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Grants paid by Asheville Area Arts Council

EIN 58-1371546 · Asheville, NC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A26Z

Asheville Area Arts Council of Asheville, NC (EIN 58-1371546) reported 107 grants paid totaling $923,279 to 51 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$923,279

107 grants

Recipients

51

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20181$5,300
202131$236,190
20222$11,156
202320$144,695
202419$140,500
202534$385,438

Top recipients

The 51 recipients receiving the most from Asheville Area Arts Council, by grants paid, out of 51 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Asheville Symphony Society Inc 56-6060772AAsheville, NC4$57,3172025
Leaf Global Arts 54-2123478AAsheville, NC4$57,0072025
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 31-1524883AAsheville, NC4$43,3702025
Center for Craft 56-2096677AAsheville, NC4$40,9652025
Asheville Art Museum Inc 56-6060776AAsheville, NC4$39,4252025
Asheville Community Theatre 56-6002669AAsheville, NC4$39,0952025
North Carolina Stage Company 56-2266836AAsheville, NC4$33,8002025
Asheville Glass Art School 47-2611822AAsheville, NC4$31,8822025
Asheville Music School 45-5325308AAsheville, NC4$31,1912025
Delta House Life Development of Asheville 58-1562716AAsheville, NC4$30,0382024
Black Mountain College Museum Arts Center 58-2105570AAsheville, NC4$29,6952025
Urban Arts Institute 84-2833924AAsheville, NC3$29,5002025
Montford Park Players 23-7427417AAsheville, NC4$27,7752025
Arts for Life 56-2250962AAsheville, NC3$24,1252025
Black Mountain Center for the Arts 56-1913046ABlack Mountain, NC3$23,4402025
Southern Highlands Craft Guild 56-0474967AAsheville, NC3$23,0612025
Open Hearts Art Center 27-0087282AAsheville, NC3$21,8582025
Asheville Downtown Association Inc 56-1570881AAsheville, NC1$21,7652025
Asheville Creative Arts 46-4551364ABlack Mountain, NC2$21,5002025
Asheville Writers in the Schools 46-1681488AAsheville, NC3$21,1582023
Playground Stage Children's Theatre 83-3474626AWeaverville, NC3$20,0602025
Local Cloth Inc 45-5399614AAsheville, NC2$19,3902025
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 20-4714123AAsheville, NC2$15,2502024
Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective 45-2799213AAsheville, NC2$15,2402025
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre 56-1287954AAsheville, NC2$15,1202025
Western North Carolina Historical Association 23-7348133AAsheville, NC2$14,9552025
Asheville City Schools Foundation Inc 58-1836982AAsheville, NC1$12,5002025
Blue Ridge Pride Center Inc 26-4272258AAsheville, NC1$12,2252025
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance 54-2124670AAsheville, NC1$10,0002025
Cherokee Historical Association Inc 56-0623957ACherokee, NC1$10,0002025
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation 56-1762978AAsheville, NC1$9,6432025
White Horse Stepstone 92-3445513ABlack Mountain, NC1$9,0002025
The Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare Company 85-1197182AAsheville, NC1$8,1312025
Beloved Asheville 84-3381632AAsheville, NC1$7,5002023
Hola Community Arts 82-2943079AAsheville, NC1$7,5002023
Friends of Community Radio 27-0454098AAsheville, NC1$7,0002025
Story Parlor 87-3379442AAsheville, NC1$6,0062025
Hood Huggers Foundation 87-3225169AAsheville, NC1$6,0062025
Raices Emma - Erwin 20-8303608AAsheville, NC1$5,7202021
The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music 20-5849794AAsheville, NC1$5,6862025
Artists Designing Evolution 83-2013486AAsheville, NC1$5,6302021
Immediate Theatre Project 80-0295583AAsheville, NC1$5,5702021
The Magnetic Theatre 27-4033269AAsheville, NC1$5,4702021
Toe River Arts Council 56-1141339ABurnsville, NC1$5,3002018
Womansong 13-4270509AAsheville, NC1$5,2902021
The Commons Collective LLC 85-3649437AAsheville, NC1$5,2702021
Asheville Choral Society 58-1468615AAsheville, NC1$5,2602021
Cantaria of Asheville 56-2154653ABlack Mountain, NC1$5,2502021
Blue Ridge Orchestra 20-2900637AAsheville, NC1$5,2002021
Attic Salt Theatre Company 11-3462293AAsheville, NC1$5,1302021
Aurora Studio & Gallery 46-4916413AAsheville, NC1$5,0102021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 107 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Asheville Area Arts Council
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Leaf Global Arts Asheville, NCA$26,562paidEVENT SUPPORT GRANT, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS FOR SCHOOLS202631319349303663
2025Asheville Downtown Association Inc Asheville, NCA$21,765paidEVENT SUPPORT GRANT, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Symphony Society Inc Asheville, NCA$18,417paidEVENT SUPPORT GRANT, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, ARTS FOR SCHOOLS, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective Asheville, NCA$17,500paidARTS FOR SCHOOLS, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Pack Place Performing Arts Inc Asheville, NCA$14,500paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY202631319349303663
2025Local Cloth Inc Asheville, NCA$14,250paidARTS FOR SCHOOLS, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Asheville Community Theatre Inc Asheville, NCA$13,375paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY202631319349303663
