Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Public charity · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 56-6059417
Economically disadvantaged peopleAcademicsStudentsEducationHigher education

The foundation of unc charlotte receives contributions to promote and develop the academic and educational purpose of unc charlotte by providing support for operations, educational programs, and scholarships for the university and its students.

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte at a glance

In short: Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte gave $18.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $18.4M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,446,492
-30.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,446,492
-30.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,446,492
Total assets
$462,343,134
+36.3% 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 Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte: $18.4MThe University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte$18.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ($18.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Charlotte

How Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte gives

  • Giving grew 31% 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$10M$20M$30M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.8M (2021) to $26.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $18.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCEducational & Scientific Activities$18,446,492
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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$462,343,134$61,259,638$27,418,878$18,446,4921$5,068,638
2024$339,313,829$22,862,049$30,903,080$26,677,9821$1,563,540
2023$331,513,434$23,706,211$20,363,456$15,772,8451$1,811,908
2022$321,969,429$30,887,387$19,591,739$14,088,3681$429,227
2021$296,107,277$34,157,132$13,257,329$9,837,5101$1,404,145
2020$211,187,187$19,192,021$13,612,363$11,101,1581$347,534
2019$172,304,089$14,506,436$19,633,267$17,229,0561$1,282,486

About Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Based on IRS filings

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $462.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $18.4M. Net investment income was $5.1M.

Focus Areas

Economically disadvantaged peopleAcademicsStudentsEducationHigher education

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is led by Beth Crigler, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 32 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Beth Crigler

    President

    On filings since 2023

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene B. Johnson

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert A. Rowell

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan N. Jamison

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Foust

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy E. Montross

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma S. Allen

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Weisiger Cornelson

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne M. Tompkins

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Chris Moxley

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Jeff Floyd

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula R. Vincent

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Gaber

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig R. Brown

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerr Y. Putney

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Bates

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Brown

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Klein Aznar

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bo Cauble

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Simms

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H. Coble

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Franco

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnathan Hill

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Colbourne

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Sulak

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Lambert

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan A. Delaney

    Vice Chair

    Individual Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donnie Koonce

    Vice Chair

    Individual Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammie Boyd

    Secretary

    Secretary → Executive Officio-Sec- Non Voting, 2022

    Executive Officio-Sec- Non Voting → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George G. Kroustalis

    Vice Chair

    Individual Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Amon

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory S. Ross

    Vice Chair

    Individual Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (39)
  • Former: D. Eric Miller (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Henry Atkins (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Joanna Gammon (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Joe Hanel (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Julie S. Harris (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Larry R. Ferguson (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Robert Aiken (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Russell M. Robinson II (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: T. Edmund Rast (2019–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Karen J. Zapata (2020–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Peter A. Larkin (2021–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Andrew J. Shene (2023–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Geoffrey D. Gray (2023–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Jane Wu (2023–2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Susan Devore (2023–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Frenchie Wilson Brown (2023) — Ex-Officio Alum President
  • Former: David R. Ravin (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Ellison Clary (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Eric B. Housman (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Gary L. Stewart (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Corbett (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Larry Griffin Jr. (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Lucia Zapata Griffith (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Michael K. Shields (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Niles Sorensen (2019–2022) — Executive Officio-Pres- Non Voting
  • Former: Robert Outub (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Kim A. Allred (2020–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Michael L. Wilson (2021–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Sally Sistare Alumni Pres (2021–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Lawrence Larry Kelley (2022) — Executive Officio-Treas- Voting
  • Former: Elizabeth A. Hardin (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Greg S. Ross (2021) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Sallie Sistare Alum Pres (2020) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: George D. Swygert Jr. (2019) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: John McArthur Jr. (2019) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Karen A. Popp (2019) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Kimberly Allred (2019) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Madeline Keeter Alum Pres (2019) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Robyn Massey (2019) — Individual Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

How much does Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte give each year?

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte gave $18.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $26.7M across 1 grant.

How large is Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte reported $462.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61.3M.

What is Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Charlotte, NC. It holds $462.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte operate?

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's EIN?

Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6059417. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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