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ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC

ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$14M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$0
Net assets
$5.4M
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc does

Mission

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.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The arts sciences & cultural council makes a variety of grants and funds an array of services that contribute to the vitality and sustainability of the regional cultural sector. These grants and services directly align with ascc's mission of investing in people, programs and ideas that move us toward a more equitable, sustainable, and innovative creative ecosystem. Ascc's culture blocks program connects communities with responsive arts and culture experiences close to where residents live. The program engages with creative individuals and organizations to present programs in 10 geographic areas in mecklenburg county. This service directly aligns with how residents want the cultural sector to serve them by building community and increasing cultural program relevance.

    $7,347,981 spentof which $6,419,937 as grants$618,747 earned by the program
    96% of program spending
  2. Ascc's artist support grants fund professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skill and abilities to create new work or improve their business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences.

    $323,274 spentof which $279,388 as grants
    4% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,671,255.

02The organization over time

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Laura Yates Clark

Board chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

03Who funds it
04Its place in the field

Against its field

ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin37% · top quartile
Months of reserve2.7mo · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 550 arts & culture nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025

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In North Carolina

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

85% of spending goes to programs.

Program 85%Management 11%Fundraising 4%

Governance

15
board members
93%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NC

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Foundation for the Carolinas · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC?
ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC.
Who is the largest funder of ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC?
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing