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John and Barbara McLendon Family Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $430,000 (tax year ended December 2025)

John and Barbara McLendon Family Foundation, a private foundation in Pittsboro, NC, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $430,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 1, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to Novusway in Arden, NC for general exempt purpose.

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EIN
263769327
Based in
Pittsboro, NC
Assets
$2,601,028
Grants paid
$430,000
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202641219349100414. It reported $430,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
NovuswayArden, NCGeneral exempt purposeReligion-related$300,000apps.irs.gov
Rock Point SchoolBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purposeEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Stark Mountain Foundation IncWaitsfield, VTGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$15,000apps.irs.gov
Blue Ridge ConservancyBoone, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Conservation Trust for North CarolinaRaleigh, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Piedmont Land ConservancyGreensboro, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Appalachian Highlands ConservancyAsheville, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Vermont Children's Trust FoundationBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Green Mountain Club IncWaterbury Center, VTGeneral exempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Vermont Land Trust IncMontpelier, VTGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202541219349100809. It reported $180,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
NovuswayArden, NCGeneral exempt purposeReligion-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Rock Point SchoolBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purposeEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
The Option Institute and FellowshipSheffield, MAGeneral exempt purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Blue Ridge ConservancyBoone, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Conservation Trust for North CarolinaRaleigh, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Piedmont Land ConservancyGreensboro, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Appalachian Highlands ConservancyAsheville, NCGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$10,000apps.irs.gov
Vermont Children's Trust FoundationBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Green Mountain Club IncWaterbury Center, VTGeneral exempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VTGeneral exempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Vermont Land Trust IncMontpelier, VTGeneral exempt purposeEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Religion-related$350,000
Environment$105,000
Education$100,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
North Carolina$430,000
Vermont$165,000
Massachusetts$15,000

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Updated May 1, 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.