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1880 Foundation

Accepts applications Raleigh, North Carolina · EIN 810704727

1880 Foundation is a private foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $10,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0002$283,208
2024$10,0001$352,323
2025$10,0001$382,634

How to apply

ContactSuzanne Allen Glen Raven Global
1831 North Park Avenue, Burlington, NC 27217
Phone or email(336) 227-6211
What to submitApplicants must complete scholarship application and include the following: high school and college transcripts, one current professional reference, counselor/advisor comments, release of information authorization and gratitude scholarship questionnaire. The full application is submitted through an online portal with alamance community foundation.
DeadlinesNov. 15th of the calendar year preceeding the academic year for which the scholarships are awarded
RestrictionsGratitude scholarship is for children of glen raven employees and must be used for tuition related expenses. The selection committee will select scholarship recipients based on the following substantial objective standards (i) need, (II) academic success, (III) character, (IV) extracurricular activities, (v) recommendations and (VI) the applicant's narrative on plans and goals. The selection committee's evaluation of applicants' need for a scholarship shall be based solely on evidence of such need included with the scholarship application. Scholarships are renewable up to three (3) years and may not be renewed more than five (5) years after the date such scholarship was initially awarded. A full copy of the application is available from the organization upon request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What 1880 Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alamance Community Foundation
Burlington, NC
Gratitude scholarship fund$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does 1880 Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Nov. 15th of the calendar year preceeding the academic year for which the scholarships are awarded.

How much does 1880 Foundation give?

$10,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs 1880 Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists M Elizabeth Gant (President), Allen E Gant Jr (Vice President), Derek B Steed (Secretary) and Suzanne Allen (Treasurer).

What does 1880 Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development and education.

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