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FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc

Accepts applications High Point, North Carolina · EIN 566044941

FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc is a private foundation in High Point, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $74,500 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $96,500 the year before.

53% 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
2023$79,95117$1.2 million
2024$96,50020$1.3 million
2025$74,50016$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactFA Furniture Foundation Board of Di
1912 Eastchester Drive Suite 100, High Point, NC 27265
Phone or email(336) 884-5000
What to submitApplications must include a cover letter, on applicant's stationary, that is signed by the project contact. Also include an executive summary, a narrative (no more than three pages) that includes a description of the educational initiative, how the initiative will impact the home furnishings industry, and if the request is related to scholarships and what the status of the program graduates in the home furnishings industry is. Additionally, applications must include a budget and conclusion.
DeadlinesThe 2025 grant application must be submitted by 03/31/2026
RestrictionsGrants are awarded to projects and educational initiatives that directly benefit the home furnishings industry. Grants are not made to individuals or government agencies, or for lobbying or religious purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina8$57,000
Mississippi2$5,000
Connecticut1$2,500
Georgia1$2,500
Minnesota1$2,500
Virginia1$2,500
Michigan1$1,250
Ohio1$1,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
WithIt Scholarship Foundation
High Point, NC
Scholarship$15,000
App State University Foundation
Boone, NC
Scholarship$12,000
The Foundation of Caldwell Communit
Hudson, NC
Scholarships and equipment$10,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$7,500
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Scholarships$5,000
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$2,500
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC
Scholarship$2,500
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
Scholarship$2,500
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS
Scholarship$2,500
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
Scholarship$2,500
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Scholarship$2,500
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Scholarship$2,500
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Scholarship$2,500
VA Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA
Scholarship$2,500
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarships$1,250
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Scholarship$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The 2025 grant application must be submitted by 03/31/2026.

How much does FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc give?

$74,500 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Wyatt Bassett (Director), Pat Smith (Director), Andy Bray (Director) and Tommy Tomkins (Director) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does FA Furniture Foundation Furniture Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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