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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in North Carolina: 3,322 registered with the IRS
3,322 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in North Carolina, 3,286 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 972 that report revenue took in $786.1 million. The most are in Charlotte (320), Raleigh (236), Greensboro (144). The largest by revenue: North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation ($48 million), Roof Above Inc ($32.7 million), North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Inc ($32.3 million).
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The 500 largest by revenue
| Organization | City | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $48 million | $65.4 million | 2025-08 |
| Roof Above Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $32.7 million | $105.5 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1969 | $32.3 million | $99.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1959 | $27.1 million | $50.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $23.7 million | $40.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $19 million | $35.1 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1945 | $18.6 million | $37.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Discovery Place Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1950 | $16.4 million | $129.7 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Museum of Life & Science | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $16.1 million | $26.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Mint Museum of Art Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $14.6 million | $102.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $14.4 million | $5.4 million | 2025-06 |
| CCCP Community Trust | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $12.2 million | $7.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Penland School of Craft | Penland | 501(c)(3) | 1940 | $10.7 million | $81.6 million | 2025-04 |
| Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville Inc | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $9.6 million | $24.3 million | 2025-06 |
| National Humanities Center | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $9.6 million | $96.8 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation | Spencer | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $8.1 million | $14.1 million | 2025-06 |
| John C Campbell Folk School | Brasstown | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $7.6 million | $19.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Carolina Ballet Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1985 | $7.6 million | $6.4 million | 2025-06 |
| University Radio Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $7.5 million | $6.5 million | 2025-06 |
| NC History Center On the Civil War Emancipation & Reconstruction | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $7.2 million | $82.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $7 million | $8.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Friends of NC State Museum of Natural Sciences | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $6.7 million | $12.9 million | 2025-06 |
| The Lynnwood Foundation | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $6.5 million | $26.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Old Salem Incorporated | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1950 | $6 million | $78.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Reynolda House Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $5.5 million | $53.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Vagabond School of the Drama Inc | Flat Rock | 501(c)(3) | 1952 | $5.2 million | $4.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Western North Carolina Public Radio Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $5.2 million | $4.8 million | 2025-09 |
| Sullenberger Aviation Museum | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $4.9 million | $27.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Museum of the Marine | Jacksonville | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $4.8 million | $35.4 million | 2025-06 |
| The Bascom Corporation | Highlands | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $4.8 million | $14.5 million | 2025-12 |
| Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $4.3 million | $4.2 million | 2025-06 |
| University of North Carolina Press | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $4.3 million | $51.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Mamacocha Ancestral Memory Institute Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(4) | 2023 | $4.3 million | $11.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $4.2 million | $34.4 million | 2024-06 |
| Asheville Art Museum Association Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $4.2 million | $30.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $4 million | $21.9 million | 2025-06 |
| The Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $3.9 million | $15.7 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Museum of History Foundation | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $3.9 million | $18.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Kaleideum | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $3.8 million | $17.8 million | 2025-06 |
| American Dance Festival Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $3.8 million | $18.1 million | 2025-09 |
| Asheville Symphony Society Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1963 | $3.6 million | $4 million | 2025-06 |
| Cornelius Arts Community Center Inc | Cornelius | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $3.5 million | $26.2 million | 2025-08 |
| Corda Foundation | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $3.3 million | $3.5 million | 2025-12 |
| Asheville Area Arts Council | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $3.3 million | $1.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Winston Salem Symphony Assoc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1952 | $3.2 million | $6.9 million | 2025-05 |
| Afro-American Cultural Center Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $3.2 million | $10.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Wheels Through Time Museum Inc | Maggie Valley | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $3.1 million | $26.6 million | 2025-12 |
| Historic Oakwood Cemetery Foundation | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $3.1 million | $3.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Durham Arts Council Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1957 | $3.1 million | $1 million | 2025-06 |
| Tryon Palace Foundation Inc | New Bern | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $3 million | $9.6 million | 2024-12 |
| North Carolina Symphony Foundation | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $3 million | $27.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $2.9 million | $21.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Mount Airy Museum of Regional History Inc | Mount Airy | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $2.9 million | $7.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Educational Information Corporation Wcpe Radio | Wake Forest | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $2.9 million | $12.4 million | 2025-07 |
| Black Mountain College Museums & Arts Center | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1994 | $2.8 million | $4.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Charlotte Is Creative | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $2.8 million | $747,492 | 2025-12 |
| Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Incorporated | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $2.8 million | $1.3 million | 2025-05 |
| Cherokee Historical Association Inc | Cherokee | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $2.8 million | $1.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $2.6 million | $4.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Asheville Creative Arts Inc | Black MTN | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $2.5 million | $1.4 million | 2025-08 |
| Marshall High Studios | Mars Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $2.5 million | $2.3 million | 2025-12 |
| The Southern Documentary Fund | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $2.5 million | $1.4 million | 2025-12 |
| Community Development Foundation | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $2.4 million | $7.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Core Sound Waterfowl Museum | Harkers Is | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $2.4 million | $5.9 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Azalea Festival Wilmington Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $2.3 million | $2.6 million | 2025-09 |
| Invisible Histories Project of Alabama | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $2.3 million | $2.1 million | 2024-12 |
| United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1962 | $2.3 million | $2.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Friends of Public Radio Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $2.2 million | $2.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Salt Block Foundation Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $2.2 million | $15.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Centro Unido Latino Americano | Marion | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $2.2 million | $2.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Arts Center | Carrboro | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $2.2 million | $8.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Theatre Raleigh Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $2.1 million | $1 million | 2024-12 |
| Fort Dobbs Alliance Inc | Statesville | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $2.1 million | $2.8 million | 2024-12 |
| North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame Incorporated | Asheboro | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $2.1 million | $2.3 million | 2025-04 |
| Pack Place Performing Arts | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $2.1 million | $4.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Thomas S Kenan Institute for the Arts Supporting Organization | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $2 million | $2 million | 2025-06 |
| Museum of the New South Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $1.9 million | $18 million | 2025-06 |
| Nido & Mariana Qubein Childrens Museum | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $1.9 million | $26.6 million | 2025-12 |
| Adult & Teen Challenge of Sandhills North Carolina | Carthage | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $1.9 million | $1.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Catawba Science Center Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $1.9 million | $9.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Museum of the Cherokee Indian | Cherokee | 501(c)(3) | 1970 | $1.9 million | $5.1 million | 2024-12 |
| United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1966 | $1.9 million | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $1.9 million | $8.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Music Maker Foundation Inc | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $1.8 million | $1.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Inc | Gastonia | 501(c)(3) | 1961 | $1.7 million | $6.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Destination Cleveland County Inc | Shelby | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $1.6 million | $5.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Temple Theater Company Inc | Sanford | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $1.6 million | $2.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Theatre of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $1.6 million | $7.1 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Opera Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $1.6 million | $564,978 | 2025-06 |
| The Sawtooth School for Visual Art | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1970 | $1.6 million | $1.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Film Society | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $1.6 million | $3.5 million | 2025-12 |
| Enlace Latino NC Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $1.5 million | $1.6 million | 2025-12 |
| The Arts Council of Moore County Inc | Southern Pnes | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $1.5 million | $1.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Friends of Weymouth Inc | Southern Pnes | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $1.5 million | $1.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Christian Radio Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $1.5 million | $896,421 | 2025-12 |
| Matthews Playhouse of Performing Arts Inc | Matthews | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $1.5 million | $964,259 | 2025-06 |
| McColl Center for Art & Innovation | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $1.5 million | $14.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Performing Arts Center Inc | Highlands | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $1.5 million | $17 million | 2024-12 |
| Appalachian Theatre of the High Country | Boone | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $1.4 million | $7.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Museum of History Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $1.4 million | $7.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Inc | Blowing Rock | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $1.4 million | $10.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Davidson Community Players | Davidson | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $1.4 million | $1.8 million | 2025-12 |
| Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra Inc | Hendersonville | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $1.4 million | $1.7 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Folk Festival | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $1.4 million | $173,723 | 2025-12 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $1.3 million | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Divan Cultural Center | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $1.3 million | $774,924 | 2025-12 |
| Fusion Comp Crew | Harrisburg | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $1.3 million | $236,689 | 2025-07 |
| Thalian Association of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1945 | $1.3 million | $796,833 | 2025-06 |
| Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Inc | Linville | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $1.3 million | $1.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Artspace Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $1.2 million | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Mitford Museum | Hudson | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $1.2 million | $1.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Opera Carolina | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1957 | $1.2 million | $361,202 | 2025-06 |
| Southeastern Theatre Conference Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $1.2 million | $3.2 million | 2024-06 |
