Season Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Overview: A grant program designed to support arts organizations with ongoing operations, year-round activities, and annual events.”
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Eligible organizations
- Geographic Scope: Appears to be multi-county program (references to Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, and Person Counties based on funder partnerships)
- Funding Sources: North Carolina Arts Council (division of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources), Durham Arts Council as lead administrator, and contributions from partner counties
Other requirements
- Ongoing operations
- Year-round activities
- Annual events
- Organization: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, Phone: 919.560.2787
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Short-term projects (use Facility Grant Program instead)
Overview
A grant program designed to support arts organizations with ongoing operations, year-round activities, and annual events.
Eligibility: Arts organizations with annual or ongoing programming (as opposed to one-time or short-term projects)
Eligible Projects:
- Ongoing operations
- Year-round activities
- Annual events
Does Not Fund: Short-term projects (use Facility Grant Program instead)
Geographic Scope: Appears to be multi-county program (references to Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, and Person Counties based on funder partnerships)
Funding Sources: North Carolina Arts Council (division of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources), Durham Arts Council as lead administrator, and contributions from partner counties
Organization: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, Phone: 919.560.2787
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from The Durham Arts Council Inc's IRS filings)
Zenzalai Group INC(FISCAL Sponsor St Joseph's Historic Foundation)
Durham, NC · 2025
$3,000
Durham, NC · 2025
$3,000
Standup Speakout North Carolina
Durham, NC · 2025
$3,000
Durham, NC · 2025
$2,726
Durham, NC · 2025
$2,726
140 grants in The Durham Arts Council Inc's 2022–2025 filings reference “Season Grant Program” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What The Durham Arts Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 96
- Total given
- $382K
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Range
- $604–$57K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Durham, NC; Rougemont, NC; Raleigh, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC
Fletcher performing arts fund grant
$57K
Zenzalai Group INC(FISCAL Sponsor St Joseph's Historic Foundation) · Durham, NC
Arpa grant
$9,800
Empower Dance Studio LLC · Durham, NC
Arpa grant
$9,800
Historic Preservation Society of Durham Inc DBA Preservation Durham · Durham, NC
Arpa grant
$7,700
The Stagville Memorial Project · Durham, NC
Arpa grant
$6,000
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Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
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