Data / Foundation grants / Environment / North Carolina
Who funds environment in North Carolina: 376 foundations, $18.4 million in grants
376 private foundations paid 699 grants totaling $18,446,683 to environment 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 Dogwood Health Trust, with $1,449,096 in 17 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- North Carolina
- Foundations
- 376
- Grants
- 699
- Total granted
- $18,446,683
Foundations that funded environment in North Carolina
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 376 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | 17 | $1,449,096 | $400,000 | Invest Appalachia Inc | Credit enhancement and technical assistance for distressed entrepreneurs in wnc. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Wine To Water | To provide immediate relief in western north carolina in the aftermath of hurricane helene. | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 18 | $972,300 | $120,000 | Croatan Institute | Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project, rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability hubs project | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 8 | $799,050 | $368,050 | Starworks | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $755,000 | $755,000 | Invest Appalachia Inc | In support of your organization's project, the rural news fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $705,000 | $200,000 | North Carolina Environmental Justice Network | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $600,000 | $550,000 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Teaching and Research Reserve LLC | Hendersonville, NC | 1 | $529,957 | $529,957 | Conserving Carolina | Distribution of assets at dissolution | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $525,000 | $275,000 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Program pilot | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richards Foundation | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | 50th anniversary campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $470,000 | $300,000 | North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc | Smithfield, NC | 2 | $375,000 | $350,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Brevard, NC | 5 | $310,000 | $145,000 | Saluda Community Land Trust | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Invest Appalachia | Cultivating centers as environmental resilience hubs in appalachia | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $260,000 | $225,000 | North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | 82431 piloting a program of fortified roofs and federal and state weatherization incentives to protect homes against hurricanes in coastal n.c. communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lastinger Family Foundation Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Conserving Carolina | Environmental protection | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Wine To Water | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The VF Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Soil Health Institute | U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Croatan Institute | Regenerative Agriculture Program | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 4 | $205,000 | $55,000 | Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc | In support of 501c3 purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | Special project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Croatan Institute | Support for work on agroecology | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Concord, NC | 4 | $188,019 | $85,049 | Hights Inc | Hights hop house renovation | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham, NC | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Appalachian Voices | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $162,500 | $162,500 | East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc | Promoting east coast greenway trail development | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $155,000 | $155,000 | Canary Media | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Winston Family Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $155,000 | $105,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | To provide unrestricted general operating support to fulfill their mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Denver, CO | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Appalachian Voices | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina GSK Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The North Carolina Arboretum Society | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oak Hill Fund | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | To restore the american chestnut to its native range, specifically to support the recurrent genomic selection (rgs) program in which bioinformatic techniques are used to maximize multiple complex trai | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 1 | $142,479 | $142,479 | North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc | To support adapting disturbance management to future climate in a fire-prone ecosystem: does response of an at-risk species indicate biodiversity effects? | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $130,000 | $100,000 | The North Carolina Arboretum Society | Project PEACE and EXPLORE: Increasing Access to Outdoor Learning | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 6 | $127,500 | $50,000 | Dogwood Alliance | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Arts and Acres Foundation | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Land conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Westwind Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 3 | $122,000 | $85,000 | Appalachian Voices | To fund operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $102,000 | $100,000 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Establishing community forests in environmental justice communities impacted by industrial logging | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bridgewater Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 3 | $101,100 | $100,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Conserve waterways, natural areas, wildlife habitat | apps.irs.gov |
| Amon G Carter Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Land acquisition support | apps.irs.gov |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Mountaintrue | Land conservation efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Appalachian Voices | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Saxer Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Monica McQuaid Family Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | Research concerning genes related to root rot resistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Croatan Institute | For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Southern Conservation Partners | Earthseed land collective | apps.irs.gov |
| The Soloviev Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Matching Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $99,000 | $75,000 | Appalachian Voices | Catalyzing clean-energy distribution and accelerated decarbonization in the southeast | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernandez Pave the Way Foundation | Asheville, NC | 2 | $95,000 | $80,000 | Conserving Carolina | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $91,000 | $91,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | For the american chestnut breeding program in new england | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Boston, MA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burt's Bees Greater Good Foundation Aka the Burt's Bees Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $80,000 | $25,000 | Ellerbee Creek | Enacting Community Goals for Engagement & Urban Biodiversity in Lower Ellerbe Creek | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Circle Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $76,447 | $76,447 | Wine To Water | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Grant for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Globetrotter Foundation | Paicines, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Croatan Institute | Reefs program operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ochiltree Foundation of North Carolina | Sewickley, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Create public accessible preserve | apps.irs.gov |
