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Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc

ASHEVILLE, NC EIN: 23-7348133 Website

The mission of Western North Carlina Historical Association is to preserve and promote the history and legacy of Western North Carolina through interpretation, education, collection, and collaboration.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.5M

-1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$31K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$16K

About Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in ASHEVILLE, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $31K. Net investment income was $102K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

AshevilleMarion

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$565K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,509,709$3,574,392$3,809,935
Revenue$176,258$193,179$248,296
Expenses$306,698$372,274$313,763
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$102,012$60,900$148,075
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8K$16K$23K$31K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

SA Cemetary Association$19KThe RAIL Project$12K

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Anne CheskyExecutive Director$74K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Anne CheskyExecutive Director40$73,782
Ralph SimpsonPresident10
Catherine BrodVice President6
Michael McLaughlinSecretary3
Dirk WilmothTreasurer6
Martha FullingtonBoard Member3
Geoffery CantrellBoard Member3
Jim BuchananBoard Member3
Dee JamesBoard Member3
Allan TarletonBoard Member3
Kirk BrownBoard Member3
Catherine FrankBoard Member6
Kieta Osteen-CochraneBoard Member6
James BradleyBoard Member3
Steven Lee JohnsonBoard Member5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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