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Gravely Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Rocky Mount, North Carolina · EIN 566044106

Gravely Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $35,000. 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 up from $44,322 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
2023$31,0003$993,391
2024$44,3223$1.1 million
2025$50,0003$1.1 million

How to apply

Gravely 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 Gravely Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NC Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
Educational$35,000
Edgecombe Community Colle
Rocky Mount, NC
Educational$7,500
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC
Educational$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gravely Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gravely Foundation Inc give?

$50,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Gravely Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists J Winston Lea (Trustee), Jow Gravely IV (Trustee) and John W Lea Jr (Trustee).

What does Gravely Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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