Ashe County Arts Council Inc
The Ashe County Arts Council exists to enrich the cultural life of Ashe county by nurturing and supporting the arts.
Ashe County Arts Council Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,429,402
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $563,083
- -57.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $58,228
- +597.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $525,812
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Ashe County Arts Council Inc
- Next open deadline
- October 5, 2026 (Artist Support Grant)
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Ashe County Arts Council Inc
Who Ashe County Arts Council Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $55K (2020). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Florence Thomas Art School West Jefferson, NC | To Support Arts in Ashe County, NC. | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,429,402 | $563,083 | $525,812 | — | — | $58,228 |
| 2024 | $1,372,297 | $1,314,365 | $574,016 | — | — | $8,347 |
| 2023 | $547,504 | $462,557 | $498,084 | $4,750 | Total only | $4,766 |
| 2022 | $580,819 | $779,202 | $341,924 | $2,500 | Total only | $2,822 |
| 2021 | $158,327 | $305,928 | $267,954 | $15,000 | 1 | $1,708 |
| 2020 | $121,508 | $330,046 | $399,955 | $54,525 | 1 | $2,270 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ashe County Arts Council Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ashe County Arts Council Inc is a public charity, based in West Jefferson, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $58K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ashe County Arts Council Inc is led by Joni Ray, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joni Ray
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$44K (2022) → $50K (2025)
Karen Hall
President
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Dave Eastburn
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bell
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellie Perzel
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Early Curd
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Perzel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Rees-Jones
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Edmondson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Newby
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Mike Kotula
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Jane Maddocks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Nelson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jorena Sparks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eva Ingle
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Truxal
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Amber Dillingham (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Becky Stragand (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Della Vodenicker (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John Lucy Smyre (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Barb Naser (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Barbara Sears (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Dani Mory (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane John Maddocks (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Howell (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Leila Spriggs (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Pam Tapp (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John Macconnell (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Bostian (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Wesley Barker (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Maggie McNeill (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Matthew Thomas-Reid (2022) — Director
- Former: Becky Marsten (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Bill Donna Apple (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dana Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diane And Wayne Johnson (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Connie Hardison (2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Fissel (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Joy Campbell (2021) — Director
- Former: June Weaver (2021) — Director
- Former: Loftin Hargrave (2020) — Director
- Former: Traylor And Diana Renfro (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Joni Ray (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Ashe County Arts Council Inc
How large is Ashe County Arts Council Inc?
Ashe County Arts Council Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $563K.
Where does Ashe County Arts Council Inc operate?
Ashe County Arts Council Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Ashe County Arts Council Inc's EIN?
Ashe County Arts Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1344392. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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