Data / Foundation grants / Arts, culture and humanities / North Carolina
Who funds arts, culture and humanities in North Carolina: 523 foundations, $28.9 million in grants
523 private foundations paid 1,623 grants totaling $28,895,912 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in North Carolina, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $2,546,017 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- North Carolina
- Foundations
- 523
- Grants
- 1,623
- Total granted
- $28,895,912
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in North Carolina
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 523 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $2,546,017 | $2,496,017 | Discovery Place Inc | Characterdevelop in children museums | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | 40 | $2,230,112 | $200,000 | The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc | Structural rehabilitation for affordable housing in historic east end/valley street. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 5 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Roof Above | NOAH Capital Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | Raleigh, NC | 9 | $1,222,895 | $1,002,640 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Securities donation for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 8 | $1,110,000 | $500,000 | Discovery Place | Property care; buildings; construction | apps.irs.gov |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Roof Above | Roof above general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,000,000 | $600,000 | Culture Mill Inc | To support operational costs and strategic research related to ongoing facility needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Concord, NC | 16 | $689,000 | $150,000 | Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Expedition rainforest: the greensboro biodome | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 6 | $520,000 | $300,000 | University Radio Foundation Inc | To increase latino and black audiences, a large and fast-growing market demographic, for charlotte's public media outlet to help with its sustainability by growing sponsorship, event and membership re | apps.irs.gov |
| George Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 10 | $515,000 | $400,000 | Hickory Museum of Art Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 9 | $504,600 | $120,000 | Penland School of Craft | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | American Dance Festival Inc | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 11 | $500,000 | $110,000 | Carolina Ballet Inc | General operating support for dance productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| John William Pope Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 13 | $484,700 | $150,000 | Charlotte Museum of History | Restricted - revolutionary war america 250 exhibit | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 10 | $445,000 | $155,000 | Music Maker Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 13 | $367,800 | $100,000 | Enlace Latino NC | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Afro-American Cultural Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Asheville Art Museum Association | To support conservation, digitization and education programming | apps.irs.gov |
| TSH Charitable Foundation | Hickory, NC | 4 | $298,000 | $250,000 | Hickory Museum of Art | General and unrestricted - uncrate the future capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| David R Hayworth Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 4 | $280,500 | $200,000 | High Point Arts Council | Renovations | apps.irs.gov |
| Puffin Foundation West LTD | Raleigh, NC | 3 | $265,000 | $200,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnes Family Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Roof Above Inc | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 6 | $232,100 | $200,000 | Asheville Art Museum Association Inc | To support art sharing and community engagement programs | apps.irs.gov |
| W Trent Ragland Jr Foundation | High Point, NC | 4 | $230,000 | $200,000 | Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Kidznotes | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Enlace Latino NC Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolina Philharmonic Foundation Inc | Pinehurst, NC | 1 | $183,472 | $183,472 | Carolina Philharmonic Endowment | Support of carolina philharmonic | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | 2 | $182,500 | $175,000 | Kidsenses Inc | Healthy eating | apps.irs.gov |
| Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust | Concord, NC | 3 | $167,000 | $75,000 | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Comprehensive campaign for endowment & 2025 stanly county community concert | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for A Healthy High Point | High Point, NC | 1 | $166,000 | $166,000 | Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point | Impact grants program, to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $160,800 | $160,800 | Roof Above | Operational Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost PMB #101 | Durham, NC | 9 | $160,000 | $50,000 | American Dance Festival | 2024 historical relationship | apps.irs.gov |
| Ligon Contemporary Art Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $150,825 | $150,825 | Mint Museum of Art | To further the contemporary art exhibit at the musuem. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Black Girls Film Camp | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc | Smithfield, NC | 7 | $150,000 | $50,000 | Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $150,000 | $80,000 | Charlotte Is Creative | Creative Entrepreneurs Initiative - Year Five | apps.irs.gov |
| Carlyle Adams Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 3 | $140,000 | $100,000 | Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 4 | $135,500 | $100,000 | Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Uncrate the future capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 5 | $130,000 | $35,000 | North Carolina Museum of Life and Science | In support of 501c3 purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cemala Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 7 | $130,000 | $62,500 | Greensboro Symphony Orchestra | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nathan M Clark Foundation 2574-00-48 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | American Dance Festival Inc | Adf recruitment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oken Family Foundation Inc | Wellington, FL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Sullenberger Aviation Museum | Capital Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ferguson Family Foundation Trust DTD 05-26-2010 | Pierre, SD | 1 | $120,176 | $120,176 | Roof Above | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Directed Balloun Family Foundation | Henderson, NV | 4 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation | Spruce Pine, NC | 2 | $120,000 | $115,000 | Penland School of Craft | Essential water system upgrades | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $120,000 | $30,000 | Penland School of Craft | To support outreach programs in arts education in north carolina | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $113,066 | $113,066 | Theatre Art Galleries | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Infosys Foundation USA | New York, NY | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Discovery Place Inc | Student Education | apps.irs.gov |
