Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in North Carolina
3,049 grantmaking foundations based in North Carolina, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (40)Arts and culture (86)Community development (74)Education (198)Environment (15)Food and agriculture (10)General grantmaking (1149)Health (62)Housing and shelter (12)Human services (126)International (10)Medical research (9)Religion (88)Science and technology (15)Youth and recreation (89)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bank of America Charitable | Charlotte | 590128 | $3.6B | $6K |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte | 3431 | $1.7B | $497K |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville | 5133 | $807.7M | $157K |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Research Triangle Park | 11 | $367.0M | $33.4M |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte | 4876 | $337.2M | $69K |
| C D Spangler Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 862 | $266.2M | $309K |
| Duke Energy Foundation | Charlotte | 34216 | $239.1M | $7K |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary | 519 | $234.0M | $451K |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem | 3791 | $224.1M | $59K |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro | 2242 | $184.1M | $82K |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 2042 | $172.1M | $84K |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Concord | 2669 | $167.9M | $63K |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | Winstonsalem | 1068 | $165.6M | $155K |
| The Ezrah Charitable Trust | Charlotte | 167 | $159.0M | $952K |
| John M Belk Endowment | Charlotte | 382 | $158.1M | $414K |
| C a Cannon Char Trust #1 (#190) | Concord | 1006 | $151.2M | $150K |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North | Durham | 387 | $131.4M | $340K |
| State Employees Credit Union Foundation | Raleigh | 14182 | $126.3M | $9K |
| John William Pope Foundation | Raleigh | 1724 | $126.2M | $73K |
| The Rauch Family Foundation | Southern Pines | 468 | $125.8M | $269K |
| The Bolick Foundation | Conover | 2285 | $118.8M | $52K |
| The Goodnight Educational | Cary | 479 | $113.1M | $236K |
| Eddie and Jo Allison Smith | Greenville | 1859 | $110.5M | $59K |
| Anonymous Trust | Raleigh | 1741 | $103.3M | $59K |
| R B Terry Charitable Foundation Inc | High Point | 36 | $97.1M | $2.7M |
| The Morehead-Cain Foundation | Chapel Hill | 3027 | $93.9M | $31K |
| The Gambrell Foundation | Charlotte | 295 | $65.0M | $220K |
| Ally Charitable Foundation | Charlotte | 1509 | $60.8M | $40K |
| The David Belk Cannon Foundation | Gastonia | 412 | $60.1M | $146K |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham | 1205 | $56.3M | $47K |
| Trane Technologies Charitable Foundation (Fka Ingersoll Rand Charitable Fou | Davidson | 232 | $54.5M | $235K |
| The Joseph M Bryan Foundation | Greensboro | 528 | $52.9M | $100K |
| North Carolina Glaxosmithkline | Research Triangle Park | 279 | $51.4M | $184K |
| Maynard Family Foundation | Raleigh | 357 | $45.6M | $128K |
| Salt Water Fund | Winston Salem | 122 | $40.9M | $335K |
| Berry Charitable Foundation | Greensboro | 114 | $40.7M | $357K |
| Albemarle Foundation | Charlotte | 7509 | $39.2M | $5K |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 1543 | $38.4M | $25K |
| Cape Fear Memorial Foundation | Wilmington | 740 | $36.6M | $49K |
| The Cjb Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 61 | $34.6M | $567K |
| The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc | Smithfield | 779 | $32.9M | $42K |
| The Wilson Family Foundation | High Point | 1498 | $32.7M | $22K |
| The W Duke Kimbrell Family Foundation | Gastonia | 63 | $32.3M | $513K |
| The Mcmichael Family Foundation | Madison | 87 | $32.2M | $370K |
| The Sunshine Lady Foundation Inc | Morehead City | 102 | $29.3M | $287K |
| The William R Kenan Jr Fund | Chapel Hill | 17 | $28.8M | $1.7M |
| The Dickson Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 1092 | $28.5M | $26K |
| Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust | Winstonsalem | 691 | $28.4M | $41K |
| The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation | Greensboro | 597 | $27.8M | $47K |
| Skeebo Foundation | Charlotte | 61 | $27.6M | $452K |
| James R and Bronnie L Braswell Trust | Wadesboro | 544 | $27.1M | $50K |
| Gipson Family Foundation | Raleigh | 1007 | $26.5M | $26K |
| Reynolds American Foundation | Winston Salem | 2828 | $26.3M | $9K |
| Louis Dejoy and Aldona Z Wos Family | Greensboro | 472 | $25.8M | $55K |
| Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation | Durham | 68 | $25.1M | $369K |
| Nc Idea | Durham | 1304 | $24.9M | $19K |
| Randleigh Foundation | Chapel Hill | 547 | $24.7M | $45K |
| The Belk Foundation | Charlotte | 453 | $24.7M | $54K |
| Nucor Charitable Foundation | Charlotte | 129 | $24.2M | $188K |
| The Foundation for a Healthy High Point | High Point | 418 | $23.8M | $57K |
| H Smith Richardson Charitable Trust | Greensboro | 45 | $22.9M | $509K |
| The Greg and India Keith Foundation | Charlotte | 420 | $22.7M | $54K |
| The Huisking Foundation Inc | Pittsboro | 2900 | $22.6M | $8K |
| Audrey Love Charitable Foundation | Lake Toxaway | 1543 | $22.4M | $15K |
| The Curtis Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 629 | $22.2M | $35K |
| O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation | Raleigh | 1740 | $22.0M | $13K |
| John Rex Endowment | Raleigh | 572 | $21.9M | $38K |
| Champion Mcdowell Davis Charitable | Wilmington | 148 | $21.4M | $145K |
| David and Melissa Simmons | Wilmington | 283 | $21.3M | $75K |
| Childtrust Foundation | Raleigh | 488 | $21.3M | $44K |
| Fredrick D & Karen G Schaufeld Family | Greensboro | 295 | $21.1M | $71K |
| Womens Independence Scholarship | Wilmington | 14 | $20.9M | $1.5M |
| The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc | New Bern | 962 | $20.8M | $22K |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary | Greensboro | 2935 | $20.7M | $7K |
| The Asha and Sajjan Agarwal Foundation | Raleigh | 149 | $20.7M | $139K |
| Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Inc | Salisbury | 489 | $20.5M | $42K |
| Douglas S Witcher Family Foundation | Greensboro | 56 | $19.9M | $355K |
| Nucor Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 13 | $19.9M | $1.5M |
| Kermit G Phillips II Charitable Trust | Greensboro | 91 | $19.4M | $214K |
| Kohn Charitable Trust | Chapel Hill | 71 | $19.1M | $269K |
| The Troon Foundation | Elon | 269 | $18.9M | $70K |
| The Phil & Gerry Rominger Foundatio | Efland | 71 | $18.4M | $259K |
| The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation | Wilkesboro | 382 | $18.3M | $48K |
| Greensboro-Randolph Megasite Foundation | Greensboro | 2 | $18.2M | $9.1M |
| Ruby and Ernest Mcswain Worthy Lands | Sanford | 370 | $18.1M | $49K |
| Provident Benevolent Foundation | Charlotte | 15 | $17.5M | $1.2M |
| James G Hanes Memorial Fund | Winston Salem | 147 | $17.5M | $119K |
| Reidsville Area Foundation | Reidsville | 790 | $17.4M | $22K |
| The Robb and Veda Kaufman Holiness | Lexington | 330 | $17.2M | $52K |
| The William R Kenan Jr Fund for Arts | Chapel Hill | 12 | $17.1M | $1.4M |
| Lucille P & Edward C Giles Foundation | Charlotte | 331 | $17.1M | $52K |
| Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill | 28 | $17.0M | $607K |
| Carlson Family Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill | 1974 | $16.4M | $8K |
| George T Lewisjr 2001 Foundation | Charlotte | 215 | $16.1M | $75K |
| Hillsdale Fund Inc | Greensboro | 839 | $16.0M | $19K |
| The Wilson L Smith Family | Salisbury | 102 | $15.5M | $152K |
| The Gunzenhauser-Chapin Fund Inc | Greensboro | 494 | $15.5M | $31K |
| The Blanche and Julian Robertson | Salisbury | 16 | $15.3M | $956K |
| R a Bryan Foundation Inc | Goldsboro | 507 | $15.0M | $30K |
| Broyhill Family Foundation Inc | Lenoir | 787 | $14.9M | $19K |
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