Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 100 Russell Dr, Star, NC 27356, USA
- Website
- starworksnc.org
- Founded
- 2004
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Starworks, doing business as Starworks Ceramics, is a tax-exempt nonprofit manufacturer and artist residency center based in Star, North Carolina, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants but does not hold federal contracts. The organization receives grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to support artist residencies and public programming in ceramics, glass, and metal work.
Starworks holds a narrow customer footprint concentrated in cultural and rural development agencies. The National Endowment for the Arts accounts for 9 of 16 total awards (56% by count), funding residency programs and associated artist programming at the Starworks Center. The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service and the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services hold 4 awards combined, while the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration holds 2 awards. All 16 awards are prime grants; Starworks does not subcontract on federal awards.
Recent NEA-funded work includes a project grant awarded January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2026, to support artist residencies commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, focusing on ceramics, glass, and metal disciplines; a project grant awarded January 1, 2023, and completed December 31, 2024, supporting the artist residency program at Starworks Center; and a project grant awarded January 1, 2023, completed December 31, 2023, featuring residencies and public programming with artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre and ceramicist Ashwini Bhat. Combined obligated dollars across all sixteen awards total $3.2 million. Activity has been episodic — two awards in 2016, one in 2017, one in 2019, two in 2023, and one in 2026 — with one award reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Starworks registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Starworks's SAM.gov registration is active through July 9, 2027.
What is Starworks's CAGE code?
Starworks's CAGE code is 5XAX5, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is NN67RWSVNKA3.
What is Starworks's most recent federal award?
Starworks's most recent federal grant award is To support residencies for artists working primarily in ceramics glass and metal that will commemorate the 250TH… (19468824126), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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See Starworks's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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