| John Rex Endowment | Raleigh, NC | 4 | $105,104 | $75,000 | Artspace | Ideas for inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and sucess in the wake county arts sector | apps.irs.gov |
| Murar Foundation Inc | Linville, NC | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | Appalachian Theatre of the High Country | Support for the appalachian theatre for future artistic performances. | apps.irs.gov |
| Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation D/b/a Wyndham Championship | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | North Carolina Folk Festival | To honor, celebrate and share the meaningful ways in which communities express their creativity and cultural traditions through music, dance, food, crafts and other folk arts to enhance appreciation o | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartfield FDN Inc 0739-80-42 | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $101,000 | $100,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | To take shape and meaning: | apps.irs.gov |
| Westreich Foundation | Arden, NC | 2 | $101,000 | $100,000 | Asheville Junior Theater Foundation | Musical theater education | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob and Pat Barker Foundation | Fuquayvarina, NC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Cherryville Historical Association Inc | Charitable giving | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhea Bigelow Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Carolina Ballet | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Workingfilms Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Re Corr Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Kidznotes | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wendy E Scripps Foundation | Plainview, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | American Dance Festival | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Townebank Foundation | Suffolk, VA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Sullenberger Aviation Museum | Gen. charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| William and Betty Mullis Tua FND Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Roof Above | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 23 | $91,531 | $25,000 | Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Education Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $89,000 | $50,000 | Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice | Support for the transforming hearts collective. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox Family Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | 4 | $84,000 | $25,000 | American Dance Festival Inc | Restricted support in two parts for American Dance Festival's Scripps Studio: 1) capacity & infrastructure support, and 2) operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds American Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 9 | $82,499 | $50,000 | Triad Cultural Arts | Charitable activtities | apps.irs.gov |
| JKW Foundation Trust Ua 092597 | New York, NY | 2 | $82,000 | $75,000 | Asheville Creative Arts Inc | The people's creative institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tua Marion S Covington FDN | Dallas, TX | 6 | $80,000 | $20,000 | Preservation Greensboro | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Estramonte Family Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Dancing With the Stars Charlotte | Benefitting charlotte area charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Richmond Community Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Hamlet Historic Depot Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gallant Family Foundation Inc | Cary, NC | 2 | $74,770 | $50,000 | American Dance Festival | Operations and/or capital improvement | apps.irs.gov |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 13 | $69,500 | $20,000 | Mint Museum of Art Inc | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| State Employees Credit Union Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 3 | $65,000 | $25,000 | Bath High School Preservation | Capacity building program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Troon Foundation | Elon, NC | 2 | $65,000 | $45,000 | Young Musicians of Alamance | To provide operating funds. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 2 | $62,000 | $47,000 | Triangle Artworks | Visual art - project/program | apps.irs.gov |
| Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 3 | $61,260 | $50,000 | Kaleideum | Interactive art installations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunshine Now Foundation | Asheville, NC | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Arts for Life | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anonymous Fund | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Eastern Music Festival | To promote musical enrichment, excellence, collaboration, innovation, and diversity through education and concerts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zelnak Private Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Carolina Ballet | Charitable general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $57,000 | $26,000 | Choral Society of Durham | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Lincoln Cultural Development Center Inc | Timken performance hall updates | apps.irs.gov |
| Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 5 | $52,500 | $25,000 | Downtown Greensboro Foundation | Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Henry Wilson & Family Foundation | High Point, NC | 1 | $52,500 | $52,500 | Roof Above | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen L Cornwell Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $52,000 | $52,000 | Roof Above | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| C D Spangler Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Charlotte Ballet | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kathleen Kennedy Foundation | Boone, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Project Dance Foundation | The carolina snowbells program | apps.irs.gov |
| Noel Barrett Shuler Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Support of programs | apps.irs.gov |
| O Leonard Moretz FDN Tua | Hickory, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Hickory Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph M Bryan Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Greensboro Symphony Orchestra | Rehearsal space construction | apps.irs.gov |
| Weissberg Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Eastern Woodland Lacrosse | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew L Clark Foundation | Garner, NC | 3 | $45,000 | $20,000 | Capital Area Preservation | Protect Wake County historic resources | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 4 | $45,000 | $20,000 | Arts Empowerment Project Inc | Promoting peace + justice and encounters life skills | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 604 | $43,559 | $1,205 | Cary Chinese School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | University Radio Foundation | Support for local journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | The Paix Foundation | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Artspace | Program support (over 2 years) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Marian Cheek Jackson Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marsh Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $40,000 | $20,000 | Discovery Place | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Penland School of Craft | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Winston Salem Symphony Association | Thriving communities | apps.irs.gov |
