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Durham Technical Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Durham, NC EIN: 56-1423848 Website

The durham tech foundationadvances opportunity for students, the college, and durham and Orange counties through bold strategic partnerships, resource development, zealous advocacy, and wise stewardship.

Durham Technical Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: Durham Technical Community College Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,442,822
+138.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,221,411
+138.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,221,411
Total assets
$37,533,860
+127.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Durham Technical Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Durham Technical Community College: $2.2MDurham Technical CommunityCollege$2.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Durham Technical Community College ($2.2M).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($240,492), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Durham

How Durham Technical Community College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 203% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $642K (2021) to $2.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Durham Technical Community College Durham, NCTo Support Academic Programs of Study.$2,202,330
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$240,492
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$37,533,860$25,086,860$4,171,225$2,442,8222$2,014,812
2024$16,509,018$2,699,110$1,194,350$1,022,8602$303,678
2023$14,403,429$6,706,411$1,182,973$832,5101$-53,390
2022$8,356,113$2,180,134$1,151,038$805,7151$381,857
2021$8,587,865$1,692,740$926,948$641,5991$279,594
2020$6,859,499$2,171,172$1,585,349$1,341,4191$42,854

About Durham Technical Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Durham Technical Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Durham, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $2.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Durham Technical Community College Foundation is led by Roxanne Miller, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Roxanne Miller

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Indira Everett

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter L. Newton

    Member, Trustee Liason & Ex-Officio

    Board Member → Member & Trustee Representative, 2024

    Member & Trustee Representative → Member, Trustee Liason & Ex-Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Kleitsch

    Treasurer

    CFO → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Shannon

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Messick

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Goodmon

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade Smedley

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary W. Bus

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Hampton

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tai T. Huynh

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandt Smith

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale Pulczinski

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Stokes

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emilee Collins

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John B. Buxton

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Calabria

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kennetth D. Gibbs

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Danielle Kaspar (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Geraud Staton (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Jb Buxton (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Deetra Watson (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Katie Loovis (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sam Nichols (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Elizabeth McFarlane (2023) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: John Zaloom (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kay Gresham (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Chappell (2020–2022) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Liz McFarlane (2022) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Manish Atma (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Carmella Melton (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Keith Spring (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William G. Ingram (2020–2021) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Aubrey Zinaich (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Chuck Wilson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: James Sills (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lowell Oakley (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Williams (2020) — Former CFO
  • Former: Susan Hester (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Vinay Khanna (2020) — Board Member

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 Durham Technical Community College Foundation

How much does Durham Technical Community College Foundation give each year?

Durham Technical Community College Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 2 grants.

How large is Durham Technical Community College Foundation?

Durham Technical Community College Foundation reported $37.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.1M.

What is Durham Technical Community College Foundation?

Durham Technical Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Durham, NC. It holds $37.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Durham Technical Community College Foundation operate?

Durham Technical Community College Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Durham Technical Community College Foundation's EIN?

Durham Technical Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1423848. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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