Boddie Noell Foundation
The Boddie Noell Foundation is a private foundation based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports charitable grants to organizations including youth, community, human-services, food-support, education, and health-related grantees.
Boddie Noell Foundation at a glance
In short: Boddie Noell Foundation gave $420K across 49 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in North Carolina. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $420,307
- +37.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 49
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,578
- +26.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $7,385,719
- +6.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (6 of 49, 2025)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Boddie Noell Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Post Office Box 1908, Rocky Mount, NC 27802
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Boddie Noell Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarship America ($75K). Together the top 10 received $290K.
Grant Size Distribution
216 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 208 grants of 216 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 74% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina and 18% to recipients in Minnesota. The remaining reported shares went to recipients in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, at 2% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 49 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Boddie Noell Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 49 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $245K (2021) to $420K (2025). In 2025 it made 49 grants totaling $420K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America Saint Peter, MN | Charitable | $75,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Tar River Region Rocky Mount, NC | Charitable | $55,000 |
| East Carolina Council - Boy Scouts of America Kinston, NC | Charitable | $50,000 |
| E4E Relief - Foundation for the Carolinas Charlotte, NC | Charitable | $34,000 |
| United Community Ministries Rocky Mount, NC | Charitable | $20,000 |
| United Way Tar River Region Rocky Mount, NC | Charitable | $15,500 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Carolina Gateway Partnership Rocky Mount, NC | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Corporate Chapains of America Wake Forest, NC | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Baltimore, MD | Charitable | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,385,719 | $960,782 | $486,157 | $420,307 | 49 | $421,707 | $490,198 | $389,950 |
| 2024 | $6,911,094 | $987,505 | $363,567 | $305,797 | 45 | $307,147 | $401,016 | $349,342 |
| 2023 | $6,287,156 | $299,971 | $375,323 | $321,436 | 44 | $322,761 | $254,474 | $310,244 |
| 2022 | $6,362,508 | $285,638 | $317,624 | $262,728 | 40 | $264,139 | $238,453 | $321,478 |
| 2021 | $6,394,494 | $1,105,524 | $299,665 | $245,442 | 38 | $246,642 | $713,310 | $336,547 |
| 2020 | $5,588,635 | $330,176 | $317,174 | $274,040 | 40 | — | $96,678 | $295,824 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Boddie Noell Foundation reported a distributable amount of $390K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No formal mission statement is provided in the available information. The 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, United Community Ministries describes its mission as providing food and shelter to homeless people and helping them move toward permanent housing independence. United Way Tar River Region says it works to unite people and resources to build a stronger community. Ripe for Revival describes distributing meals to people in need using food from local and regional producers.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes services for abused women and children, meals for elderly and homebound individuals, Christ-centered education, and educational opportunities and self-sustainability in South Rocky Mount. The Foundation Fighting Blindness says its mission is to accelerate the translation of retinal research into clinical trials and patient therapies.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 49 grants totaling $420,307. Grants ranged from $600 to $75,000, with a median of $3,000. The largest listed grants included $75,000 to Scholarship America, $55,000 to Boys and Girls Club of the Tar River Region, $50,000 to East Carolina Council - Boy Scouts of America, and $34,000 to E4E Relief - Foundation for the Carolinas. Other listed grants included $20,000 to United Community Ministries and $15,500 to United Way Tar River Region.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William L Boddie as president and director; Michael H Hancock as vice president and director; Pamela Larimer as secretary and treasurer; and Ben Mayo Boddie Jr, Michael W Boddie, and Anne Boddie Mosley as directors.
Boddie Noell Foundation is led by William L. Boddie, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William L. Boddie
President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael H. Hancock
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Boddie Mosley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Mayo Boddie Jr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael W. Boddie
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Larimer
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Douglas E. Anderson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mayo Boddie Sr. (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Boddie Noell Foundation
How much does Boddie Noell Foundation give each year?
Boddie Noell Foundation gave $420K across 49 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $306K across 45 grants.
What is Boddie Noell Foundation's typical grant size?
Boddie Noell Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $8,578, across 49 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Boddie Noell Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Boddie Noell Foundation give grants?
Boddie Noell Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rocky Mount, NC (27 grants), Raleigh, NC (3 grants), Durham, NC (2 grants) and Nashville, NC (2 grants).
Does Boddie Noell Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 49 grants with a stated purpose on Boddie Noell Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (49 grants).
Who are Boddie Noell Foundation's largest grantees?
Boddie Noell Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Scholarship America ($75,000), Boys and Girls Club of the Tar River Region ($55,000) and East Carolina Council - Boy Scouts of America ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Boddie Noell Foundation?
Boddie Noell Foundation reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $422K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $390K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Boddie Noell Foundation fund?
No formal mission statement is provided in the available information. The 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Boddie Noell Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Boddie Noell Foundation's EIN?
Boddie Noell Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1897695. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Boddie Noell Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Boddie Noell Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/boddie-noell-foundation-morg_a4a2cdffcd194ace8a1e7d36077cb315
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