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Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Cary, North Carolina · EIN 561951923

Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cary, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $45,000 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
2022$37,5003$29,581
2023$30,0002$420,027
2024$45,0003$38,955
2025$35,0003$36,597

How to apply

Elizabeth Dalton Averett 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 Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer
Chapel Hill, NC
To assist with investigating and improving the prevention early detection and treatment of cancer.$25,000
Duke University Pediatric Cardiac U
Durham, NC
To Assist families of patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease defects through relief of expenses and incidentals due to long term care and treatments.$5,000
Duke Univ ALS General Gift Fund
Durham, NC
To assist families of patients diagnosed with ALS through relief of expenses and incidentals due to long term care and treatments.$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc give?

$35,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John B Dalton (President) and Carol Dalton (Secretary).

What does Elizabeth Dalton Averett Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and education.

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