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Howard Perry & Walston Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-2108108 Website

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $132K in total assets.

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$131,510
-10.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$90,556
-26.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$105,281
-25.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Howard Perry & Walston Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Fuquay-VarinaRaleigh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Military Missions in Actions Fuquay-Varina, NCSupport$11,900
Team Drea Foundation Raleigh, NCSponsor in RDC Marathom$6,334
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$131,510$90,556$105,281——
2024$146,235$123,585$142,118——
2023$164,768$160,162$138,891——
2022$143,497$346,916$132,602$18,2342
2021$46,246$65,818$52,883——
2020$63,807$117,368$123,419——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation is led by Kate Dickey, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kate Dickey

    President

    Board Member → President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha McNair

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Edwards

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim McBrayer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassandra Senter

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Kennedy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Imelda Harper

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Correa

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maddie Boswell

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Bottoms

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Devin Giovacchini (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Elizabeth Dougherty (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Samantha McCoy (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nate Nunes (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brent Fogleman (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josh Swindell (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Horton (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Bob Weisenberger (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Grayson Baird (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jennifer Rhodus (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Lingard (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Jones (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Karen O'Dwyer (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara Dye (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: June Minton (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Melina Olivares (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Teresa Blasi (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 Howard Perry & Walston Foundation

How large is Howard Perry & Walston Foundation?

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation reported $132K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $91K.

What is Howard Perry & Walston Foundation?

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $132K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Howard Perry & Walston Foundation operate?

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Howard Perry & Walston Foundation's EIN?

Howard Perry & Walston Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2108108. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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