| WHH Foundation | San Marino, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | The Arts Council of Moore County | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Westreich Finaly Foundation Inc | Bal Harbour, FL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | 9 | $39,000 | $15,000 | Greenville Museum of Art | Collection storage project and educational sponsorship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 13 | $37,000 | $19,500 | Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | End of Year Giving Campaign and Design NC | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $35,899 | $35,899 | American Dance Festival | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Mann Family Foundation | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard H Lewis Family Foundation | Englewood, CO | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Dare To Share | Religious | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Forces Legacy Initiatives | Parkton, NC | 1 | $33,991 | $33,991 | Special Warfare Museum Foundation | Gift store commission | apps.irs.gov |
| Don Gibson American Music Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $33,000 | $33,000 | Destination Cleveland County | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| James R and Bronnie L Braswell Trust George C Bower Jr Trustee | Waxhaw, NC | 2 | $33,000 | $30,000 | Union Symphony Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James J & Mamie Richardson Perkins Memorial Fund - | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $31,596 | $16,596 | Greenville Museum of Art Inc | 501c3 purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The LB Lane Family Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 4 | $31,000 | $15,000 | Hickory Museum of Art | Building campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Rostan Family Foundation | Valdese, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Old Colony Players Inc | Philanthropic | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bernheim Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Salisbury Symphony | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation | Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Wilkes Art Gallery | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Winston Family Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Historic Oakwood Cemetery Foundation | To provide a restricted program or project grant for development of a strategic plan for Oakwood Cemetery | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jandy Ammons Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $28,000 | $28,000 | Small School | Bike repair space & community hub | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerome Robbins Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $27,500 | $27,500 | Carolina Ballet | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Replogle Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $27,000 | $26,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hagan Family Fund | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $26,600 | $25,000 | Natural Science Center of Greensboro | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Bank Foundation | Mount Olive, NC | 6 | $25,500 | $7,500 | North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Public Benefit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc | New Bern, NC | 5 | $25,500 | $10,000 | New Bern Civic Theatre Inc | Athens theatre masonry repointing | apps.irs.gov |
| Ally Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Roof Above Inc | Ending homelessness with housing | apps.irs.gov |
| Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Charlotte Ballet | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Carey Cox Wyatt Charitable Foundation | Kiawah Island, SC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Charlotte Ballet | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Goodyear Arts Inc | To support the artist residency program | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank K Webb Charitable Trust 480006004 | St Louis, MO | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Community Music School | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gipson Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | North Carolina Arts in Action | General activies | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Tarver FDN Irrv Trust | Orlando, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Asheville Watchdog | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John A & Marlene L Boll Foundation | St Clair Shores, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Project Dance Foundation | To positively impact culture through artistic integrity | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucille P & Edward C Giles Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Roof Above | Backup Generator program | apps.irs.gov |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Hispanic League | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust | Tupelo, MS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Mitford Museum | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Alliance for American Quilts Inc | The Quilt Alliance's five-year initiative Quilter's SOS - Save Our Stories. | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Mint Museum of Art | History of art grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Apat & Kathryne Lbrown Foundation | High Point, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cohab Space Creative Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Barbara Vogelstein FDN | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Carolina Ballet Inc | Donation to support the arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Hancock and Frank Edward Driscoll Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Reynolda House | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norman & Emmy Lou Illges Foundation | Columbus, GA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Southern Documentary Fund | After the flood documentary | apps.irs.gov |
| The Raquet Family Foundation | Johns Island, SC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Forca Foundation | Endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Watts Family Foundation | Charleston, SC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Charlotte Ballet | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas R and Kathy S McPherson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Judson Theatre Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | North Carolina Stage Company | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Unity Cemetery Preservation Fund | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Friends of Geer Cemetery | Cemetery preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 6 | $24,500 | $7,500 | Piedmont Players Theatre Inc | Norvell education project | apps.irs.gov |
| Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia A S Graham | Winston Salem, NC | 5 | $24,500 | $10,000 | Piedmont Craftsmen | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Womack Family Charitable Foundation | Burlington, NC | 1 | $24,000 | $24,000 | Studio 1 | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation Inc | Melville, NY | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalton-Brand Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $21,000 | $10,000 | Mint Museum of Art | Museum support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne Cannon Trust 9243106 | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Mitchell County Development Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| David Wallace Smith and Joan Stowell Smith Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Smoky Mountain Community Theatre | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Et Rollins Jr & Frances P Rollins Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Carolina Ballet | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Fleshman-Pratt Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | 2 | $20,000 | $16,000 | Arts for Life | Art Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Hee Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Young Peoples Performing Company | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillsdale Fund | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Bath High School Preservation | To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| JT Hobby Jr Endowment Fund | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Carolina Ballet | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John A Joan M Dietze Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Western North Carolina Air Museum Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angel Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Carolina Christian Radio Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goodman Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Asheville Museum of Science | Charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hedrick Family Foundation | Salisbury, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Asheville Museum of Science | Charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irene Ryan Foundation Barbara McLean Managing Director | Foxboro, MA | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Raleigh Little Theatre | Theatre arts program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas R & Elizabeth E McLean Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $20,000 | $17,000 | Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra | Educational/outreach programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Woodcrest Foundation | Dallas, GA | 1 | $19,675 | $19,675 | The Bascom | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio | Smithfield, NC | 5 | $19,500 | $7,000 | Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation Inc | Cornwall, VT | 1 | $19,305 | $19,305 | American Dance Festival | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| David B Jones Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $18,750 | $18,750 | Friends of NC State Museum of Natural Sciences | Leveraging the New 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Paleontology Exhibit to Enhance Paleontology Learning for NC Students Youth from Under Resourced Schools and Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| C Hamilton Sloan Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 4 | $18,000 | $10,000 | Carolina Ballet | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $18,000 | $10,000 | The Bascom Corporation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Southern Documentary Fund | "sister senators" | apps.irs.gov |
| The Society for History Research and Preservation Inc | Rockingham, NC | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Historic Hope Foundation | Historical preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sycamore Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $17,500 | $10,000 | Roof Above | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Britton Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $17,000 | $7,000 | Performing Arts Center | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Tynan Family Charitable Trust Cate O'Dwyer Trustee | Litchfield, CT | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Lamplight Avl | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Mildred Sheffield Wells Char Trust | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $15,731 | $15,731 | Greenville Museum of Art Inc | 501c3 purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Family Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $15,448 | $15,448 | Roof Above | Support programs for homeless men and women | apps.irs.gov |
| Stonecutter Foundation Inc | Spindale, NC | 2 | $15,140 | $8,000 | Earl Scruggs Music Festival Inc | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Bailey Endowment Inc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Shopspace | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill and Suzanne Lowe Family Foundation | High Point, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Theatre Art Galleries | Furtherance of the art and visibility of the Foundation to the community by being a sponsor of the event. | apps.irs.gov |
| CBT Charitable Trust | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $15,000 | $12,500 | Charlotte Master Chorale | general | apps.irs.gov |
| Compton Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mountain Air Community Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan | Littleton, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Music Maker Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Creek Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Artspace Inc | Art education and outreach programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Workingfilms Inc | Rural cinema | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Norris Preyer Fund | Greensboro, NC | 3 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Arts Empowerment Project Inc | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation Aka the Burt's Bees Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $14,500 | $14,500 | North Carolina Museum of Life & Science | Outdoor Program Space Improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| NC Idea | Durham, NC | 2 | $14,000 | $9,000 | Grepbeat | Engage grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $14,000 | $11,500 | American Dance Festival | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Claude S Jr and Raenelle Aberne Testamentary Charitable Trust | Hickory, NC | 2 | $14,000 | $9,000 | Newton Depot Authority | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The McSwain Trust | Sanford, NC | 2 | $14,000 | $10,000 | Temple Theater | Fund recipient's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $13,992 | $13,992 | Community Chest | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Shared Visions Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | $13,212 | $9,000 | The Arts Center | Educate and inspire creativity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eshelman Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $13,000 | $10,000 | Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | Music is Life Program | apps.irs.gov |
