Education grants in North Carolina (page 1 of 2)
100 private foundations fund education in North Carolina and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $201M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $4K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 100 funders, largest givers first
THE LEON LEVINE FOUNDATION
Charlotte · $58M given
Human Services, Health Care
ANONYMOUS TRUST
RALEIGH · $20M given
Education, Human Services
STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $17M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter · also invests
MERANCAS FOUNDATION INC
CHARLOTTE · $16M given
Human Services, Education
JOHN WILLIAM POPE FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $15M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE CANNON FOUNDATION INC
CONCORD · $15M given
Human Services, Education
THE DICKSON FOUNDATION INC
CHARLOTTE · $3.8M given
Education, Human Services
GEORGE AND SARAH BUCHANAN FOUNDATION
GREENSBORO · $3.7M given
Education, Human Services
REYNOLDS AMERICAN FOUNDATION
WINSTON SALEM · $3.5M given
Education, Human Services
NORTH CAROLINA GLAXOSMITHKLINE
DURHAM · $3.2M given
Education, Human Services
GIPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $2.7M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
NC IDEA
DURHAM · $2.6M given
Community & Economic Development, Education
THE GREG AND INDIA KEITH FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $2.5M given
Religion, International Affairs
THE HAROLD H BATE FOUNDATION INC
NEW BERN · $2.4M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JAMES G HANES MEMORIAL FUND
WINSTON SALEM · $2.2M given
Education, Human Services
STRICKLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION
WINSTON SALEM · $2.2M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE HUISKING FOUNDATION INC
RALEIGH · $1.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE LB RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
ASHEVILLE · $1.5M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THOMAS R & ELIZABETH E MCLEAN
FAYETTEVILLE · $1.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE LEONARD G HERRING FAMILY FOUNDATION
WILKESBORO · $1.4M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
GEORGE FOUNDATION INC
HICKORY · $1.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
THE HURLEY-TRAMMELL FOUNDATION
SALISBURY · $1.3M given
Education, Environment
KA FOUNDATION
WILMINGTON · $1.2M given
Animal Welfare, Education
SEBY B JONES FAMILY FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $1.2M given
Education, Religion
RHI LEGACY FOUNDATION INC
RUTHERFORDTON · $1.2M given
Human Services, Crime & Legal Services · also invests
Bob Barker Foundation Inc
FuquayVarina · $1.2M given
Crime & Legal Services, Human Services
Trade Family Foundation
Greenville · $966K given
Education, Youth Development
TANNENBAUM-STERNBERGER FOUNDATION INC
GREENSBORO · $872K given
Human Services, Education
LENOVO FOUNDATION
MORRISVILLE · $866K given
Education, Human Services
MANN FOUNDATION INC
RALEIGH · $850K given
Education, Human Services
STONECUTTER FOUNDATION INC
SPINDALE · $820K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE KLAPPER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
CHAPEL HILL · $808K given
Housing & Shelter, Education
THE PHARMACY NETWORK FOUNDATION INC
RALEIGH · $755K given
Education
C HAMILTON SLOAN FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $724K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
DAN CAMERON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
WILMINGTON · $685K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
SAMUEL L PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION
SPRUCE PINE · $640K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE JANDY AMMONS FOUNDATION INC
RALEIGH · $577K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
FIRST CITIZENS FOUNDATION INC CO FIRST
RALEIGH · $562K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
BERTSCH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
CHAPEL HILL · $518K given
Human Services, Education
LUNDY FETTERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
CLINTON · $451K given
Education, Public & Societal Benefit
SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY
WINSTONSALEM · $439K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Pisgah Investments Foundation Inc
Asheville · $418K given
Education, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
THE MARSH FOUNDATION INC
CHARLOTTE · $408K given
Environment, Human Services
THE CURTIS FOUNDATION
RALEIGH · $388K given
Education, Human Services
John Lynn & Luisa Lee
Nashville · $337K given
Education, Religion
THE KENNEDY-HERTERICH FOUNDATION
BLOWING ROCK · $334K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
PERRY-GRIFFIN FOUNDATION
ORIENTAL · $298K given
Education, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
THE CARRIE E AND LENA V GLENN FOUND
GASTONIA · $246K given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
ELIZABETH CITY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE
RALEIGH · $210K given
Education, Youth Development
Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable Trust
DURHAM · $206K given
Education, Recreation & Sports
THE SARA SMITH SELF FOUNDATION INC
WINSTONSALEM · $198K given
Education, Human Services
THE PROVIDENCE FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $181K given
International Affairs, Human Services
RALPH S ROBINSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
GASTONIA · $181K given
Human Services, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
THE GRIFFIN ENDOWMENT
GREENSBORO · $177K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
MARY DUKE BIDDLE TRENT SEMANS FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $147K given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WAKE ELECTRIC CARE INC
YOUNGSVILLE · $142K given
Human Services, Education
William Harold Smith Charitable Trust
Marion · $134K given
Education, Youth Development
SILVERBACK FOUNDATION INC
DURHAM · $133K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
RICHARD M GRIFFIN SR FAMILY FOUNDATION
TAYLORSVILLE · $132K given
Education, Human Services
HOPESTAR FOUNDATION
CHARLOTTE · $122K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
THE LEON LEVINE FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 100 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 3 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else North Carolina foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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