E Boyd Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-2108418

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.

Key facts about E Boyd Family Foundation Inc

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.

EIN
56-2108418
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$67,500
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$5,192
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$1,247,541
Primary geography
North Carolina (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

-0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$68K

-0.7% YoY

Grant Count

13

+44.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-31.3% YoY

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.

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. 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.

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.

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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

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

RaleighBooneFredrickStaten IslandLindaleEnterpriseNashvillePhiladelphiaPortsmouthArlingtonAshevilleCharlotteGreenvilleSan Antonio

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 13 grants2023 9 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2021) to $68K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $68K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Samaritan's Purse: $15KSamaritan's Purse$15KTunnel to Towers Foundation: $15KTunnel to Towers Foundation$15KWake County Sheriff's Office: $10KWake County Sheriff's Office$10KEvery Cure: $5KEvery Cure$5KMercy Ships: $5KMercy Ships$5KRavenscroft School: $5KRavenscroft School$5KTransitions Lifecare: $5KTransitions Lifecare$5KThe Community Foundation of NC East: $3KThe Community Foundation of NCEast$3KAopa Foundation: $1KAopa Foundation$1KGary Sinise Foundation: $1KGary Sinise Foundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Samaritan's Purse ($15K). Together the top 10 received $65K.

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 48 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCGeneral Support$15,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYGeneral Support$15,000
Wake County Sheriff's Office Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$10,000
Every Cure Philadelphia, PAGeneral Support$5,000
Mercy Ships Lindale, TXGeneral Support$5,000
Ravenscroft School Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$5,000
Transitions Lifecare Raleigh, NCGeneral Support$5,000
The Community Foundation of NC East Greenville, NCGeneral Support$3,000
Aopa Foundation Fredrick, MDGeneral Support$1,000
Gary Sinise Foundation Nashville, TNGeneral Support$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,247,541 $72,293 $79,545 $67,500
2024 $1,254,793 $71,012 $78,109 $67,990
2023 $1,261,890 $43,289 $74,119 $65,500
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,247,541$1,254,793$1,261,890
Revenue$72,293$71,012$43,289
Expenses$79,545$78,109$74,119
Qualifying Distributions$68,400$68,740$66,150
Net Investment Income$62,244$61,997$25,481
Distributable Amount$75,886$70,987$65,596

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 99501, Raleigh, NC 27624
Phone: (919) 846-8000

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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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