| 1772 Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County | Trustee-directed (discretionary) grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Schuster Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Ibma Foundation | Community programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan & Michael Hershfield Family Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | American Dance Festival | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Tri-County Telephone Foundation | Belhaven, NC | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Wilkinson Community Event Center | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Huffman-Cornwell Foundation | High Point, NC | 2 | $11,500 | $10,000 | Burke Arts Council | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Loomis Family Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $11,500 | $10,000 | The Music Academy of North Carolina | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen McBee | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $11,400 | $11,400 | Mitchell County Historical Society | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Beaufort Historical Association Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $10,750 | $10,000 | Charlotte Ballet | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| A E Finley Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Museum of History Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Al Williams Jr Family Foundation Inc | Duluth, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Bascom | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Worth McAlister Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Folk Festival | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Broyhill Family Foundation Inc | Lenoir, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hickory Museum of Art | Arts & museum support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bydale Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Yetzirah | Miles and mimi coon scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Caroline Blanton Thayer Charitable Trust #95-114770 | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Destination Cleveland County Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ckko Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Charlotte Ballet | Annual fund for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia Bessie Memorial Foundation | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Woodshed Arts | Current use for charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornwell Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roof Above | To support housing in charlotte. | apps.irs.gov |
| Cowan Slavin Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Charlotte Center for the Literary Arts | Support for writer in residence | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Arts Council of Moore County | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Wheels Through Time Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ea Morris Charitable Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Museum of Life and Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward R Fisher Charitable FNDN | Jefferson, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Cashiers Historical Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | Auburn, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | Unrestricted or for capital needs | apps.irs.gov |
| George W & Ruth R Baxter Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roof Above | Civic, homeless services and housing programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Greensboro Symphony Orchestra | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| J Tylee Wilson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts Inc | Renovation/Preservation Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eagle Market Streets Development | Hurricane helene relief | apps.irs.gov |
| Ochiltree Foundation of North Carolina | Sewickley, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Moorefields | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hood Huggers Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Perkins Charitable Foundation | Gates Mills, OH | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Arts for Life | Philanthropic purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ramp Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Free Press Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema | Equipment maintenance and | apps.irs.gov |
| Rick and Susan Goings Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Mitford Museum | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert T & Suellen Monk Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Core Sound Waterfowl Museum | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rock Harbor Foundation | Ocean View, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Cedar Mountain Music Project | Funding will be used where the organization deems fit in an effort to help rebuild all that was lost from hurrican helene. | apps.irs.gov |
| Saxer Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Public Radio Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Strowd Roses Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Marian Cheek Jackson Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stubblefield Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roof Above | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Carolinas Freedom Foundation | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bayville Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Charlotte Ballet | To further charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County | To establish the Cape Fear region as an arts destination | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kennedy-Herterich Foundation | Blowing Rock, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Project Dance Foundation | Operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Dreams of Wilmington | To create a culture of confidence for youth and teens, through equitable access to arts education, supported by the values of respect, family and community. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Perper Family Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roof Above | To support the needs and housing of Charlottes homeless community. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roundhouse Foundation | Sisters, OR | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Penland School of Craft | Community response & recovery to hurricane helene | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Southern Documentary Fund | Supporting local communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Ft Mitchell, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Dance Festival Inc | Project dance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simpson Foundation | Detroit, MI | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Performing Arts Center Inc | Support of daily operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trexler Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Goodyear Arts Inc | general | apps.irs.gov |
