Seed Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Creative individuals
Other requirements
- Contact: Arts & Science Council
- 220 North Tryon Street
- Charlotte, NC 28230
Overview
Grant program to support initial funding for new creative projects or ventures.
Geographic Scope: Mecklenburg County
Eligible Applicants:
- Creative individuals
What Arts & Science Council 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.
Example grants
Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$336K
Clayworks Inc · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$130K
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$123K
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC
Culture blocks program investment
$112K
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$103K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
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