Asheville Area Arts Council
Donations deductibleAsheville Area Arts Council's network
13 people7 organisationsi13 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
13 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Perez Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alexa Kincaid | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brandy Bourne | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Hannah Randall | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Ager | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kaye Phillips Zusmann | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lauren Brunk | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Liz Whalen Tallent | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lori Hines | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Luke Lingle | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Martin Moore | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Micah Mackenzie | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Harper | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janelle Wienke | Interim Executive Director January 1 to June 20, 2019 | 2019 |
| Katie Cornell | Executive Director/Secretary | since 2020 |
| Stefanie Gerber | Executive Director thru December 2018 | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Cornell | Executive Director/Secretary | 40 | $85k | ||
| Brandy Bourne | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hannah Randall | Vice-Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Craig Harris | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Ager | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jess Bayne | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Brunk | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Luke Lingle | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Mangum | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott McLean | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Martin Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alaina Nelson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Liz Whalen Tallent | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Harper | Development Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kaye Phillips | Board Development Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alexa Kincaid | Director (Through July 2024) | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Asheville Area Arts Council
- EIN
- 581371546
- Address
- Po Box 507, Asheville, NC, 28802-0507
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- The mission of artsavl is to keep the arts at the heart of our community. The arts council fulfills its mission by supporting arts professionals and businesses in buncombe county through connection, advocacy, and grants. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A26Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1979
- Principal officer
- Katie Cornell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1979
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsPete Perez
≥7years on the filingsLuke Lingle
≥5years on the filingsBrandy Bourne
≥5years on the filingsLiz Whalen Tallent
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
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $34k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.2m
- Program service revenue
- $85k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2m
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 57
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $691k | $591k | $100k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf Global Arts | Event support grant, arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program, arts for schools | $27k |
| Asheville Downtown Association Inc | Event support grant, arts business relief grant | $22k |
| Asheville Symphony Society Inc | Event support grant, arts business relief grant, arts for schools, grassroots arts program | $18k |
| Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective | Arts for schools, arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program | $18k |
| Pack Place Performing Arts Inc | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant, arts build community | $15k |
| Local Cloth Inc | Arts for schools, arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program | $14k |
| Asheville Community Theatre Inc | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant, arts build community | $13k |
| Asheville City Schools Foundation Inc | Grassroots arts program, arts for schools | $13k |
| North Carolina Glass Center | Arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program | $13k |
| Blue Ridge Pride Center Inc | Event support grant | $12k |
| Asheville Creative Arts Inc | Arts for schools, arts build community, arts business relief grant | $12k |
| Arts for Life | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| Black Mountain Swannanoa Valley Arts Center | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| The Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| North Carolina Stage Company | Grassroots arts program | $11k |
| Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center Inc | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| Asheville Music School Sound Education | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| Southern Highland Handicraft Guild | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $11k |
| Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $10k |
| Cherokee Historical Association Inc | Arts business relief grant, arts for schools | $10k |
| Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $10k |
| Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $10k |
| Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation | Event support grant | $10k |
| Montford Park Players | Arts business relief grant, grassroots arts program | $9k |
| White Horse Stepstone | Grassroots arts program, arts business relief grant | $9k |