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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc, founded in 1974, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $220K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 25% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $211K left a modest 4% surplus.
The mission of Western North Carlina Historical Association is to preserve and promote the history and legacy of Western North Carolina through interpretation, education, collection, and collaboration.
In fiscal year 2024-2025, the Western North Carolina Historical Association continued the process of transforming the historic Smith-McDowell House, built circa 1840, into a regional history museum...
In fiscal year 2024-2025, the Western North Carolina Historical Association continued the process of transforming the historic Smith-McDowell House, built circa 1840, into a regional history museum, the Asheville Museum of History. While 2024-2025 fiscal year proved difficult with Helene and the recovery efforts that followed the storm, the Asheville Museum of History continued to host successful programming.
New Featured Exhibition & Community Days With the permanent exhibition in place, supported by private donations and a grant from North Carolina Humanities, the Asheville Museum of History opened its...
New Featured Exhibition & Community Days With the permanent exhibition in place, supported by private donations and a grant from North Carolina Humanities, the Asheville Museum of History opened its first featured exhibition, The Photography of Andrea Clark: Remembering Ashevilles East End Community. The exhibition ran from September 2024 through May 2025 and occurred in two parts with a different set of photographs for each part. Part I ran from September 2024 to January 2025, and Part II ran from February 2025 to May 2025.The exhibit consisted of photographs on loan from Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Public Library and photographs printed specifically for this exhibit along with artifacts, graphics, and text panels illustrating the history of urban renewal and life of Andrea Clark. In addition, a section of the exhibit highlighted the work and life of James Vester Miller, local Black brickmason and grandfather of Andrea Clark, through the use of graphics and text panels. For the opening weekends of Part I and Part II of the exhibition, the Asheville Museum of History held free Community Days. Programming for the two Community Days consisted of lectures on urban renewal and Black history in western North Carolina, childrens programming, live music, and a panel discussion of residents on the East End/Valley Street neighborhood. The Community Days served on average 75 people for each Community Day. The exhibit and Community Days were supported by a grant from ArtsAVL and private donations.
Educational Programming Ongoing educational programming at the Asheville Museum of History in fiscal year 2024-2025 was packed full of a variety of interesting program offerings both in person and...
Educational Programming Ongoing educational programming at the Asheville Museum of History in fiscal year 2024-2025 was packed full of a variety of interesting program offerings both in person and online as virtual programs. Programming included eleven History Hour Series lectures with guest historians and lecturers that served an average of 35 audience members each lecture. These lectures were ticketed events hosted online through Zoom and included a low or no cost ticket option through the museums Community Fund. Four of the programs were offered as hybrid events in person and online through a collaborative program with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Camblos-Colwell Award Due to Helene, the Asheville Museum of History postponed its two major awards programs: the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and the Outanding Achievement Award. Named for the famed Asheville-born novelist, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award has been presented annually by the Western North Carolina Historical Association since 1955 to honor outstanding literature by regional authors or works that take place in Western North Carolina. The museum also presents an annual Outstanding Achievement Award to organizations or individuals who have undertaken special and exceptional efforts in preserving or promoting local and regional history in the Western North Carolina community. However, in fiscal year 2024-2025, the Asheville Museum of History Board of Trustees did present the first Camblos-Colwell award in December 2024 to Daniel Huger and Stuart Camblos. Established in 2023, the award is named for Ruth Rudy Camblos, a passionate and persistent advocate for preserving the Smith-McDowell House, and Virginia McDowell Colwell, whose bequest in 2019 enabled major repairs and renovations and will ensure the maintenance of the house. Daniel Huger served on the board of the Western North Carolina Historical Association for many years, including as board president and treasurer. He also served as a former executive director. Stuart Camblos has been a driving force in the Western North Carolina Historical Association for much of her life, serving as a trustee and a volunteeer. She was an early proponent of turning the former house museum into a regional history museum with permanent and changing exhibits.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $220,436 | $176,258 | +0.3% |
| Expenses | $211,403 | $306,698 | -0.3% |
| Net Income | $9,033 | $-130,440 | -1.1% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Polly Rolman-Smith | Executive Director | 40.00 |
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| Steven Lee Johnson | President | 10.00 |
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| Catherine Frank | Vice President | 6.00 |
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| Michael McLaughlin | Secretary | 6.00 |
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| Dirk Wilmoth | Treasurer | 6.00 |
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| Ralph Simpson | Past President | 6.00 |
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| Martha Fullington | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Dee James | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Allan Tarleton | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Kieta Osteen-Cochrane | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Jami Daniels | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Ann Ellington Duncan | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Terry Roberts | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| BJ Kilgore | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Andrea Clark | Board Member | 3.00 |
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $220,436 | $211,403 | $3,575,539 | $9,033 |
| 2024 | $176,258 | $306,698 | $3,509,709 | $-130,440 |
| 2023 | $193,179 | $372,274 | $3,574,392 | $-179,095 |
| 2022 | $248,296 | $313,763 | $3,809,935 | $-65,467 |
| 2021 | $2,053,393 | $157,449 | $4,354,391 | $1,895,944 |
| 2020 | $93,970 | $101,843 | $2,562,481 | $-7,873 |
| 2019 | $2,325,154 | $69,429 | $2,568,845 | $2,255,725 |
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