| The Garrett Family Ever Forward Foundation | North Wilkesboro, NC | 5 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mika Foundation Inc | Wake Forest, NC | 2 | $71,010 | $48,007 | American Chestnut Foundation | Restoring the american chestnut tree to its native range. | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas R & Elizabeth E McLean Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $70,001 | $70,001 | Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Always growing campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Coypu Foundation Trust XXXXX3002 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $68,680 | $48,680 | The American Chestnut Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 1 | $66,750 | $66,750 | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Joe mountain preserve expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $65,000 | $60,000 | Conserving Carolina | Learning grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Viridi Futuro Foundation | Durham, NC | 3 | $65,000 | $30,000 | Dogwood Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | 2 | $62,500 | $55,000 | Sound Rivers | Several grants to support environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Dogwood Alliance | Our forests aren't fuel | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Forest History Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $59,325 | $59,325 | Soil Health Institute | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $57,500 | $57,500 | Invest Appalachia | To match arc arise funding for the planning phase of the appalachian downtown developers initiative, focusing on technical and financial capacity building for community-oriented real estate developers | apps.irs.gov |
| Bent Family Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob and Susan Wilson Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $51,000 | $51,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | General - operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeff & Connie Woodman Foundation | Bellaire, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Appalachian Voices | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| March Conservation Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Appalachian Voices | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Truettner Family Foundation | Crested Butte, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Appalachian Voices | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Winslow Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Appalachian Voices | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 6 | $44,000 | $19,000 | Bald Head Island Conservancy | For barrier island conservation, education, and preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Barbara McLendon Family Foundation | Pittsboro, NC | 4 | $40,000 | $10,000 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Soil Health Institute | General Financial Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | Catawba Lands Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Danville Regional Foundation | Danville, VA | 2 | $36,380 | $19,730 | Dan River Basin Association | Next step grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Soil Health Institute | Support for Lab Partnership Program for Access to Soil Health Measurement | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilemal Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | For the general, scientific or education purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $32,000 | $26,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | Land conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| C Hamilton Sloan Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillsdale Fund | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | North Carolina Climate Justice Collective | Environmental programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Diana Borman Family Charitable Foundation | Darien, CT | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation | Internship programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Upstream Policy Institute Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Learning Outside Inc | To support nature-based outdoor learning experiences that connect children to the natural world | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goodman Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | 3 | $27,500 | $15,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | Charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| Bosch Community Fund | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $25,425 | $25,425 | Sound Rivers | Eco+stem | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,206 | $25,206 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Cameron Charitable Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Welcome Home Angel Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Cloud Mountain Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Appalachian Voices | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ergon Foundation Inc | Jackson, MS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Mountaintrue | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| HJD Foundation | Sunapee, NH | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Paris Family Foundation | St Augustine, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Bailey Family Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 4 | $23,000 | $10,000 | Mountaintrue | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Edith H Overly Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Carolina Horse Park Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Rogers Charitable Trust | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Interacting kaleidoscope program | apps.irs.gov |
| Husain Family Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Wine To Water | Unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helen R Buck Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith and Luann Driscoll Foundation Inc | Cornelius, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Fabert Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert A and Susan C Wilson Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | General - operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Thompson Family Foundation | Bedford Heights, OH | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Haw River Assembly | Restore and protectthe Haw River andJordan Lake. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tom Davis Fund | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Co2 Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $19,000 | $19,000 | Planning Ahead | Host a series of trauma-informed workshops in durham, nc, equipping vulnerable residents with strategies to prepare for extreme heat and flooding. | apps.irs.gov |
