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William C Ethridge Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Raleigh, North Carolina · EIN 582000825

William C Ethridge Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $501,000 in 49 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $107,500. 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 $583,500 the year before.

15% 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$567,50044$0
2024$583,50047$0
2025$501,00049$0

How to apply

ContactMonty White
PO Box 18347, Raleigh, NC 27619
Phone or email(919) 832-6800

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William C Ethridge Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina49$501,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 49 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Raleigh Rescue Mission
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$107,500
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$35,000
Individual
NC
Capital Gifts/Special Programs$35,000
Foundation of Hope
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$30,000
Marbles Kid Museum
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$30,000
SAFEchild
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$27,500
YMCA
Raleigh, NC
Capital Gifts/Speical Programs$25,000
SPCA of Wake County
Raleigh, NC
Capital Gifts/Special Programs$25,000
Boys Club of Wake County
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$15,000
Raleigh YMCA
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$10,000
Food Bank of NC
Raleigh, NC
Capital Gifts/Special Programs$10,000
Transition Life Care
Raleigh, NC
Capital Gifts/Special Programs$10,000
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$7,500
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$7,500
Corral Riding Academy
Cary, NC
To fund operational funds$7,500
Triangle Area United Way
Morrisville, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
North Carolina Symphony
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Durham
Durham, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Step Up Ministries
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Conservation Trust of NC
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Saint Saviour's Center
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Interfaith Food Shuttle
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Wake Med Children's Hospital
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy
Raleigh, NC
To fund operating expenses$5,000
Interact
Raleigh, NC
Capital Gifts/Special Programs$5,000
Triangle Family Services
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$5,000
Wake County SPCA
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$3,000
Helping Hands Mission
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Camp Oak Hill
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Triangle Land Conservancy
Durham, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
NC Aquarium Society
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Friends of COR Museum
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Individual
NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
The Hope Center at Pullen
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
The Green Chair Project
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500
Note in the Pocket
Raleigh, NC
To fund operational expenses$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William C Ethridge Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William C Ethridge Foundation Inc give?

$501,000 in tax year 2025, across 49 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs William C Ethridge Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Sydnor M White Jr (Chairman).

What does William C Ethridge Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, faith communities and youth programs.

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