Arts Davidson County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lexington, NC EIN: 56-1138139

Arts Davidson County Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lexington, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9K in total assets.

Arts Davidson County Inc at a glance

Total assets
$8,566
-75.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$179,054
-7.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$203,139
+8.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Arts Davidson County Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Lexington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 5 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 5 grants totaling $160K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Edward C Smith Civic Center Lexington, NCGrant made as part of the nc cares art grants awarded to recipient art based companies affected by covid-19.$80,000
Arts Academy at Grace Lexington, NCGrant made as part of the nc cares art grants awarded to recipient art based companies affected by covid-19.$25,000
Art 101 Lexington, NCGrant made as part of the nc cares art grants awarded to recipient art based companies affected by covid-19.$25,000
Lexington Youth Theatre Lexington, NCGrant made as part of the nc cares art grants awarded to recipient art based companies affected by covid-19.$20,000
J Smith Young YMCA Lexington, NCGrant made as part of the nc cares art grants awarded to recipient art based companies affected by covid-19.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$8,566$179,054$203,139——
2024$35,297$193,546$187,667——
2023$29,418$157,180$164,451——
2022$36,689$70,561$74,099——
2021$40,400$227,961$213,174$160,0005
2020$23,613$58,834$63,026——
2019$28,344$68,522$64,287——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arts Davidson County Inc is led by Amanda Murphy Feliciano, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amanda Murphy Feliciano

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $31K (2022) → $50K (2025)

  • Caitlin Williams-Cole

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Elmore

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Palma

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daitrell Ingram

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Destiny West

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Kepley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Powers

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clarence Vernon Hargrave

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Shepherd

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Kevin Trotter (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carla Brock Wilber (2024) — Director
  • Former: Kenrick Jobe (2024) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Miller (2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy McKight (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kayla Smith (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Jeroldine Owens (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ken Jobe (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Matt Hand (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: William Allen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Deaton (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jacob Gordon (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Suzie Zimmerman (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Andrew McCarn (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dana Holliday (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jane Ronalter (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Beth Hibbits (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer Hutton (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Roy McDonald II (2020) — Director
  • Former: Anneka Todd (2019) — Director
  • Former: Astrid Todd (2019) — Director
  • Former: Cheraton Love (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Chris McGhee (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: David Snapp (2019) — Director
  • Former: Donnie Coltrane (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Kanoy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lorie Sechrist (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Pam Baldwin (2019) — President
  • Former: Skylar Wood (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Amanda Murphy Feliciano — Executive Director: $50KAmanda Murphy FelicianoExecutive Director$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Amanda Murphy Feliciano (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Arts Davidson County Inc

How large is Arts Davidson County Inc?

Arts Davidson County Inc reported $9K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $179K.

What is Arts Davidson County Inc?

Arts Davidson County Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lexington, NC. It holds $9K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Arts Davidson County Inc operate?

Arts Davidson County Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Arts Davidson County Inc's EIN?

Arts Davidson County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1138139. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)

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