NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Women’s Impact Network of New Hanover (WIN) awarded a total of $71,000 to seven nonprofit organizations whose projects support arts and culture in New Hanover County.

This is the largest grant pool in WIN’s history according to a press release.

The seven grantees to share in the $71,000 funds are:

• Brooklyn Arts Music Academy: $23,362 for Music Is Life! which provides free weekly music
  education to children ages 3 to 5 years.
• DC Virgo Preparatory Academy: $8,000 for Empowering Creativity Through Teaching Artistic
  Behavior (TAB) that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving through art
  education.
• Delta Foundation of the Cape Fear: $10,000 for A Celebration of African American Arts and
  Culture, performed during the Azalea Festival 2026, which features dramatic arts, poetry, jazz,
  spirituals, and gospel music.
• Historic Wilmington Foundation: $4,827 for wireless whisper headsets for Tar Heels Go Walking
  history tours for third graders.
• Theatre for All: $7,000 for Fall Performance 2025, featuring an original play produced and
  performed by individuals with disabilities and members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  community.
• UpTilt Film Festival: $9,000 for Housing Filmmakers Project which will provide free housing to
  visiting filmmakers who attend the UpTilt Film Fest.
• Working Films: $8,811 for Story Leads NHC, a program using film to inform and mobilize
  residents during screenings and discussions with local leaders.