Who funds nonprofits in North Carolina

Private foundations reported $1.4 billion in grants to 2,789 organizations in North Carolina. Duke University received the most, $201 million from 488 foundations.

Where the money goes in North Carolina

City	Foundation grants received
Durham	$361 million
Charlotte	$177 million
Raleigh	$154 million
Chapel Hill	$104 million
Asheville	$91.3 million
Greensboro	$56.7 million
Winstonsalem	$56.5 million
Winston Salem	$50.5 million
Cary	$36.1 million
Davidson	$23.4 million
RTP	$16.3 million
Morehead City	$16.2 million

Organizations in North Carolina with the most foundation funding

Duke University · Durham
$201 million from 488 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem
$50.2 million from 190 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill
$47.6 million from 99 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation · Winston Salem
$24.7 million from 3 foundations · largest: William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust DTD
Total · Durham
$24.6 million from 1 foundation · largest: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation
Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte
$20.0 million from 38 foundations · largest: The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc
Davidson College · Davidson
$20.0 million from 116 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville
$19.9 million from 58 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
The V Foundation · Cary
$16.2 million from 106 foundations · largest: The Pentecost Foundation
Duke University Health System · Durham
$14.6 million from 10 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Research Triangle Institute · RTP
$14.3 million from 4 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Sportswood Charitable Foundation Inc · Morehead City
$14.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Loomis Foundation Inc
Loomis Family Foundation Inc · Greensboro
$14.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Loomis Foundation Inc
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte
$13.6 million from 47 foundations · largest: John M Belk Endowment
Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte
$13.4 million from 16 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Family Health International · Durham
$13.3 million from 4 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
North Carolina A&t State University · Greensboro
$9.3 million from 17 foundations · largest: Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA A James & Alice B Clark Foundation
Campbell University · Buies Creek
$8.5 million from 37 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
Ipas · Chapel Hill
$8.4 million from 25 foundations · largest: The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Self-Help Ventures Fund · Durham
$8.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
North Carolina State University · Raleigh
$7.3 million from 52 foundations · largest: R J Samulski Innovation Foundation Inc
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University · Durham
$7.3 million from 1 foundation · largest: Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Duke Divinity School · Durham
$7.2 million from 15 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Edreportsorg Inc · Raleigh
$6.8 million from 2 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte
$6.6 million from 128 foundations · largest: Mattick Family Foundation Inc
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority · Concord
$6.4 million from 1 foundation · largest: Charles A Cannon Trust No 1
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville
$6.3 million from 32 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
Southern Vision Alliance · Durham
$6.1 million from 35 foundations · largest: Freedom Together Foundation
The Just Trust for Education · Durham
$5.5 million from 3 foundations · largest: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Mountain Area Health Education Center Inc · Asheville
$5.5 million from 5 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
Impact Health · Asheville
$5.4 million from 2 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
William Peace University · Raleigh
$5.3 million from 13 foundations · largest: Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc
Center for Creative Leadership · Greensboro
$5.3 million from 8 foundations · largest: WK Kellogg Foundation
Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church · Huntersville
$5.2 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Duke Endowment
Rise Against Hunger Inc · Raleigh
$5.1 million from 4 foundations · largest: The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation
State Leadership Project · Raleigh
$5.1 million from 19 foundations · largest: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
Hayes Barton Baptist Church · Raleigh
$5.1 million from 6 foundations · largest: Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc
Crosspointe Church at Cary · Cary
$5.1 million from 2 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
Manna Food Bank · Mills River
$5.0 million from 114 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
FFTC - Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund · Charlotte
$5.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: C D Spangler Foundation Inc
Center for Black Health and Equity · Durham
$5.0 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
North Carolina Healthcare Foundation · Raleigh
$4.9 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
UNC Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program · Chapel Hill
$4.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Morehead-Cain Foundation
E4E Relief · Charlotte
$4.7 million from 19 foundations · largest: Truist Foundation Inc
NC Veterinary Medical Foundation · Raleigh
$4.7 million from 5 foundations · largest: RB Terry Charitable Foundation Inc
Elon University · Elon
$4.6 million from 88 foundations · largest: Slattery Family Foundation Inc
Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation · Chapel Hill
$4.5 million from 16 foundations · largest: The William R Kenan Jr Fund
John Locke Foundation · Raleigh
