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Arts & Culture Grant Funders in North Carolina

444 foundations with a documented arts & culture focus have made grants to North Carolina nonprofits in recent years, together directing $456.2M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 444 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

444
Arts & culture funders
$456.2M
Given to North Carolina nonprofits
5,166
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active arts & culture funders in North Carolina

#FunderBased inTotal North Carolina givingGrantsLatest
1The University of Nc at Chapel HillNorth Carolina$153.2M82025
2Greater Charlotte Cultural TrustNorth Carolina$25.7M552023
3The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$20.3M32023
4Arts & Science CouncilNorth Carolina$20.2M3852024
5Windgate Charitable Foundation IncArkansas$14.6M712024
6Community Foundation of GreaterNorth Carolina$13.9M22020
7Cherokee Preservation Foundation IncNorth Carolina$11.4M1072023
8The Duke EndowmentNorth Carolina$9.0M222024
9Roy Lichtenstein FoundationNew York$8.2M22024
10The North Carolina Aquarium SocietyNorth Carolina$7.7M242024
11The William R Kenan Jr Fund for ArtsNorth Carolina$6.8M42025
12North Carolina Community FoundationNorth Carolina$6.6M3142024

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented arts & culture focus and that have funded North Carolina nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to North Carolina recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.