2025Asheville City Schools Foundation Inc Asheville, NCA$12,500paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS FOR SCHOOLS202631319349303663
2025North Carolina Glass Center Asheville, NCA$12,500paidARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Blue Ridge Pride Center Inc Asheville, NCA$12,225paidEVENT SUPPORT GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Creative Arts Inc Black Mountain, NCA$12,000paidARTS FOR SCHOOLS, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025The Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc Asheville, NCA$11,375paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Arts for Life Asheville, NCA$11,375paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Black Mountain Swannanoa Valley Arts Center Black Mountain, NCA$11,375paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025North Carolina Stage Company Asheville, NCA$11,375paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center Inc Asheville, NCA$11,000paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Asheville, NCA$10,686paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Music School Sound Education Asheville, NCA$10,686paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Asheville, NCA$10,000paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective Asheville, NCA$10,000paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Cherokee Historical Association Inc Cherokee, NCA$10,000paidARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, ARTS FOR SCHOOLS202631319349303663
2025Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance Asheville, NCA$10,000paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation Asheville, NCA$9,643paidEVENT SUPPORT GRANT202631319349303663
2025Montford Park Players Asheville, NCA$9,250paidARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025White Horse Stepstone Black Mountain, NCA$9,000paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Asheville Museum of History Asheville, NCA$8,875paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY202631319349303663
2025The Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare Company Asheville, NCA$8,131paidARTS BUILD COMMUNITY, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM202631319349303663
2025Open Hearts Art Center Inc Asheville, NCA$7,875paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY202631319349303663
2025Playground Stage Children's Theatre Weaverville, NCA$7,500paidGRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM, ARTS FOR SCHOOLS202631319349303663
2025Asheville Art Museum Association Inc Asheville, NCA$7,000paidARTS BUILD COMMUNITY, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Friends of Community Radio Asheville, NCA$7,000paidARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT, ARTS BUILD COMMUNITY202631319349303663
2025Hood Huggers Foundation Asheville, NCA$6,006paidARTS BUILD COMMUNITY, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025Story Parlor Asheville, NCA$6,006paidARTS BUILD COMMUNITY, ARTS BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT202631319349303663
2025The Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music Asheville, NCA$5,686paidGRASSROOTS ART PROGRAM202631319349303663
2024Wortham Center for the Performing Arts Asheville, NCA$11,500paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Leaf Global Arts Asheville, NCA$11,375paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Asheville Symphony Society Asheville, NCA$10,500paidSupport Community Art202520579349301802
2024Asheville Creative Arts Black Mountain, NCA$9,500paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Asheville Community Theatre Asheville, NCA$9,250paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Delta House Life Development of Asheville Asheville, NCA$8,500paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024North Carolina Stage Company Asheville, NCA$7,875paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Center for Craft Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Arts for Life Asheville, NCA$6,750paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Open Hearts Art Center Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024North Carolina Glass Center Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Montford Park Player Asheville, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Black Mountain Center for the Arts Black Mountain, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Asheville Music School Asheville, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Black Mountain College Museum Arts Center Asheville, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Asheville Art Museum Association Inc Asheville, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2024Southern Highland Craft Guild Asheville, NCA$5,625paidSupport Community Arts202520579349301802
