NC State Engineering Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-6046987

To aid and promote, by financial assistance and otherwise, educational, research, and extension in the college of engineering at North Carolina state university

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: NC State Engineering Foundation Inc gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6.3M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,266,168
+2.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,266,168
+2.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,266,168
Total assets
$224,915,190
+22.4% 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 NC State Engineering Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

Cities

Raleigh

How NC State Engineering Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 40% 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$2M$4M$6M$8M1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.5M (2022) to $6.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$6,266,168
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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$224,915,190$38,468,647$11,619,430$6,266,1681$4,711,081
2024$183,717,587$13,727,584$17,256,097$6,125,9551$4,119,222
2023$173,785,450$14,694,932$11,267,640$5,275,5771$4,075,665
2022$172,988,383$18,412,442$8,397,895$4,487,5591$3,266,458
2021$162,858,939$12,504,008$23,344,881$4,545,7701$2,733,565

About NC State Engineering Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $224.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6.3M. Net investment income was $4.7M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc is led by Griffin Lamb, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 42 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Griffin Lamb

    President

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Stabler

    Chair

    Vice President → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Basil Hassan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Dove

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Whitley

    Director

    Development Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deval Parikh

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hannibal Warren Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Butler

    Director

    Director → Norc Chair, 2022

    Norc Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Wyatt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Townsend

    Director

    Advocacy Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seneca Jacobs

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steffanie Easter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Covell

    Director

    Director → Finance & Audit Chair, 2022

    Finance & Audit Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Pita

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bhavana Bartholf

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Rhatigan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcus Belvin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Hooks

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Brinkley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Wurst

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Beth Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Barnes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Radhika Venkatraman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Burkett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Pleasant

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hakan Ozisik

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Tillman

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Stewart

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Amein

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wolf

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keisha Bickham

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Coffee

    Director Since

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Loftis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Young

    Immediate Past Chair

    President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    Immediate Past President → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Delehanty

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helene Lollis

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana R. Harris

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Pfaendtner

    Staff

    Director → Staff, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Welch

    Staff

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Lawlor

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: D. Stabler (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Louis Martin-Vega (2021–2024) — Former Director
  • Former: Robert Loftis (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: James Stewart (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Baldwin (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mary Peloquin-Dodd (2021–2023) — Former Treasurer
  • Former: Michael Creed (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rashida Hodge (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Samuel McCachern (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: V. Peeler (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Banegas (2023) — Director
  • Former: Zachary Horton (2023) — Director
  • Former: Calvin Carter (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Brooks (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nelson Peeler (2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Alvin Sumter (2021) — Norc Chair
  • Former: Carl Stutts Jr. (2021) — Director
  • Former: Dung Nguyen (2021) — Director
  • Former: Heather Denny (2021) — Director
  • Former: Leonard Habas (2021) — Director
  • Former: Marion Dean (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Broaders (2021) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Beckstoffer (2021) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Gordon (2021) — Immediate Past President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 NC State Engineering Foundation Inc

How much does NC State Engineering Foundation Inc give each year?

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.1M across 1 grant.

How large is NC State Engineering Foundation Inc?

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc reported $224.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $38.5M.

What is NC State Engineering Foundation Inc?

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Raleigh, NC. It holds $224.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does NC State Engineering Foundation Inc operate?

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is NC State Engineering Foundation Inc's EIN?

NC State Engineering Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6046987. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 3, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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