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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Charlotte, NC: 320 registered with the IRS

320 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Charlotte, NC, 316 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 94 that report revenue took in $244.1 million. The largest by revenue: North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation ($48 million), Roof Above Inc ($32.7 million), Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc ($27.1 million).

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Every organization, largest by revenue first

OrganizationTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation501(c)(3)1988$48 million$65.4 million2025-08
Roof Above Inc501(c)(3)1993$32.7 million$105.5 million2025-06
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc501(c)(3)1959$27.1 million$50.1 million2025-06
Charlotte Ballet501(c)(3)1978$19 million$35.1 million2025-06
Discovery Place Inc501(c)(3)1950$16.4 million$129.7 million2025-06
Mint Museum of Art Inc501(c)(3)1943$14.6 million$102.7 million2025-06
Arts Sciences & Cultural Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Inc501(c)(3)2025$14.4 million$5.4 million2025-06
CCCP Community Trust501(c)(3)2002$12.2 million$7.1 million2025-06
University Radio Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1993$7.5 million$6.5 million2025-06
The Lynnwood Foundation501(c)(3)1996$6.5 million$26.9 million2024-12
Sullenberger Aviation Museum501(c)(3)1992$4.9 million$27.9 million2025-06
Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation501(c)(3)2016$4.2 million$34.4 million2024-06
Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1973$4 million$21.9 million2025-06
Afro-American Cultural Center Inc501(c)(3)1976$3.2 million$10.9 million2025-06
Charlotte Is Creative501(c)(3)2017$2.8 million$747,4922025-12
Invisible Histories Project of Alabama501(c)(3)2017$2.3 million$2.1 million2024-12
Museum of the New South Inc501(c)(3)1991$1.9 million$18 million2025-06
Charlotte Film Society501(c)(3)2016$1.6 million$3.5 million2025-12
McColl Center for Art & Innovation501(c)(3)1976$1.5 million$14.5 million2025-06
Charlotte Museum of History Inc501(c)(3)1972$1.4 million$7.1 million2025-06
Opera Carolina501(c)(3)1957$1.2 million$361,2022025-06
Jazzarts Charlotte501(c)(3)2010$1.2 million$302,1512025-06
Theatre Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1936$844,980$1.2 million2025-06
Latin Americans Working for Achievement501(c)(3)2003$758,206$751,9682025-04
Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access Corporation501(c)(3)2000$596,874$1.7 million2025-06
Caroline Calouche & Co501(c)(3)2006$547,637$8,2882025-06
Dancing With the Stars of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)2022$540,946$399,3062025-06
Tosco Music Parties Inc501(c)(3)1999$540,314$104,8792026-06
Visart Inc501(c)(3)2020$499,368$192,8662025-06
Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc501(c)(3)2016$483,284$324,1122025-12
Leadership Charlotte501(c)(3)1990$472,128$756,0792025-06
Festival in the Park Inc501(c)(3)1968$421,391$455,6592025-12
Artpop501(c)(3)2015$410,385$159,8402025-12
Black Girls Film Camp501(c)(3)2021$385,076$196,1032025-06
Ballantyne Ball501(c)(3)2014$350,852$153,8482025-12
Trail of History Incorporated501(c)(3)2010$337,892$921,5812025-12
Vapa Center501(c)(3)2022$332,976$93,4312025-06
Three Bone Theatre Inc501(c)(3)2015$332,480$390,6152025-10
Mint Museum Auxiliary501(c)(3)1967$325,345$4 million2025-06
Deutsche Schule Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1981$317,376$312,2742025-06
Coalition for Good Governance501(c)(3)2009$306,497$102,5272023-12
Goodyear Arts Inc501(c)(3)2017$299,061$154,6422024-12
Carolina Voices Inc501(c)(3)1958$297,687$110,6632025-06
Males Place Inc501(c)(3)2016$283,914$246,3002025-12
Girls Rock Charlotte501(c)(3)2015$278,100$169,6712025-12
Charlotte Choir School501(c)(3)2001$272,458$528,3872025-06
Opera Carolina Endowment501(c)(3)2006$268,064$3.9 million2024-06
Que-Os501(c)(3)2014$261,808$374,5392025-06
Arts Empowerment Project Inc501(c)(3)2012$242,843$244,8432024-12
Charlotte Master Chorale Inc501(c)(3)2019$223,463$170,3212025-06
Engage Art501(c)(3)2021$217,000$13,7762025-12
Council of Ewe Associations of North America Inc501(c)(3)1999$204,491$174,0392024-12
Musicland Gift Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2021$201,669$198,5712025-12
Charlotte Optimist501(c)(3)2024$198,706$216,0172025-12
India Association of Charlotte501(c)(3)1999$191,214$507,6712025-12
Youth Orchestras of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)2006$189,099$159,8732025-06
Lead With Character Inc501(c)(3)2005$179,413$69,1222025-12
Charlotte Art League Inc501(c)(3)1987$157,123$11,6832025-05
Lotus Project Inc501(c)(3)2023$150,080$21,8812025-12
7TH Street Concerts Inc501(c)(3)2024$129,294$27,7962025-12
Mountain Collegium501(c)(3)2023$124,055$91,7922025-12
Wat Buddharam of North Carolina501(c)(3)1990$122,906$713,0892025-12
Barre Belle501(c)(3)2019$120,063$43,0442025-06
The Light Factory501(c)(3)1977$109,656$117,0332025-06
Northwest Musical Theatre Booster Club501(c)(3)2006$108,886$85,6642024-07
Center for the History and Archaeology of the Near East501(c)(3)2020$108,033$135,7152025-12
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1992$107,605$163,8072025-05
Carolinas Freedom Foundation501(c)(3)1997$106,268$80,7642024-12
NC Zeitgeist Foundation501(c)(3)2015$103,341$49,9352024-12
Probasi of Charlotte501(c)(3)2006$99,366$34,9072025-12
Charlotte Marathi Mandal501(c)(3)2019$98,736$81,4092025-12
Breathe Ink501(c)(3)2022$96,925$35,4632024-12
