Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Prestigious award recognizing teachers who have made exceptional lifetime contributions to education and their respective fields.
Geographic Scope: Charlotte-Mecklenburg region
Disciplines Recognized:
- Art
- History
- Science
- Other subject areas
Award Characteristics:
- Named award (e.g., Cato Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Award)
- Recognizes sustained excellence and significant impact
- Honors teachers who have enriched cultural and educational lives of region and beyond
Recipients:
- Byron Baldwin (Art) - 2012
- Andrew West (History) - 2012
- Elizabeth Withrow (Science) - 2012
Background:
- Part of ASC's recognition that creative individuals and teachers enrich the cultural lives of everyone in the region and beyond through their work
What Arts & Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 85
- Total given
- $2.77M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,750–$336K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Charlotte, NC; Huntersville, NC; Davidson, NC.
- 22% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC
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Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Arts
- Teacher development
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