E Boyd Family Foundation Inc
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations in North Carolina and several other states.
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: E Boyd Family Foundation Inc gave $68K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in North Carolina. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $67,500
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +44.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,192
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,247,541
- -0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to E Boyd Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 99501, Raleigh, NC 27624
Phone: (919) 846-8000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who E Boyd Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Samaritan's Purse ($15K). Together the top 10 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 48 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, 22% to New York, 7% each to Pennsylvania and Texas, and 1% to Maryland. The listed grants also included recipients in Tennessee and Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is E Boyd Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 13 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2021) to $68K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $68K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | General Support | $15,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General Support | $15,000 |
| Wake County Sheriff's Office Raleigh, NC | General Support | $10,000 |
| Every Cure Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $5,000 |
| Mercy Ships Lindale, TX | General Support | $5,000 |
| Ravenscroft School Raleigh, NC | General Support | $5,000 |
| Transitions Lifecare Raleigh, NC | General Support | $5,000 |
| The Community Foundation of NC East Greenville, NC | General Support | $3,000 |
| Aopa Foundation Fredrick, MD | General Support | $1,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation Nashville, TN | General Support | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,247,541 | $72,293 | $79,545 | $67,500 | 13 | $68,400 | $62,244 | $75,886 |
| 2024 | $1,254,793 | $71,012 | $78,109 | $67,990 | 9 | $68,740 | $61,997 | $70,987 |
| 2023 | $1,261,890 | $43,289 | $74,119 | $65,500 | 13 | $66,150 | $25,481 | $65,596 |
| 2022 | $1,292,720 | $-18,367 | $71,207 | $59,500 | 7 | $60,125 | $11,618 | $67,162 |
| 2021 | $1,382,294 | $401,331 | $67,118 | $57,500 | 6 | $58,050 | $342,263 | $63,724 |
| 2020 | $1,048,081 | $80,454 | $77,609 | $61,390 | 6 | — | $16,258 | $58,866 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, E Boyd Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $76K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated work ranges from disaster relief and emergency meals to education, medical research, philanthropy, and support for veterans and first responders. For example, Samaritan’s Purse describes its work as providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine; Ravenscroft School describes its work as operating an independent preschool-through-grade-12 school; and Every Cure describes its mission as finding uses for existing medicines to treat diseases and patients.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $67,500. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest reported grants were $15,000 each to Samaritan’s Purse and Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and $10,000 to Wake County Sheriff’s Office. Other reported grants included $5,000 each to Every Cure, Mercy Ships, Ravenscroft School, and Transitions LifeCare, and $3,000 to The Community Foundation of NC East.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elbert M Boyd Jr as president and Ann C Boyd as secretary.
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc is led by Elbert M. Boyd Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elbert M. Boyd Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann C. Boyd
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 E Boyd Family Foundation Inc
How much does E Boyd Family Foundation Inc give each year?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc gave $68K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 9 grants.
What is E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,192, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from E Boyd Family Foundation Inc that year got $3K on average.
Where does E Boyd Family Foundation Inc give grants?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc 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 states were New York (22%) and Pennsylvania (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (5 grants).
Does E Boyd Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Samaritan's Purse ($15,000), Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($15,000) and Wake County Sheriff's Office ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is E Boyd Family Foundation Inc?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $68K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $76K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does E Boyd Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose stated work ranges from disaster relief and emergency meals to education, medical research, philanthropy, and support for veterans and first responders. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from E Boyd Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
E Boyd Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2108418. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does E Boyd Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- 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 May 10, 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 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). E Boyd Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/e-boyd-family-foundation-inc-morg_ef0562e0879e4fb2928add6650685bd3
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