youth Development (3%), Health (2%).
- Who are The Durham Arts Council Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc ($583k), African American Community Collaborative ($85k), St Josephs Historic Foundation ($84k).
- Does The Durham Arts Council Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Durham Arts Council Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Triangle Community Foundation Inc, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101, Duke University.
- Where is The Durham Arts Council Inc based?
- The Durham Arts Council Inc is based in NC.
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