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THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC
THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $75,300 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC ($49,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 65% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $419k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $75k
- Net assets
- $366k
What The North Carolina Writers' Network Inc does
Mission
We provide education in the craft and business of writing, opportunities for recognition and critique of literary work, resources for writers at all stages development, support for and advocacy of literary heritage of nc, and a community for those who write.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences/workshops the network sponsors three conferences each year. A spring conference in april, writing workshops in july, and a fall conference in november. These conferences bring together hundreds of writers for workshops, readings, networking, and lively discussion.
$150,241 spent$107,166 earned by the program75% of program spendingCompetitions the network awards writers more than 4,000 annually in prizes through their many competitions
$32,977 spent$21,789 earned by the program17% of program spendingBook sales revenue 619, merchandise sales revenue 1,389, miscellaneous revenue 8,650.
$15,995 spent$10,658 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $199,213.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $248k to $367k (+48%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 14% · 2022 9% · 2023 8% · 2024 9% · 2025 8% · 2026 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
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.
Chief executive
Ed Southern
Executive director
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $800 → $13k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 65% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK 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
THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 65% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% 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 THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 88% · 2021 50% · 2022 51% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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
65% of THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $26k that is directly attributable, 57% of it comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $49k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC?
- THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $75,300 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC ($49,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 65% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $75,300 in grants to THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC is the largest funder on record, with $49,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK 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 FY2026 (financials across 2021–2026), and the filings of 6 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