Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rocky Mount, NC EIN: 56-1678893

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo is a private foundation based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It makes charitable grants to organizations; its 2024 filing lists 55 grants totaling $450,000.

Key facts about Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo

In short: Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo gave $466K across 56 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in North Carolina. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
56-1678893
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$466,000
Grants made (2025)
56
Average grant
$8,321
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (7 of 56, 2025)
Total assets
$8,692,485
Primary geography
North Carolina (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.7M

+3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$466K

+3.6% YoY

Grant Count

56

+1.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+1.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo reported a distributable amount of $478K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 56 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, United Community Ministries Inc. describes its work as providing food and shelter to homeless people and helping them transition toward permanent housing independence. My Sisters House Inc. describes its services as supporting abused women and their children. Castalia Volunteer Fire Department says it provides fire protection, prevention, and training to its surrounding community on a volunteer basis.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation made 55 grants totaling $450,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest awards included $75,000 to UNC Health Foundation - Comprehensive Cancer Center and $65,000 to Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region. Other notable grants included $25,000 each to The Jesse Helms Center and UNC Health Foundation - Behavioral Health, and $20,000 to American Red Cross Turnage Chapter. These grants were listed with the purpose “CHARITABLE.”

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, 4% to Virginia, and 1% each to Maryland, Michigan, and Idaho.

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 56 itemized grants.

Cities

Rocky MountNashvilleChapel HillWashingtonRichmondCastaliaGreenvilleTwin FallsWingateBarium SpringsColumbiaDurhamHillsdaleKinstonLake WaccamawMemphisMorrisvilleOcracokeScotland NeckThomasville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K67 grants2020 55 grants2021 60 grants2022 51 grants2023 55 grants2024 56 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $432K (2023) to $469K (2022). In 2025 it made 56 grants totaling $466K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region: $65KBoys & Girls Club of the TarRiver Region$65KThe UNC Health Foundation - Comprehensive Cancer Center: $50KThe UNC Health Foundation -Comprehensive Cancer Center$50KThe UNC Health Foundation: $25KThe UNC Health Foundation$25KThe Jesse Helms Center: $25KThe Jesse Helms Center$25KUnited Community Ministries: $20KUnited Community Ministries$20KAmerican Red Cross Turnage Chapter: $15KAmerican Red Cross TurnageChapter$15KBaptist Children's Homes of NC Inc: $15KBaptist Children's Homes of NCInc$15KECU Foundation Inc: $13KECU Foundation Inc$13KThe Salvation Army: $10KThe Salvation Army$10KThe UNC Health Foundation - Morehead Planitarium and Science Center: $10KThe UNC Health Foundation -Morehead Planitarium and…$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region ($65K). Together the top 10 received $248K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

277 grants across all recorded years

269<$50K7$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 269 grants of 277 (97%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region Rocky Mount, NCCharitable$65,000
The UNC Health Foundation - Comprehensive Cancer Center Chapel Hill, NCCharitable$50,000
The UNC Health Foundation Chapel Hill, NCCharitable$25,000
The Jesse Helms Center Wingate, NCCharitable$25,000
United Community Ministries Rocky Mount, NCCharitable$20,000
American Red Cross Turnage Chapter Rocky Mount, NCCharitable$15,000
Baptist Children's Homes of NC Inc Thomasville, NCCharitable$15,000
ECU Foundation Inc Greenville, NCCharitable$12,500
The Salvation Army Rocky Mount, NCCharitable$10,000
The UNC Health Foundation - Morehead Planitarium and Science Center Chapel Hill, NCCharitable$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $8,427,260 $664,659 $523,960 $450,000
2023 $8,286,561 $353,153 $500,175 $432,000
2022 $8,433,583 $317,643 $539,371 $469,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,692,485$8,427,260$8,286,561
Revenue$811,718$664,659$353,153
Expenses$546,493$523,960$500,175
Qualifying Distributions$467,500$451,500$433,500
Net Investment Income$744,373$597,953$290,478
Distributable Amount$478,227$455,543$430,088

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists William L Boddie as president, Michael W Boddie as secretary, and B Mayo Boddie Jr as treasurer.

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo is led by William L. Boddie, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William L. Boddie

    President

    Vice President → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • B. Mayo Boddie Jr.

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael W. Boddie

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: B. Mayo Boddie (2020) — President

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.

Contact

Mailing address: Post Office Box 1908, Rocky Mount, NC 27802

Frequently asked questions about Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo

How much does Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo give each year?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo gave $466K across 56 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $450K across 55 grants.

What is Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's typical grant size?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,321, across 56 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo that year got $10K on average.

Where does Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo give grants?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo gives mostly in North Carolina: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rocky Mount, NC (23 grants), Nashville, NC (5 grants) and Chapel Hill, NC (3 grants).

Does Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 56 grants with a stated purpose on Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (56 grants).

Who are Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's largest grantees?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's largest 2025 grantees include Boys & Girls Club of the Tar River Region ($65,000), The UNC Health Foundation - Comprehensive Cancer Center ($50,000) and The UNC Health Foundation ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo reported $8.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $468K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $478K (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 does Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's EIN?

Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1678893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Nickolas Bunn Boddie Sr and Lucy Mayo accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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