Funding · North Carolina · Arts and culture
Who funds arts and culture in North Carolina
Arts and culture funding in North Carolina is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though States Newsroom leads, and the money reaches 1,364 groups.
The short version
- 2,265 funders gave $821M to 1,364 arts and culture organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 56% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in North Carolina is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $117M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is States Newsroom, at $96M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in North Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in North Carolina that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in North Carolina
- 1Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in North Carolina are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas, Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
44% of arts and culture money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in North Carolina?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in North Carolina, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas, Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in North Carolina?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to arts and culture organizations in North Carolina, $117M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in North Carolina?
- $821M reached 1,364 arts and culture organizations in North Carolina, from 2,265 funders. 56% came from funders also based in North Carolina.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.