$4.2 million from 13 foundations · largest: John William Pope Foundation
North Carolina Community Foundation · Raleigh
$4.0 million from 65 foundations · largest: The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc
East Carolina University · Greenville
$3.9 million from 39 foundations · largest: United Health Foundation
North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church · Garner
$3.8 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Duke Endowment
Moishe House · Charlotte
$3.7 million from 18 foundations · largest: The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation DBA Jim Joseph Foundation
Mountain Housing Opportunities Inc · Asheville
$3.7 million from 3 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
NC Community Foundation · Raleigh
$3.7 million from 12 foundations · largest: PMH Legacy
Rewriting the Code Inc · Durham
$3.4 million from 3 foundations · largest: Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia
$3.3 million from 6 foundations · largest: The David Belk Cannon Foundation
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina · Charlotte
$3.3 million from 45 foundations · largest: David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation
Fayetteville State University Foundation Inc · Fayetteville
$3.2 million from 4 foundations · largest: Anonymous Trust
Myfuturenc Inc · Raleigh
$3.2 million from 9 foundations · largest: John M Belk Endowment
UNC Health Foundation · Chapel Hill
$3.1 million from 56 foundations · largest: The Bodford Family Foundation
United Way of North Carolina · Cary
$3.1 million from 40 foundations · largest: Lennar Foundation
Crossnore Communities for Children · Crossnore
$3.1 million from 37 foundations · largest: The Leon Levine Foundation
Bill Graham Evangelitic Association · Charlotte
$3.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Paul S & Jean R Amos Family Foundation
Great Schools NC · Charlotte
$3.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Skeebo Foundation
Thales Academy · Raleigh
$3.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Luddy Charitable Foundation
Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc · Hendersonvlle
$3.0 million from 3 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC · Raleigh
$2.9 million from 51 foundations · largest: David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation
College Advising Corps · Chapel Hill
$2.9 million from 1 foundation · largest: John M Belk Endowment
Immorna Biotherapeutics Inc · Morrisville
$2.9 million from 1 foundation · largest: Gates Foundation
Feeding the Carolinas · Clemmons
$2.9 million from 18 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Discovery Place Inc · Charlotte
$2.9 million from 7 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
Tzedek Social Justice Fund · Asheville
$2.8 million from 5 foundations · largest: Tzedek Social Justice Fund of Ohio
Intrahealth International Inc · Chapel Hill
$2.8 million from 3 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro
$2.7 million from 11 foundations · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Wingate University · Wingate
$2.7 million from 32 foundations · largest: Porter B Byrum Charitable Trust
Lenoir Scholarship Fund Inc · Mocksville
$2.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: Hyatt Memorial Foundation
John N Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education · Brevard
$2.7 million from 2 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc · Greensboro
$2.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: H Smith Richardson Charitable Trust
UNC School of the Arts Foundation · Winston Salem
$2.6 million from 3 foundations · largest: The William R Kenan Jr Fund for Arts
Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winstonsalem
$2.6 million from 7 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Polk County Community Foundation · Tryon
$2.6 million from 5 foundations · largest: Stuart and Margaret L Forbes Foundation Inc
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill
$2.6 million from 24 foundations · largest: Quad Family Foundation
Duke University School of Medicine · Durham
$2.6 million from 7 foundations · largest: The Duke Endowment
Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc · Charlotte
$2.6 million from 9 foundations · largest: The Leon Levine Foundation
Queens University of Charlotte · Charlotte
$2.6 million from 32 foundations · largest: Porter B Byrum Charitable Trust
MDC Inc · Durham
$2.5 million from 11 foundations · largest: The Kresge Foundation
High Point University · High Point
$2.5 million from 63 foundations · largest: Charles E Hayworth Jr Foundation
Wakemed Foundation · Raleigh
$2.5 million from 12 foundations · largest: The Yeargan Foundation Charitable Trust
Amy Wellness Foundation · Spruce Pine
$2.5 million from 3 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
Central Piedmont Community College · Charlotte
$2.5 million from 9 foundations · largest: Merancas Foundation Inc
Jacaranda Health · Durham
$2.4 million from 4 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Edreports Org Inc · Raleigh
$2.4 million from 3 foundations · largest: Walton Family Foundation Inc
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated · Winston Salem
$2.4 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Ford Foundation
Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Sanford
$2.4 million from 8 foundations · largest: The Kresge Foundation
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation · Charlotte
$2.4 million from 6 foundations · largest: Wayland Henry Cato Jr Foundation
Buncombe County Partnership for Children Inc · Asheville
$2.4 million from 4 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust
Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham
$2.3 million from 12 foundations · largest: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
SPCA of Wake County · Raleigh
$2.3 million from 24 foundations · largest: Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc
The Trustees of Davidson College · Davidson
$2.2 million from 9 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County Inc · Asheville
$2.2 million from 27 foundations · largest: Dogwood Health Trust

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