Charlotte Soul Fest Inc501(c)(3)2022$93,016$16,8262025-12
South Charlotte Ballet Foundation501(c)(3)2023$85,484$26,1162025-12
Artwalks CLT Inc501(c)(3)2023$85,424$37,9292025-12
PHS Band & Ensemble Boosters501(c)(3)2024$78,948$4,7362025-12
Open Door Studios Foundation501(c)(3)2014$76,281$90,6612025-12
Royal City Collaboration Corp501(c)(3)2022$76,163$4,4032025-12
Preserve Mecklenburg Inc501(c)(3)2026$73,826$180,3792021-12
Charlotte St Patricks Day Committee501(c)(3)2023$66,370$3,1202025-06
Martha Connerton Kinetic Works Inc501(c)(3)2002$65,434$43,1802025-08
Polish School of Charlotte501(c)(3)2012$62,865$63,6222025-12
Planet Improv Incorporated501(c)(3)2007$61,899$24,1592025-12
Chamber Music - Calin Lupanu and Monica Boboc501(c)(3)2016$57,118$117,7622026-03
Palisades Choral Booster Club501(c)(3)2022$51,220$24,5462025-12
Radiant Chapters Collective501(c)(3)2023$40,047$28,5172025-12
Obra Collective501(c)(3)2022$36,981$47,3212026-04
Guild of Charlotte Artists501(c)(3)1975$36,237$47,0592025-08
Carol Kornacki Ministries Inc501(c)(3)1996$34,023$41,7932025-12
Charlotte Pride Band501(c)(3)2010$30,745$24,9752026-06
Big Faith Productions Non Profit Orgainzation501(c)(3)2025$12,000$4,7502025-12
Ewe Association of Charlotte NC501(c)(3)2010$11,860$5,2872025-12
Charlotte Lyric Theatre501(c)(3)2025$8,100$4,8552025-12
Charlotte Area Shaggers Hall of Fame501(c)(4)2009$4,267$2,2012025-12
50 Shades of Black Anime501(c)(3)2026
A 2020 Creative501(c)(3)2025
A D E P T Inc501(c)(3)2004$0$02024-06
A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Acknowledge Me Project501(c)(3)2024
Actors Cut 1501(c)(3)2024
African American Museum of Church History501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Airy Knoll Arts Project501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Alons Helping Hands Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Alternative Avenues Through the Arts Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Alxrox Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
American Capoeira Foundation501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
American Sewing Guild Inc501(c)(3)1986
Anumuzik501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Ardrey Kell High School Orchestrabooster501(c)(3)2015$0$02026-06
Ars Baroque Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-06
Art Beyond Foundation501(c)(3)2025
Artcanhelp501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Artful Narrative501(c)(3)2026
Asanteman Association of the Caroli Nas501(c)(3)2026
Association of North American Muslims From Telangana and Andhra501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Association of Tarditional Hooking Artists501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Association of Turkish Americans in Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Avc Alianza de Venezolanos En Charlotte501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Backspinz501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Baran Dance501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Bechtler Collection Preservationfoundation501(c)(3)2008$20.4 million2024-06
Bienvenue Charlotte501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Black Women in Production Inc501(c)(3)2026
Blue Ridge Consort501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Bme Concerts for A Cause501(c)(3)2026
Building Beloved501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Bunong Indigenous Community Association501(c)(3)2014$0$02026-06
Cambodian Legacy Project501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Caribbean International Cultural Association501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-12
Caritas Acapella Ensemble501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Carolina Bombshells501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Carolina DX Foundation501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Carolina Family Coalition501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Carolinas Latin Dance Company501(c)(3)2002$0$02024-06
Casa Della Cultura Italiana - North Carolina Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Ceol NA Gael Irish Pipe Band501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Charlestaan501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Charlotte Blues Society Incorporated501(c)(3)1995$0$02025-12
Charlotte Center for the Arts501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Charlotte Chamber Choir501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-06
Charlotte Concert Band501(c)(3)2011$0$02026-06
Charlotte Flute Association Inc501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-08
Charlotte Jewish Cultural Alliance501(c)(3)2026
Charlotte Malayalee Association501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Charlotte Piano Trio501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-03
Charlotte Singers501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Charlotte Stands With Israel501(c)(3)2024$0$02024-12
Charlotte Taiwanese American Association501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Charlotte Writers Club Inc501(c)(3)1995$0$02026-06
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Heritage Committee Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Christopher Columbus Italian Club of Charlotte501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-08
Cineodyssey Film Festival Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Cita Inc501(c)(3)1993$0$02024-12
City at Peace-Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1998$0$02023-06
Climate Sanctuary Inc501(c)(3)2025
Collective Projects Development501(c)(3)2025