| St John Family Foundation Trust | Appleton, WI | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frances & William H Beattie FDN | Reno, NV | 3 | $18,000 | $7,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Atira Conservation Inc | Cullowhee, NC | 1 | $17,801 | $17,801 | Mainspring Conservation Trust | Land conservation to further the foundation's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lykesknapp Family Fund | Houston, TX | 1 | $17,000 | $17,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 148 | $16,539 | $934 | The American Chestnut Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $16,500 | $10,000 | Happy Roots Inc | Rowan county school garden programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Woltz Charitable Trust | Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $16,067 | $16,067 | Mainspring Conservation Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitscherlich Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $15,900 | $15,900 | Werkin Outdoors | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tua Marion S Covington FDN | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mainspring Conservation Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Couch Family Foundation(25 | Orlando, FL | 3 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| David and Claudia Babb Reich Family Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | To protect our region's natural lands, family farms, and waters for the benefit of all living things through land protection, stewardship of conserved spaces, and connecting people with nature. | apps.irs.gov |
| Directed Balloun Family Foundation | Henderson, NV | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Alliance for Cape Fear Trees | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Evergreen Foundation | Waynesville, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Hights Inc | Funding to replace siding at the hights house. | apps.irs.gov |
| Felburn Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | American Chestnut Foundation | Meadowview research farms internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Lampton Family Foundation Inc | Rochester, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Loomis Family Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $15,000 | $12,500 | East Coast Greenway Alliance | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Mann Family Foundation | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | East Coast Greenway Alliance | 2024 movement grant | apps.irs.gov |
| RMW Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Forest History Society | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rostan Family Foundation | Valdese, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc | Philanthropic | apps.irs.gov |
| Select Equity Group Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Dogwood Alliance | Green initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Reconsidered Goods | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc | New Bern, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | North Carolina Coastal Land Trust | Oak grove partnership | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hurford Foundation Jayne M Kurzman | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | East Coast Greenway Alliance | Support to complete a linear park segment by the united nations over the east river | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kenan Family Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | General needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keyser Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Soil Health Institute | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lanzillotti Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Highland-Cashiers Land Trust Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary H Cain Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust | Greensboro, NC | 3 | $14,000 | $7,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Crane Fund for Widows and Children | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Foothills Equestrian Nature Center | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio | Smithfield, NC | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jandy Ammons Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $12,216 | $12,216 | Cape Fear River Watch | Aquatic litter reduction devices | apps.irs.gov |
| William R Gunby Jr Charitable Foundation | Brevard, NC | 1 | $12,070 | $12,070 | Mountaintrue | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| James G Hanes Memorial Fund | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Starworks | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Wind Point Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Three Rivers Land Trust | Assist organizations with its needs and goals | apps.irs.gov |
| James A and Mayme H Rowland Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $11,000 | $4,000 | Conserving Carolina | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| A Friends Foundation Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Highland Cashiers Land Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Schaefer Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Great Raleigh Cleanup | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty J and Robert P Williams Family Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $10,000 | $7,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Annual support | apps.irs.gov |
| Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc | Potomac, MD | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Mountaintrue | payments for assistance to nature conservation activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Pedal Factory | Enhance Community Health | apps.irs.gov |
| Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation | Savannah, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Daryl and Laure Blume Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Del Mar Global Trust DTD 121007 | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Dogwood Alliance | For qualified purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Assoc for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Center for Energy Education | Empowering young women in solar internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Learning Outside | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Electric Charitable & Educational Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Water Well Trust | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| George Frederick Jewett Foundation East | St Paul, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Forest History Society | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| J Tylee Wilson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Coastal Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Rapid response fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation Trust | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | New River Conservancy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy Spofford Yerkes Foundation Inc | Noank, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Chestnut Foundation | Environmental preservation support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Marine and Estuary Foundation Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stonecutter Foundation Inc | Spindale, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Lake Lure Flowering Bridge | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bell Family Foundation | Highlands, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Mainspring Conservation Trust | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gambrell Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold T Southern Family Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | North Carolina Arboretum Society | Trails and youth education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hayes Foundation | New Haven, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Catawba Lands Conservancy | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis and Harold Price Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Dogwood Alliance | Crisis support - unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Lincoln Johnson Charitable Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Water Well Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mericos Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Schoolhouse of Wonder | Scholarship programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Okavango Private Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Haw River Assembly Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roger and Sarah Bancroft Clark Private | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The American Chestnut Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosendin Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Treescharlotte | To grow, diversify and steward the citys iconic urban forest. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilbakes Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | New River Conservancy | For restoration of the Trash Trout or as needed for unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilson Family Foundation | High Point, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| William C & Virginia M Blandford Charitable Foundation | Asheville, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Willow Branch Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Repair projects in linville falls area | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex and Barbara Wilson Charitable Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $9,787 | $6,787 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles A Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation | St Paul, MN | 2 | $9,620 | $5,000 | Forest History Society | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $9,500 | $7,000 | Treescharlotte | Community engagement work | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebecca J Dameron Foundation | Bent Mountain, VA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Appalachian Voices | To aid in environmental protection | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neall Family Charitable Foundation | Haymarket, VA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Appalachian Voices | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The RJN Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $7,780 | $7,780 | Wine To Water | Water filter build | apps.irs.gov |
| Lydia K Feidler Charitable Trust Uad 1-22-93 | Arlington, VA | 1 | $7,700 | $7,700 | Appalachian Voices | Wildlife preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| R A Bryan Foundation Inc | Goldsboro, NC | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Cape Lookout Albacore Foundation | Human services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartfield FDN Inc 0739-80-42 | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 3 | $7,000 | $4,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc | Disaster Relief - Hurricane Helene | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $7,000 | $6,500 | Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden | Vebcog youth farmers market | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry D Forsyth Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $6,370 | $3,500 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | American Chestnut Foundation | Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution requirements | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carter and Kay Craigie Family Foundation | Malvern, PA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Grant to another 501(c)3 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward & Elizabeth Gardner Foundation | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Carolina Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | To further recipients' expressed charit purp | apps.irs.gov |
| Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $5,500 | $2,000 | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Celanese Foundation | Irving, TX | 3 | $5,463 | $5,100 | New River Conservancy | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Margo and Joseph Babb Family Foundation | Winterville, NC | 1 | $5,234 | $5,234 | Ocracoke Preservation Society | To preserve history & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne C & Joseph A Slicker Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Center for Ecozoic Studies | Furtherance of exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ay McDonald Charitable Foundation | Dubuque, IA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Water Well Trust | Human services | apps.irs.gov |
| Bca Foundation Inc | Sanford, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lee County Wildlife Club | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | South Wings | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryson Foundation Limited | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwin and Jeanette May Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | Charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Fund Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Catawba Lands Conservancy | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Full Gallop Foundation Inc | York, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Canary Media Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hanna Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Support trails, picinic areas, and campgrounds along the blue ridge parkway | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Family Foundation | Racine, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jones Family Fund | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Highlands Neighborhood Preservation | For preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Keys Open Doors Foundation Inc | Carolina Beach, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Lure Flowering Bridge | No restrictions | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurel Charitable Trust | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| McAdams Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Murar Foundation Inc | Linville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc | A nonprofit organization operating grandfather mountain including habitats and education. | apps.irs.gov |
| Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | American Chestnut Foundation | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Paulsen Family Foundation | Uniondale, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Carolina Sustainable Energy Assoc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Pfefferkorn Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Phiferjohnson Foundation | Spartanburg, SC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Carolina Arboretum Society | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Foundation | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Forest History Society Inc | Cy 2024 general operating support (annual) | apps.irs.gov |
| Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Unrestricted gift to | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue & John Irvin Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Reconsidered Goods | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Ta the John P McConnell Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Restore Badin Lake | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen Family Foundation Inc Fka the Bob Allen Family Foundation | Windermere, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bountiful Cities Project | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunter Foundation Inc | Savannah, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Pisgah Conservancy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis & Harold Price Foundation | Woodbridge, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Dogwood Alliance | Community Solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| The Loving Climate Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcotte Family Foundation Inc | Asheville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Norris Preyer Fund | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Carolina Conservation Network | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morning Sun Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | NC Warn | Charitable - educating residents on the accelerating crisis posed by climate change. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Muir House Foundation | Lexington, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Wine To Water | Provide clean water to those in need | apps.irs.gov |
| The Parallel Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Highlands Neighborhood Preservation Inc | To support for highlands (nc) land, cultural and neighborhood preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| W Second Growth Foundation | St Paul, MN | 2 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Forest History Society | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $4,280 | $2,500 | North Carolina Arboretum Society | 2500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Hometown Foundation | Hendersonville, NC | 1 | $4,250 | $4,250 | Conserving Carolina | Operation Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $4,122 | $3,182 | Avery and Masa Literacy Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnhill Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| DHS Charitable Trust Uad May 21 1965 | Wilmington, NC | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Masonboroorg | To protect access to and stewardship of masonboro island | apps.irs.gov |
| Falconwood Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General support, unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Crosland III | Charlotte, NC | 4 | $4,000 | $1,500 | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Assist organization with its needs and goals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stern Family Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Soar Inc | Educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Brandon Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eaves Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary E Peters & Robert W Polchow Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Conserving Carolina | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul and Margaret Porter Charitable Foundation | Fort Mill, SC | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Stelfox Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $3,169 | $3,169 | American Chestnut Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $3,070 | $3,070 | Werkin Outdoors | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Central National Gottesman Foundation | Purchase, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Forest History Society Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Semrod Family Private Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | Qualifying Distribtuion | apps.irs.gov |
| The Black Dog Foundation | The Plains, VA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Bald Head Island Conservancy | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ebert-Leblanc Family Foundation | Pensacola, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The George T Baker Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | Improve quality of life for individuals and animals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartley Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | The Pisgah Conservancy | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roberts Foundation Founded By William C Roberts MD | Charleston, SC | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Conserving Carolina | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weil Foundation | Wilmington, NC | 3 | $2,531 | $1,031 | Cape Fear River Watch | To support the organization and its purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Dolan Gardens Foundation | Signal Mountain, TN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | The American Chestnut Foundation | To advance innovative scientific methods, establishes american chestnut conservation orchards and pushes forward an unprecedented restoration effort. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fain Family Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen & William Mazer Foundation | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Catawba Lands Conservancy | Charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Helios Foundation | Neenah, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Catawba Lands Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| JW Kieckhefer Foundation | Prescott, AZ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Forest History Society | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| L3harris Foundation Inc | Melbourne, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Wine To Water | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Latham Charitable Foundation | Elon, NC | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | New Leaf Society | Community enhancement projects | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sky Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Canary Media Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tarko Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation & Development Council | General support to help fund the work of this organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Thrivers Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Hights Inc | Ministry Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,400 | $2,400 | Forest History Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Atkins Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carlson Family Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | The Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Assoc | Discretionary grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornwell Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Treescharlotte | To support the annual fund. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation Inc | Wrightsville Beach, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Cape Fear River Watch | Financial support | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Volunteer incentive program | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth & Jacques Sartisky Foundation | Fairview, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Community/education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daryl and Renee Brewster Charitable Foundation | Marco Island, FL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Bald Head Island Conservancy | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grace and Cliff Hare Foundation | Dadeville, AL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The McSwain Trust | Sanford, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Fund recipient's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smith Children Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | NC Warn | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuw Jane Decker Asmis | Vass, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Carolina Horse Park Foundation | To further the goals of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard Poteet Foundation | Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,751 | $1,751 | Soar | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $1,517 | $1,000 | Appalachian Voices | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Shared Visions Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | $1,514 | $514 | Triangle Land Conservancy | Support environmental needs of community | apps.irs.gov |
| Brian J Vosburgh Charitable Trust | Durham, NC | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Triangle Land Conservancy | General welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph K Maloy and Marianna S Maloy Foundation | Vienna, VA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | American Chestnut Foundation | Reforestation of the chestnut tree | apps.irs.gov |
| Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo Lucy Mayo Boddie Foundation | Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Sound Rivers | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Perkins Charitable Foundation | Gates Mills, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project | Philanthropic purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | New River Conservancy | Amc | apps.irs.gov |
| The Potato Fund Inc | Arden, NC | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Conserving Carolina | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| The Vance R and Colleen H Andrus Family Foundation Aka the Indigo Oak Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Soar Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodson Family Foundation Inc | Asheville, NC | 2 | $1,250 | $1,000 | Ecoforesters | Natural preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bryant & Nancy Hanley Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,210 | $1,210 | Blue Ridge Conservancy | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Forestry Organization | Pine Plains, NY | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | The American Chestnut Foundation | Urban forestry | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maddrey Foundation | Greenville, SC | 2 | $1,100 | $1,000 | North Carolina Outward Bound School | To support general operations of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353 | Providence, RI | 1 | $1,051 | $1,051 | Wine To Water | Matching gift to civic agency | apps.irs.gov |
| De Los Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $1,030 | $1,030 | Werkin Outdoors | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Theological Seminary | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mountaintrue | Hurricane Helene donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Boyles-Eidson Family Foundation | Elkin, NC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Watershed Now | Enviromental | apps.irs.gov |
| Caplin Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Appalachian Voices | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles H Dishman III Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke Endowment | Wine To Water | Boone, NC | To provide immediate relief in western north carolina in the aftermath of hurricane helene. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Invest Appalachia Inc | Asheville, NC | In support of your organization's project, the rural news fund | $755,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | Environment and Science | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Teaching and Research Reserve LLC | Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | Distribution of assets at dissolution | $529,957 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richards Foundation | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Asheville, NC | 50th anniversary campaign | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Invest Appalachia Inc | Asheville, NC | Credit enhancement and technical assistance for distressed entrepreneurs in wnc. | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Starworks | Star, NC | Art & culture | $368,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc | Triangle Land Conservancy | Durham, NC | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Invest Appalachia | Asheville, NC | Cultivating centers as environmental resilience hubs in appalachia | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | Program pilot | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lastinger Family Foundation Inc | Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | Environmental protection | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Regenerative Agriculture Program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The VF Foundation | Soil Health Institute | Morrisville, NC | U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | Renovation | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Wine To Water | Boone, NC | General Support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | Raleigh, NC | 82431 piloting a program of fortified roofs and federal and state weatherization incentives to protect homes against hurricanes in coastal n.c. communities | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Support for work on agroecology | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | North Carolina Environmental Justice Network | Raleigh, NC | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | North Carolina Outward Bound School | Asheville, NC | Special project support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Working Lands Trust Inc | Gold Hill, NC | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Starworks | Star, NC | Art & culture | $197,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Invest Appalachia Inc | Asheville, NC | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Hights Inc | Cullowhee, NC | General operating support for youth bh/sud services in seven wnc counties. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc | Durham, NC | Promoting east coast greenway trail development | $162,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | Canary Media | Asheville, NC | General donation | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Hights Inc | Cullowhee, NC | Therapeutic staffing to expand out-of-school services for vulnerable rural youth. | $153,230 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nextfifty Initiative D/b/a Next50 | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Hands On - A Childs Gallery | Hendersonville, NC | Steam field trips for title i elementary students from underserved communities. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oak Hill Fund | The American Chestnut Foundation | Asheville, NC | To restore the american chestnut to its native range, specifically to support the recurrent genomic selection (rgs) program in which bioinformatic techniques are used to maximize multiple complex trai | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Carolina GSK Foundation Inc | The North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville, NC | Charitable | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Saluda Community Land Trust | Saluda, NC | Operations | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | To support adapting disturbance management to future climate in a fire-prone ecosystem: does response of an at-risk species indicate biodiversity effects? | $142,479 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project | Asheville, NC | Agribusiness training and counseling for small food producers. | $137,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Arts and Acres Foundation | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Morganton, NC | Land conservation | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project, rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability hubs project | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association | Raleigh, NC | Fuel cost sharing in north carolina | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards | Asheville, NC | Workforce development opportunities for underrepresented groups in public land conservation. | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winston Family Foundation | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | To provide unrestricted general operating support to fulfill their mission | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Soloviev Foundation | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | For rural beacon initiative's free union farm regenerative sustainability hub and seed sanctuary project. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | Establishing community forests in environmental justice communities impacted by industrial logging | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Mountaintrue | Asheville, NC | Land conservation efforts | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bridgewater Foundation | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | Conserve waterways, natural areas, wildlife habitat | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amon G Carter Foundation | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | Land acquisition support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Sol Nation | Charlotte, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saxer Family Foundation | Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Asheville, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Southern Conservation Partners | Raleigh, NC | Earthseed land collective | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Southern Conservation Partners Inc | Raleigh, NC | Teacher coaching and professional development to improve outcomes for underserved students. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Monica McQuaid Family Foundation | The American Chestnut Foundation | Asheville, NC | Research concerning genes related to root rot resistance | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | The North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville, NC | Project PEACE and EXPLORE: Increasing Access to Outdoor Learning | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | Matching Grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | The American Chestnut Foundation | Asheville, NC | For the american chestnut breeding program in new england | $91,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Hights Inc | Cullowhee, NC | Hights hop house renovation | $85,049 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westwind Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | To fund operating needs | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernandez Pave the Way Foundation | Conserving Carolina | Handersonville, NC | Charitable purpose | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | General fund | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Circle Foundation Inc | Wine To Water | Boone, NC | General | $76,447 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | Catalyzing clean-energy distribution and accelerated decarbonization in the southeast | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008 | Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Fayetteville, NC | Grant for general operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | Operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Globetrotter Foundation | Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Reefs program operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | North Carolina Environmental Justice Network | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation | Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | Create public accessible preserve | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ochiltree Foundation of North Carolina | Triangle Land Conservancy | Durham, NC | General operating purposes | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Environmental Justice Community Action Network | Clinton, NC | 2024 non-profit internship program (intern - macy floyd/unc), general operating support | $74,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas R & Elizabeth E McLean Foundation Inc | Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Fayetteville, NC | Always growing campaign | $70,001 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General operating support, wnc disaster relief | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Center for Energy Education | Roanoke Rapids, NC | For general operating support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Dogwood Alliance | Asheville, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina work only, wnc disaster relief | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Mountaintrue | Asheville, NC | For general operating support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina | Morganton, NC | Joe mountain preserve expansion | $66,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Family Foundation | Conserving Carolina | Hendersonville, NC | Learning grant | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Family Fund | Dogwood Alliance | Asheville, NC | Our forests aren't fuel | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation | Forest History Society | Durham, NC | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Invest Appalachia Inc | Asheville, NC | Training and mentorship for downtown redevelopment in rural appalachia. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | Raleigh, NC | Bridge loan program pre-development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation | Soil Health Institute | Morrisville, NC | Charity | $59,325 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Invest Appalachia | Asheville, NC | To match arc arise funding for the planning phase of the appalachian downtown developers initiative, focusing on technical and financial capacity building for community-oriented real estate developers | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Bald Head Island Conservancy Inc | Bald Head Island, NC | In support of 501c3 purpose | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc | Sound Rivers | Washington, NC | Several grants to support environmental conservation | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Sustainable Sandhills | Fayetteville, NC | 2024 non-profit internship program (intern - alecya stephens/uncc), general operating support | $54,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob and Susan Wilson Foundation | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation | Linville, NC | General - operating | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truettner Family Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeff & Connie Woodman Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winslow Foundation | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| March Conservation Fund | Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Blue Ridge Conservancy | Boone, NC | Operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League | Boone, NC | For general operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bent Family Foundation Inc | Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Bountiful Cities Project | Asheville, NC | Colon cancer awareness and early screening programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | In support of 501c3 purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Democracy Green | Fuquayvarina, NC | For general operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Dogwood Alliance | Asheville, NC | To support environmental projects. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Environmental Justice Community Action Network | Clinton, NC | Environment and Science | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | NC Warn | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | North Carolina Coastal Land Trust | Wilmington, NC | In support of 501c3 purpose | $50,000 | 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.