Data / Foundation grants / Public and societal benefit / North Carolina
Who funds public and societal benefit in North Carolina: 135 foundations, $16.1 million in grants
135 private foundations paid 272 grants totaling $16,057,156 to public and societal benefit 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 $1,578,565 in 6 grants.
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- Cause
- Public and societal benefit
- Recipients in
- North Carolina
- Foundations
- 135
- Grants
- 272
- Total granted
- $16,057,156
Foundations that funded public and societal benefit in North Carolina
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | 6 | $1,578,565 | $1,000,000 | Centralina Foundation Inc | Technical assistance for fema assessments and applications across five regional councils of government. | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,500,000 | $750,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Emergency support grants for black-led movement and civic engagement infrastructure in north carolina. | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 2 | $1,450,000 | $1,150,000 | State Leadership Project | Community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | State Leadership Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Belk Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $1,070,000 | $1,070,000 | Educationnc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | 2 | $900,000 | $575,000 | State Leadership Project | General operating/regranting | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $600,000 | $500,000 | State Leadership Project | Program support to bring new funding to nonpartisan civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 4 | $560,000 | $250,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 3 | $550,000 | $420,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham beyond policing project, for general operating support of its north carolina work only, it's our future/el futuro es nuestro project, north carolina collaborative for strong latinx communities | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Southern workers assembly | apps.irs.gov |
| Eos Foundation | Harwich Port, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Civic Engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Collective Impact in New Hanover County Inc | Pay It Forward Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | State Leadership Project | Strategic Victory Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $300,000 | $100,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brockman Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $220,000 | $220,000 | The Decoding Culture Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $220,000 | $170,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $219,735 | $119,735 | Southern Vision Alliance | For the nc collaborative for strong latinx communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $201,699 | $201,699 | State Leadership Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | State Leadership Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Junction Business Services Inc | Strengthening small | apps.irs.gov |
| Achieving America Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | State Leadership Project | As needed | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $168,000 | $168,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham beyond policing | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Educationnc | To develop a web-based news platform for rural-based articles. | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham, NC | 3 | $115,000 | $60,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Queer mobilization fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Elkins Davis FDN Charitable Trust | Detroit, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Independence Fund Inc | Suppor of daily operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Lee Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Unbroken Spirit | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horn Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | State Leadership Project | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | To support the queer mobilization fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | State Leadership Project | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Mody Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | The Independence Fund Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | State Leadership Project | Strategic victory fund student turnout projects | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable | Boca Grande, FL | 1 | $67,000 | $67,000 | Purple Heart Homes Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Jes Edwards Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | The Independence Fund | Three track chairs and trailers | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $60,000 | $35,000 | Carolina Small Business Development Fund | Vivid Digital Classroom | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $55,000 | $45,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Weinberg Fund | Denver, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | State Leadership Project | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | State Leadership Project | Civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goodnight Educational Foundation | Cary, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Educationnc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace H Coulter Foundation | Sebastian, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | State Leadership Project | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Concord, NC | 1 | $45,297 | $45,297 | Veterans Healing Farm | The next chapter | apps.irs.gov |
| NC Idea | Durham, NC | 3 | $42,400 | $34,000 | Junction Business Services Inc | Ecosystem grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Halbrook Family Foundation | St Augustine, FL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Independence Fund | Social welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Climate change/environmental justice solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Rockville Centre, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Bartsch Memorial Trust XXXXX9004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Warriors in Kayaks Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | State Leadership Project | General operating support + southern working group project | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridge Road Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | State Leadership Project | Contribution to be used for charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Belk Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Educationnc | General operating support for ednc to report on policy makers and levers influencing systems change in education. | apps.irs.gov |
| Discoverers Fund Inc | Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $26,000 | $26,000 | The Independence Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Resolv Proving Ground | Provide education, training, and facilities to veterans | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennedy-Ries Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | State Leadership Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Servantex Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | State Leadership Project | The state leadership project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens civic infrastructure by funding and supporting charitable efforts, state-based donor networks, and programs aimed at promoting so | apps.irs.gov |