Community Events Foundation501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Comprehensive Genealogical Services Inc501(c)(3)1999$0$02025-11
Contigo Chile501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Craft Guild CLT Corp501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Crafts & Arts Therapeutic Services501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Creative Factory501(c)(3)2024
Creative Mindz Mobile Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Creativecollectiveclt501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Cultivating Refining and Formulating Talent Craft Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Dalovekroo501(c)(3)2026
Dance Artist Alliance CLT501(c)(3)2008$0$02025-12
Decorative Artists of the Carolinas501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Dega Central Highlands Organization501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Dreamer Studio501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Dughood Foundation501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Earl Wentz and William Watkins Foundation501(c)(3)2013$0$02025-12
Embroiderers Guild of America Inc501(c)(3)1976
Estella Foundation501(c)(3)2025
Eventful Expressions NPC501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Festival Mexicano Carolinas501(c)(3)2026
Future of Jazz Coalition501(c)(3)2025
Gen III Alliance & Productions501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Generation Genesis501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Genesis Creative Entertainment Group501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Global Love Movement501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Glorious Performance Team501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Gods Helping Hands Ministry501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Good Company501(c)(3)2023
Good for Something Foundation501(c)(3)2024
Grand Square Incorporated501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Greater Charlotte Tamil Association Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Happy Face Shalom Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Heartist World Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Historic Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1992$0$02025-06
Historical Excelsior501(c)(3)2026
Historysouth501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Holiday Wish Foundation501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
House of Burnett International501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
House of Yes501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
I I O S Band Alumni Association Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Independence High School Drama Boosters Club501(c)(3)2013$0$02025-07
Inspire the Fire501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Institute for Double Bass Science & Innovation501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
International Broadcasters Traininginstitute501(c)(6)2007$0$02025-12
International Community Mass Choir of Charlotte501(c)(3)2015$0$02024-12
Irene Bradley Foundation501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Irish Society of Charlotte501(c)(3)2015$0$02026-03
JMJ Music Foundation501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Japanese Teachers Association of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-06
Jesonda Enterprises Incorporated501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Jopri Inc501(c)(3)2019$0$02024-12
Joshua Educational Services501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-12
Joyful Sounds Production501(c)(3)2015$2,6312025-06
Kathryn Stephenson Pipe Organ Endowment Foundation Incorprated501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Kefas Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2024$1,7002024-12
Krio Descendants Union - North Carolina501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
LSJ Resilience Project501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
La Casa de La Cultura the Culture House501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-10
Lets Shake the Table501(c)(3)2023$2,7242025-12
Ligon Contemporary Art Foundation501(c)(3)2022$284,3052023-12
Listen Up Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Little Guy Foundation501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Loose Leaves501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Love & Support Foundation501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Lower Providence Community House Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Macks Impact Foundation501(c)(3)2025
Madhya Pradesh Association of Charlotte501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Mallard Creek High School Band Boosters501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-05
Manera Foundation501(c)(3)2024
Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art501(c)(3)2017$123,2752025-12
Marlow Society of America501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Masterpiece Performing Arts Academy Inc501(c)(3)2004$12025-12
May 20TH Society501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Mecklenburg N C Genealogical Society Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02024-12
Melodic Minors501(c)(3)2017$0$02026-06
Melodies of Opportunity501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Metrolina Phoenician Club501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Metrolina Theatre Association Inc501(c)(3)1998$0$02025-06
Metrowest Readers Fest Inc501(c)(3)2020$0$02024-12
Modern Quilt Guild Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Mount Holly Black History Forum Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02024-12
