Bryson Foundation Limited

CHAPEL HILL, NC EIN: 35-1854017

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.3M

-2.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.1M

+220.1% YoY

Grant Count

30

-3.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$71K

+230.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$854K$2M$3M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,294,897$10,559,956$10,932,770
Revenue$2,017,878$482,099$384,515
Expenses$2,282,937$854,913$1,333,702
Qualifying Distributions$2,135,250$671,780$1,158,230
Net Investment Income$1,870,191$298,966$218,877
Distributable Amount$1,751,857$1,291,055$1,110,245

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$532K$1M$2M$2M31 grants202029 grants202129 grants202231 grants202330 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BERRY COLLEGE$1.0MUNC CHAPEL HILL$1.0MALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST$15KHIGHER ED WORKS$10KMPS SOCIETY$10KNO 9 PRODUCTIONS$10KCAROLINA FOR KIBERA$6KBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUND…$5KCONSTELLATION CHARTER$5KFRIENDS OF ST JOSEPH STA…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

150 grants across all recorded years

134<$50K1$50–100K7$100–250K4$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
VAUGHN D BRYSONTREASURER2
NANCY F BRYSONSECRETARY
WILLIAM D BRYSONDIRECTOR
JEFFREY H THOMASSONDIRECTOR
N CATHERINE BRYSONPRESIDENT5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

Chapel HillDudleyDurhamGainesvilleMount BerryPort St JoeRaleighStanfordVero BeachWaldoWinston Salem

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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