| The Higgs Foundation | Waxhaw, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Patriot Military Family Foundation | Community/charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Vick Foundation Inc | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Purple Heart Homes | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mai Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thom Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | The Independence Fund Inc | to purchase one Track Chair and Trailer | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin R Baum Private Foundation Inc | Morton, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Independence Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Snail Foundation | Richmond, VA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Purple Heart Homes | General charity | apps.irs.gov |
| TSH Charitable Foundation | Hickory, NC | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation | General and unrestricted - high performance leader | apps.irs.gov |
| The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group Foundation Inc | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Unbroken Spirit | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc | Prairie Village, KS | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Charlie Mike | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $13,000 | $13,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $12,833 | $12,833 | Carolina Forward Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Institute for the Public Trust | Assist organizations with its needs and goals | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 84 | $12,213 | $1,900 | The Independence Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Fight With Me | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Arch Group Foundation | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Independence Fund | Unrestricted grant to support organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation | Strong student leader program | apps.irs.gov |
| Couch Family Foundation(25 | Orlando, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Village Foundation Blowing Rock | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Fredericksburg Realtors Foundation | Fredericksburg, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Purple Heart Homes | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Military Missions in Action | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ornest Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | To support social, racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eacho Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Democracy Project II | Political | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne Eisenbaum Charitable Foundati | Old Saybrook, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Independence Fund | Help injured service members achieve | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 11 | $9,150 | $2,205 | H U U R T Community Development Corporation | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $8,628 | $8,000 | Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area Inc | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| KJ Middleton Foundation | Fuquay Varina, NC | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Military Missions in Action | Charitable Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Reynolds American Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | 2 | $7,631 | $7,528 | Leadership Winston-Salem | Charitable activtities | apps.irs.gov |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Camp Centurion | Funding supports general operations and programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| MF Hutchinson Jr Charitable Trust | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $6,300 | $6,300 | The Independence Fund | Spiritual independence for veterans | apps.irs.gov |
| The Claude S Jr and Raenelle Aberne Testamentary Charitable Trust | Hickory, NC | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Soldiers Reunion | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Benard L Maas Foundation | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Independence Fund | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Elwood and Carol Simon Family Foundation | Bingham Farms, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Independence Fund | To support veterans in need | apps.irs.gov |
| Harding Educational and Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Foundation Forward | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Kanter Family Foundation | Sandy, UT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | State Leadership Project | Support Charitable Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Panwy Foundation Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Bank Foundation | Mount Olive, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Carolina Small Business Development Fund | Public Benefit | apps.irs.gov |
| The James W Davis Foundation Inc | Statesville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Purple Heart Homes | Provide housing solutions for vets | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schechter Family Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Non-restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Williams Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sisters in Circles | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation D/b/a Wyndham Championship | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Drive Fore the Troops | To support our troops and their families by sustaining the many programs offered through the uso. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bailey Family Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Root Cause Farm Inc | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 5 | $3,125 | $2,500 | Project Dignity of Western North Carolina Inc | Public & societal benefit n.e.c. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gardner Family Foundation | Fairview, NC | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Root Cause Farm | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $2,790 | $1,750 | Military Missions in Action | Volunteer program | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernhardt Furniture Foundation | Lenoir, NC | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation | Civic support | apps.irs.gov |
| Raj Mukherji Foundation Inc | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Purple Heart Homes Inc | Veteran housing assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fields Galley Private Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Purple Heart Homes | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| George Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Western Piedmont Council of Governments | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reel Family Foundation Inc | Englewood, CO | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Independence Fund | Supports veterans | apps.irs.gov |
| Cashion Family Foundation Inc | Statesville, NC | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Purple Heart Homes | Recipients general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Village Foundation of Blowing Rock | General Operating Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| True Homes Foundation Inc | Monroe, NC | 3 | $1,480 | $1,000 | Purple Heart Homes | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Davis-Seely Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Unbroken Spirit | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Boddie Noell Foundation | Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Ride of Honor | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay R Monroe Memorial Foundation Monroe | Hopewell, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Independence Fund | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry and Frances Warsky Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Patriot Military Family Foundation | Support Veterans and Their Families | apps.irs.gov |
| Lester Poretsky Family Foundation Inc | Potomac, MD | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Purple Heart Homes | Support of sec 501(c)(3) organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis J Kuriansky Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skipper Family Foundation | Walkertown, NC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Triad Honor Flight | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The George T Baker Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Village Foundation of Blowing Rock | Improve quality of life for individuals and animals | apps.irs.gov |
| William and Charlene Glikbarg Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Southern Vision Alliance | Unrestricted to support the activities and operations of the charitable organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $862 | $612 | Triad Honor Flight | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $630 | $480 | Purple Heart Homes | Health and human services | apps.irs.gov |
| United Community Bank Foundation | Greenville, SC | 1 | $625 | $625 | Military Missions in Action | This is an unrestricted donation. | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $526 | $526 | Purple Heart Homes Inc | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Cook Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $500 | $500 | Queens Club Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeff and Jenifer Westphal Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Sisters in Circles | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Making A Difference Foundation | Midvale, UT | 1 | $500 | $500 | Military Missions in Action | Assist veterans, armed forces members, and their families. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Abner and Esther Yoder Charitable Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $500 | $500 | Purple Heart Homes | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karen and Paul Schaefer Foundation | Travelers Rest, SC | 1 | $500 | $500 | Foundation Forward Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Tyler Foundation | Plano, TX | 1 | $500 | $500 | Honor Flight of the Cape Fear Area | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Timothy and Jeanette Adams Foundation | Coconut Grove, FL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Unbroken Spirit | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Schaefer Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $250 | $250 | Queens Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary Jane and Joseph P Platt Jr Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $250 | $250 | The Independence Fund | General operating contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $240 | $240 | Purple Heart Homes Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $129 | $129 | Southern Vision Alliance | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $103 | $103 | Military Missions in Action | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100 | $100 | Out of the Ashes 5K Inc | Employee Matching Gift-General support | apps.irs.gov |
| American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $45 | $45 | Military Missions in Action | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Community engagement | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Belk Endowment | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | General Operating Support | $1,070,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Centralina Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | Technical assistance for fema assessments and applications across five regional councils of government. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Emergency support grants for black-led movement and civic engagement infrastructure in north carolina. | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Southern service workers project | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General operating/regranting | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gregg and Freddy Goldenberg Family Foundation | Collective Impact in New Hanover County Inc | Wilmington, NC | Pay It Forward Fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eos Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Civic Engagement | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Program support to bring new funding to nonpartisan civic engagement | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Strategic Victory Fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Durham beyond policing project, for general operating support of its north carolina work only, it's our future/el futuro es nuestro project, north carolina collaborative for strong latinx communities | $420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General operating/regranting | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Carolina Small Business Development Fund | Raleigh, NC | Technical assistance and capital access for entrepreneurs | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Community engagement | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To provide general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Southern workers assembly | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brockman Foundation | The Decoding Culture Foundation | Tobaccoville, NC | Unrestricted | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $201,699 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Junction Business Services Inc | Charlotte, NC | Strengthening small | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Southern workers assembly | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Achieving America Family Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | As needed | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Environment and Science | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Promise of an Equitable Future | $168,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Durham beyond policing | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support the queer mobilizing fund | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | Education journalism covering pre-k to k-12 in wnc and qualla boundary. | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | To develop a web-based news platform for rural-based articles. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | For the nc collaborative for strong latinx communities | $119,735 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | For refund raleigh | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Support for the queer mobilization funds grantmaking to community organizations and projects. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support the charitable activities of the nc collaborative for strong latinx communities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horn Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elkins Davis FDN Charitable Trust | The Independence Fund Inc | Charlotte, NC | Suppor of daily operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Through the Trees | Brevard, NC | General operating support for device refurbishment and digital access services. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Lee Foundation | Unbroken Spirit | Arden, NC | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General Operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Strategic victory fund student turnout projects | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mody Foundation | The Independence Fund Inc | Charlotte, NC | General operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elsa & Peter Soderberg Charitable | Purple Heart Homes Inc | Statesville, NC | General | $67,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support the colibr academy | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Queer mobilization fund | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jes Edwards Foundation | The Independence Fund | Charlotte, NC | Three track chairs and trailers | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goodnight Educational Foundation | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Just Societies | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support the queer mobilization fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Movement labs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Redtailed hawk collection | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Weinberg Fund | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace H Coulter Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Civic engagement | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Veterans Healing Farm | Mills River, NC | The next chapter | $45,297 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Project support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Halbrook Family Foundation | Independence Fund | Charlotte, NC | Social welfare | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Charitable | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Climate change/environmental justice solutions | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Carolina Small Business Development Fund | Raleigh, NC | Vivid Digital Classroom | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General operating support + southern working group project | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bartsch Memorial Trust XXXXX9004 | Warriors in Kayaks Foundation | Cornelius, NC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NC Idea | Junction Business Services Inc | Charlotte, NC | Ecosystem grants | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Belk Foundation | Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | General operating support for ednc to report on policy makers and levers influencing systems change in education. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Mt Calvary Leadership Development Corporation | Wallace, NC | For general operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridge Road Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Contribution to be used for charitable purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discoverers Fund Inc | The Independence Fund Inc | Charlotte, NC | General support | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Carolina Small Business Development Fund | Raleigh, NC | RUSH REQUEST - DISASTER GRANT Hurricane Chantal - SB Development Fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Higgs Foundation | Patriot Military Family Foundation | Mooresville, NC | Community/charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vick Foundation Inc | Purple Heart Homes | Statesville, NC | General funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Resolv Proving Ground | Sanford, NC | Provide education, training, and facilities to veterans | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Project support: movement labs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support hurricane helen relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support general operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Servantex Family Foundation Inc | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | The state leadership project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens civic infrastructure by funding and supporting charitable efforts, state-based donor networks, and programs aimed at promoting so | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennedy-Ries Family Foundation | State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Western Piedmont Council of Governments | Hickory, NC | Technical assistance expansion to support municipal federal and state funding access across wnc. | $23,565 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mai Family Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Through the Trees | Brevard, NC | Development of regional broadband equity collaborative to explore access and adoption solutions. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thom Family Foundation Inc | The Independence Fund Inc | Charlotte, NC | to purchase one Track Chair and Trailer | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TSH Charitable Foundation | Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation | Hickory, NC | General and unrestricted - high performance leader | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin R Baum Private Foundation Inc | Independence Fund | Charlotte, NC | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snail Foundation | Purple Heart Homes | Statesville, NC | General charity | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group Foundation Inc | Unbroken Spirit | Arden, NC | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc | Charlie Mike | Liberty, NC | Education | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | General charitable purposes | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | Carolina Forward Foundation | Carrboro, NC | General support | $12,833 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beaver Family Foundation Inc | Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation | Hickory, NC | Strong student leader program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eacho Family Foundation | Democracy Project II | Raleigh, NC | Political | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Fight With Me | Stanley, NC | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Institute for the Public Trust | Raleigh, NC | Assist organizations with its needs and goals | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Military Missions in Action | Fuguay Varina, NC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fredericksburg Realtors Foundation | Purple Heart Homes | Statesville, NC | Donation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ornest Family Foundation | Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | To support social, racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice. | $10,000 | 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.