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Filotimo Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 93-4771442 Website

Filotimo Foundation is a private foundation based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It reports direct charitable activity assisting adults with cystic fibrosis who have essential living or medical needs.

Filotimo Foundation at a glance

In short: Filotimo Foundation gave $593K across 322 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$592,605
+159.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
322
+265.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,840
-29.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$829,191
+151.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Filotimo Foundation

How to Apply

The filing says there are no submission deadlines and lists the requested materials: name, email, address, type of assistance, amount requested, CF doctor, CF clinic, how the applicant heard about the foundation, date…

The filing says there are no submission deadlines and lists the requested materials: name, email, address, type of assistance, amount requested, CF doctor, CF clinic, how the applicant heard about the foundation, date of birth, and a message with details of the request. Applicants must have cystic fibrosis, meet the stated U.S. residence or treatment-clinic condition, be at least 18, and experience financial hardship that leaves them unable to meet financial obligations. The filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.

Review Cycle
No submission deadlines.
Deadline
No submission deadlines.
Contact

Application contact: The Filitimo Foundation
Mailing address: 2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 394-4614
Website: https://filotimofoundation.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Filotimo Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Jack Cross: $49KJack Cross$49KKyle McRee: $45KKyle McRee$45KGift of Adoption: $35KGift of Adoption$35KRandy Walker: $33KRandy Walker$33KCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $25KCystic Fibrosis Foundation$25KResolve Night of Hope Sponsorship: $20KResolve Night of HopeSponsorship$20KAllison Buckley: $19KAllison Buckley$19KAlexis Smith: $14KAlexis Smith$14KNicole Kohr: $12KNicole Kohr$12KZachary Leibowitz: $12KZachary Leibowitz$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jack Cross ($49K). Together the top 10 received $265K.

Grant Size Distribution

410 grants across all recorded years

410<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 410 grants of 410 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, North Carolina received 58% of grant dollars. Other leading recipient states were Illinois (6%), Virginia (5%), Pennsylvania (5%), and South Carolina (3%). The listed grants include recipients in additional states.

Grant Distribution by State

34states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 322 itemized grants.

Cities

RaleighWilmingtonCharlotteFayettevilleHoustonJacksonvilleGreenvilleDurhamLelandWashingtonConwayGodwinGreensboroMount OliveNew BernNewportPittsburghBurlingtonKansas CityMartinsville

How Filotimo Foundation gives

  • 17% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2023 88 grants2024 322 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $228K (2024) to $593K (2025). In 2025 it made 322 grants totaling $593K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jack Cross Pinehurst, NCCharitable$49,036
Kyle McRee Winston-Salem, NCCharitable$45,011
Gift of Adoption Northbrook, ILCharitable$35,000
Randy Walker Greensboro, NCCharitable$33,159
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Raleigh, NCCharitable$25,396
Resolve Night of Hope Sponsorship McLean, VACharitable$20,000
Allison Buckley Pittsburgh, PACharitable$19,435
Alexis Smith Wilmington, NCCharitable$14,058
Nicole Kohr New Bern, NCCharitable$12,287
Zachary Leibowitz Port Washington, NYCharitable$11,676
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$829,191$1,793,293$1,322,681$592,605322$1,284,965—
2024$330,405$627,991$320,900$228,33888$296,093$9,180
2023$1,000$1,000————$2

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation states that its direct charitable activity is assistance with the essential living and medical needs of adults with cystic fibrosis. Its 2025 grants also went to individuals and organizations. Among the organizations it supported, Healing Transitions Inc describes its mission as providing peer-based recovery services to underserved people with substance-use disorders; Snow Approach Foundation Inc says it supports people affected by dementia or other brain conditions; and Pipers Angels Foundation Inc says it raises funds for families with cystic fibrosis. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not additional stated missions of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 322 grants totaling $592,605. Grants ranged from $40 to $49,036, with a median of $500. In 2024, it made 88 grants totaling $228,338. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 322 grants totaling $592,605.

Among the largest reported 2025 grants were $49,036 to Jack Cross in Pinehurst, North Carolina; $45,011 to Kyle McRee in Winston Salem, North Carolina; $35,000 to Gift of Adoption in Northbrook, Illinois; and $33,159 to Randy Walker in Greensboro, North Carolina. The foundation also gave $25,396 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina, and $20,000 to Resolve Night of Hope Sponsorship in McLean, Virginia.

Other reported 2025 grants to organizations included $4,000 to Healing Transitions Inc, $3,805 to Snow Approach Foundation Inc, and $2,500 to Pipers Angels Foundation Inc.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Panagiotis Proimos as president; Anna Proimos as chair; Tryfon Proimos and Diamando Proimos as vice presidents; Alexandros Proimos as secretary; Evangelos Proimos as treasurer; and Terry J Carlton as board advisor.

Filotimo Foundation is led by Panagiotis Proimos, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Panagiotis Proimos

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Proimos

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandros Proimos

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diamando Proimos

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evangelos Proimos

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry J. Carlton

    Board Advisor

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tryfon Proimos

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Filotimo Foundation

How much does Filotimo Foundation give each year?

Filotimo Foundation gave $593K across 322 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $228K across 88 grants.

What is Filotimo Foundation's typical grant size?

Filotimo Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,840, across 322 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Filotimo Foundation give grants?

Filotimo Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (16 grants), Wilmington, NC (7 grants), Charlotte, NC (7 grants) and Houston, TX (7 grants).

Does Filotimo Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 322 grants with a stated purpose on Filotimo Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (322 grants).

Who are Filotimo Foundation's largest grantees?

Filotimo Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jack Cross ($49,036), Kyle McRee ($45,011) and Gift of Adoption ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Filotimo Foundation?

Filotimo Foundation reported $829K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

What does Filotimo Foundation fund?

The foundation states that its direct charitable activity is assistance with the essential living and medical needs of adults with cystic fibrosis. Its 2025 grants also went to individuals and organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Filotimo Foundation?

The filing says there are no submission deadlines and lists the requested materials: name, email, address, type of assistance, amount requested, CF doctor, CF clinic, how the applicant heard about the foundation, date… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Filotimo Foundation's EIN?

Filotimo Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-4771442. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Filotimo Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/filotimo-foundation-morg_2c8bcfffc69c475a97aab14b6fd4d5d7

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