| Pocosin Arts Incorporated | Columbia | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $1.2 million | $4.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Jazzarts Charlotte | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $1.2 million | $302,151 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Music Educators Association | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $1.2 million | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $1.2 million | $2.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Pinecone the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1985 | $1.2 million | $1.1 million | 2026-06 |
| Kidsenses Inc | Rutherfordton | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $1.2 million | $3.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Mitchell County Development Foundation Inc | Spruce Pine | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $1.2 million | $748,451 | 2025-12 |
| Leaf Community Arts | Black MTN | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $1.1 million | $2.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Secca Foundation | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1962 | $1.1 million | $0 | 2023-06 |
| Open Hearts Art Center | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $1.1 million | $694,064 | 2025-12 |
| Cool Spring Downtown District Inc | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $1.1 million | $253,034 | 2025-06 |
| Beaufort Historical Association Inc | Beaufort | 501(c)(3) | 1966 | $1.1 million | $1.3 million | 2025-12 |
| Music Academy of North Carolina Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $1.1 million | $2.2 million | 2025-05 |
| Workingfilms Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $1 million | $1.4 million | 2024-12 |
| Artsplosure-Raleigh Arts Festival | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $1 million | $318,534 | 2025-06 |
| National Society of the Colonial Dames of Amer in the State of NC | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $1 million | $5.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Arts Council of Wilson Inc | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $1 million | $4.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Arts Together Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $982,070 | $524,117 | 2025-06 |
| Highlands Community Theatre Inc | Highlands | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $974,265 | $254,455 | 2025-12 |
| Wilmington Childrens Museum Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1998 | $957,859 | $2 million | 2025-06 |
| White Horse Stepstone | Black MTN | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $955,019 | $1.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Asheville Museum of Science | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $946,245 | $2.4 million | 2025-06 |
| CCCD Foundation | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $942,446 | $15.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Piedmont Players Theatre Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $941,303 | $1.9 million | 2025-08 |
| Asheville Community Theatre Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $935,505 | $2.5 million | 2023-08 |
| Downtown Greensboro Foundation | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $931,555 | $1.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Sunrise Preservation Group Inc | Southern Pnes | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $919,860 | $1.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $919,467 | $378,160 | 2024-12 |
| Theatre Art Galleries | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $913,852 | $2.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Chelsea Art Theater Inc | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $910,603 | $622,448 | 2025-12 |
| Tryon Fine Arts Center Inc | Tryon | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $909,379 | $8.7 million | 2025-06 |
| The Green Room Community Theatre Inc | Newton | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $894,366 | $4.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1949 | $889,499 | $9.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Eastern Festival of Music | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $887,823 | $862,209 | 2025-12 |
| Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $883,130 | $1.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Emerge Gallery Art Center | Greenville | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $862,270 | $707,375 | 2025-06 |
| Opera House Theatre Company Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $860,152 | $263,816 | 2025-12 |
| Theatre Charlotte Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1936 | $844,980 | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $844,884 | $6.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Western Piedmont Symphony-The Unifour Orchestra Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $843,442 | $465,513 | 2025-06 |
| Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation Inc | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $831,970 | $8.8 million | 2025-09 |
| Hola Carolina | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $828,933 | $745,075 | 2024-12 |
| North Carolina Black Repertory Company Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $825,358 | $431,825 | 2025-12 |
| Arts of the Albemarle Aoa | Elizabeth Cty | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $824,785 | $3 million | 2024-06 |
| Educational Growth Across Oceans Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $820,440 | $136,902 | 2024-12 |
| International Friendship Center | Highlands | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $804,889 | $492,168 | 2025-06 |
| Davner Theatricals Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $785,179 | $988,408 | 2025-06 |
| High Point Arts Council Inc | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 1971 | $784,688 | $1.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Philharmonic Inc | Pinehurst | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $767,756 | $52,730 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Arts in Action Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $760,014 | $1 million | 2025-06 |
| United Country Western Dance Council | Littleton | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $759,442 | $1.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Latin Americans Working for Achievement | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $758,206 | $751,968 | 2025-04 |
| Durham Jazz Workshop | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $756,747 | $264,859 | 2025-12 |
| Marian Cheek Jackson Center | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $750,270 | $751,118 | 2023-06 |
| Ocean Isle Museum Foundation Inc | Ocean Isl BCH | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $739,764 | $2.8 million | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Health News Inc | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $736,357 | $688,259 | 2025-12 |
| North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $727,727 | $350,841 | 2025-06 |
| Rada Foundation Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $723,940 | $691,526 | 2025-12 |
| North Carolina Stage Company | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $719,285 | $138,783 | 2025-06 |
| Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $707,980 | $742,765 | 2025-12 |
| United Arts Council of Catawba County | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $704,061 | $2 million | 2025-06 |
| Community Theatre of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1949 | $700,395 | $1.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Hickory Community Theatre Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 1954 | $696,264 | $849,510 | 2025-06 |
| Kernsville Foundation Inc | Kernersville | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $690,192 | $3.6 million | 2024-12 |
