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Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Wilmington, North Carolina · EIN 562087335

Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $684,900 in 173 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $809,030 the year before.

16% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$809,030178$15.5 million
2024$684,900173$16.4 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam H Cameron
PO Box 3649, Wilmington, NC 28406
Phone or email(910) 762-2676
What to submitCharities submit a letter of request stating their mission and purpose of the requested grant. They should include documentation that they are a 501(c)(3) organization.
RestrictionsThey must be a 501(c)(3) organization.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 20 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina101$357,800
New Mexico2$95,000
District of Columbia23$80,000
California15$67,000
Maryland2$28,100
New York6$16,000
Virginia6$9,500
Minnesota2$5,500
Connecticut1$5,000
Pennsylvania2$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 173 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Exodus Ensemble
Santa Fe, NM
General Operating Fund$75,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$62,500
Salvation Army of Cape Fear
Wilmington, NC
Build Hope Campaign and Social Services Outreach$30,000
Jewish Family Services - San Diego
San Diego, CA
JFS Friends of theFamily Fund$25,000
First Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fundand Bell Project$23,000
Santa Fe Conservation Trust
Santa Fe, NM
Stand Up for Nature Evenut$20,000
Washington Conservatory of Music
Glen Echo, MD
General Operating Fund$20,000
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
Wilmington, NC
End of Year Giving Campaign and Design NC$19,500
Educational Foundation Inc
Chapel Hill, NC
Scholarship EndowmentFund$15,000
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla, CA
General Operating Fund$15,000
St James Parish
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$15,000
Thalian Association Inc
Wilmington, NC
Youth Theatre Program,Education Outreach,Productions$13,000
YWCA - Lower Cape Fear
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$11,000
One Ministries Inc (Unique Learning Center)
Washington, DC
General Operating Fund$10,500
ACLU Foundationa - San Diego
San Diego, CA
General Operating Fund$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington
Washington, DC
2024 BlueFest Fundraiser$10,000
Brevard Music Center
Brevard, NC
Capital Campaign$10,000
Chamber Dance Project
Washington, DC
General Operating Fund$10,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
General Operating Fund$10,000
Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC
Annual Gala Sponsorship$10,000
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts
Fort Washington, MD
General Operating Fundand Bus for Kids Choral Concerts$8,100
Washington Master Chorale Inc
Washington, DC
General Operating Fund$6,500
Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania
Brevard, NC
2024 Mountain SongFestival$6,000
Kids Making It
Wilmington, NC
Woodworking forat-Risk Youth$6,000
Anti-Defamation League of San Diego
New York, NY
General Operating Fund$5,000
Building Bridges Across the River
Washington, DC
General Operating Fund$5,000
Cape Fear Council - Boy Scouts of America
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General Operating Fund$5,000
Higher Ed Works Foundation
Raleigh, NC
Research RegardingEducation$5,000
Hope Community Church
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$5,000
International Rescue Committee
Albert Lea, MN
Refugee Aid and Long Term Support$5,000
So Others Might Eat (SOME)
Washington, DC
General Operating Fund$5,000
ST Andrews Covenant Church
Wilmington, NC
General Operating Fund$5,000
UNC Health Foundation Inc
Chapel Hill, NC
The Be Loud! SophieEndowment Fund$5,000
Unc-W
Wilmington, NC
UNCW Fund$5,000
UNCW Seahawk Club
Wilmington, NC
Student Aid$5,000
Vista Hill Foundation
San Diego, CA
Disabilitiesand DisordersAssistance$5,000
Yale Cancer Center (Smilow Cancer Hospital)
New Haven, CT
Diminishing Cancer Care Disparities Fund$5,000
YMCA of Southeastern NC
Wilmington, NC
Annual Campaign$5,000
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Blowing Rock, NC
Tartan Gala and Plein Air Festival$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc give?

$684,900 in tax year 2024, across 173 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists William H Cameron (President), Hilda C Edwards (VP, Sec., Treas.), Daniel D Cameronjr (Director) and Swanna C Saltiel (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and faith communities.

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