2023Delta House Life Development of Asheville Asheville, NCA$10,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Symphony Society Inc Asheville, NCA$10,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Asheville, NCA$9,250paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Open Hearts Art Center Asheville, NCA$7,983paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Leaf Global Arts Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Writers in the Schools Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Hola Community Arts Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Music School Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Beloved Asheville Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Art Museum Inc Asheville, NCA$7,500paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Playground Stage Children's Theatre Weaverville, NCA$7,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Montford Park Players Asheville, NCA$6,750paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Community Theatre Asheville, NCA$6,750paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023North Carolina Stage Company Asheville, NCA$6,750paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Center for Craft Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Urban Arts Institute Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Arts for Life Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Wortham Center for the Performing Arts Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Black Mountain College Museum Arts Center Asheville, NCA$6,000paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2023Asheville Glass Art School Asheville, NCA$5,212paidSupport Community Arts202440549349300324
2022Asheville Writers in the Schools Asheville, NCA$5,848paidSupport Community Arts202340469349301789
2022Delta House Life Development of Asheville Asheville, NCA$5,308paidSupport Community Arts202340469349301789
2021Asheville Art Museum Asheville, NCA$19,300paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Symphony Society Inc Asheville, NCA$18,400paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Center for Craft Asheville, NCA$16,090paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Leaf Global Arts Asheville, NCA$11,570paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Wortham Center for the Performing Arts Asheville, NCA$11,370paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Community Theatre Asheville, NCA$9,720paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021North Carolina Glass Center Asheville, NCA$8,170paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Writers in the Schools & Communities Asheville, NCA$7,810paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021North Carolina Stage Company Asheville, NCA$7,800paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Music School Asheville, NCA$7,380paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Black Mountain College Museum Arts Center Asheville, NCA$7,070paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Southern Highlands Craft Guild Asheville, NCA$6,750paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Black Mountain Center for the Arts Black Mountain, NCA$6,440paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Delta House Life Development Asheville, NCA$6,230paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Montford Park Players Asheville, NCA$6,150paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Western North Carolina Historical Association Asheville, NCA$6,080paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Raices Emma - Erwin Asheville, NCA$5,720paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Artists Designing Evolution Asheville, NCA$5,630paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Immediate Theatre Project Asheville, NCA$5,570paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Playground Stage Children's Theatre Weaverville, NCA$5,560paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021The Magnetic Theatre Asheville, NCA$5,470paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Womansong Asheville, NCA$5,290paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021The Commons Collective LLC Asheville, NCA$5,270paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Choral Society Asheville, NCA$5,260paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Cantaria of Asheville Black Mountain, NCA$5,250paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective Asheville, NCA$5,240paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Blue Ridge Orchestra Asheville, NCA$5,200paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Local Cloth Inc Asheville, NCA$5,140paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Attic Salt Theatre Company Asheville, NCA$5,130paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre Asheville, NCA$5,120paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2021Aurora Studio & Gallery Asheville, NCA$5,010paidSupport Community Arts202230459349301533
2018Toe River Arts Council Burnsville, NCA$5,300paidArt & Grassroot programs201920109349302017

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020252025-06-30not stated2024v5.5202631319349303663
99020242024-06-30not stated2023v6.0202520579349301802
99020232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202440549349300324
99020222022-06-30not stated2021v4.1202340469349301789
99020212021-06-30not stated2020v4.1202230459349301533
99020182018-06-30not stated2017v2.2201920109349302017

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