Foundations that fund food programs in North Carolina
These 25 foundations made grants to food programs 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
- $2,000,000 to Manna Food Bank Inc, Mills River: Emergency funding for food access recovery efforts post-helene.
- $1,500,000 to Wnc Communities, Asheville: General operating support.
- $750,000 to Wnc Communities, Asheville: Emergency funding for community organizations.
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.
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
- $185,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Winston Salem: Organization's charitable purpose
- $175,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Charlotte: Organization's charitable purpose
- $145,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Charlotte: 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 Leon Levine Foundation
- $250,000 to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Inc, Raleigh: General Support
- $200,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: General Support
- $83,333 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Salisbury Facility
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
- $110,000 to Beach Food Pantry Inc, Kitty Hawk: Pantry expansion
- $88,900 to Ripe for Revival, Concord: The seed
- $57,000 to Emanuel Food Pantry, Concord: Refrigerated van purchase
How to apply: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
Deadlines: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
Restrictions: See http://cannonfoundation.org/apply/
The Foundation for A Healthy High Point
- $200,000 to Greater High Point Food Alliance, High Point: Impact grants program, to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization
- $50,000 to A Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc, Greensboro: Impact grants program, to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization
- $20,000 to A Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc, Greensboro: Emergency relief funding, to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization
How to apply: See http://www.healthyhighpoint.org/grantmaking/
Deadlines: See http://www.healthyhighpoint.org/grantmaking/
Restrictions: See http://www.healthyhighpoint.org/grantmaking/
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
- $43,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Human Services
- $30,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Special initiatives
- $10,000 to A Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc, Greensboro: Human Services
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.
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
- $10,000 to Nourishnc Inc, Wilmington: To provide health food to hungry children
- $10,000 to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Inc, Raleigh: No one goes hungry in Central & Eastern North Carolina
- $9,000 to Feast Down East Inc, Burgaw: Work to enable all access to fresh affordable seasonal food
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.
Rogersslater Foundation Inc
- $12,200 to Wnc Communities, Asheville: Organizational development
- $6,000 to Manna Food Bank, Asheville: Organizational development
- $5,800 to Food Connection, Asheville: Organizational development
How to apply: Written request submitted to foundation via us mail
George Foundation Inc
- $110,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc, Winstonsalem: General support
- $100,000 to Manna Food Bank, Asheville: General support
- $75,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: General support
How to apply: Letter format
Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc
- $25,000 to Meals on Wheels of Rowan Inc, Salisbury: Nutritious meals and groceries
- $3,500 to Rowan Food and Farm Network Inc, Salisbury: Farmer's market voucher program
- $2,100 to Bread Riot, Salisbury: Mobile vegetable market
How to apply: No particular form
Deadlines: February 2nd
Restrictions: Solely focused on davie & rowan counties
The Allstate Foundation
- $10,000 to Manna Food Bank Inc, Mills Rive: 2024 employee community partnerships - natgen (disaster relief)
- $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Helping hands group grants
- $1,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Employee helping hands
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Deleon Carter Foundation
- $7,500 to Meals on Wheels of Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount: Charitable
- $3,500 to Manna Food Bank, Mills River: Charitable
- $2,500 to Ripe Revival, Rocky Mount: Charitable
How to apply: Letter form along with tax-exempt determination letter
Deadlines: August 31 of each year
Restrictions: North carolina charitable organizations exempt under 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code
Sunshine Now Foundation
- $80,000 to Manna Food Bank, Asheville: General purposes
- $80,000 to Bounty & Soul, Black Mountain: General purposes
How to apply: By letter
Restrictions: 501(c)(3) organizations only with a focus on organizations located in western north carolina
Truist Foundation Inc
- $75,000 to A Place at the Table, Raleigh: Building career pathways to
- $70,000 to The Bulb Gallery, Charlotte: Thriving communities
How to apply: Online application with supporting information regarding purpose of the organization and expected benefits of program
Deadlines: Rolling Deadlines
Restrictions: Grants are made exclusively for charitable, literary, scientific, and educational purposes.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
- $20,000 to Tyrrell County Food Pantry Inc, Columbia: Operational assistance determined through program implementation
- $15,000 to Food Bank of the Albemarle, Elizabeth Cty: Mobile pantry expansion
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...
