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Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust

Accepts applications Williamston, North Carolina · EIN 201533095

Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Williamston, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $216,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $216,000 and the largest $216,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $183,000 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$183,0001$6.0 million
2024$216,0001$6.8 million

How to apply

ContactJoel Thigpen
PO Box 847, Williamston, NC 27892
Phone or email(252) 792-1799
What to submitQualified applicants are identified by school administrators. Applications are then submitted to the trustees. Grants are also sometimes made to Community Colleges who select students based upon criteria set by the trustees. The trustees monitor the residency of the recipients chosen by the Community Colleges.
RestrictionsScholarships are limited to residents of Martin County, NC attending higher education institutions.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$216,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
29 Martin County students
Williamston, NC
Secondary education$216,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust give?

$216,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $216,000.

Who runs Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Joel T Thigpen (Trustee) and Jennifer B Thigpen (Trustee).

What does Francis M Barnes Memorial Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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