| The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1986 | $681,317 | $678,415 | 2025-06 |
| Haywood Arts Repertory Theater | Waynesville | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $669,549 | $2.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Asheville Watchdog | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $665,198 | $716,035 | 2025-12 |
| African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Surry Co | Mount Airy | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $662,600 | $790,385 | 2024-12 |
| Riverrun International Film Festival | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $659,569 | $370,525 | 2025-06 |
| Alamance County Historical Museum Inc | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $657,398 | $1.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Green Hill Center for NC Art | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $653,651 | $504,883 | 2025-06 |
| Friends of John Coltrane | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $652,680 | $380,462 | 2025-06 |
| Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $643,378 | $1.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Burke Arts Council Inc | Morganton | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $630,222 | $529,854 | 2025-06 |
| History Museum of Burke County Inc | Morganton | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $627,937 | $4.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Kidznotes | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $625,090 | $185,217 | 2025-06 |
| The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Incorporate | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $621,723 | $1.1 million | 2025-10 |
| Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Inc | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $604,841 | $270,345 | 2026-06 |
| Capital Area Preservation Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $601,511 | $9.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access Corporation | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $596,874 | $1.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Spiritual Twist Productions | Garner | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $595,901 | $2.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Little Theatre of Winston-Salem Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $595,454 | $1.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Arts for Life | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $594,115 | $719,402 | 2025-12 |
| Cashiers Historical Society Inc | Cashiers | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $589,041 | $3.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Salisbury Symphony Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $578,642 | $558,124 | 2025-06 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1994 | $578,579 | $412,575 | 2025-06 |
| Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $567,415 | $3.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Public Press Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $560,505 | $183,582 | 2024-12 |
| Modernist Archive Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $553,259 | $500,077 | 2025-12 |
| East Wake Television | Knightdale | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $551,877 | $915,207 | 2025-06 |
| Greenville Museum of Art Inc | Greenville | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $551,806 | $679,636 | 2025-06 |
| Littleton Acorn Center Inc | Littleton | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $549,318 | $210,359 | 2024-12 |
| Waterworks Visual Art Center Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $548,500 | $1.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Caroline Calouche & Co | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $547,637 | $8,288 | 2025-06 |
| Hood Huggers Foundation | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $545,801 | $277,363 | 2024-12 |
| Dreams of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $543,288 | $2 million | 2026-06 |
| Dancing With the Stars of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $540,946 | $399,306 | 2025-06 |
| Tosco Music Parties Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $540,314 | $104,879 | 2026-06 |
| Badin Historic Museum Inc | Badin | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $539,858 | $569,642 | 2024-12 |
| Cucalorus Film Foundation | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $531,326 | $298,109 | 2025-12 |
| New Bern Civic Theatre Inc | New Bern | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $527,590 | $1.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Lincoln Cultural Development Center Inc | Lincolnton | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $521,897 | $456,437 | 2025-06 |
| Hickory Music Factory Inc | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $519,308 | $416,408 | 2025-12 |
| Champions for Wildlife | Lynn | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $512,708 | $758,732 | 2025-12 |
| Matthews Alive Inc | Matthews | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $510,459 | $288,199 | 2025-12 |
| Winston-Salem Mixxer Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $510,106 | $319,278 | 2024-12 |
| Gaston County Museum of Art & History | Dallas | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $501,606 | $901,944 | 2025-06 |
| Visart Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $499,368 | $192,866 | 2025-06 |
| Davie County Museum Inc | Mocksville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $488,969 | $488,694 | 2025-12 |
| Edenton Historical Commission | Edenton | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $483,435 | $2.9 million | 2024-12 |
| Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $483,284 | $324,112 | 2025-12 |
| Eastern Music Festival Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $483,220 | $1.2 million | 2025-09 |
| Mountain Air Community Fund Inc | Burnsville | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $482,275 | $506,479 | 2025-12 |
| Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $481,644 | $224,730 | 2025-06 |
| Senior Services Foundation Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $480,171 | $6.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Rhinoleap Productions | Asheboro | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $479,256 | $66,922 | 2025-12 |
| Immersion for Spanish Language Acquisition | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $473,948 | $5,376 | 2025-06 |
| Leadership Charlotte | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $472,128 | $756,079 | 2025-06 |
| Winston-Salem Festival Ballet Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $470,888 | $2,953 | 2024-09 |
| Japanese Language School of Raleigh Frank Supple | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $469,510 | $321,067 | 2025-03 |
| Studio 1 | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $469,136 | $48,713 | 2025-06 |
| National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution | Concord | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $466,783 | $856,212 | 2025-06 |
| Haywood County Arts Council Inc | Waynesville | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $464,573 | $413,656 | 2025-06 |
| Beaufort County Arts Council | Washington | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $457,802 | $1.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Winston Salem Theatre Alliance Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $455,865 | $3.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Triangle Youth Ballet | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $455,823 | $350,646 | 2025-06 |
| Carolina Wren Press Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $444,824 | $375,492 | 2025-06 |
