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Deadline

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Grant Type

foundation

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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

Season Grant Program

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

    • Girls Rock NC

      Durham, NC · 2025

      $2,726

    • Kidznotes

      Durham, NC · 2025

      $2,726

    • Empower Dance Foundation

      Durham, NC · 2025

      $2,726

    • Country Soul Songbook (Fiscal Sponsor TK Dubs)

      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

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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