Carolina Wildlands Foundation
Carolina Wildlands Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chesterfield, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $52K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $15K.
Carolina Wildlands Foundation at a glance
In short: Carolina Wildlands Foundation gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,500
- +2187.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,833
- +662.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $52,026
- +35.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Carolina Wildlands Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Winthrop University ($6K). Together the top 3 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Carolina Wildlands Foundation gives
- Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $634 (2024) to $30K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | To help create research opportunities for faculty-led college students to become interested in and pursue research opportunities in the biological sciences to address the current shortage of field research scientists, at the time they are needed most. | $6,000 |
| Wingate University Wingate, NC | To help create research opportunities for faculty-led college students to become interested in and pursue research opportunities in the biological sciences to address the current shortage of field research scientists, at the time they are needed most. | $5,000 |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | To help create research opportunities for faculty-led college students to become interested in and pursue research opportunities in the biological sciences to address the current shortage of field research scientists, at the time they are needed most. | $3,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52,026 | $376,670 | $362,963 | $14,500 | 3 | $371,210 | $1,031 |
| 2024 | $38,319 | $330,000 | $346,180 | $634 | 1 | $354,921 | $1,225 |
| 2023 | $54,499 | $305,000 | $285,100 | $16,511 | 4 | $274,070 | $1,088 |
| 2022 | $34,599 | $110,000 | $125,401 | $30,000 | 3 | $103,121 | $1,636 |
| 2021 | $50,000 | $50,000 | — | — | — | — | $190 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carolina Wildlands Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carolina Wildlands Foundation is led by Brad M. Turley, President on every filing since 2021; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brad M. Turley
President
On filings since 2021
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Martin
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Dimaculangan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Harper
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
$24K (2024) → $22K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: David Tarpy (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Megan Kuhlman (2021–2023) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to David Harper (VP and Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Carolina Wildlands Foundation
How much does Carolina Wildlands Foundation give each year?
Carolina Wildlands Foundation gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $634 across 1 grant.
What is Carolina Wildlands Foundation's typical grant size?
Carolina Wildlands Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Carolina Wildlands Foundation give grants?
Carolina Wildlands Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (41%).
Does Carolina Wildlands Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Carolina Wildlands Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Carolina Wildlands Foundation?
Carolina Wildlands Foundation reported $52K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $371K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Carolina Wildlands Foundation's EIN?
Carolina Wildlands Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2222734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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