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UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH

EIN: 56-0770175Raleigh, NCZIP: 27603
A260 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

THE UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY, INC. BUILDS BETTER COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY OF THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO (1) CHAMPION ARTS EDUCATION; (2) SERVE A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA WITH EMERGING POPULATION CENTERS IN WAKE COUNTY, NC; AND (3) BUILD CAPACITY FOR THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY. SINCE 1990, IT HAS SERVED AS THE UMBRELLA FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION FOR THE ARTS IN WAKE COUNTY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, THE ORGNIZATION RAISES MONEY FROM BUSINESSES, INDVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES. FUNDS ARE RE-DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, WAKE MUNICIPALITIES, ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS - ALL IN SUPPORT OF ARTS PROGRAMMING.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$1.9M$0$1.2M
2022$2.2M$0$1.2M

Compensation

2024

JENNIFER MCEWEN
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$121,916
CINDY BOTTS
VP of Financ
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$48,704
JASMIN CRUELL
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYMAN COLLINS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER GRAY
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SLEE ARNOLD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEAN GARGAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN SAMUEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA WEST
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHANDA BRANCH
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SETH PALMER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEANNIE SOLLARS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANA TUCKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LIZETTE CRUZ WATKO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMIE DAWSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WEST LUDWIG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNA TISON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHELE TYLKA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAZEL EDMOND
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORNA KNICK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

RAGEN CARLILE
Interim Pres
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$95,193
JENNIFER MCEWEN
President &
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$60,792
CYNTHIA BOTTS
Director Of
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$54,415
JESSICA WEST
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASMIN CRUELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LIZETTE CRUZ WATKO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ESTHER HALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SLEE ARNOLD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN SAMUEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHANDA BRANCH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORNA KNICK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SETH PERESS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEAN GARGAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHELE TYLKA
Secretary/Go
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
WEST LUDWIG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER GRAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAZEL EDMOND
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER ALLEN ZUCCHINO
Immediate PA
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
RACHAEL PAIR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNA TISON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZAN GORMLEY
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYMAN COLLINS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SETH PALMER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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