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Foundations / North Carolina

Private foundations in Durham, North Carolina

57 private foundations are based in Durham. Together they paid $86.8 million in grants in their latest year, and 18 of them accept applications. The largest is Burroughs Wellcome Fund, with $30.2 million.

The 50 largest of 57 foundations in Durham, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
Burroughs Wellcome Fund$30.2 million$39.9 millionYes
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation$25.3 million$24.6 millionYes
Laughing Gull Foundation$6.1 million$50,000No
North Carolina GSK Foundation Inc$4.9 million$67,785Yes
The Catherine Jefferson Foundation Inc$2.9 million$25,000No
NC Idea$2.6 million$7,500Yes
Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation$2.5 million$260,000No
Whaley Family Foundation Inc$2.2 million$10,000No
Viridi Futuro Foundation$1.8 million$10,800No
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation$1.5 million$15,000Yes
Barnes Family Foundation$828,650$25,000No
Nipera Inc$622,877$9,800Yes
Fox Family Foundation Inc$523,000$18,750Yes
The Center for Black Health and Equity$430,625$53,438No
EA Morris Charitable Foundation$421,000$10,000No
James and Mildred Wilkinson Charitable Foundation Inc$393,809$5,000No
Bernal T Chomeau Private Foundation$352,000$10,000No
William Dewitt Charitable Foundation$295,000$295,000Yes
Adele & Willard Gidwitz Family Foundatio$278,000$2,500No
Abauman Family Foundation$229,000$25,000Yes
Scott P Marks Jr & Pamela R Marks Foundation$214,414$214,414No
Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable Trust$206,000$12,000Yes
CM Herndon Foundation$200,000$10,000No
Charles Russell Wellons Foundation$194,865$3,100Yes
International Society for Heart Research$179,250$1,500No
Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation$167,843$4,000No
Durham Sports Club Scholarship Foundatio$148,000$7,000Yes
Silverback Foundation Inc$133,200$2,000Yes
The William H Willimon & Patricia Parker Willimon Charitable Trust$120,000$60,000No
Caris Foundation$119,778$9,755No
Susan & Michael Hershfield Family Foundation$94,000$32,000No
Aaron and Virginia Fitt Foundation Inc$91,517$500No
Brian J Vosburgh Charitable Trust$87,964$2,250Yes
The Eason Foundation$78,500$7,500No
Georgia Softgoods Education Foundation$74,500$37,250No
International Society of Barristers Foundation$68,000$34,000No
Centennial Mission Foundation Inc$54,200$5,000No
The Redwoods Group Foundation Inc$43,741$3,750Yes
Re and NC Dungan Foundation Inc$30,000$10,000No
The Liebau Family Foundation$26,500$26,500No
Dale & Nancy McGhee Foundation Inc$25,000$2,500No
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc$25,000$25,000Yes
The Carolina Academic Press Foundation$24,015$8,000No
Aesara Foundation$23,064$11,532No
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation$15,000$15,000No
The Knott Family Foundation Inc$14,450$100Yes
Ally Africa$12,950$12,950No
Grady M Salguero 11Q Foundation Inc$11,979$11,979No
Mulutesfa Family Foundation$10,711$10,711No
Waldo Foundation$6,800$1,700No

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