| Thoresen Foundation | Canton, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Ensemble Stage | Operational Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Mutual Understanding | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | GASPARD&DANCERS Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Vranos Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Foundation for Financial Journalism | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| WT Morgan III Family Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Cashiers Historical Society Inc | To preserve the history and heritage of the cashiers valley through education, stewardship and advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter A Bloedorn Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | First Colony Foundation | To support research on early english settlement sites in bertie county, nc | apps.irs.gov |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $9,500 | $5,000 | Carolinas Freedom Foundation | Assist organizations with its needs and goals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $9,500 | $9,500 | Asheville Area Arts Council | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis M Barnes Charitable Trust Jennifer Thigpen | Williamston, NC | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Martin County Arts Council | To add flooring to the 2nd level of the Arts Council building | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $9,000 | $5,000 | Hillsborough Community Media | To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ukrainian Daughters Foundation | Elmwood Park, IL | 1 | $8,970 | $8,970 | Forca Foundation Inc | Help ukraine | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlotte Woman's Club First Citizens Bank | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $8,950 | $8,450 | Theatre Charlotte | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Cook Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 5 | $8,600 | $4,000 | Haywood Hall Committee | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| A-Z Family Foundation Inc | Davie, FL | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Asheville Symphony Society Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howe Foundation Inc | Cherryville, NC | 4 | $8,500 | $4,000 | Charlotte Master Chorale | Donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Elisabeth Nimocks Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra | Provide funds for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Page & George Bradham Family Foundation | Denver, NC | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Roof Above Inc | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | 2 | $8,000 | $5,000 | Alliance for Historic Hillsborough | For community educational programming | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 4 | $7,500 | $3,500 | Cape Fear Museum Associates Inc | Big day of nature play | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maurer Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | general program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Uw Charles H Stone-Trust A | Dallas, TX | 1 | $7,145 | $7,145 | The Mint Museum of Art | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Kontoor Brands Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | LEGO League Robotics Team Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| United Community Bank Foundation | Greenville, SC | 3 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Mitchell County Development Foundation Inc | This is an unrestricted donation. | apps.irs.gov |
| VNTC Ttee Jewel and Lee Davenport Charitable | Valley Forge, PA | 1 | $6,883 | $6,883 | Museum of the Albemarle | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| James G Hanes Memorial Fund | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $6,800 | $6,800 | Piedmont Shakespeare Company | Performance support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clara Weiss Fund | Seville, OH | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Carolina Ballet | To support non-profit operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Husky Rack & Wire Charitable Foundation F/k/a R Young Charitable | Denver, NC | 2 | $6,500 | $5,000 | Dancing With the Stars of Charlotte Inc | Community service | apps.irs.gov |
| A Friends Foundation Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Performing Arts Center Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Balgley Family Charitable Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Asheville Symphony Society Inc | General fund donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Kidznotes | Community outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| Brighton Foundation Trust Robert D Markley Trustee | Cashiers, NC | 3 | $6,000 | $2,000 | Cashiers Historical Society | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Founda | Boca Grande, FL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Cashiers Historical Society | Further purposes of recipient charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharlene R Williams Family Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville Inc | To support charitable mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jerry R Licari Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Roof Above | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc) | Teaneck, NJ | 2 | $6,000 | $3,500 | Southern Documentary Fund | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $5,621 | $1,021 | Eyes On Main Street Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Park National Corporation Foundation | Newark, OH | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Roof Above | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Curtis Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Bessemer City History and Arts Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jones Family Fund | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $5,300 | $5,000 | The Bascom | For support of visual arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lawrence and Florence Vanderberg Foundation | Hendersonvlle, NC | 1 | $5,300 | $5,300 | Apple Country Woodcrafters | Art of woodcrafters | apps.irs.gov |
| Bhupen and Chetna Patel Family Foundation | High Point, NC | 1 | $5,251 | $5,251 | Gujarati Cultural Assoc of Piedmont | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Koonce Burnette Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 6 | $5,250 | $2,500 | Executive Mansion Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Randolph Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,250 | $5,250 | Carolina Ballet | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $5,180 | $5,000 | Roof Above | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| John R & Carolyn J Maness Family Foundation - | Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | $5,150 | $2,500 | Carolina Ballet | General purpose support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex and Barbara Wilson Charitable Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $5,036 | $3,697 | Raleigh Fire Museum | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Charlotte Ballet | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| American Woodmark Foundation Inc | Winchester, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Centro Unido Latino-Americano | Support the operating expenses for the diversified programs and to assist with food access in restocking the food pantry | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Roof Above Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill & Agnes Monk Family Foundation | Greenville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Greenville Museum of Art | Various programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Borden Foundation | Goldsboro, NC | 3 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Paramount Theatre Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation | Savannah, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | International Friendship Center | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Dub and Murray Martin Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | John C Campbell Folk School | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| First Citizens Foundation Inc | Smithfield, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Ava Gardner Museum | Organization operations and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Rogers Charitable Trust | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation | Celebrations | apps.irs.gov |
