Well Told Grants

Nonprofits / North Carolina

Who funds UNC?

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

3 private foundations reported grants to UNC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina totaling $197,150 across 3 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Idrissi Foundation, with $190,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund UNC

All 3 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Idrissi Foundation
North Carolina · 2024
Gifted equiptment1$190,000
The Sterling Foundation
North Carolina · 2025
Support unc science is awesome day1$6,150
Donald Janssen Sr Memorial Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
College scholarship1$1,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds UNC?

Idrissi Foundation, The Sterling Foundation and Donald Janssen Sr Memorial Foundation, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does UNC get from foundations?

$197,150 in 3 reported grants from 3 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Other funded organizations in Chapel Hill