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Clay Foundation - East

Preselected recipients only Raleigh, North Carolina · EIN 200528294

Clay Foundation - East is a private foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $500,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $405,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$405,00017$4.1 million
2024$500,00017$4.1 million

How to apply

Clay Foundation - East says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clay Foundation - East funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina17$500,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Casa
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$50,000
Interfaith Food Shuttle
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$50,000
Individual
NC
Charitable purposes$50,000
Resources for Seniors
Raleigh, NC
Charity$50,000
Oak City Cares
Raleigh, NC
Charity$35,000
Food Bank of Central Eastern NC
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$30,000
The Salvation Army of Wake County
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$30,000
Figs
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$25,000
Raleigh Rescue Mission
Raleigh, NC
Charity$25,000
Urban Ministries of Wake County
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$25,000
Individual
NC
Charitable purpose$25,000
Warmth for Wake
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$25,000
Alliances Medical Ministry
Raleigh, NC
Charity$20,000
Habitat for Humanity
Raleigh, NC
Housing$15,000
The Shepard's Table Soup Kitchen
Raleigh, NC
Charitable purposes$15,000
Individual
NC
Charitable purposes$15,000
Advance Community Health
Raleigh, NC
Charity$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clay Foundation - East accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Clay Foundation - East give?

$500,000 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Clay Foundation - East?

Its 2024 filing lists Adryon Hamilton Clay (President/ T), Marjorie Buffington Miller (Vice Preside) and Edward Ralph Barnard II (Secretary).

What does Clay Foundation - East fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, faith communities and housing and homelessness.

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