C Hamilton Sloan Foundation
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation is a private foundation based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports 61 grants totaling $723,533 to organizations supporting charitable activities, including youth programs, education, health services, arts, and wildlife conservation.
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation at a glance
In short: C Hamilton Sloan Foundation gave $724K across 61 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in North Carolina. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $723,533
- +24.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 61
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,861
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $24,436
- +128.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (6 of 61, 2025)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (88% 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 C Hamilton Sloan Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists C Hamilton Sloan Jr, Trustee, as the contact. It lists no required form or materials, no deadlines, and no restrictions on awards. The filing also states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: C Hamilton Sloan Jr Trustee
Mailing address: 821 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 573-3211
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who C Hamilton Sloan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wake Med Foundation ($60K). Together the top 10 received $373K.
Grant Size Distribution
313 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 294 grants of 313 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina. The reported shares for other recipient states were Virginia 4%, Florida 4%, Georgia 3%, and Connecticut 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 61 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is C Hamilton Sloan Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 61 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $551K (2023) to $724K (2025). In 2025 it made 61 grants totaling $724K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Med Foundation Raleigh, NC | Charity | $60,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Wake County Raleigh, NC | Support Charitable Activities | $55,000 |
| YMCA of the Triangle Area Suite, NC | Support Charitable Activities | $55,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina Morehead City, NC | Support Charitable Activities | $50,000 |
| Protestant Episcopal High School in Virginia Alexandria, VA | Education | $30,000 |
| North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation Raleigh, NC | Charity | $30,000 |
| Carteret Health Care Foundation Morehead City, NC | Charity | $28,333 |
| Band Together Raleigh, NC | Charity | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Atlanta, GA | Charity | $20,000 |
| Broad Street Clinic Foundation Morehead City, NC | Medical | $20,000 |
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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 | $24,436 | $740,345 | $726,616 | $723,533 | 61 | $726,563 | $292 | $4,216 |
| 2024 | $10,707 | $583,873 | $584,616 | $581,867 | 56 | $584,550 | $3,807 | $378 |
| 2023 | $11,450 | $403,937 | $553,906 | $551,200 | 62 | $553,906 | $3,937 | $5,131 |
| 2022 | $161,419 | $600,068 | $624,385 | $621,700 | 67 | $624,385 | $68 | $7,048 |
| 2021 | $185,736 | $550,019 | $693,029 | $686,233 | 67 | $693,029 | $19 | $9,443 |
| 2020 | $328,746 | $1,000,054 | $681,126 | $674,700 | 65 | — | — | $4,886 |
| 2019 | $9,818 | $706,584 | $716,677 | $708,700 | 69 | — | — | $5,110 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, C Hamilton Sloan Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for youth-serving organizations, schools, health-care organizations, an arts organization, a household-furnishings reuse project, and a wildlife federation.
Grantee descriptions illustrate this range. Band Together says it uses live music as a platform for social change. Broad Street Clinic Foundation says it provides services related to heart and pulmonary disease, hypertension, thyroid conditions, diabetes, and cancer screening for people unable to afford them in Carteret County and surrounding areas. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation says it works to protect, conserve, and restore North Carolina wildlife and habitat. The Green Chair Project says it reuses donated household furnishings to support people recovering after homelessness, crisis, or disaster.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 61 grants totaling $723,533. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $5,000. Among the largest were $60,000 to Wake Med Foundation; $55,000 each to Boys & Girls Club of Wake County and YMCA of the Triangle Area; and $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina.
Other reported grants included $30,000 to Protestant Episcopal High School in Virginia, $30,000 to North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation, $28,333 to Carteret Health Care Foundation, and $25,000 to Band Together.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists C Hamilton Sloan Jr and Avery Sloan Knight as trustees, and Ann C Sloan as chairman and trustee.
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation is led by Ann C. Sloan, Chairman & Trustee on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann C. Sloan
Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Avery Sloan Knight
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
C. Hamilton Sloan Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 C Hamilton Sloan Foundation
How much does C Hamilton Sloan Foundation give each year?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation gave $724K across 61 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $582K across 56 grants.
What is C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's typical grant size?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $11,861, across 61 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from C Hamilton Sloan Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does C Hamilton Sloan Foundation give grants?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (25 grants), Morehead City, NC (7 grants), Beaufort, NC (4 grants) and Key Largo, FL (3 grants).
Does C Hamilton Sloan Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 61 grants with a stated purpose on C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity" (36 grants), "Education" (5 grants) and "Support Charitable Activities" (3 grants).
Who are C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's largest grantees?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Wake Med Foundation ($60,000), Boys & Girls Club of Wake County ($55,000) and YMCA of the Triangle Area ($55,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is C Hamilton Sloan Foundation?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $727K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does C Hamilton Sloan Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for youth-serving organizations, schools, health-care organizations, an arts organization, a household-furnishings reuse project, and a wildlife federation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from C Hamilton Sloan Foundation?
The filing lists C Hamilton Sloan Jr, Trustee, as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's EIN?
C Hamilton Sloan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1870847. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). C Hamilton Sloan Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/c-hamilton-sloan-foundation-morg_02709b19fcca48b7b4d0f02e0e3e36fb
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