Norris Family Foundation
The Norris Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Charlotte, North Carolina. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $66,000 through 22 grants to charitable organizations; it states that it contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Norris Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Norris Family Foundation gave $66K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $66,000
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,000
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,250
- Total assets
- $1,304,190
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Norris Family Foundation
- 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.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9838 Windy Gap Road, Charlotte, NC 28278
Phone: (704) 363-5900
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Norris Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Arts of Central Florida ($10K). Together the top 10 received $51K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
97 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 97 grants of 97 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida (42%), North Carolina (32%), Arizona (8%), Michigan (8%), and Virginia (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
How Norris Family Foundation gives
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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 (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $80K (2021). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $66K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Arts of Central Florida Orlando, FL | To make art more accessible to all, so that everyone can live in a more inspiring and enriching community. | $10,000 |
| Mite Belmont, NC | Operation | $8,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Ce Orlando, FL | Fight Hunger and Feed Hope | $5,000 |
| The Lyric Theatre Stuart, FL | Expand cultural and arts education programming while preserving our historic landmark | $5,000 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre Jupiter, FL | Provide all who attend performances or participate in educational offerings exciting, compelling and meaningfull experiences | $5,000 |
| Tpusa Phoenix, AZ | To identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the priciples of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government | $5,000 |
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | To Support Academic Excellece and Institutional Independence | $5,000 |
| Dilworth Center Charlotte, NC | To Assist with Addiction Recovery Prorgams | $2,500 |
| Inreach Charlotte, NC | To Empower Individiuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | $2,500 |
| Randolph College Lynchburg, VA | Prepare students to engage the world critically and creativly, live and work honorably, and expericne life abundantly. | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,304,190 | $127,470 | $93,668 | $66,000 | 22 | $66,000 | $103,357 | $86,830 |
| 2024 | $1,271,984 | $81,171 | $92,192 | $66,821 | 23 | $66,821 | $58,690 | $82,114 |
| 2023 | $1,283,383 | $56,486 | $85,267 | $62,000 | 17 | $62,000 | $36,084 | $73,582 |
| 2022 | $1,312,674 | $47,569 | $86,004 | $62,000 | 16 | $62,000 | $26,550 | $75,045 |
| 2021 | $1,351,109 | $49,990 | $107,587 | $80,000 | 19 | $80,000 | $26,383 | $84,155 |
| 2020 | $1,408,724 | $1,441,726 | $61,594 | $47,500 | 12 | — | $63,035 | $58,624 |
| 2019 | $28,592 | $1,575 | $2,970 | $1,500 | 3 | — | $1,796 | $1,655 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Norris Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $87K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including arts and cultural programming, hunger relief, education, addiction recovery, disability services, conservation, and child poverty.
Grantees describe their own work in varied terms. United Arts of Central Florida says it strengthens arts, science, history, and culture through collaborations and investments. InReach describes providing residential and community services to people with developmental and other disabilities in Mecklenburg County and surrounding counties. Children of Vietnam says it works to lift children out of poverty through services for children, families, and communities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $66,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $2,250.
The largest listed grant was $10,000 to United Arts of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Other notable grants included $8,000 to MITE in Belmont, North Carolina; $5,000 each to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, The Lyric Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, TPUSA, and Hillsdale College; and $2,500 each to Dilworth Center, InReach, Randolph College, and the Nature Conservancy of Florida.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cheryl A Norris as secretary and director, Laura N Robinson as president and director, and Edwin Ward Norris as treasurer and director.
Norris Family Foundation is led by Laura N. Robinson, President & Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura N. Robinson
President & Director
Secretary & Director → President & Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cheryl A. Norris
Secretary & Director
Vice President & Director → Secretary & Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Edwin Ward Norris
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Margaret K. Norris (2019) — President & Director
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 Norris Family Foundation
How much does Norris Family Foundation give each year?
Norris Family Foundation gave $66K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 23 grants.
What is Norris Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Norris Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $3,000, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Norris Family Foundation give grants?
Norris Family Foundation's top state is Florida, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were North Carolina (32%) and Arizona (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Charlotte, NC (5 grants) and Orlando, FL (2 grants).
Does Norris Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Norris Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Norris Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Norris Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Arts of Central Florida ($10,000), Mite ($8,000) and Second Harvest Food Bank of Ce ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Norris Family Foundation?
Norris Family Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $87K (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 Norris Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including arts and cultural programming, hunger relief, education, addiction recovery, disability services, conservation, and child poverty. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Norris Family Foundation?
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 Norris Family Foundation's EIN?
Norris Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1843614. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Norris Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Norris Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/norris-family-foundation-morg_1e0f7cff199d46abb153bf06e0e88ec1
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