UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF RALEIGH

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.