| Childrens Museum of Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $444,436 | $739,095 | 2024-12 |
| Giant Screen Cinema Association | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $444,229 | $294,323 | 2024-12 |
| Museum of Durham History Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $440,067 | $183,052 | 2025-06 |
| State Capitol Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $439,191 | $1 million | 2025-06 |
| Scottish Heritage U S A Inc | Pinehurst | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $436,932 | $1.9 million | 2025-12 |
| Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation | Franklinton | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $432,564 | $114,872 | 2025-12 |
| Hiddenite Center Inc | Hiddenite | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $431,778 | $469,706 | 2025-06 |
| Triad Cultural Arts Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $430,698 | $285,240 | 2025-06 |
| Liberty Arts Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $430,274 | $117,618 | 2025-12 |
| Dare County Arts Council Inc | Manteo | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $429,985 | $707,486 | 2025-06 |
| Beacon Media | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $428,012 | $237,120 | 2025-12 |
| Flora McDonald Educational Foundation | Red Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $427,821 | $343,140 | 2025-06 |
| Shen Tsong-Long China Education Foundation for People With Disabil | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $427,142 | $427,142 | 2025-12 |
| Cary Chinese School | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $422,838 | $671,811 | 2025-12 |
| Festival in the Park Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $421,391 | $455,659 | 2025-12 |
| Black Mountain-Swannanoa Art Center | Black MTN | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $418,432 | $5,509 | 2023-06 |
| Shopspace Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $418,357 | $350,895 | 2025-12 |
| African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh Wake County Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $416,771 | $1,773 | 2024-12 |
| Parkway Playhouse of Burnsville Inc | Burnsville | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $414,113 | $318,634 | 2025-12 |
| Local Cloth Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $413,052 | $241,832 | 2025-06 |
| Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation Inc | Aurora | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $412,960 | $629,044 | 2025-06 |
| Artpop | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $410,385 | $159,840 | 2025-12 |
| American Overseas Schools Historical Society | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $409,413 | $1.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Thegifted Arts Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $407,001 | $335,569 | 2025-12 |
| Franklin Street Arts Collective | Carrboro | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $405,336 | $172,207 | 2024-12 |
| Fusion Films Inc | Pleasant GDN | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $404,616 | $459,447 | 2025-12 |
| Mooresville Artist Guild | Mooresville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $402,607 | $402,406 | 2025-12 |
| Piedmont Craftsmen Inc | Winstonsalem | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $395,914 | $517,373 | 2025-12 |
| North Carolina Pottery Museum Inc | Seagrove | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $394,862 | $1.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Jmpro Community Media Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $392,329 | $338,523 | 2025-12 |
| The Korners Folly Foundation | Kernersville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $392,141 | $2.9 million | 2025-09 |
| Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $390,808 | $555,379 | 2026-06 |
| Mint Hill Historical Society | Mint Hill | 501(c)(3) | 1992 | $387,278 | $2.4 million | 2025-12 |
| Childrens Museum of Alamance County Inc | Graham | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $385,512 | $3.6 million | 2025-12 |
| Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $385,194 | $118,317 | 2025-06 |
| Hispanic League | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $385,109 | $244,816 | 2024-12 |
| Black Girls Film Camp | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $385,076 | $196,103 | 2025-06 |
| Historic Smithfield Foundation Inc | Smithfield | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $383,982 | $1.8 million | 2025-12 |
| North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $379,260 | $642,301 | 2025-06 |
| Alliance for Historic Hillsborough | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 1993 | $378,947 | $298,399 | 2025-06 |
| Poplar Grove Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $378,740 | $111,195 | 2025-12 |
| Perquimans County Restoration Association Inc | Hertford | 501(c)(3) | 1971 | $377,512 | $990,556 | 2025-12 |
| Elizabeth City Downtown A Revital | Elizabeth Cty | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $373,597 | $790,945 | 2025-06 |
| Historic Wilmington Foun Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $373,486 | $2.4 million | 2025-12 |
| North Carolina Railway Museum Inc | New Hill | 501(c)(3) | 1966 | $371,801 | $737,855 | 2025-12 |
| Stecoah Valley Arts Crafts & Educational Center Inc | Robbinsville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $369,110 | $334,442 | 2025-06 |
| Gaston School of the Arts Inc | Gastonia | 501(c)(3) | 1985 | $365,763 | $1.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Forca Foundation Inc | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $364,777 | $58,371 | 2024-12 |
| Greensboro Ballet Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $363,194 | $36,485 | 2025-07 |
| Theatre Gap Initiative | Matthews | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $362,664 | $40,375 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Press Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $362,642 | $939,342 | 2025-07 |
| Natural History Magazine Inc | RTP | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $356,546 | $203,122 | 2025-12 |
| Justice Theater Project | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $356,489 | $143,658 | 2025-06 |
| Rowan Museum Incorporated | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1970 | $355,798 | $1.8 million | 2024-12 |
| Cary Ballet Company | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $354,890 | $63,908 | 2025-06 |
| Tryon Arts and Crafts Inc | Tryon | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $353,256 | $870,914 | 2024-12 |
| Ballantyne Ball | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $350,852 | $153,848 | 2025-12 |
| Wilkes Art Gallery Inc | N Wilkesboro | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $347,154 | $300,859 | 2025-06 |
| Piedmont Wind Symphony | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $346,466 | $71,618 | 2025-06 |
| Science Museums of Wilson Inc | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 1989 | $343,138 | $795,502 | 2025-06 |
| Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | Edenton | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $342,736 | $1.4 million | 2025-12 |
| Wilmington Railroad Museum Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $341,845 | $390,116 | 2025-03 |
| Trail of History Incorporated | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $337,892 | $921,581 | 2025-12 |
| The Raleigh Ringers Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $336,420 | $761,227 | 2024-12 |
| North Carolina Theatre Conference | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $334,224 | $300,085 | 2025-06 |
| Vapa Center | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $332,976 | $93,431 | 2025-06 |
