Fayetteville State University Foundation
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
$2.5MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Securities donation for general operating support
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Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008 Grants
Private foundation · EIN 26-6220561 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
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- Contact
- Margaret Turlington Coordinator
- Phone
- (910) 385-6716
- Deadlines
- November 1 for the following academic year.
- Application materials
- Simple gifts scholarship application (available at the website www.simplegiftsfund.org), current resume, three recommendations (teacher, peer, additional), counselor statement, transcripts of academic records, completed css profile, PDF document of sat,act, and subject test scores, copy financial award letter from college/university to be attended, and copy of letter(s) notifying the applicant of scholarships or fellowships granted.
- Restrictions
- The simple gifts scholarship is worth up to $50,000 per year to earn a four year degree at an out-of-state liberal arts college or university. Eligible students must be 1) united states citizen and resident of north carolina 2) have attended a high school located in sampson county, nc for a minimum of two school years, or be scheduled to complete a minimum of two years at time of graduation 3) be scheduled to become a high school graduate in year of the application or be a graduate of sampson community college 4) been accepted into and be planning to attend an accredited liberal arts college or university 5) rank in the top 25% of his/her high school graduating class 6) have an unmet financial need.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MARGARET TURLINGTON COORDINATOR
- Address
- PO BOX 2087 CLINTON, NC, 28329
- Phone
- 9103856716
- Deadlines
- NOVEMBER 1 FOR THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC YEAR.
- Application materials
- SIMPLE GIFTS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE WWW.SIMPLEGIFTSFUND.ORG), CURRENT RESUME, THREE RECOMMENDATIONS (TEACHER, PEER, ADDITIONAL), COUNSELOR STATEMENT, TRANSCRIPTS OF ACADEMIC RECORDS, COMPLETED CSS PROFILE, PDF DOCUMENT OF SAT,ACT, AND SUBJECT TEST SCORES, COPY FINANCIAL AWARD LETTER FROM COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TO BE ATTENDED, AND COPY OF LETTER(S) NOTIFYING THE APPLICANT OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR FELLOWSHIPS GRANTED.
- Restrictions
- THE SIMPLE GIFTS SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTH UP TO $50,000 PER YEAR TO EARN A FOUR YEAR DEGREE AT AN OUT-OF-STATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST BE 1) UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2) HAVE ATTENDED A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN SAMPSON COUNTY, NC FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO SCHOOL YEARS, OR BE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT TIME OF GRADUATION 3) BE SCHEDULED TO BECOME A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE IN YEAR OF THE APPLICATION OR BE A GRADUATE OF SAMPSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 4) BEEN ACCEPTED INTO AND BE PLANNING TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 5) RANK IN THE TOP 25% OF HIS/HER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS 6) HAVE AN UNMET FINANCIAL NEED.
Reported organization name: ANONYMOUS TRUST U/A DATED 2-4-2008
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 346 | $20.3M |
| 2024 | 246 | $15.7M |
Where Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008 gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Fayetteville State University Foundation
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
$1.9MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Grant for general operating support (year three of multi-year grant)
Arise Collective
RALEIGH, NC
$1.8MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Outright grant for general operating support (1,700,000) and capital payment (69,165)
Arise Collective
RALEIGH, NC
$1.6MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Grant for general operating support
NC State Foundation Inc
RALEIGH, NC
$1.3MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
1,325,950 grant for transformational scholars program; 15,000 challenge grant for coastal dynamics design lab
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Figures are aggregated from Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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