Foundations that fund education in North Carolina
These 25 foundations made grants to education in North Carolina in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Dogwood Health Trust
- $4,000,000 to Mountain Area Health Education Center Inc, Asheville: General operating support for mahec clinical services.
- $2,000,000 to Buncombe County Partnership for Children Inc, Asheville: Workforce retention and operation support for early childhood providers after hurricane...
- $1,187,150 to Tri-County Community College Foundation Inc, Murphy: Construction workforce program for student-built homes in cherokee county.
How to apply: Https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/grantmaking/
Restrictions: Grant funds must be used to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities of western north carolina.
The Duke Endowment
- $5,000,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: To commemorate the duke endowments centennial and expand student access and experiential...
- $5,000,000 to Johnson C Smith University, Charlotte: To commemorate the duke endowments centennial, support for implementing the new strategic...
- $3,000,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: To support the renovation of the e.h. Little library.
How to apply: No specific forms are required for letters of inquiry. Forms for formal applications are available on the endowment's website. There are no submission deadlines. The following information may be helpful to potential grantees: eligible requests will be referred to an appropriate...
Fidelity Foundation
- $750,000 to Carolina Youth Coalition, Charlotte: Program expansion
- $500,000 to Central Carolina Community College Foundation, Sanford: Property care; buildings; renovation
- $500,000 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation, Charlotte: Property care; buildings; construction
How to apply: Https://www.fidelityfoundation.org/applying-and-reporting/letter-of-inquiry/
Restrictions: Http://www.fidelityfoundation.org/grantmaking-guidelines/
The Leon Levine Foundation
- $375,000 to Code the Dream Inc, Durham: North Carolina Benefits Screener
- $250,000 to Central Piedmont Community College Foundation Inc, Charlotte: Leon Levine Health Sciences Center
- $250,000 to Imprints Cares, Winstonsalem: Capital Campaign
How to apply: Applications should be completed and submitted online at www.leonlevinefoundation.org. Please visit the website for details on required information. Grants are made on a quarterly basis. Letters of inquiry are received on a rolling basis.
Deadlines: Requests are received on a rolling basis.
Restrictions: The Foundation will consider funding grants to established organizations serving individuals in North Carolina and South Carolina which have qualified for exemption as public charities under section 501(c)(3) or the IRS code, governmental...
The Cannon Foundation Inc
- $150,000 to Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa: Kittredge renovation project (hvac)
- $125,000 to Southwestern Community College Foundation Inc, Sylva: Dental simulation equipment for new dental hygiene program
- $110,000 to North Carolina Textile Foundation Inc, Raleigh: The weaving lab: picanol ultimax rapier weaving machine
How to apply: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
Deadlines: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
Restrictions: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I
- $200,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: Grant davidson trust
- $80,000 to Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro: Surry county schools leadership initiative
- $66,667 to Ready for School Ready for Life, Greensboro: Grant
How to apply: Call foundation for required grant application form
Deadlines: June 15th and october 31st
Restrictions: Community capital campaigns, educational institution capital campaigns and educational programs in guilford, randolph and surry counties in nc.
The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc
- $273,500 to East Carolina University Foundation, Greenville: Support of scholarships, athletics and program initiatives identified as priority by the...
- $194,100 to East Carolina University Foundation, Greenville: General donation
- $62,500 to Craven Community College Foundation, New Bern: General donation
How to apply: Grant application (four pages) executive summary copy of irs tax exemption letter copy of recent financial statements and reports copy of recent form 990 copy of budget for the period which includes the proposed project/program funded by grant request list of board members and...
Deadlines: May 15 and october 1 of each year
Restrictions: Grant applications must apply for programs or capital projects that serve the residents of craven, pamlico and jones counties or be connected with east carolina university in serving eastern north carolina.
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $130,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: Elizabeth bradford sustainability catalogue and exhibition
- $95,000 to Common Wealth Charlotte, Charlotte: General operating support & generation2080
- $65,000 to Aspire Community Capital, Charlotte: Passport to capital
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
- $30,000 to Guilford Education Alliance Inc, Greensboro: Education
- $25,000 to Shift Education, Jamestown: Education
- $25,000 to Ready for School Ready for Life, Greensboro: Education
How to apply: Grant requests to be submitted online. Information required includes organization name, purpose of grant request & amount requested.
