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Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County

Grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina · EIN 56-2277053

Total giving
$310KTax year 2025
Total assets
$220KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

TO ESTABLISH THE CAPE FEAR REGION AS AN ARTS DESTINATION, TO PROMOTE ARTS- DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TO SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION, TO PROVIDE A STREAM OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE ARTS COMMUNITY, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$180K2020
$280K2021
$260K2022
$190K2023
$290K2024
$310K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Brooklyn Arts Academy$9.5K2023
Thalian Hall$9.5K2023
Cape Fear Cultural Association$9K2023
Opera Wilmington$9K2023
Black Arts Alliance$8.3K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.artswilmington.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.