| Three Bone Theatre Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $332,480 | $390,615 | 2025-10 |
| Cape Fear Museum Associates Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $326,376 | $2.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Mint Museum Auxiliary | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $325,345 | $4 million | 2025-06 |
| International Focus Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $325,336 | $329,959 | 2025-06 |
| Arts Council Inc Union Co | Monroe | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $323,265 | $787,500 | 2025-06 |
| Deutsche Schule Charlotte Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $317,376 | $312,274 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Trapshooters Hall of Fame Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $315,055 | $512,212 | 2025-12 |
| Historic Rural Hill Inc | Huntersville | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $311,681 | $695,000 | 2024-06 |
| Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts | Hickory | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $311,336 | $181,031 | 2025-07 |
| Coalition for Good Governance | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $306,497 | $102,527 | 2023-12 |
| Lillith Lidseen Performing Artsassociation Inc | Hayesville | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $305,428 | $543,552 | 2024-12 |
| Project Dance Foundation | Boone | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $304,534 | $57,359 | 2025-12 |
| Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre | Mars Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $300,195 | $35,930 | 2025-12 |
| Goodyear Arts Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $299,061 | $154,642 | 2024-12 |
| Carolina Voices Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $297,687 | $110,663 | 2025-06 |
| Old Courthouse Theatre Inc | Concord | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $296,703 | $580,565 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Baroque Orchestra | Davidson | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $294,027 | $140,767 | 2025-12 |
| Light House Group Inc | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $292,430 | $219,739 | 2024-12 |
| Preservation Greensboro Incorporated | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1968 | $291,437 | $2 million | 2024-06 |
| Chamber Music Raleigh Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1952 | $290,701 | $431,859 | 2025-06 |
| Moravian Music Foundation Inc | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1959 | $290,125 | $2.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Museum of the Albemarle Inc | Elizabeth Cty | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $287,963 | $2.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Western North Carolina Air Museum Inc | Hendersonvlle | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $286,833 | $695,112 | 2025-09 |
| Murfreesboro Historical Association Inc | Murfreesboro | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $286,421 | $5.3 million | 2024-12 |
| Hillsborough Arts Council | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $285,456 | $84,989 | 2025-06 |
| Newton Depot Authority | Newton | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $284,579 | $1.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Orange County Arts Alliance | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $284,548 | $150,992 | 2025-06 |
| Males Place Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $283,914 | $246,300 | 2025-12 |
| Art Alliance of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $283,655 | $251,879 | 2025-12 |
| Craven Arts Council and Gallery Inc | New Bern | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $283,218 | $575,626 | 2025-06 |
| Mallarme Chamber Players Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $280,917 | $250,339 | 2025-06 |
| High Point Community Theatre Inc | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $280,158 | $119,713 | 2025-06 |
| McDowell Arts and Crafts Association | Marion | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $279,995 | $201,858 | 2025-06 |
| Women Shoah-Jewish Placemaking | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $278,382 | $548,365 | 2025-12 |
| Girls Rock Charlotte | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $278,100 | $169,671 | 2025-12 |
| Durham Symphony Incorporated | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1977 | $276,381 | $364,978 | 2025-06 |
| Will and Deni McIntyre Foundation | Hendersonvlle | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $273,650 | $16,107 | 2025-06 |
| Visual Arts Exchange | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $273,047 | $129,330 | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Choir School | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $272,458 | $528,387 | 2025-06 |
| Center for Visual Artists Greensboro Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $269,043 | $54,364 | 2024-12 |
| Opera Carolina Endowment | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $268,064 | $3.9 million | 2024-06 |
| Providence Place V | Southern Pnes | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $266,198 | $993,181 | 2025-09 |
| Haywood Hall Committee | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $264,873 | $472,618 | 2024-12 |
| Border Belt Reporting Center Inc | Whiteville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $263,112 | $215,313 | 2026-03 |
| HSHS Choral Booster Club | Holly Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $261,890 | $88,223 | 2025-06 |
| Que-Os | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $261,808 | $374,539 | 2025-06 |
| Macon County Historical Society Inc | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $260,491 | $2.7 million | 2025-06 |
| The Highlands Historical Preservation Society Inc | Highlands | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $260,053 | $1.3 million | 2025-12 |
| Waldensian Heritage Foundation Inc | Valdese | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $258,901 | $2 million | 2025-12 |
| Greensboro Literary Organization | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $258,636 | $209,193 | 2025-12 |
| Peoples Channel | Chapel Hill | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $258,605 | $123,192 | 2025-06 |
| Choral Society of Durham Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1958 | $257,943 | $898,921 | 2025-06 |
| Fptower Inc | Southport | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $256,355 | $110,420 | 2024-12 |
| Wrightsville Beach Museum Inc | Writsvlle BCH | 501(c)(3) | 1998 | $254,490 | $326,900 | 2025-12 |
| Sarah James Fulcher Foundation | Atlantic | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $254,250 | $282,594 | 2024-12 |
| Gafa Studios | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $254,107 | $110,383 | 2025-12 |
| Highland North Music | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $254,059 | $55,937 | 2025-12 |
| The Cherryville Historical Association Inc | Cherryville | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $252,721 | $274,540 | 2025-12 |
| Brunswick County Arts Council Inc | Ocean Isl BCH | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $251,242 | $30,086 | 2025-06 |
| GASPARD&DANCERS Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $247,765 | $298,268 | 2025-12 |
| Asheville Music School Sound Education | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $247,759 | $355,603 | 2025-06 |
| Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $245,578 | $132,456 | 2025-08 |
| Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts Incorporated | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 1973 | $244,743 | $480,797 | 2025-06 |
| Cognition of Davie County | Mocksville | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $244,713 | $448,274 | 2025-12 |