Deadlines: Human Services - March; United Way - August; Arts - October; Financial Wellness - July; Education -
Restrictions: Grantee must be a 501(c)(3) organization located in or near communities in which the foundation has a presence.
Ally Charitable Foundation
- $50,000 to Circle De Luz Inc, Charlotte: Trust-based philanthropy - workforce development
- $25,000 to She Built This City, Charlotte: Women at work apprenticeship
- $25,000 to Charlotte Bilingual Preschool Inc, Charlotte: Charlotte bilingual preschool workforce development program
How to apply: Applications should be submitted online by visiting www.ally.com/about/social-impact/grants/
Restrictions: The organization must have an approved 501(c)(3) tax exempt public charity status.
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
- $20,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: For liberal arts education
- $15,000 to Cape Fear Academy Inc, Wilmington: For the scholarships program
- $10,000 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation, Charlotte: To support Library programs through advocacy, fundraising and endowment management
How to apply: Grant inquiries and grant funding requests are made through the Foundation's website, www.cgmf.org.
Restrictions: The Foundation accepts grant requests that focus on the following initiatives: water, clean energy, sustainability science, shale sustainability, and land conservation.
Merancas Foundation Inc
- $200,000 to Bcdi-Carolinas, Charlotte: After school and summer program for
- $100,000 to Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, Charlotte: Preschool and workforce development
- $100,000 to Common Wealth Charlotte, Charlotte: Financial education and access to fi
How to apply: Applications should be completed and submitted online at www.merancas.org. Please visit the website for details about required information and deadlines.
Deadlines: Please visit the website at www.merancas.org for details on submission deadlines.
Restrictions: No support for arts, political or religious purposes. No grants to indiviuals.
The Allstate Foundation
- $10,000 to Classroom Central Inc, Charlotte: Helping hands group grants
- $1,000 to Lake Norman High School Band Booster Association, Mooresville: Agent - individual hh
- $1,000 to Marvin Elementary School Pto, Marvin: Agent - individual hh
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
- $5,000 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation, Charlotte: Organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000 to Classroom Central Inc, Charlotte: Organization's charitable purpose
- $2,500 to Smart Start of New Hanover County, Wilmington: Organization's charitable purpose
How to apply: Applications should be submitted online at publixcharities.org and include the following: information on the organization, a copy of the 501(c)(3) determination letter issued by the internal revenue service, a brief budget, and a list of the organization's board of directors. If...
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $180,047 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem: 81917 understanding the dimensions and consequences of, and potential solutions for,...
- $135,191 to Embodiment Institute, Durham: 81230 developing people and organizations as agents of healing and transformation to...
- $117,500 to Center for Native Health, Whittier: 82453 piloting use of indigenous ecological knowledge for water equity in the n.c. Qualla...
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc
- $75,000 to Davidson College, Davidson: 2023-24 margaret c. Woodson scholarship
- $35,000 to Livingstone College, Salisbury: Scholarships for under-resourced students
- $18,000 to Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury: Woodson endowed scholarship and annual fund program
How to apply: No particular form
Deadlines: February 2nd
Restrictions: Solely focused on davie & rowan counties
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
- $50,000 to Sampson Community College Foundation, Clinton: Latino student aid program (lsap)
- $15,000 to North Carolinas Eastern Economic Development Corporation, Edenton: Stem east industry in schools initiative
- $10,000 to Corolla Education Foundation, Corolla: Ready, set, grow -building a $2.1m additional building for the only school serving the...
How to apply: For grants: grant requests should be submitted online www.dominionenergy.com/foundation. The application includes the following: information about the organization including a copy of most recent financial statements; the purpose and amount of the grant request; and anticipated...
Deadlines: Grant applications will be accepted online during two annual grant cycles, spring and fall.
Restrictions: For grants: grants are limited to organizations that are: defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code; within the dominion operating area; focused on health and human services, education, culture and...
Southern Bank Foundation
- $25,000 to Bertie Educational Foundation, Merry Hill: Public Benefit
- $10,000 to Frankie Lemmon Foundation Inc, Raleigh: Public Benefit
- $10,000 to Nc Center for Poultry Education, Pinetops: Public Benefit
How to apply: Southern Bank Foundation Request for Grant
Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation, Chapel Hill: General Operating Fund
- $5,000 to Unc Health Foundation Inc, Chapel Hill: The Be Loud! SophieEndowment Fund
- $2,000 to Cape Fear Academy, Wilmington: Annual Fund
How to apply: Charities submit a letter of request stating their mission and purpose of the requested grant. They should include documentation that they are a 501(c)(3) organization.
