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The Babies Hospital Foundation Inc

Wilmington, NC

Deleon Carter Foundation

Rocky Mount, NC

The DeLeon Carter Foundation supports charitable, religious, educational, scientific, and cultural work, including services for people in need, schools, and the arts, primarily in North Carolina with ties to Rocky Mount, Nashville, and Nash County. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,500 to $7,500, with a median of $3,000. It accepts applications from eligible North Carolina 501(c)(3) organizations; the stated annual deadline is August 31.

Charles a Cannon Trust No 1

Concord, NC

The trust funds named beneficiaries in human services, higher education, healthcare, and community, primarily in North Carolina, with some support in South Carolina. In 2026, grants ranged from $5,000 to $6.45 million, with a median of $48,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Earl S McDaniel Jr Foundation

Evansville, IN

North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The foundation funds scholarships, grant development, and nursing and health-workforce programs through North Carolina community colleges and their foundations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,000 to $467,479, with a median of about $19,000, and all reported grants went to North Carolina recipients. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.

Boddie Noell Foundation

Rocky Mount, NC

The foundation supports youth programs, scholarships, community services, and health-related organizations, with most of its 2024 grant dollars going to North Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $58,000, with a median of $2,500. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

WK Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds community-led work focused on children’s health and education, good food, family economic security, racial equity and equitable opportunity. It gives across the United States, with long-term commitments in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans, and also funds in parts of Mexico and Haiti; its 2024 median grant was $100,000. It accepts proposals at any time through its website and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Detroit, MI

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan funds work in economic opportunity, health equity, youth and education, arts and culture, and public space and the environment across Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair, and Livingston counties. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards varied widely; organizations can submit a brief proposal request for its Community Grants Program, with full applications by invitation.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Flint, MI

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funds nonprofits working in civil society, youth engagement, environmental sustainability, and Flint-area community development, in Flint and communities around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $55,000, though awards ranged widely; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests and supports preselected organizations.

The Kresge Foundation

Troy, MI

The Kresge Foundation funds nonprofits working to expand equity and opportunity in U.S. cities, across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, with particular focus on Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans and Fresno. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $5 million, with a median of $140,000; it most often invites applicants, though some programs issue open calls, and its Social Investment Practice does not accept unsolicited proposals.