The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found
- $15,000 to Bountiful Blessings Food Pantry, Gastonia: The restoration center
- $11,375 to Backpack Weekend Food Program, Gastonia: Warehouse support
How to apply: The foundation has an electronic application form. Supporting information required includes the program budget, agency's current financial statements, list of board of directors and documentation of irs 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
Hillsdale Fund
- $20,000 to Farmer Foodshare Inc, Durham: To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose.
- $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of of Northwest North Carolina Inc, Winstonsalem: To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose.
How to apply: Completed application with a copy of internal revenue service exemption letter
Deadlines: Deadlines vary each year, one in spring and one in fall
Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc, Charlotte: Fighting Child Hunger in Cabarrus County
- $10,000 to Food Bank of the Albemarle, Elizabeth Cty: Community Collaboration: Food for the Kelford Mobile Food Pantry in Bertie County
How to apply: Https://corporate.perduefarms.com/company/foundation/
Deadlines: Https://corporate.perduefarms.com/company/foundation/
Restrictions: Https://corporate.perduefarms.com/company/foundation/
The Oak Hill Fund
- $10,050 to Manna Food Bank, Asheville: Disaster relief
- $3,364 to Manna Food Bank, Asheville: Disaster relief
How to apply: The oak hill fund utilizes an on-line grants management system. Potential grantees may submit application materials per written guidelines found at www.oakhillfund.org.
Deadlines: See statement for line 2a
Restrictions: Grants are made only to organizations exempt from tax under irc section 501(c)(3).
Broyhill Family Foundation Inc
- $7,000 to Lenoir Soup Kitchen, Lenoir: Indigent support
- $5,000 to Pay It Forward Food Pantry, Lenoir: Indigent support
How to apply: Grant requests accepted in letter format
Restrictions: Must meet 501(c)(3) qualifications - preference to caldwell county, nc and surrounding areas.
The Covia Foundation
- $10,000 to Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen Inc, Huntersville: General operating support
- $1,450 to Bags of Hope, Cornelius: General operating support
How to apply: Applications are typically submitted by covia employees.
Restrictions: Contributions are generally given for health and wellness, educational, environmental and social equality projects.
The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund
- $5,000 to Greensboro Farmers Market Inc, Greensboro: To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose.
- $3,000 to Out of Garden Project, Greensboro: To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose.
How to apply: Written proposal with a copy of internal revenue service exemption letter
Deadlines: August 31 of each calendar year
Restrictions: The mary lynn richardson fund provides basic needs funding (health, educational and shelter). This is not a bricks and mortar fund. Funds available are disbursed 50% to foreign 501 (c)(3) organizations and 50% to domestic 501 (c)(3)...
Joe L & Hester Sims Family Foundation
- $5,000 to Meals on Wheels of Rowan Inc, Salisbury: General fund
- $2,000 to Bread Riot, Salisbury: General fund
How to apply: Must contain information on tax-exempt status and proposed use of funds
Deadlines: Deadline for submission is march 31
Restrictions: Awards are approved by the board of directors
Balgley Family Charitable Foundation
- $4,000 to Manna Food Bank, Ashevile: Domestic hunger relief
- $2,500 to Bounty & Soul, Black Mountain: Connecting people to food, education
How to apply: No required format.
Deadlines: None.
Restrictions: None.
Riddle Family Foundation
- $1,000 to Friendship Community Gardens, Fayetteville: Support development of community garden
- $1,000 to Operation Engage, Fayetteville: Support of operations of organization
How to apply: The form should be submitted in writing. Please include name and address, organizational structure, irs ruling statement, and a description of the activity.
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