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: They must be a 501(c)(3) organization.
Wk Kellogg Foundation
- $4,606,375 to Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro: Promise of an Equitable Future
- $200,000 to Public School Forum of North Carolina Inc, Raleigh: Early Care and Education
- $150,000 to Alliance for Self Directed Education Inc, Charlotte: Early Care and Education
How to apply: See "how to apply" at www.wkkf.org/grantseekers/#how-to-apply
Deadlines: Proposals for grants may be submitted at any time through the website, www.wkkf.org
Restrictions: See "our priorities" (what we fund) on our website, www.wkkf.org/what-we-fund/
State Employees Credit Union Foundation
- $110,000 to Unc-Wilmington, Wilmington: Internship program
- $107,293 to East Carolina University, Greenville: Internship program
- $40,000 to City of Refuge Foundation Inc, Rocky Mount: Capacity building program
How to apply: Applications should include information about the applying organization, a statement of need, key staff, financial documents, the determination letter, and any additional relevant documents. These should be submitted as word document or pdf.
Deadlines: Grants may be submitted any time, but will typically be considered on a semi-annual schedule.
Restrictions: Secu grant programs capital - funds projects that are tangible, permanent, and visible; typically supporting construction or major renovation of a building or a facility. Programmatic - funds pilot programs or large-scale program...
Nc Idea
- $8,000 to Innovate Charlotte Inc, Charlotte: Engage grants
- $5,000 to Wakaboomee, Morrisville: Engage grants
- $5,000 to Wingate University, Wingate: Engage grants
How to apply: The organization's $10,000 micro grant provides small amounts of funding to entrepreneurs who are testing a big, new business idea. Through small, project-based grants, the organization grants micro awards funding up to $10,000 to young companies looking to validate and advance...
Deadlines: Additional details on the submission timeline can be found at: https://ncidea.org/nc-idea-micro/
Restrictions: For micro grants, nc idea's evaluation process is rigorous and competitive. Companies must meet criteria related to geography, industry, stage of development, team, market opportunity, and prior and future investment in order to be...
John S and James L Knight Foundation
- $142,500 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation, Charlotte: To support charlotte mecklenburg librarys strategic visioning and planning process and to...
- $125,000 to Johnson C Smith University, Charlotte: To support jcsu in building a model and sustained capacity for community and economic...
- $78,000 to Elon University, Elon: To support the nc local news workshops efforts aiding journalists and organizations...
How to apply: Throughout the year, knight foundation issues open challenges or calls for proposals focused on specific funding priorities. You can receive updates and notifications about upcoming opportunities by going to our website, www.kf.org, and subscribing to our newsletter.
Deadlines: Each funding opportunity will have its own application criteria and deadlines.
Restrictions: Any restrictions or limitations on awards, such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kind of institutions or other factors: -medical research, organizations or projects whose mission is to prevent, eradicate and/or alleviate the...
Td Charitable Foundation
- $75,000 to Open Doors of Asheville Inc, Asheville: Opendoors counts
- $25,000 to Heart Math Tutoring, Charlotte: 2024/25 support for math tutoring programs in charlotte, nc and charleston, sc
- $10,000 to Friendship Day School for the Sciences and the Arts, Charlotte: Ready to soar
How to apply: Grant applications are accessible soley via the internet. The web address to access grant applications is: https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding -opportunities/
Restrictions: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charity. Organization must be located in a state with a td bank, na branch. The foundation will award only one grant to any program within one calendar year. Grants cannot be made to/for the...
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
- $38,523 to Davidson College, Davidson: General operating support
- $10,000 to Unc Health Foundation Inc, Chapel Hill: General operating support
- $10,000 to Burlington Christian Academy Inc, Burlington: General operating support
How to apply: Written proposal along with a copy of irs exemption letter
Restrictions: Although the mission of the foundation is to support public policy research, it makes small grants to organizations in north carolina and connecticut that provide innovative services for disadvantaged children and families. However, such...
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