Move Dance Company501(c)(3)2025$0$02024-12
Moving Poets Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)2013$0$02025-12
NC Asian Eats Inc501(c)(3)2026
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Noble501(c)(3)1986$0$02025-12
Noda Art House Incorporated501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-01
North Carolina Historical Re-Enactment Society Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
North Carolina Latino Museum of His Tory & Culture501(c)(3)2026
North Carolina Officials Meet501(c)(3)2022$1,7462025-07
Northcutts Cove Historical Preservation Society501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Northwest School of the Arts Dance Boosters501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-07
Northwest School of the Arts Piano Booster Club501(c)(3)2006$0$02026-06
Nuv Yug Charlotte Organization501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-06
Obey Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1998$66,1962025-12
Our Childrens Memorial Walkway Inc501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
P&P Foundation for Change501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-10
Partners for Africa Development-Kloto North Carolina L501(c)(4)2025
Performing Arts for Youth & Adults501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Pinnacle Stitches501(c)(3)2026
Placeclt Foundation501(c)(3)2026
Poetry Slam Inc501(c)(3)2024
Prabasi Odia of USA501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Progressive Global Hope Movement501(c)(3)2025
Project Full Out Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
Purposeful Visions Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
QC History501(c)(3)2026
QC Infobroker Small Business and Community Support Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Queen City Brass Band501(c)(3)1997$0$02025-12
Queen City Juneteenth Parade and Cultural Celebration501(c)(3)2024$0$02026-06
Queens Corner501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Rajaes Seeds of Hope501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Rakesh Consulting LLC501(c)(3)2025
Rea Farms Steam Academy Falcon Arts Booster Club501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-06
Red Springs & Northern Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2003$0$02025-12
Romanian American Carolina Alliance Inc501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Sankofa Music and Arts Academy501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Scion Media501(c)(3)2024
Seae Collective501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
Seeders With An Anointed Testimony501(c)(3)2016$0$02024-12
Shae Movement African Arts Cultural Entity501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Shinnecock Foundation of Arts501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Shivasya Group501(c)(3)2026
Silver Fox Cheerleaders501(c)(3)2017$0$02024-12
Smooth Jazz Society501(c)(3)2026
Society Interest Group Greater Charlotte501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-10
South Asian Bar Association of North Carolina501(c)(6)2025
South East Asian American Friendship Association501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Southend Arts501(c)(3)2018$0$02023-12
Southern Country Charlotte501(c)(3)2005$0$02025-06
Stamp Project501(c)(3)2023$0$12023-12
Stateline Community Orchestra501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-06
Sting Dem Non Profit Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2025
Swathi Thirunal Sangeetha Sabha501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Sweet Adelines International501(c)(3)1955$0$02026-04
Swipe Community Empowerment Incorporated501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-06
Table Music Education Corp501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-07
The Charlotte Arts and Sound Initia Tive501(c)(3)2026
The Indus Creative Foundation Icf501(c)(3)2026
The Lumi Foundation501(c)(3)2026
The Museum of Change Foundation501(c)(3)2026
The Power of the Arts501(c)(3)2026
The Ruach501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
The Shine Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2026$0$02025-12
The Symphony of Charlotte Inc501(c)(3)1992$0$02025-08
The@dominic and Patricia Okogbenin Foundation501(c)(3)2026
The@vocal Chordinators of South Mecklenburg High School501(c)(3)2025
Thy Art Gallery Inc501(c)(3)2024
Toastco-Telling Our Authentic Stories Theater Company501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-06
Tools of Passion Inc501(c)(3)2025
Triple Threat Productions Inc501(c)(3)2025
Ubuntu Art Collaborative International501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
United Arab-American Society501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
University of Calabar Theater Arts Alumni Association USA Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Vietnamese Student Association at Charlotte501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-05
Wall Poems501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
We See You Incorporated501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Webber Foundation501(c)(3)2023$12020-12
Woman Healing Woman Foundation501(c)(3)2026
Wonder Warriors for Super Kids501(c)(3)2021$0$02026-01
Wordsrmagic501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
World Economic Forum Global Shapers Charlotte Hub501(c)(3)2012$0$02026-01
Young Kings Rising501(c)(3)2019$0$02025-12
Youth Exchange Project Incorporated501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-08

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