Bladen We Care Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Elizabethtown, NC EIN: 81-1484488

To provide healthcare or medical devices to indigent patients. Organization is dedicated to raising and overseeing a distribution of funds which will help provide appropriate health care and services for needy patients.

Bladen We Care Foundation at a glance

In short: Bladen We Care Foundation gave $77K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$77,000
-27.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,400
+2.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$620,420
+25.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bladen We Care Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Bladen Crisis Assistance: $27KBladen Crisis Assistance$27KBladen Community College: $15KBladen Community College$15KSoutheastern Carolina Crossroads: $15KSoutheastern CarolinaCrossroads$15KUniversity of Mount Olive: $10KUniversity of Mount Olive$10KCampbell Cares: $10KCampbell Cares$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bladen Crisis Assistance ($27K). Together the top 5 received $77K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

ElizabethtownDublinBladenboroMount OliveCouncilPembroke

How Bladen We Care Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K5 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $106K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $77K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bladen Crisis Assistance Elizabethtown, NCDonation$27,000
Bladen Community College Dublin, NCDonation$15,000
Southeastern Carolina Crossroads Elizabethtown, NCDonation$15,000
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NCDonation$10,000
Campbell Cares Elizabethtown, NCDonation$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$620,420$262,318$135,346$77,0005$18,690
2024$494,440$246,974$167,128$105,5007$17,056
2023$414,594$206,000$195,831$100,0005$11,615
2022$404,425$262,097$170,954$76,1075$692
2021$313,282$27,906$15,610$2,000Total only$646
2020$300,986$58,319$30,877$1,0001$1,860
2019$273,544$108,633$119,748$95,5005$2,532

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Bladen We Care Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Bladen We Care Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Elizabethtown, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $620K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $77K. Net investment income was $19K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bladen We Care Foundation is led by Dm Campbell Jr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dm Campbell Jr.

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann C. Warner

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Devane

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert G. Hester

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Norgie Hester (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Billy Fisher (2019–2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bladen We Care Foundation

How much does Bladen We Care Foundation give each year?

Bladen We Care Foundation gave $77K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $106K across 7 grants.

What is Bladen We Care Foundation's typical grant size?

Bladen We Care Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Bladen We Care Foundation give grants?

Bladen We Care Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Elizabethtown, NC (3 grants).

Does Bladen We Care Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Bladen We Care Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (5 grants).

Who are Bladen We Care Foundation's largest grantees?

Bladen We Care Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bladen Crisis Assistance ($27,000), Bladen Community College ($15,000) and Southeastern Carolina Crossroads ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Bladen We Care Foundation?

Bladen We Care Foundation reported $620K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $262K.

What is Bladen We Care Foundation?

Bladen We Care Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Elizabethtown, NC. It holds $620K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Bladen We Care Foundation's EIN?

Bladen We Care Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1484488. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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