| Friends of Community Radio | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $243,221 | $206,518 | 2024-12 |
| Arts Empowerment Project Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $242,843 | $244,843 | 2024-12 |
| Iredell Arts Council Inc | Statesville | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $242,702 | $167,287 | 2025-06 |
| Friends of Fort Fisher Incorporated | Kure Beach | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $242,442 | $619,905 | 2024-12 |
| Tryon Little Theatre Inc | Tryon | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $242,237 | $982,007 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Presenters Consortium | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $239,413 | $168,742 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Submarine Museum Foundation | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $236,750 | $136,991 | 2025-12 |
| Ensemble Stage | Banner Elk | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $236,012 | $81,416 | 2025-12 |
| Bell Tower Green Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $235,951 | $2 million | 2025-12 |
| Welcome Home Veterans Inc | Mooresville | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $233,988 | $693,889 | 2025-12 |
| Yetzirah | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $232,178 | $169,221 | 2025-08 |
| Bump Inc | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $231,271 | $69,555 | 2025-06 |
| Historic Salisbury Foundation Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $229,358 | $3.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Singing Crusade for Christ Inc | E Flat Rock | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $229,164 | $806,425 | 2025-06 |
| Old Colony Players Inc | Valdese | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $228,682 | $148,139 | 2025-12 |
| Flow University | Pinehurst | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $227,698 | $110,586 | 2024-12 |
| Ibma Foundation Inc | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $226,880 | $644,326 | 2025-06 |
| Hum Sub Inc | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $226,786 | $182,592 | 2025-12 |
| Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $226,309 | $828,788 | 2025-12 |
| Friends of the Battleship North Carolina Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $224,912 | $1 million | 2025-09 |
| Charlotte Master Chorale Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $223,463 | $170,321 | 2025-06 |
| Center for Shared Civilizational Values | Winston Salem | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $221,562 | $21,213 | 2025-12 |
| Enka School District Band Parents Inc | Enka | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $220,971 | $42,866 | 2025-06 |
| Western North Carolina Historical Association Incorporation | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1974 | $220,436 | $3.6 million | 2025-04 |
| Randolph Arts Guild | Asheboro | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $219,464 | $472,380 | 2025-06 |
| Transylvania County Historical Society Inc | Brevard | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $218,422 | $1.7 million | 2025-12 |
| Engage Art | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $217,000 | $13,776 | 2025-12 |
| Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 2012 | $216,888 | $1.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Greensboro Opera Company | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $216,687 | $157,191 | 2026-03 |
| Robbins Village Theater Foundation | Robbins | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $216,512 | $361,847 | 2024-12 |
| Hmong Southeast Puav Pheej Inc | Newton | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $215,577 | $543,036 | 2025-12 |
| Dogwood Crafters Incorporated | Dillsboro | 501(c)(3) | 1979 | $215,275 | $228,379 | 2025-12 |
| Triangle Artworks Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $215,194 | $180,485 | 2025-06 |
| Young Musicians of Alamance | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $214,851 | $37,148 | 2025-06 |
| Carteret County Historical Society Inc | Morehead City | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $214,010 | $1.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Ligon Arts Boosters Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $213,761 | $50,630 | 2025-06 |
| Hawkeye Indian Cultural Center Inc | Shannon | 501(c)(3) | 2000 | $213,614 | $1.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Johnston County Arts Council | Smithfield | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $212,629 | $173,775 | 2025-06 |
| Cary Players Inc | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2002 | $212,458 | $186,319 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented Incorporated N | Pfafftown | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $212,096 | $224,415 | 2025-05 |
| Associated Artists of Southport | Southport | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $211,664 | $173,403 | 2024-12 |
| Brunswick Little Theater | Southport | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $209,927 | $657,103 | 2025-12 |
| Mettlesome Theater | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $209,217 | $41,006 | 2024-12 |
| Divine Mercy Radio Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $209,029 | $1.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Lebanese Educational Center | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $208,784 | $498,289 | 2025-12 |
| Southern Appalachian Historical Association | Boone | 501(c)(3) | 1961 | $206,822 | $40,831 | 2024-12 |
| Sandhills Womans Exchange Cabin Pre Servation Organization | Pinehurst | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $206,350 | $252,937 | 2025-12 |
| Gilbert Theater | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $205,283 | $260,417 | 2025-06 |
| Council of Ewe Associations of North America Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $204,491 | $174,039 | 2024-12 |
| Lee County Arts & Community Center Inc | Sanford | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $203,532 | $694,679 | 2025-06 |
| Musicland Gift Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $201,669 | $198,571 | 2025-12 |
| Swansboro Band Boosters Inc | Swansboro | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $200,899 | $33,075 | 2025-05 |
| Aram Soba Raanana Inc | Sanford | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $200,323 | $50,983 | 2025-12 |
| Porter Ridge Band Boosters | Indian Trail | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $198,795 | $76,866 | 2025-06 |
| Charlotte Optimist | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $198,706 | $216,017 | 2025-12 |
| A Dream Fulfilled Inc | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $196,712 | $60,273 | 2024-12 |
| Green Level High School Fine Arts Boosters | Cary | 501(c)(3) | 2019 | $196,326 | $77,536 | 2025-07 |
| Summit Rotary Foundation Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $195,463 | $1.1 million | 2025-06 |
| Stagestruck-The Young Peoples Own Theatre | Goldsboro | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $195,067 | $760,916 | 2025-06 |
| 82ND Airborne Division Historical Society | Fayetteville | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $194,261 | $835,730 | 2025-12 |
| The Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum | Hatteras | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $193,365 | $330,388 | 2024-12 |
| Judson Theatre Inc | Pinehurst | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $192,310 | $9,676 | 2024-12 |
| Smithfield Selma Band Backers Inc | Smithfield | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $191,344 | $43,786 | 2025-06 |
| India Association of Charlotte | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $191,214 | $507,671 | 2025-12 |
