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ARTS SCIENCES & CULTURAL COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $14.4M · expenses $9.0M · assets $5.4M

Also known as
OF CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG INC
EIN
99-4002299
Address
220 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2137
Website
HTTPS://ARTSANDSCIENCE.ORG
NTEE code
A26
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Laura Yates Clark BOARD CHAIR2024 $234,479$234,479 5
Adam Santalla Pierce PRESIDENT (AS OF 10/24)2024 $24,507$24,507 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Julie Eiselt MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 4
Leslie Johnson MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 4
Marcie Kelso VICE CHAIR2024 0 $0 reported 2
Charles Thomas MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 3
Jenni Gaisbauer MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 2
Allison Allen MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Patrick Diamond MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Angelia Grant MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Julia Martin MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Melissa Mcvey MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nalan Mulder MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sam Spencer MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Luis Tochiki MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Liliana Wendorff MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 16 people listed · 2 paid, $259K · 12 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA YATES CLARK BOARD CHAIR2 $0$234,479$0 $234,4795
ADAM SANTALLA PIERCE PRESIDENT (AS OF 10/24)40 $22,780$0$1,727 $24,5072
MARCIE KELSO VICE CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $02
ALLISON ALLEN MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK DIAMOND MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JULIE EISELT MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $04
JENNI GAISBAUER MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $02
ANGELIA GRANT MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE JOHNSON MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $04
JULIA MARTIN MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA MCVEY MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
NALAN MULDER MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
SAM SPENCER MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES THOMAS MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $03
LUIS TOCHIKI MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
LILIANA WENDORFF MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 92 grants to organizations · $6.0M

Listed grants add up to $5,979,695; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $6,699,324. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,351,021$8,977,873 $5,388,300$5,373,148 $13,544,656$618,747 $107,6991214

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INMDA26 $7,772,902$7,549,063 CEO$183,346 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL INCOHA26 $22,398,605$25,151,602 FORMER PRESIDENT$396,278 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
REGIONAL CULTURAL & PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONMOA26 $15,000,891$13,483,285 PRESIDENT & CEO$224,905 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
ARTS UNITED OF GREATER FORT WAYNEINA26 $9,835,230$3,256,056 PRESIDENT &$141,957 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
SCOTTSDALE ARTSAZA26 $13,038,696$14,303,581 PRESIDENT & CEO$515,017 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
CULTURAL COUNCIL OF GREATER JACKSONVILLE INCFLA26 $8,919,104$8,916,644 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$125,685 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCWIA26 $15,403,118$5,369,438 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$286,505 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCETXA26 $25,459,308$21,984,472 CEO to 11/30/24$308,050 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
ARTSFUNDWAA26 $16,178,758$15,204,294 PRESIDENT/CEO$333,407 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
CREATIVE WESTCOA26 $9,606,944$11,611,814 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$272,455 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 2x
DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL INCNCA26 $3,063,229$3,367,507 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$134,445 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x, same state
ASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCILNCA26 $3,313,764$2,473,239 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY$85,084 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x, same state
ARTS COUNCIL INCALA26 $2,944,575$2,711,238 Executive Directdor$137,961 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x, similar mission
CULTURAL ARTS ALLIANCE OF WALTON COUNTY INCFLA26 $3,590,800$3,906,405 President & CEO$139,686 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER INCSCA26 $3,941,857$3,377,648 President and CEO, non voting member$70,333 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCILORA26 $4,884,296$5,305,269 INTERIM EX DIR$136,000 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
CULTURAL COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCFLA26 $7,139,640$7,192,662 President and CEO$292,741 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INCNYA26 $2,996,647$2,846,375 EXECUTIVE DI$148,776 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCILNYA26 $3,990,995$4,176,377 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$177,252 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INCVTA26 $3,168,915$3,010,985 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$159,565 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
ARTS COUNCIL OF OKLAHOMA CITYOKA26 $3,717,192$3,803,363 Not reported$0 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF BONITA SPRINGS INCFLA26 $4,358,471$4,158,930 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$151,869 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
HOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCILMDA26 $3,592,707$1,897,217 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$190,314 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
ARTSWESTCHESTER INCNYA26 $6,238,559$6,494,660 CEO EFFECTIVE 7/1/24$196,945 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x
ARTS AND CULTURE ALLIANCE OF GREATER KNOXVILLETNA26 $4,273,193$1,793,568 EXECUTIVE DI$150,000 Same NTEE code A26, revenue within 5x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$21,758,640209 582016–2024 MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE; CREATIVE WEST; VASHON ALLIED ARTS INC; VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC and 54 more
ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES Private foundation$21,342,5708 12020–2024 ARTSFUND
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$20,463,25061 12011–2025 ARTS COUNCIL OF INDIANAPOLIS INC
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,493,50023 52016–2024 DANCE SERVICE NEW YORK CITY INC; MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE; SOZO IMPACT INC; LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC and 1 more
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$10,904,75016 22020–2024 WALTON ARTS CENTER COUNCIL INC; MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,098,10057 42010–2024 SILICON VALLEY CREATES; ARTS COUNCIL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY; ARTS COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY; CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$8,675,70017 22018–2024 HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE; MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,503,80078 62012–2024 ARTS COUNCIL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY; SILICON VALLEY CREATES; ARTS COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY; CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS and 2 more
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,371,17526 72010–2024 HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE; DANCE SERVICE NEW YORK CITY INC; LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC; BROOKLYN ARTS COUNCIL and 3 more
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$6,878,21231 12010–2024 FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$6,127,496137 382014–2024 ARTSFUND; GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE; WALTON ARTS CENTER COUNCIL INC; ARTS COUNCIL OF PRINCETON and 34 more
PLOUGH FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,300,0005 12018–2022 ARTS MEMPHIS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor$5,127,397157 12015–2024 ARTS MEMPHIS
THE WALLACE FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,262,0006 22022–2024 MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE; UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART INC
BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4,049,6007 32020–2024 GREATER PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE; THE ARTS CENTER OF THE CAPITAL REGION; PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR THE ARTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $8,977,873 spent · pay $1,003,348 · grants $6,699,324 · events $2,030
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,151,100$6,151,100-- 68.5%
Other salaries and wages $730,474$312,899$315,449$102,126 8.1%
Other (as described)PUBLIC ART/ARTIST SUPPO $611,168$261,794$263,928$85,446 6.8%
Grants to US individuals $548,224$548,224-- 6.1%
Fees: other services $292,815$125,427$126,450$40,938 3.3%
Occupancy $174,725$74,843$75,454$24,428 1.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $107,699$46,133$46,509$15,057 1.2%
Other employee benefits $97,401$41,722$42,062$13,617 1.1%
Other (as described)DEVELOPMENT $78,045$33,431$33,703$10,911 0.9%
Payroll taxes $67,774$29,031$29,268$9,475 0.8%
Information technology $47,650$20,411$20,577$6,662 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $27,683$11,858$11,955$3,870 0.3%
Fees: legal $12,720$5,449$5,493$1,778 0.1%
Fees: accounting $9,540-$9,540- 0.1%
Travel $8,575$3,673$3,703$1,199 0.1%
All other expenses $6,407$2,744$2,766$897 0.1%
Office expenses $2,126$911$918$297 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,030$869$877$284 0.0%
Insurance $1,239$531$535$173 0.0%
Other (as described)DUES $478$205$206$67 0.0%
Total$8,977,873100%

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