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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,840,733 | $3,211,057 | $1,999,979 | $43,028,444 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 46% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE UNIVERSITY - DUKE PERFORMANCESDURHAM, NC | ARTS GRANT | $65,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mimi O'Brien | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $204,592 |
| Dr Yomi Adigun | TREASURER | 5.00 | $6,000 |
| George Biddle | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $6,000 |
| C Russell Bryan | VICE CHAIR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $43,028,444 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,918,788 | $2,960,771 | $2,167,479 | $40,889,071 | $40,888,572 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,094,907 | $2,954,187 | $2,168,396 | $38,339,116 | $38,339,116 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,621,835 | $2,374,263 | $1,695,204 | $45,285,610 | $45,275,610 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,179,063 | $2,435,915 | $1,824,765 | $40,086,579 | $40,081,579 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,194,911 | $2,226,693 | $1,578,500 | $35,103,884 | $35,103,884 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $691,833 | $1,841,058 | $1,348,588 | $31,638,586 | $31,614,628 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $3,706,369 | $1,514,397 | $1,246,669 | $33,863,156 | $33,807,501 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $673,875 | $1,389,375 | $1,321,812 | $31,683,875 | $31,681,823 |
| 1) HUNGRY RIVER, A NEW SONG CYCLE BY TIFT MERRITT AND ALLISON RUSSELL EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF GOLDSBOROS CHERRY HOSPITAL; 2) ZODIAC SUITE, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION OF MARY LOU WILLIAMS 1945 MASTERWORK BY JAZZ PIANIST CHRIS PATISHALL |
| $63,000 |
| 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATIONWINSTON SALEM, NC | UNCSA DEANS DISCRETIONARY AND CREATIVE EXCELLENCE FUND | $60,000 | 2022 |
| HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER ST JOSEPH'S HISTORIC FOUNDATION INCDURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $60,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATIONWINSTON SALEM, NC | UNCSA DEANS DISCRETIONARY AND CREATIVE EXCELLENCE FUND | $60,000 | 2021 |
| CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY ACTIONSILER CITY, NC | 2021 COVID RELIEF | $55,000 | 2021 |
| UNC SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WINSTONSALEM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $55,000 | 2016 |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVALDURHAM, NC | 2024 HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DURHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRADURHAM, NC | 2024 ARTS GRANT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINAMatched to this organization because 23 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ASHEVILLE, NC | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF | $50,000 | 2024 |
| WALLTOWN CHILDREN'S THEATERDURHAM, NC | OPERATING GRANT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM - ARTS & HEALTHDURHAM, NC | THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES LIVE MUSIC FOR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE, AND IN PUBLIC SPACES, AT DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM - ARTS & HEALTHDURHAM, NC | THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES LIVE MUSIC FOR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE, AND IN PUBLIC SPACES, AT DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. | $47,250 | 2022 |
| THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLECHAPEL HILL, NC | 2024 HISTORICAL GRANT | $45,000 | 2024 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM - ARTS & HEALTHDURHAM, NC | THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES LIVE MUSIC FOR PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE, AND IN PUBLIC SPACES, AT DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. | $45,000 | 2021 |
| THE HISPANIC LIAISONSILER CITY, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $42,500 | 2020 |
| HISPANIC LIAISON OF CHATHAM COUNTYSILER CITY, NC | ED GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| EAST DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVEMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $37,500 | 2020 |
| DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONDURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $36,500 | 2020 |
| CHATHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATIONPITTSBORO, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $36,500 | 2020 |
| DUKE CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIESDURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2018 |
| CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIESMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2019 |
| CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLEDURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVALDURHAM, NC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2020 |
| DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL INCDURHAM, NC | 2024 HISTORICAL GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| 5.00 |
| $6,000 |
| E'Vonne Coleman-Cook | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 |
| Lois Deloatch | MDBF ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE | 5.00 | $3,500 |
| N Allison Haltom | MDBF ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE | 5.00 | $3,500 |
| Ben Jones | CHAIR | 5.00 | $1,500 |
| Dr Jackie Looney | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $6,000 |
| Joe Lucas | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $6,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202423199349102702
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343179349103134
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243189349104254
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103169349102885
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202003219349103260
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201943179349100114
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201842089349100404
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201722869349100402
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.