North Carolina · Public charity
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc
The united arts council of raleigh and wake county, inc. Builds better communities through support and advocacy of the arts. The organization strives to (1) champion arts education; (2) serve a larger metropolitan area with emerging population centers in wake county, nc; and (3) build capacity for the local arts community. Since 1990, it…
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 33
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 65
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $368k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $11,300
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,751
- Organizations funded a year
- 34 to 65
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k 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 | 33 | $368k | 12% |
| FY2024 | 65 | $1.0M | 14% |
| FY2023 | 57 | $1.1M | 19% |
| FY2022 | 37 | $489k | 8% |
| FY2021 | 64 | $1.5M | 52% |
| FY2020 | 34 | $382k | 12% |
| FY2019 | 34 | $445k | 21% |
| FY2018 | 35 | $448k | 34% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Little Theatre Inc | $233,618 | 9 | 7% |
| Davner Theatricals Inc Dba Burning Coal Theatre Co | $226,929 | 9 | 15% |
| Artspace Inc | $218,181 | 9 | 8% |
| Outside the Box Studio Inc | $206,215 | 8 | n/a |
| Number Drummer Inc | $184,332 | 8 | n/a |
| Arts Together Inc | $168,047 | 9 | 10% |
| Community Music School Inc | $161,550 | 9 | 9% |
| Black Box Dance Theater | $159,497 | 8 | 34% |
| Triangle Youth Music Inc | $154,851 | 9 | 15% |
| African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh Wake County Inc | $152,953 | 9 | 40% |
Show all 105 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Little Theatre Inc | $233,618 | 9 | 7% |
| Davner Theatricals Inc Dba Burning Coal Theatre Co | $226,929 | 9 | 15% |
| Artspace Inc | $218,181 | 9 | 8% |
| Outside the Box Studio Inc | $206,215 | 8 | n/a |
| Number Drummer Inc | $184,332 | 8 | n/a |
| Arts Together Inc | $168,047 | 9 | 10% |
| Community Music School Inc | $161,550 | 9 | 9% |
| Black Box Dance Theater | $159,497 | 8 | 34% |
| Triangle Youth Music Inc | $154,851 | 9 | 15% |
| African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh Wake County Inc | $152,953 | 9 | 40% |
| The Justice Theater Project | $147,399 | 8 | 16% |
| Bright Star Children's Theatre | $145,462 | 8 | n/a |
| Visual Art Exchange Inc | $142,678 | 5 | 15% |
| Chakra Con Music LLC | $142,425 | 8 | n/a |
| El Pueblo Inc | $141,908 | 9 | 3% |
| Transit Vocal Band LLC | $128,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Raleigh Youth Choir Inc | $124,857 | 8 | 11% |
| Dlw Storyteller Inc | $123,925 | 8 | n/a |
| Arts Access Incorporated | $120,570 | 5 | 17% |
| North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre | $111,179 | 7 | 28% |
| The North Carolina Theatre | $108,338 | 6 | 2% |
| Piedmont Council of Traditional Music Inc | $103,628 | 4 | 8% |
| North Carolina Master Chorale | $94,096 | 5 | 11% |
| North Carolina Opera | $83,531 | 4 | 7% |
| Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | $83,472 | 4 | 7% |
| Living Rhythms | $83,348 | 6 | n/a |
| Hum Sub Inc | $78,176 | 5 | 20% |
| TheGifted Arts Inc | $76,843 | 4 | 9% |
| Artsplosure the Raleigh Arts Festival | $74,954 | 3 | 9% |
| Darren Leibman Inc | $74,640 | 5 | n/a |
| Concert Singers of Cary Inc | $74,546 | 9 | 30% |
| Carolina Ballet Inc | $74,380 | 5 | 0% |
| Kidznotes Inc | $73,596 | 6 | 2% |
| Commotion - Community in Motion | $72,625 | 5 | 19% |
| North Carolina Chamber Music Instit | $70,113 | 5 | 17% |
| Diamante Inc | $65,561 | 4 | 15% |
| Theatre Raleigh Inc | $64,591 | 3 | 4% |
| Womens Theatre Festival | $59,175 | 3 | 21% |
| Towne Players of Garner Inc | $59,126 | 6 | 11% |
| Chamber Music Raleigh Inc | $52,133 | 4 | 7% |
| International Focus Inc | $49,624 | 2 | 18% |
| The Story Ship | $47,786 | 6 | n/a |
| North Carolina Museum of History Associates Inc | $45,184 | 5 | 2% |
| Antonio Rocha Inc | $44,101 | 5 | n/a |
| Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra | $42,368 | 4 | 14% |
| Educational Growth Across Oceans | $41,231 | 1 | n/a |
| Theatre in the Park Inc | $41,231 | 1 | 9% |
| Marbles Kids Museum | $41,231 | 1 | 1% |
| Town of Cary | $38,800 | 4 | n/a |
| Story Tapestries Inc | $34,095 | 5 | 1% |
| African American Community Collaborative | $33,425 | 4 | 7% |
| STEM the Musical | $30,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Dancing Drum | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Dance Festival Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| InWave | $30,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Dm Creative | $29,125 | 3 | n/a |
