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 |
| The Leon Levine Foundation | Charlotte | 5322 | $363.4M | $68K |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Research Triangle Park | 10 | $333.9M | $33.4M |
| C D Spangler Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 861 | $248.1M | $288K |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary | 519 | $234.0M | $451K |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem | 3791 | $224.1M | $59K |
| Duke Energy Foundation | Charlotte | 26238 | $207.8M | $8K |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro | 2242 | $184.1M | $82K |
| The Cannon Foundation Inc | Concord | 2873 | $179.8M | $63K |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | Winstonsalem | 1068 | $165.6M | $155K |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 1909 | $163.5M | $86K |
| 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 | 924 | $138.3M | $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 |
| Eddie and Jo Allison Smith | Greenville | 1859 | $110.5M | $59K |
| The Goodnight Educational | Cary | 450 | $104.9M | $233K |
| The Morehead-Cain Foundation | Chapel Hill | 3403 | $103.8M | $31K |
| Anonymous Trust | Raleigh | 1741 | $103.3M | $59K |
| R B Terry Charitable Foundation Inc | High Point | 36 | $97.1M | $2.7M |
| Ally Charitable Foundation | Charlotte | 1509 | $60.8M | $40K |
| The Gambrell Foundation | Charlotte | 264 | $58.6M | $222K |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham | 1205 | $56.3M | $47K |
| Trane Technologies Charitable Foundation (Fka Ingersoll Rand Charitable Fou | Davidson | 232 | $54.5M | $235K |
| The David Belk Cannon Foundation | Gastonia | 366 | $53.5M | $146K |
| 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 | 126 | $43.6M | $346K |
| Berry Charitable Foundation | Greensboro | 114 | $40.7M | $357K |
| Cape Fear Memorial Foundation | Wilmington | 805 | $39.4M | $49K |
| Albemarle Foundation | Charlotte | 7509 | $39.2M | $5K |
| Dowd Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 1543 | $38.4M | $25K |
| The Cjb Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 61 | $34.6M | $567K |
| 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 Robert P Holding Foundation Inc | Smithfield | 736 | $30.9M | $42K |
| 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 |
| Gipson Family Foundation | Raleigh | 1063 | $27.5M | $26K |
| James R and Bronnie L Braswell Trust | Wadesboro | 544 | $27.1M | $50K |
| Reynolds American Foundation | Winston Salem | 2828 | $26.3M | $9K |
| Louis Dejoy and Aldona Z Wos Family | Greensboro | 472 | $25.8M | $55K |
| The Curtis Foundation Inc | Raleigh | 680 | $25.3M | $37K |
| The Dickson Foundation Inc | Charlotte | 1091 | $25.2M | $23K |
| The William R Kenan Jr Fund | Chapel Hill | 12 | $25.2M | $2.1M |
| 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 |
| Audrey Love Charitable Foundation | Lake Toxaway | 1641 | $23.7M | $14K |
| The Foundation for a Healthy High Point | High Point | 404 | $23.5M | $58K |
| The Sunshine Lady Foundation Inc | Morehead City | 101 | $23.0M | $228K |
| The Greg and India Keith Foundation | Charlotte | 420 | $22.7M | $54K |
| Childtrust Foundation | Raleigh | 520 | $22.7M | $44K |
| The Huisking Foundation Inc | Pittsboro | 2900 | $22.6M | $8K |
| O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation | Raleigh | 1740 | $22.0M | $13K |
| John Rex Endowment | Raleigh | 572 | $21.9M | $38K |
| Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Inc | Salisbury | 490 | $21.5M | $44K |
| Champion Mcdowell Davis Charitable | Wilmington | 148 | $21.4M | $145K |
| David and Melissa Simmons | Wilmington | 283 | $21.3M | $75K |
| Fredrick D & Karen G Schaufeld Family | Greensboro | 295 | $21.1M | $71K |
| Womens Independence Scholarship | Wilmington | 14 | $20.9M | $1.5M |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary | Greensboro | 2935 | $20.7M | $7K |
| The Asha and Sajjan Agarwal Foundation | Raleigh | 149 | $20.7M | $139K |
| H Smith Richardson Charitable Trust | Greensboro | 40 | $20.5M | $512K |
| 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 |
| The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc | New Bern | 894 | $19.2M | $21K |
| Kohn Charitable Trust | Chapel Hill | 71 | $19.1M | $269K |
| The Troon Foundation | Elon | 269 | $18.9M | $70K |
| Reidsville Area Foundation | Reidsville | 852 | $18.7M | $22K |
| 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 |
| Provident Benevolent Foundation | Charlotte | 19 | $18.0M | $946K |
| James G Hanes Memorial Fund | Winston Salem | 147 | $17.5M | $119K |
| 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 |
| Ruby and Ernest Mcswain Worthy Lands | Sanford | 341 | $17.1M | $50K |
| Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill | 28 | $17.0M | $607K |
| The Gunzenhauser-Chapin Fund Inc | Greensboro | 525 | $16.6M | $32K |
| R a Bryan Foundation Inc | Goldsboro | 550 | $16.3M | $30K |
| George T Lewisjr 2001 Foundation | Charlotte | 215 | $16.1M | $75K |
| Hillsdale Fund Inc | Greensboro | 839 | $16.0M | $19K |
| Carlson Family Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill | 1831 | $15.2M | $8K |
| Bill & Agnes Monk Family Foundation | Greenville | 205 | $14.9M | $72K |
| The Maurice J Koury Foundation Inc | Burlington | 96 | $14.8M | $154K |
| The William R Kenan Jr Fund for | Chapel Hill | 9 | $14.8M | $1.6M |
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