| 1 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation INC Raleigh | $51.1M | $20.3M | $89.7M |
| 2 | North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation Charlotte | $50.1M | $49.0M | $66.4M |
| 3 | North Carolina Symphony Society INC Raleigh | $49.7M | $21.5M | $37.1M |
| 4 | Nc History Center on the Civil War Emancipation & Reconstruction Fayetteville | $35.8M | $35.8M | $77.5M |
| 5 | Natural Science Center of Greensboro INC Greensboro | $25.8M | $23.7M | $40.7M |
| 6 | Roof Above INC Charlotte | $24.6M | $24.0M | $97.3M |
| 7 | North Carolina Museum of History Foundation Raleigh | $19.3M | $4.5M | $16.9M |
| 8 | Discovery Place INC Charlotte | $18.9M | $16.4M | $129.7M |
| 9 | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society INC Charlotte | $17.7M | $17.4M | $36.7M |
| 10 | North Carolina Museum of Life & Science Durham | $16.8M | $16.3M | $26.2M |
| 11 | Friends of Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh | $11.0M | $6.7M | $12.9M |
| 12 | Carolina Ballet INC Raleigh | $11.0M | $10.9M | $8.7M |
| 13 | Charlotte Ballet Charlotte | $10.8M | $9.7M | $24.7M |
| 14 | National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park | $10.6M | $5.9M | $91.1M |
| 15 | Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville INC Fayetteville | $10.1M | $9.6M | $24.3M |
| 16 | Mint Museum of Art INC Charlotte | $9.6M | $9.0M | $96.4M |
| 17 | University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill | $9.1M | $4.8M | $47.8M |
| 18 | Penland School of Craft Penland | $9.0M | $8.7M | $79.7M |
| 19 | University Radio Foundation INC Charlotte | $8.7M | $7.7M | $6.1M |
| 20 | Old Salem Incorporated Winston Salem | $8.5M | $7.7M | $73.8M |
| 21 | North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation Spencer | $8.2M | $8.1M | $14.1M |
| 22 | John C Campbell Folk School Brasstown | $8.1M | $7.6M | $19.6M |
| 23 | Russell Benton Lee Jr Charitable Trust Uad 12102020 Winston Salem | $7.7M | $0 | $8.3M |
| 24 | North Carolina Symphony Foundation Raleigh | $7.7M | $2.0M | $24.2M |
| 25 | The Lynnwood Foundation Charlotte | $7.1M | $6.5M | $26.9M |
| 26 | American Dance Festival INC Durham | $5.4M | $3.4M | $16.3M |
| 27 | Vagabond School of the Drama INC Flat Rock | $5.3M | $5.2M | $4.7M |
| 28 | Carolina Theatre of Durham INC Durham | $5.0M | $4.7M | $6.1M |
| 29 | Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts INC Wilmington | $4.4M | $4.3M | $4.2M |
| 30 | Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation Charlotte | $4.4M | $4.2M | $34.4M |
| 31 | Mamacocha Ancestral Memory Institute INC Raleigh | $4.3M | $4.3M | $11.4M |
| 32 | Tryon Palace Foundation INC New Bern | $4.3M | $3.0M | $9.6M |
| 33 | Black Mountain College Museums & Arts Center Asheville | $4.2M | $2.8M | $4.4M |
| 34 | Childrens Theatre of Charlotte INC Charlotte | $4.1M | $4.0M | $21.9M |
| 35 | Kaleideum Winston Salem | $4.1M | $3.8M | $17.8M |
| 36 | Wheels Through Time Museum INC Maggie Valley | $4.0M | $3.1M | $24.9M |
| 37 | Cccp Community Trust Charlotte | $3.9M | $3.9M | $4.4M |
| 38 | Afro-american Cultural Center INC Charlotte | $3.8M | $3.3M | $10.4M |
| 39 | Live Oak Foundation INC Sanford | $3.8M | $0 | $7.7M |
| 40 | Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum Wilmington | $3.6M | $2.9M | $21.7M |
| 41 | Western North Carolina Public Radio INC Asheville | $3.5M | $3.3M | $3.4M |
| 42 | Asheville Symphony Society INC Asheville | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| 43 | Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation INC Fayetteville | $3.2M | $2.9M | $8.7M |
| 44 | Winston Salem Symphony Assoc Winston Salem | $3.1M | $3.1M | $6.8M |
| 45 | Durham Arts Council INC Durham | $3.1M | $3.1M | $1.0M |
| 46 | Core Sound Waterfowl Museum Harkers is | $3.1M | $2.4M | $5.9M |
| 47 | Historic Oakwood Cemetery Foundation Raleigh | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| 48 | Southern Highland Handicraft Guild INC Asheville | $3.0M | $1.9M | $8.1M |
| 49 | Sullenberger Aviation Museum Charlotte | $3.0M | $3.1M | $25.4M |
| 50 | Cherokee Historical Association INC Cherokee | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.5M |