| Eyes On Main Street Inc | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $189,992 | $43,528 | 2025-06 |
| Valley River Arts Guild Inc | Murphy | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $189,219 | $867,374 | 2025-08 |
| Youth Orchestras of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $189,099 | $159,873 | 2025-06 |
| Migrant Roots Media | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $187,397 | $275,006 | 2025-12 |
| The North Carolina Fourth of July Festival Inc | Southport | 501(c)(3) | 2026 | $187,362 | $99,542 | 2024-12 |
| Alliance for American Quilts Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $187,342 | $151,194 | 2025-12 |
| St Marys Music Academy | High Point | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $186,131 | $245,395 | 2025-12 |
| Rowan Arts Council Inc | Salisbury | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $185,660 | $3,988 | 2025-06 |
| Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center | Rutherfordton | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $185,648 | $54,853 | 2025-12 |
| Western North Carolina Journalism Foundation | Morganton | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $184,704 | $34,770 | 2025-12 |
| Snow Productions | Castle Hayne | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $183,945 | $100,545 | 2024-12 |
| Carolina Dance Foundation | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $183,871 | $84,061 | 2025-06 |
| North Carolina Whirligig Festival | Wilson | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $183,282 | $22,799 | 2025-12 |
| Graham County Historical Association | Robbinsville | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $182,693 | $674,739 | 2024-12 |
| Historic Hillsborough Commission | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $182,427 | $151,541 | 2025-06 |
| Orange Street Pottery | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $181,815 | $109,578 | 2025-12 |
| Allies for Cherry Points Tomorrow | New Bern | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $181,554 | $301,935 | 2025-12 |
| Royal School of Church Music | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 1981 | $180,559 | $135,926 | 2025-10 |
| Laurel Community Center Org Inc | Marshall | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $180,318 | $2.6 million | 2024-12 |
| South Caldwell Band Boosters Inc | Hudson | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $179,776 | $52,555 | 2025-06 |
| Lead With Character Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $179,413 | $69,122 | 2025-12 |
| Arts Davidson County Inc | Lexington | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $179,054 | $8,566 | 2025-06 |
| Museum of Ashe County History Inc | Jefferson | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $177,814 | $682,214 | 2025-12 |
| North Carolina Chamber Music Institute | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $177,070 | $134,166 | 2025-06 |
| Joel Lane Museum House Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 1972 | $176,529 | $1.7 million | 2026-06 |
| Reunite Cultures Fund | Angier | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $175,883 | $88,940 | 2025-12 |
| Rare Bird Cultural Arts | Hot Springs | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $174,932 | $64,244 | 2025-12 |
| American Museum of the Housecat | Sylva | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $174,872 | $117,864 | 2025-06 |
| Downtown Asheboro Inc | Asheboro | 501(c)(3) | 2021 | $174,078 | $285,033 | 2025-06 |
| Vault Theatre Limited | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2022 | $173,729 | $22,994 | 2025-05 |
| Downtown Belmont Development Association | Belmont | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $173,098 | $62,743 | 2025-06 |
| Carolinas Nature Photographers Association | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $172,557 | $139,156 | 2025-09 |
| Chowan Arts Council | Edenton | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $170,680 | $471,964 | 2025-06 |
| GC Kids On Stage Inc | Snow Hill | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $170,657 | $10,483 | 2025-12 |
| Plain View Community Coalition | Dunn | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $170,514 | $324,986 | 2024-12 |
| Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $170,482 | $370 | 2025-06 |
| Rivertowne Repertory Players | New Bern | 501(c)(3) | 2003 | $169,121 | $226,378 | 2024-06 |
| Wake Forest Youth Ballet | Wake Forest | 501(c)(3) | 2017 | $169,078 | $135,638 | 2025-12 |
| Historic Hope Foundation Inc | Windsor | 501(c)(3) | 1964 | $168,572 | $1.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Frisco Native American Museum Association | Frisco | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $166,821 | $429,504 | 2024-12 |
| North Lincoln High School Band Boosters Association Inc | Lincolnton | 501(c)(3) | 2005 | $165,948 | $146,442 | 2025-06 |
| Mojo Foundation Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $162,957 | $22,517 | 2025-06 |
| Little Theatre of Gastonia Inc | Gastonia | 501(c)(3) | 1956 | $162,788 | $204,867 | 2025-07 |
| Sampson County History Museum Inc | Clinton | 501(c)(3) | 2001 | $162,096 | $541,302 | 2025-12 |
| Scottish Tartans Museum | Franklin | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $160,587 | $356,223 | 2025-12 |
| WSHS Band Boosters Association | Fuquay Varina | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $160,157 | $26,039 | 2025-06 |
| Grepbeat | Durham | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $159,000 | $144,611 | 2025-12 |
| Asheville Independent Arts and Music Inc | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $158,545 | $25,750 | 2025-12 |
| Alleghany Jam | Sparta | 501(c)(3) | 2016 | $158,174 | $869,826 | 2026-05 |
| Lamplight Avl | Asheville | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $158,041 | $112,001 | 2024-12 |
| North Carolina International Folk Festival Inc | Waynesville | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $157,529 | $1.1 million | 2025-12 |
| Charlotte Art League Inc | Charlotte | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $157,123 | $11,683 | 2025-05 |
| Opera Wilmington NC Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $156,992 | $117,608 | 2025-12 |
| Boys Ballet Summer Intensive | Clayton | 501(c)(3) | 2025 | $156,447 | $50,707 | 2025-12 |
| International Society of Managing &TECHNICAL Editors Inc | Raleigh | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $155,447 | $68,458 | 2024-12 |
| Historic Johnson Farm Foundation Inc | Hendersonvlle | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $155,066 | $408,503 | 2025-06 |
| Belmont Trolley Incorporated | Belmont | 501(c)(3) | 2015 | $155,007 | $2 million | 2025-12 |
| Voices in the Laurel Inc | LK Junaluska | 501(c)(3) | 1997 | $154,048 | $14,100 | 2025-06 |
| Clothes To Kids of Haywood County | Clyde | 501(c)(3) | 2014 | $153,219 | $421,286 | 2024-12 |
| Theatre for All Inc | Wilmington | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $152,794 | $406,883 | 2025-12 |
| Valores | Burlington | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $152,531 | $8,754 | 2024-12 |
| Upstairs Artspace | Tryon | 501(c)(3) | 1980 | $152,437 | $475,254 | 2025-12 |
| Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County | Hillsborough | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $152,279 | $104,600 | 2025-06 |
| Greensboro Historical Museum Inc | Greensboro | 501(c)(3) | 1953 | $151,639 | $1.8 million | 2024-12 |
| The Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport | Southport | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $150,731 | $949,777 | 2025-12 |
| Scotch Fair Highland Games Foundation | Laurinburg | 501(c)(3) | 2009 | $150,617 | $102,268 | 2025-12 |
Every nonprofit in North Carolina
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