North Carolina · Nonprofit
NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC
NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,500 to it, the largest being GullahGeechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Inc ($16,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $66k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $31k
- Net assets
- $38k
What North Carolina Rice Festival Inc does
Mission
The mission of the North Carolina Rice Festival Inc. is to attract visitors and residents adults and youth to an annual series of events and related programs to increase awareness of the rice-growing heritage of Brunswick County NC and the cultural connections between the regions Gullah Geechee descendants and the inhabitants of West Africas fabled Rice Coast. Also to showcase the regions unique status as the northernmost area of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.The NCRF motto is Education through Celebration.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Fourth annual Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Gala designed to celebrate the cultural contributions of the Gullah Geechee people brought to North Carolina as slaves to work the rice fields of the Cape Fear Region of southeastern NC. The Gala features Gullah inspired cuisine catered by a nationally recognized Gullah chef and entertainment by Gullah performers. Attendance in 2025 continued to fill the facility capacity at 182.
$28,231 spentof which $4,050 as grants35% of program spendingThe fourth North Carolina Rice Festival commemorates the rich history of rice cultivation in the Cape Fear Region and honors the cultural heritage of the Gullah Geechee community. The event showcased a diverse program including six hours of historical and cultural presentations entertainment by Gullah regional and local artists a dedicated Childrens Stage with engaging activities and an exhibit area featuring crafts products and services from forty-eight vendors. This years festival attracted a record-breaking attendance of 5000+ participants marking a 24% increase from the previous year.
$44,316 spentof which $28,950 as grants54% of program spendingHosted our third Ancestry Reveal event where participants provided DNA samples for testing by African Ancestry Inc. At the Reveal event eight participants learned of their ancestry traced to countries and actual tribes in Africa. Attendance was nearly 100 people.
$8,087 spent10% of program spendingHosted our second Introduction to the NC Rice Festival event with screening of NCRF-produced documentaries a panel discussion of experts rice process demo and a Q&A session.
$850 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $81,484.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $67k to $40k (−41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
66% of NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
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
Dr Doug Cushing
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $5k → $19k.
From the IRS filings of NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
52% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 84% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 2 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,713 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC
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In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC?
- NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,500 to it, the largest being GullahGeechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Inc ($16,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $30,500 in grants to NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC?
- GullahGeechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Inc is the largest funder on record, with $16,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 2 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing