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Bill and Sharon Allen Family Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Bill and Sharon Allen Family Foundation, a private foundation in Charlotte, NC, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $1,070,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $270,000 to Arts Plus in Charlotte, NC for arts education organization.
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- EIN
- 205854617
- Based in
- Charlotte, NC
- Assets
- $27,000,305
- Grants paid
- $1,070,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202503149349102505. It reported $1,070,000 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Plus | Charlotte, NC | Arts education organization | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paramount Institute of Cosmetic Arts | Gastonia, NC | Operational Support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knothole Foundation | Charlotte, NC | Promote baseball in underserved communities | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolina Thread Trail | Charlotte, NC | assist communities plan and develop connecting trails in a 15 county area surrounding Charlotte | $35,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charlotte Knights Charities | Charlotte, NC | Health, fitness, and education programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Haven | Barre, VT | Operational Support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philips Academy of North Carolina Inc | Charlotte, NC | School for students with learning disabilities and autism | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pirates Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | Youth health, fitness, and education programs | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Right Moves for Youth Inc | Charlotte, NC | Work with students to improve school attendance, improve behavior, and engage in education. | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Health, fitness, and education programs | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Least of These Carolinas | Gastonia, NC | Operational Support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifespan Inc | Charlotte, NC | Enrichment opportunitues for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center | Charlotte, NC | Support speach -language and hearing services to those in need | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classroom Central | Charlotte, NC | Collects and distributes free school supplies | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Communities | Charlotte, NC | a family centered community transformation organization in the Freedom Drive corridor of West Charlotte | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Furnish for Good | Charlotte, NC | Operational Support | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Youth Network | Charlotte, NC | Children's behavioral healthcare | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bike Walk NC | Cary, NC | Operational Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bright Blessings | Matthews, NC | Support for homeless children | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Luck Inc | Cherryville, NC | Provides support for families and youth camp program | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls On the Run International | Charlotte, NC | Programs for preteen girls | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joe Martin Als | Charlotte, NC | Overnight summer camp for kids with ALS | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Low Country Orphan Relief | N Charleston, SC | Operational Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pat's Place | Charlotte, NC | Operational Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spokes Group | Charlotte, NC | Putting underprivileged young people on community bikes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trips for Kids | Charlotte, NC | Operational Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Extra Mile Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Financial assistance and scholarship support to under-resourced children for parochial schools | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlotte's Finest Legacy Foundation | Charlotte, NC | Operational Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montour Trail Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Operational Support | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Recreation and sports | $146,000 |
| Human services | $115,000 |
| Education | $52,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $991,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $33,500 |
| Vermont | $30,000 |
| South Carolina | $15,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. 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.