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Elizabeth L Carter Foundation

Accepts applications Wilmington, North Carolina · EIN 994212953

Elizabeth L Carter Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $729,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $364,500 and the largest $415,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $100,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$100,0001$200,386
2025$729,0002$78,861

How to apply

ContactElizabeth L Carter
317 Bladen Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone or email(910) 398-6154
What to submitWritten application

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elizabeth L Carter Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$415,000
North Carolina1$314,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
Northampton, MA
Support intensive trauma therapy for adults and children: the wilmington project$415,000
The Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing Transformation and Education
Wilmington, NC
Support the museum and its developmentsupport the museum and its development$314,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth L Carter Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Elizabeth L Carter Foundation give?

$729,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $364,500.

Who runs Elizabeth L Carter Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth L Carter (Director).

What does Elizabeth L Carter Foundation fund?

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

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