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Kearney Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Greensboro, North Carolina · EIN 461241546

Kearney Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Greensboro, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $211,810 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $84,000. 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 $137,328 the year before.

21% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$104,62518$465,479
2024$137,32813$519,038
2025$211,81015$510,020

How to apply

Kearney Family 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 Kearney Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina13$204,810
Oklahoma1$6,000
Florida1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, NC
Support Church$84,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry
Greensboro, NC
Support Homeless$35,000
Community Housing Solutions
Greensboro, NC
Housing Solutions$30,000
Hendrick Cares
Charlotte, NC
Support local food bank$15,000
Hannahs Haven
Greensboro, NC
Drug Rehab$12,204
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Support of Foundation$10,606
The Voice of the Martyrs
Bartlesville, OK
Fund Raising$6,000
Authoracare Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Hospice$5,000
PeachHaven Community Farm
Whitsett, NC
Fund for Autism$5,000
Harvest Worship Center
Stuart, NC
General fundraising$5,000
Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation
Palm Beach, FL
Fund Raising$1,000
Appalachian State Foundation
Boone, NC
Scholarship$1,000
National MS Society
Greensboro, NC
Fund Raising$1,000
Hunger and Health Coalition
Boone, NC
general Fundraising$500
Individual
NC
Meal Train due to death$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kearney Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Kearney Family Foundation Inc give?

$211,810 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Kearney Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Kearney (President), Sarah Kearney (Sec Treas) and Caroline Brackett (Vice President).

What does Kearney Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, housing and homelessness and food and hunger.

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