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The Goodnight Educational Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 56-6533546 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $17.7M
- Grants reported
- 59
- Median grant
- $30K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | $9.2M |
| 2024 | 34 | $8.5M |
Where The Goodnight Educational Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
North Carolina$17.7M
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC MUSEUM OF ART NC MUSEUM OF ART | RALEIGH, NC | ENDOWMENT, RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR PARK | 2024 | $5M |
| NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $2M |
| CARY ACADEMY | CARY, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1.1M |
| FRIENDS OF NC MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1.1M |
| NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1M |
| MYFUTURENC INC | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1M |
| NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | ANNUAL FUND | 2024 | $1M |
| PBS NORTH CAROLINA | RTP, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1M |
| MYFUTURENC MYFUTURENC | RALEIGH, NC | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | 2024 | $1M |
| NC MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $1M |
| CARY ACADEMY CARY ACADEMY | CARY, NC | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | 2024 | $565K |
| NCSU FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $400K |
| NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | 2024 | $100K |
| THE YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE AREA | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $100K |
| NCSU FOUNDATION INC NCSU FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | STUDENT ENERGENCY FUND | 2024 | $100K |
| NCSU FOUNDATION INC NCSU FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | COLLEGE OF ED, MATH SUMMIT | 2024 | $70K |
| NC BUSINESS LEADERS FOR EDUCATION | GREENSBORO, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $60K |
| NC SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH FOUND NC SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH FOUDN | DURHAM, NC | NCSSM - MORGANTON | 2024 | $50K |
| NC SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH FOUNDATION | DURHAM, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $50K |
| PUBLIC ED WORKS | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $50K |
| PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM OF NC INC | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLW | 2025 | $50K |
| FRIENDS OF NC STATE MUSEUM OF NS FRIENDS OF NC STATE MUSEUM OF NS | RALEIGH, NC | EDUCATORS OF EXCELLENCE FUND | 2024 | $50K |
| EDUCATIONNC | RALEIGH, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $50K |
| UNC AT CHAPEL HILL - PUBLIC RADIO WUNC | CHAPEL HILL, NC | CHARITABLE | 2025 | $50K |
| PUBLIC ED WORKS PUBLIC ED WORKS | RALEIGH, NC | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | 2024 | $45K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Goodnight Educational Foundation'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 e-file archive.