North Carolina Arts Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3.5m
$188 liabilities
Net assets
$3.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.9 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
North Carolina Arts Foundation's network
12 people12 organisationsi12 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Nipper Bowles | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chad Cheek | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Davy Arch | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Henry Walston | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joe Logan (also filed as Joe Logan) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| John Willingham | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Mitchell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marla Adams | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Lowder | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patrick Sims | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stephen Hill | Ex Officio | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Suzanne Fetscher | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Vitiello | Treasurer | since 2021 |
| Wayne Martin | Executive Director - Interim | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Martin | Executive Director | 40 | $120k | ||
| John Willingham | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marla Adams | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Chad Cheek | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Logan | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Henry Walston | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Hill | Ex Officio | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Beverly Nipper Bowles | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Davy Arch | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Suzanne Fetscher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Lowder | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Mitchell | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Sims | Director | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- North Carolina Arts Foundation
- EIN
- 463987880
- Address
- Po Box 26263, Raleigh, NC, 27611-6263
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- The Foundation's mission is to bring private and public sector partners into collaborations that extend the benefits of the arts to residents across the state. As North Carolina emerges from the pandemic, a top priority is to find resources for arts initiatives that benefit youth. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Z99 Unknown
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Unknown
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Michael Lowder (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJohn Willingham
≥7years on the filingsMarla Adams
≥7years on the filingsStephen Hill
≥5years on the filingsChad Cheek
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.5m
- Total liabilities
- $188
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.2m
- Program service revenue
- $5k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $903k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4m | $1.4m | $973k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Arts Council | NC Arts Disaster Relief Grant - Hurricane Helene Relief | $620k |
| Asheville Area Arts Council | Hurricane Helene Relief | $200k |
| Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Inc | Hurricane Helene Relief | $83k |