| North Carolina Arts in Action Inc | $28,804 | 3 | 2% |
| Spiritual Twist Productions | $27,997 | 1 | 6% |
| Town of Garner | $26,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Cultural Voice of North Carolina | $26,371 | 3 | 23% |
| Queen Nur LLC | $25,809 | 2 | n/a |
| Bay Street Brassworks Inc | $25,625 | 3 | n/a |
| Leela Foundation Inc | $25,442 | 2 | 9% |
| Raleigh Symphony Orchestra Inc | $25,323 | 3 | 20% |
| Performance Edge Inc | $24,259 | 2 | 19% |
| The Raleigh Ringers Inc | $20,353 | 1 | 6% |
| Emc Arts Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Arts North Carolina Inc | $19,591 | 1 | 6% |
| Aggregate Theatre Company | $18,540 | 2 | n/a |
| Carolina Dance Collaborative | $18,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Shana Tucker | $17,175 | 1 | n/a |
| Tru Access | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shabutaso Inc | $15,885 | 2 | n/a |
| Moscow Nights Inc | $15,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Ballethnic Dance Company | $15,675 | 2 | 2% |
| Going Barefoot Inc | $14,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Spanish Dance Arts Co Inc | $13,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Grey Seal Puppets Inc | $13,040 | 2 | n/a |
| Graceful Expressions Dance Company | $12,240 | 2 | n/a |
| Wake County Public Schools | $11,160 | 2 | n/a |
| Pure Life Theatre Company | $10,420 | 1 | 9% |
| Capital City Steppers | $10,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Saving Adolescent Girls Everywhere Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Josephs Historic Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Light House Group Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nuv Yug Cultural Organization | $10,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Historic Oakwood Cemetery Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leaders by Choice Lbc | $9,200 | 1 | 32% |
| North Carolina Museum of History Foundation Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Strings of Color | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cary Visual Art Inc | $8,900 | 1 | 8% |
| Seed Art Share Inc | $8,560 | 1 | 11% |
| Joe Troop Music LLC | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kelly Starling Lyons | $7,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Gigis Playhouse Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Triangle British Brass Band Ltd | $6,851 | 1 | 15% |
| Raleigh Dance Theatre Inc | $6,601 | 1 | 11% |
| Town of Knightdale | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Cary Players Inc | $6,295 | 1 | 3% |
| Ivye League Entertainment | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Raleigh Camerata | $5,570 | 1 | n/a |
| Fiddle Puppet Dancers Inc | $5,470 | 1 | 5% |
| Town of Holly Springs | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Memomuse | $5,310 | 1 | n/a |
| Communities in Schools of Wake County | $5,100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 66 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: Triangle Community Foundation Inc · The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101 · John William Pope Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Executive Service Corps of the Greater Triangle Inc · John Rex Endowment · Duke Energy Foundation · Aj Fletcher Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio · The Durham Arts Council Inc · Fenwick Foundation
How this is measured
Compare United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc with peer funders
About United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc
- How much does United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc give?
- United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc reported 33 itemized grants totaling $368,241, out of $1,227,501 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 65 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (95%), Youth Development (2%), Education (1%).
- Who are United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Raleigh Little Theatre Inc ($234k), Davner Theatricals Inc Dba Burning Coal Theatre Co ($227k), Artspace Inc ($218k).
- Does United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Triangle Community Foundation Inc, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101, John William Pope Foundation.
- Where is United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc based?
- United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc is based in NC.
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