Foundation directory

Foundations that fund in North Carolina

Private foundations whose largest share of reported grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, ranked by total grants paid on their IRS 990-PF filings.

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Typical grant is the median of grants reported in the filing data.

1–24 of 217 foundations in this list

The Duke Endowment

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, SC, NY

Typical grant
$200K
Total giving
$473.7M
Grants reported
845
Dogwood Health Trust

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, VA, MN

Typical grant
$37.5K
Total giving
$148.2M
Grants reported
835
The Leon Levine Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, SC, NY

Typical grant
$60K
Total giving
$100.1M
Grants reported
955
C D Spangler Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, CA, DC

Typical grant
$27.5K
Total giving
$52M
Grants reported
264
Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, GA, NY

Typical grant
$3.4K
Total giving
$36M
Grants reported
592
Charles A Cannon Trust No 1

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, SC

Typical grant
$50K
Total giving
$34.5M
Grants reported
218
Merancas Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, NJ, GA

Typical grant
$60K
Total giving
$33.1M
Grants reported
311
John William Pope Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, VA, DC

Typical grant
$25K
Total giving
$30.6M
Grants reported
495
The Morehead-Cain Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, CA, NY

Typical grant
$27.3K
Total giving
$28.8M
Grants reported
831
Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, TN, FL

Typical grant
$2M
Total giving
$28M
Grants reported
9
The Cannon Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, SC, VA

Typical grant
$50K
Total giving
$27.3M
Grants reported
400
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, NY, CA

Typical grant
$50K
Total giving
$21.7M
Grants reported
298
The Goodnight Educational Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC

Typical grant
$30K
Total giving
$17.7M
Grants reported
59
John M Belk Endowment

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, IN, MA

Typical grant
$5K
Total giving
$14.7M
Grants reported
86
Mattick Family Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, FL, KY

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$14.3M
Grants reported
53
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, OH, NY

Typical grant
$22K
Total giving
$11.9M
Grants reported
14
Douglas S Witcher Family Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, NV, CA

Typical grant
$50K
Total giving
$11.7M
Grants reported
54
The Joseph M Bryan Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, GA, MO

Typical grant
$15K
Total giving
$11.5M
Grants reported
114
Soma Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, GA, MA

Typical grant
$40K
Total giving
$11.5M
Grants reported
67
The Gambrell Foundation

Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, DC, CA

Typical grant
$100K
Total giving
$10.1M
Grants reported
55
The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc

Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.

Most reported giving: NC, VA, TN

Typical grant
$20K
Total giving
$10M
Grants reported
151