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The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation

Accepts applications Rocky Mount, North Carolina · EIN 561711109

The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation is a private foundation in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,350 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $6,000. 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 $24,250 the year before.

23% 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$29,35012$89
2024$24,25013$89
2025$26,35013$89

How to apply

ContactBoard of Directors Dunn Family Fdn
PO Box 7397, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone or email(252) 443-4101
What to submitScholarship application provided by foundation. Applicant must include name, address, grades, and list extracurricular activities.
DeadlinesApplications may be submitted prior to 4/15 annually. Determination of recipients made prior to 6/1.
RestrictionsScholarship recipients must be admitted to accredited educational institution and establish financial need. Preference is given to residents of edgecombe and nash counties in nc.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina13$26,350

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NC Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expenses$6,000
UNC Nash Health Foundation
Rocky Mount, NC
Patient assistance$6,000
Rocky Mount Academy
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expenses$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region
Rocky Mount, NC
Educational support$3,000
Honor Bridge
Greenville, NC
Operating expenses$1,500
Scouting America
Kinston, NC
Operating expenses$1,250
Universtiy of NC at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Scholarships$1,000
Meals on Wheels
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expenses$500
Ripe for Revival
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expense$500
Tar River Orchestra & Chorus
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expenses$500
YMCA of the Triangle Area
Raleigh, NC
Operating expenses$500
The Salvation Army
Rocky Mount, NC
Operating expenses$500
Nash Community College Foundation
Rocky Mount, NC
Student services$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications may be submitted prior to 4/15 annually. Determination of recipients made prior to 6/1.

How much does The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation give?

$26,350 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Pattie McCay Dunn (Director), Jane D Pittman (Director), Eugenie D Andracchio (President) and Vincent C Andracchio II (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Leon Algernon Dunn Jr & Pattie McCay Dunn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and environment and conservation.

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