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Tri-County Electric Foundation

Accepts applications Dudley, North Carolina · EIN 621838433

Tri-County Electric Foundation is a private foundation in Dudley, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $139,041 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $32,150 and the largest $80,891. 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 $196,728 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$178,2503$153,863
2024$196,7283$142,812
2025$139,0413$192,287

How to apply

ContactTri County Electric Foundation
PO Box 130, Dudley, NC 28333
Phone or email(919) 735-2611
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease see attached application

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tri-County Electric Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$139,041

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached - Organizations
Dudley, NC
Special projects$80,891
Individual
NC
$32,150
Individual
NC
Medical/other assistance$26,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tri-County Electric Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please see attached application.

How much does Tri-County Electric Foundation give?

$139,041 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $32,150.

Who runs Tri-County Electric Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephanie Howard (President), Donna Smith (Vice President), Cynthia Potter (Director) and Jenny Sasser (Treasurer) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Tri-County Electric Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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