Jenkins-Tapp Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kinston, NC EIN: 56-0845817

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kinston, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $92K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $4K.

Key facts about Jenkins-Tapp Foundation

In short: Jenkins-Tapp Foundation gave $4K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $487.5), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
56-0845817
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,900
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$488
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$92,005
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$92K

-5.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$4K

-72.1% YoY

Grant Count

8

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$487.5

-72.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jenkins-Tapp Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Jenkins-Tapp Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

Kinston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 8 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $14K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $4K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Kinston Arts Council: $500Kinston Arts Council$500St Mary's Kitchen: $500St Mary's Kitchen$500Lenoir County Historical Associatio: $500Lenoir County HistoricalAssociatio$500Lenoir County Hospital Foundation: $500Lenoir County HospitalFoundation$500St Mary's Church: $500St Mary's Church$500Diocese of East Carolina: $500Diocese of East Carolina$500Lenoir County Library: $500Lenoir County Library$500Lenoir Community College Foundation: $400Lenoir Community CollegeFoundation$400

The largest 2025 recipient was Kinston Arts Council ($500). Together the top 8 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kinston Arts Council Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
St Mary's Kitchen Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
Lenoir County Historical Associatio Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
Lenoir County Hospital Foundation Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
St Mary's Church Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
Diocese of East Carolina Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
Lenoir County Library Kinston, NCProgram Services$500
Lenoir Community College Foundation Kinston, NCProgram Services$400

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$92,005$97,343$112,647
Revenue$42$69$101
Expenses$5,380$15,373$5,373
Qualifying Distributions$3,900$14,000$4,000
Distributable Amount$4,736$5,075$5,789

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 22, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation is led by Lee B. Jenkins, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lee B. Jenkins

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Coleman J. Dance

    V.pres & Assistant

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: John T. Jenkins Jr. (2019–2021) — V.pres & Secretary

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 Jenkins-Tapp Foundation

How much does Jenkins-Tapp Foundation give each year?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation gave $4K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 8 grants.

What is Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's typical grant size?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $488, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Jenkins-Tapp Foundation give grants?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kinston, NC (8 grants).

Does Jenkins-Tapp Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Services" (8 grants).

Who are Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's largest grantees?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kinston Arts Council ($500), St Mary's Kitchen ($500) and Lenoir County Historical Associatio ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Jenkins-Tapp Foundation?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation reported $92K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (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 is Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's EIN?

Jenkins-Tapp Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-0845817. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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