The Durham Arts Council Inc

DURHAM, NC EIN: 56-0599829 Website

DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL, INC. IS A CATALYST IN THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF DURHAM IT LEADS, INSPIRES, AND PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN AND ACCESS TO THE CREATION, EXPERIENCE, AND ACTIVE SUPPORT OF THE ARTS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.2M

+27.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$465K

+73.6% YoY

Grant Count

80

+158.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-32.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$777K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,189,801$936,482$676,927
Revenue$2,719,713$2,643,344$2,260,692
Expenses$2,824,811$2,454,530$2,022,067
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$27,734$14,468$47,106
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$147K$295K$442K$590K7 grants202076 grants202190 grants202231 grants202380 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM$60KAFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNI…$10KST JOSEPH'S HISTORIC FOU…$10KGASPARD & DANCERS$9KMAYA FREELON LLC$9KTRIANGLE CULTURAL AWAREN…$9KNORTHSTAR CHURCH OF THE …$9KTHE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT$9KNUEVO SOUTH LLC$9KBLANKSPACE LLC$9K

Grant Size Distribution

284 grants across all recorded years

282<$50K2$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 2024 IRS filing

SHERRY DEVRIESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICK GRANTPRESIDENT3
TABITHA CONCEPCIONVICE PRESIDENT3
EMRIC JORGENSENTREASURER3
MIKE WOODARDSECRETARY2
ADAM ALLEGRINITRUSTEE2
SUSAN AMEYTRUSTEE2
LORI BLAKE-REIDTRUSTEE2
IAN BROWNTRUSTEE2
HEIDI CARTNERTRUSTEE2
JOSE CRUZTRUSTEE2
DAN ELLISONTRUSTEE2
CHANDRA GUINNTRUSTEE2
KENNETH HINTONTRUSTEE2
MARK-ANTHONY MIDDLETONTRUSTEE2
MARJORIE PIERSONTRUSTEE2
MARYAH SMITH-OVERMANTRUSTEE2
WADE WALCUTTTRUSTEE2
ELIZABETH WIENERTRUSTEE2
SHERRY DEVRIESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50$125,205

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BahamaCarrboroCaryChapel HillDurhamHillsboroughMorrisvilleNew YorkPittsboroRaleighRougemontRye BrookWake ForestWilson

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

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