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Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in North Carolina

Median Total Compensation
$47,848
25th
$24k
75th
$88k
90th
$137k

Museums, performing arts organizations, historical societies, media outlets, and other nonprofits focused on arts, culture, and the humanities. Includes visual arts, music, theater, film, and cultural preservation.

There are 1,011 arts, culture & humanities organizations in North Carolina with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. The median total compensation across 407 reported positions is $47,848, with the middle 50% earning between $24,000 and $88,274.

Organizations in Arts, Culture & Humanities in North Carolina

1,011 organizations · Page 3 of 21

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES INCLinville$1.3M0
Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts IncMatthews$1.3M0
TEMPLE THEATRE CO INCSanford$1.2M1
Destination Cleveland CountyShelby$1.2M1
THE MITFORD MUSEUMHudson$1.2M1
THEATRE ART GALLERIES INCHigh Point$1.2M1
North Carolina Music Educators AssociationRaleigh$1.2M1
NORTH CAROLINA FOLK FESTIVALGreensboro$1.2M1
THE BLOWING ROCK ART & HISTORY MUSEUMBlowing Rock$1.2M1
KIDSENSES INCRutherfordton$1.2M0
RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE INCRaleigh$1.1M2
THE THALIAN ASSOCIATON OF WILMINGTON INCWilmington$1.1M0
TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER INCTryon$1.1M0
FRIENDS OF WEYMOUTH INCSouthern Pines$1.1M1
LEAF GLOBAL ARTSAsheville$1.1M2
KORNER'S FOLLY FOUNDATION INCKernersville$1.1M1
POCOSIN ARTS INCColumbia$1.1M1
ARTSPACE INCRaleigh$1.1M1
HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY THEATRE INCHgihlands$1.1M0
OPEN HEARTS ART CENTER INCAsheville$1.1M3
WorkingFilms IncWilmington$1M5
Historic Wilmington Foundation IncWilmington$1M3
Emerge Gallery Art Center IncGreenville$1M1
Davidson Community PlayersDavidson$1M1
ARTS COUNCIL OF WILSON INCWilson$1M1
JAZZARTS CHARLOTTECharlotte$998k1
The National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of North CarolinaWilmington$982k1
ARTS TOGETHER INCRaleigh$982k1
RADA FOUNDATION INCAsheville$972k2
WILMINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INCWilmington$958k1
DIVAN CULTURAL CENTERCary$957k1
WHITE HORSE STEPSTONEBlack Mountain$955k0
DREAMS OF WILMINGTON INCWilmington$953k1
EASTERN WOODLAND LACROSSMebane$943k1
ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE INCAsheville$936k0
ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCEAsheville$928k1
Downtown Winston-Salem Community CinemaWinston Salem$919k2
COOL SPRING DOWNTOWN DISTRICT INCFayetteville$897k0
PIEDMONT COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC INCRaleigh$896k1
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART INCHickory$889k1
PAULI MURRAY CENTER FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL JUSTICEDurham$883k1
Arts Council of Moore CountySouthern Pines$875k1
EDUCATIONAL GROWTH ACROSS OCEANSRaleigh$870k0
OPERA HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY INCWilmington$866k8
HIGH POINT ARTS COUNCIL INCHigh Point$859k1
THE GREEN ROOM COMMUNITY THEATRE INCNewton$856k0
WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY INCHickory$843k0
LAKELAND CULTURAL ARTS CENTERLittleton$838k0
FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH II INCManteo$833k0
HISTORIC NISSEN HOUSE INCLewisville$831k0

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