Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust

CHARLOTTE, NC EIN: 82-0576292

GROWING AND SUSTAINING A VIBRANT CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BY PROVIDING ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND INVESTMENT EXPERTISE TO BUILD AND GROW PERMANENT FUNDS FOR THE AREA'S ARTS, SCIENCE, AND HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$228.9M

+7.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.1M

+60.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

-30.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$757K

+131.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$16M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$228,897,365$213,907,642$187,755,408
Revenue$1,560,264$1,358,257$2,859,147
Expenses$12,985,027$8,415,178$5,689,377
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$32$19$125
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$14M21 grants202021 grants202119 grants202223 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MINT MUSEUM$3.0MBECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODER…$1.7MNORTH CAROLINA PERFORMIN…$1.5MDISCOVERY PLACE INC$1.5MARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL$1.1MCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHE…$1.0MCHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CH…$750KWING HAVEN FOUNDATION INC$366KMCCOLL CENTER FOR ART IN…$328KLEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW…$302K

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K1$50–100K11$100–250K19$250–500K14$500K–1M13$1–5M1$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DOUG BENSONSECRETARY0.5
ADAM SANTALLADIRECTOR0.5
RICHARD NICHOLSCHAIR0.5
BAKER BURLESONDIRECTOR0.5
TORREY FEIMSTERDIRECTOR0.5
KELLY LINEBERGERDIRECTOR0.5
JOY KENEFICKDIRECTOR0.5
BRAD KUTROWDIRECTOR0.5
JOHN NURKINDIRECTOR0.5
DICK PAYNEDIRECTOR0.5
EUGENE YOUNGDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BooneCharlotteCullowheeDurhamGreensboroHuntersvilleLos AngelesNew BrunswickNew YorkPittsburghSavannahWinstonsalem

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

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