| Flow Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Piedmont Craftsmen | Community Involvement Programs | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Discovery Place Inc | Charlotte, NC | Characterdevelop in children museums | $2,496,017 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | Roof above general operating support | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Securities donation for general operating support | $1,002,640 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | NOAH Capital Campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Culture Mill Inc | Saxapahaw, NC | To support operational costs and strategic research related to ongoing facility needs | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | American Dance Festival Inc | Durham, NC | Operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Discovery Place | Charlotte, NC | Property care; buildings; construction | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charlotte, NC | Capital Campaign | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Foundation Inc | Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory, NC | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Marian Cheek Jackson Center | Chapel Hill, NC | To support general operations | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Afro-American Cultural Center | Charlotte, NC | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | North Carolina Museum of Life and Science | Durham, NC | Technology & equipment | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | University Radio Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | To increase latino and black audiences, a large and fast-growing market demographic, for charlotte's public media outlet to help with its sustainability by growing sponsorship, event and membership re | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Carolina Ballet Inc | Raleigh, NC | Specialized equipment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnes Family Foundation | Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc | Durham, NC | General purpose support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TSH Charitable Foundation | Hickory Museum of Art | Hickory, NC | General and unrestricted - uncrate the future capital campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | General Support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Roof Above Inc | Charlotte, NC | General donation | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | Asheville Art Museum Association | Asheville, NC | To support conservation, digitization and education programming | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Asheville Art Museum Association Inc | Asheville, NC | To support art sharing and community engagement programs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte, NC | To support the charlotte ballet's capital campaign to expand and digitally integrate its campus in uptown charlotte. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Discovery Place Inc | Charlotte, NC | Discovery Place Nature | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W Trent Ragland Jr Foundation | Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | Edenton, NC | General operating | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Enlace Latino NC Inc | Raleigh, NC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| David R Hayworth Foundation | High Point Arts Council | High Point, NC | Renovations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead Family Foundation | Kidznotes | Durham, NC | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puffin Foundation West LTD | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc | Asheville, NC | Structural rehabilitation for affordable housing in historic east end/valley street. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolina Philharmonic Foundation Inc | Carolina Philharmonic Endowment | Pinehurst, NC | Support of carolina philharmonic | $183,472 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | Land banking strategy to preserve property in old fort | $181,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc | Kidsenses Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | Healthy eating | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foundation for A Healthy High Point | Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point | High Point, NC | Impact grants program, to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization | $166,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | Operational Support | $160,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC | Arts education programming for k12 students in mitchell county. | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | Investment in low-income area community facility to support economic development. | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | Music Maker Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | General | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ligon Contemporary Art Foundation | Mint Museum of Art | Charlotte, NC | To further the contemporary art exhibit at the musuem. | $150,825 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville Museum of Science | Asheville, NC | Expanded access to affordable steam education programming. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Black Girls Film Camp | Charlotte, NC | In support of general operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John William Pope Foundation | Charlotte Museum of History | Charlotte, NC | Restricted - revolutionary war america 250 exhibit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Hola Carolina | Asheville, NC | Health communications outreach | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | Expedition rainforest: the greensboro biodome | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation | Charlotte, NC | Community Programs | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Kidsenses Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | Stem programming funding for youth ages 11+. | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc | Asheville, NC | Capital and program support to preserve community center | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | Capacity support for real estate development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oken Family Foundation Inc | Sullenberger Aviation Museum | Charlotte, NC | Capital Campaign | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ferguson Family Foundation Trust DTD 05-26-2010 | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | Operations | $120,176 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville Creative Arts Inc | Black Mountain, NC | General operating support for legacy neighborhood coalition anti-displacement strategies. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Penland School of Craft | Enland, NC | Art & culture | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation | Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC | Essential water system upgrades | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family Foundation | Theatre Art Galleries | High Point, NC | General & Unrestricted | $113,066 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | American Dance Festival | Durham, NC | General | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Carolina Ballet Inc | Raleigh, NC | General operating support for dance productions and activities | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Sawtooth School for Visual Art | Winstonsalem, NC | Art & culture | $102,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wendy E Scripps Foundation | American Dance Festival | Durham, NC | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nathan M Clark Foundation 2574-00-48 | American Dance Festival Inc | Durham, NC | Adf recruitment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Murar Foundation Inc | Appalachian Theatre of the High Country | Boone, NC | Support for the appalachian theatre for future artistic performances. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westreich Foundation | Asheville Junior Theater Foundation | Arden, NC | Musical theater education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | Carolina Ballet | Raleigh, NC | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charlotte, NC | To support music education and outreach programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob and Pat Barker Foundation | Cherryville Historical Association Inc | Cherryville, NC | Charitable giving | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Infosys Foundation USA | Discovery Place Inc | Charlotte, NC | Student Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Enlace Latino NC | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory, NC | Uncrate the future capital campaign | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Re Corr Family Foundation | Kidznotes | Durham, NC | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Directed Balloun Family Foundation | Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum | Wilmington, NC | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | McColl Center for Art & Innovation | Charlotte, NC | Art & culture | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation D/b/a Wyndham Championship | North Carolina Folk Festival | Greensboro, NC | To honor, celebrate and share the meaningful ways in which communities express their creativity and cultural traditions through music, dance, food, crafts and other folk arts to enhance appreciation o | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartfield FDN Inc 0739-80-42 | North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | To take shape and meaning: | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William and Betty Mullis Tua FND Trust | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Townebank Foundation | Sullenberger Aviation Museum | Charlotte, NC | Gen. charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carlyle Adams Foundation | Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation | Hendersonville, NC | Operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhea Bigelow Charitable Trust | Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation | Hendersonville, NC | Unrestricted grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Workingfilms Inc | Wilmington, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Centro Unido Latino Americano | Marion, NC | Community health worker cohort support for sdoh service related needs through 2026. | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Charlotte Is Creative | Charlotte, NC | Creative Entrepreneurs Initiative - Year Five | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Estramonte Family Foundation | Dancing With the Stars Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Benefitting charlotte area charity | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | Support for community health worker participation in three-year cohort. | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richmond Community Foundation | Hamlet Historic Depot Inc | Hamlet, NC | General support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Hola Carolina | Asheville, NC | Community health worker expenses to strengthen sdoh service networks in wnc. | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Rex Endowment | Artspace | Raleigh, NC | Ideas for inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and sucess in the wake county arts sector | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JKW Foundation Trust Ua 092597 | Asheville Creative Arts Inc | Black Mountain, NC | The people's creative institute | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charlotte, NC | Comprehensive campaign for endowment & 2025 stanly county community concert | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte, NC | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | For general operating support, wnc disaster relief | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | French Cultural Institute | Raleigh, NC | Grant for general operating support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | Ending Homelessness with Housing | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | American Dance Festival Inc | Durham, NC | General operating support for dance productions and activities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte, NC | General operating support for dance productions and activities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Kidsenses Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | Completing the factory | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cemala Foundation Inc | Greensboro Symphony Orchestra | Greensboro, NC | General operating support | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunshine Now Foundation | Arts for Life | Asheville, NC | General purposes | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | Asheville Area Arts Council | Asheville, NC | General | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zelnak Private Foundation | Carolina Ballet | Raleigh, NC | Charitable general support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John William Pope Foundation | Sunrise Preservation Group | Southern Pines, NC | Unrestricted grant | $59,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh, NC | Grant for general operating support | $55,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Lincoln Cultural Development Center Inc | Lincolnton, NC | Timken performance hall updates | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Henry Wilson & Family Foundation | Roof Above | Charlotte, NC | Charitable contribution | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.