Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County

WILMINGTON, NC EIN: 56-2277053 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$225K

-34.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$142K

+11.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

-5.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+18.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$188K$376K$565K$753K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$224,730$344,646
Revenue$481,644$684,517$623,286
Expenses$576,850$543,235$523,389
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,532
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$46K$92K$138K$185K0 grants202014 grants202111 grants202211 grants202317 grants202416 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Cucalorus Film Festival$10KBrooklyn Arts Academy$10KDreams Center for Arts E…$10KMouth of Babes$10KCameron Art Museum$10KOpera House Theatre Comp…$10KNarrative Arts$10KThalian Association$10KThalian Hall$10KWilmington Symphony Orch…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

69<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Rhonda BellamyPresident & CEO$109K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Rhonda BellamyPresident & CEO40$109,427
Joey TolerChair1
Cornelia RoganVice Chair1
Phil SindelTreasurer1
Liz CarboneSecretary1
Tufanna BradleyDirector1
Shane FernandoDirector1
Jennifer PateDirector1
Dr Sejal PatelDirector1
Alisa HarrisDirector1
Ashley KosikowskiDirector1
Ken MauryamaDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BoulderCarolina BeachFreeportRaleighWilmington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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