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Dills Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Waynesville, North Carolina · EIN 882577618

Dills Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Waynesville, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $246,450 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $341,000 the year before.

13% 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$203,0009$100,000
2024$341,0007$97,000
2025$246,4508$178,550

How to apply

Dills Family Foundation Inc 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 Dills Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina8$246,450

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pinnacle Church
Canton, NC
Community support$100,000
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
Community support$75,000
Haywood Christian Academy
Waynesville, NC
Community support$20,450
Manna Food Bank - Buncombe County
Asheville, NC
Community support$20,000
YMCA of Western North Carolina
Asheville, NC
Community support$10,000
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
Asheville, NC
Community support$10,000
CMSC
Waynesville, NC
Community support$10,000
Preservation Society Asheville Buncombe County
Asheville, NC
Community support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dills Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Dills Family Foundation Inc give?

$246,450 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Dills Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists David Dills (Chairman & Treasurer) and Jennifer Dills (Secretary).

What does Dills Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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