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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 9 of 21

Name
City
Revenue
Executives
METTLESOME THEATERDurham$209k6
ALAMANCE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INCBurlington$209k1
MCDOWELL ARTS COUNCIL ASSOCIATIONMarion$208k0
CARY PLAYERS INCCary$207k0
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INCBoone$207k0
COUNCIL OF EWE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERCharlotte$204k0
MUSICAL EMPOWERMENT INCCarrboro$204k0
Belmont Trolley IncBelmont$203k0
Mountain Air Community Fund IncBurnsville$203k0
MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONSpruce Pine$202k0
SWANSBORO BAND BOOSTERS INCSwansboro$201k0
FLORA MACDONALD EDU FOUNDATION INCRed Springs$199k0
AL HAMID ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF SANFORDSanford$199k0
ENSEMBLE STAGEBanner Elk$198k0
Society for The Preservation of Historic OakwoodRaleigh$198k0
A DREAM FULFILLED INCWilson$197k2
Porter Ridge Bank BoostersIndian Trail$197k0
Green Level High School Fine Arts BoostersCary$196k0
SUMMIT ROTARY FOUNDATION INCGreensboro$196k0
Peoples ChannelCarrboro$195k0
Self Knowledge Symposium FoundationFranklinton$194k0
NORTH CAROLINA SUBMARINE FOUNDATIONDurham$194k0
ARTS DAVIDSON COUNTY INCLexington$194k1
Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic MuseumHatteras$193k0
JUDSON THEATRE INCPinehurst$192k0
SMITHFIELD SELMA BAND BACKERS INCSmithfiled$191k0
82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION HISTORICAL SOCIETYFayetteville$191k1
EYES ON MAINSTREET INCWilson$190k0
VALLEY RIVER ARTS GUILD INCMurphy$189k0
THE LITTLE THEATER OF GASTONIA INCGastonia$189k0
National Montford Point MarineJacksonville$188k0
NORTH CAROLINA FOURTH OF JULY FESTI INCSouthport$187k0
INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CHARLOTTECharlotte$187k0
ARAM SOBA RAANANA INCSanford$186k0
ROWAN ARTS COUNCIL INCSalisbury$186k0
CITYVIEW NEWS FUNDFayetteville$186k0
Deutsche Schule Charlotte IncCharlotte$185k2
The Males Place IncCharlotte$185k1
MUSEUM OF ASHE COUNTY HISTORY INCJefferson$184k1
THE STANLY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCAlbemarle$184k0
Snow Productions IncCastle Hayne$184k3
GRAHAM COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCRobbinsville$183k0
Sandhills Womans Exchange Cabin Preservation OrgPinehurst$182k1
North Carolina Chamber Music InstitRaleigh$182k2
CAROLINA PHILHARMONIC ENDOWMENTPinehurst$182k0
STAGESTRUCK THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S OWN THEATREGoldsboro$181k0
GASPARD&DANCERS INCDurham$180k1
DURHAM SYMPHONY INCORPORATEDDurham$179k4
Western North Carolina Historical Association IncAsheville$176k1
NORTH CAROLINA WHIRLIGIG FESTIVALWilson$176k1

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