NCF Supporting Organization

Public charity · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 47-4168487

To support, benefit, perform the fuctions of and/or carry out the purposes of the national community foundation.

NCF Supporting Organization at a glance

In short: NCF Supporting Organization gave $815K across 6 grants in 2024 (avg $136K), top state Arizona. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$814,877
+1613.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
6
+500.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$135,813
+185.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$112,439
Total assets
$4,377,964
+16.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Arizona (42% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who NCF Supporting Organization funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Favor International Inc: $280KFavor International Inc$280KBenevilla: $250KBenevilla$250KNational Community Foundation: $130KNational Community Foundation$130KVeterans for Child Rescue Inc: $95KVeterans for Child Rescue Inc$95KRipe for Harvest: $35KRipe for Harvest$35KSavethem: $25KSavethem$25K

The largest 2024 recipient was Favor International Inc ($280K). Together the top 6 received $815K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 11 (27%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

WilmingtonAlpharettaColorado SpringsMerrifieldSurpriseTucsonValrico

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M2 grants2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 6 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $23 (2021) to $2.7M (2020). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $815K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Favor International Inc Valrico, FLGeneral Support$280,000
Benevilla Surprise, AZGeneral Support$250,000
National Community Foundation Wilmington, DEGeneral Support$129,877
Veterans for Child Rescue Inc Tucson, AZGeneral Support$95,000
Ripe for Harvest Colorado Springs, COGeneral Support$35,000
Savethem Merrifield, VAGeneral Support$25,000
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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
2024$4,377,964$1,483,754$870,363$814,8776$8,287
2023$3,764,682$808,369$120,591$47,5481—
2022$3,377,199$1,459,940$1,007,668$1,007,1392$1,041,542
2021$2,293,906$377,711$33,558$23Total only—
2020$1,802,740$4,444,698$2,802,164$2,700,4932—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About NCF Supporting Organization

Based on IRS filings

NCF Supporting Organization is a public charity, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $815K. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

NCF Supporting Organization is led by Bruce Bigelow, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Bruce Bigelow

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • National Community Corporation

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Thoroughman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emanuel J. Kallina II

    Treasurer

    Assistant Se → Assistant Secretary, 2021

    Assistant Secretary → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eddie Thompson

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Childs

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Edward G. Link Jr. (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Andrew W. Russo (2020–2021) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 NCF Supporting Organization

How much does NCF Supporting Organization give each year?

NCF Supporting Organization gave $815K across 6 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $48K across 1 grant.

What is NCF Supporting Organization's typical grant size?

NCF Supporting Organization's median grant in 2024 was $112,439, and its average grant was $135,813, across 6 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does NCF Supporting Organization give grants?

NCF Supporting Organization's top state is Arizona, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (34%) and Delaware (16%).

Does NCF Supporting Organization give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of NCF Supporting Organization's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Who are NCF Supporting Organization's largest grantees?

NCF Supporting Organization's largest 2024 grantees include Favor International Inc ($280,000), Benevilla ($250,000) and National Community Foundation ($129,877), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is NCF Supporting Organization?

NCF Supporting Organization reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is NCF Supporting Organization's EIN?

NCF Supporting Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4168487. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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