Grants and funding in North Carolina
11,082 foundations reported granting into North Carolina on their most recent IRS filings: 48,749 itemized grants worth $7B between them. On top of that, sixteen live grant programs and 309 contract opportunities are specific to North Carolina, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 11,082
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $7B
- across 48,749 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to North Carolina
- 16
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 58
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 11,082 foundations granting into North Carolina, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into North Carolina
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into North Carolina on their most recent filings.
Who the North Carolina-specific grants are for
Of the sixteen live grant programs specific to North Carolina, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. six more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Fifty-eight community development lenders serve North Carolina: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
North Carolina foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in North Carolina that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 375North Carolina foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in North Carolina (100 funders)
- Human Services grants in North Carolina (87 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in North Carolina (55 funders)
- Religion grants in North Carolina (34 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in North Carolina (23 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in North Carolina (19 funders)
- Health Care grants in North Carolina (18 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in North Carolina (17 funders)
- Environment grants in North Carolina (16 funders)
- International Affairs grants in North Carolina (13 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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