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Michael and Laura Brader-Araje Foundation: 12 grants to organizations, $249,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Michael and Laura Brader-Araje Foundation, a private foundation in Chapel Hill, NC, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $249,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $60,000 to Chapel Hill-Carrboro Children's Museum Dba Kidzu Children's Museum in Chapel Hill, NC for support hands-on children's museum.
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- EIN
- 562205579
- Based in
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Assets
- $7,926,499
- Grants paid
- $249,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349104031. It reported $249,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro Children's Museum Dba Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill, NC | Support hands-on children's museum | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | Support unc school of medicince and unc health care | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wunc Radio | Chapel Hill, NC | Support public radio | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lillian's List Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Support the training of women interested in public office | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood - South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | Support the improvement of women's health and welfare | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morehead Planetarium & Science Center | Chapel Hill, NC | Support science education | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Triangle Ultimate | Morrisville, NC | Supporting the comunity by emphasizing accessibiity, relationships, and engagement through learning, playing, and teaching the sport of ultimate in the triangle region of north carolina. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Support the fresh produce program in improving community health | Education | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | Support higher education | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | Support philanthropic involvement and education at elon university | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Just Tryan It | Bethesda, MD | Support families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DTH Media Corp | Chapel Hill, NC | Support student academic experience by publishing a university community newspaper | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed January 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202520159349100317. It reported $222,087 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro Children's Museum Dba Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill, NC | Support hands-on children's museum | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carolina Friends School | Durham, NC | Support education | $26,087 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Triangle Ultimate | Morrisville, NC | Supporting the comunity by emphasizing accessibiity, relationships, and engagement through learning, playing, and teaching the sport of ultimate in the triangle region of north carolina. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wunc Radio | Chapel Hill, NC | Support public radio | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lillian's List Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Support the training of women interested in public office | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | Support philanthropic involvement and education at elon university | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | Support higher education | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| March for Our Lives | New York, NY | Raising public awareness and advocating for sensible policies to end gun violence. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morehead Planetarium & Science Center | Chapel Hill, NC | Support science education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orange County Rape Crisis Center | Chapel Hill, NC | Provide support to survivors of sexual violence in the orange county area | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood - South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | Support the improvement of women's health and welfare | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | Support educational scholarships | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Just Tryan It | Bethesda, MD | Support families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Josh's Hope | Durham, NC | Support young people struggling with mental health | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $109,500 |
| Health care | $30,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $421,087 |
| Pennsylvania | $20,000 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
| Missouri | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.