North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
North Carolina Community Colleges is a public charity based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its 2024 filing identifies it as the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1986 to support the mission of the North Carolina Community College System.
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation at a glance
In short: North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation gave $4.4M across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $123K), mostly in North Carolina. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,445,317
- +327.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- -26.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $123,481
- +481.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,928
- Total assets
- $14,875,868
- +26.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (6 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 807-7100
Website: https://nccommunitycolleges.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ($467K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 14 individual scholarships ($2,306,290), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
145 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 145 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 23 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $96K; repeat grants $228K. How we count
Medians: $21K first-time, $19K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2021) to $4.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $4.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Lenior, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $467,479 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $460,479 |
| Alamance Community College Graham, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $457,479 |
| 14 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $2,306,290 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $285,711 |
| NC Community College System Raleigh, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $125,460 |
| Haywood Community College Foundation Clyde, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $57,960 |
| Mayland Community College Foundation Spruce Pine, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $48,561 |
| Isothermal Community College Foundation Spindale, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $48,136 |
| The Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Lenior, NC | Scholarships and Grant Development | $28,123 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,875,868 | $7,293,576 | $5,856,563 | $4,445,317 | 36 | $2,310,159 |
| 2024 | $11,778,372 | $1,597,056 | $1,813,707 | $1,040,590 | 49 | $760,630 |
| 2023 | $11,033,994 | $1,599,199 | $2,049,985 | $1,019,067 | 24 | $667,872 |
| 2022 | $10,817,039 | $1,911,646 | $1,522,023 | $1,045,250 | 29 | $648,403 |
| 2021 | $12,817,752 | $947,030 | $1,334,811 | $134,175 | 7 | $741,023 |
| 2020 | $11,774,406 | $3,372,423 | $2,506,206 | $1,025,500 | 21 | $120,395 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support the mission of the North Carolina Community College System. Its filing says the System has significant influence in selecting and distributing scholarships and awards and implementing public-private partnership programs.
In 2025, the foundation reported grants for “scholarships and grant development.” Recipients included community college foundations and colleges. For example, Johnston Community College Foundation describes its mission as building partnerships and resources to enhance educational opportunities; an individual recipient Community College’s foundation says it solicits donations for the college’s exclusive benefit; and an individual recipient Community College’s foundation says it generates private financial support for the college’s mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 36 grants totaling $4,445,317. Grant amounts ranged from $8,000 to $467,479, with a median of $18,928. The largest reported grants included $467,479 to Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute; $460,479 to Johnston Community College; and $457,479 each to Alamance Community College, an individual recipient Community College, an individual recipient Community College, an individual recipient Community College, and an individual recipient Community College. The stated purpose for each was scholarships and grant development.
Other reported grants included $285,711 to Cleveland Community College, $200,911 to an individual recipient Community College Foundation, and $125,460 to NC Community College System, each for scholarships and grant development.
The foundation’s website also describes a System Office grant program for local colleges’ nursing and health-related workforce programs. Its guidelines say all colleges are eligible to apply, with priority points for regional partnerships and proposals serving counties with a Tier 1 Economic Development Designation. The guidelines do not provide an application process or deadline in the information available here.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Donny Hicks as chair, Barry Sink as vice chair, Randall Johnson as treasurer, Jeff Cox as secretary/director ex officio, and Weyling White as director at-large. It also lists Blake Williams, Stephanie Lake, Thomas Looney, Gary Lanier, and Carol Spalding as directors or officers/directors ex officio.
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation is led by Katie Loovis, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katie Loovis
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$82K (2024) → $147K (2025)
Donny Hicks
Chair
Treasurer Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Berg
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Spalding
Director-Ex Officio
Member → Member-Ex Officio, 2023
Member-Ex Officio → Director-Ex Officio, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
E. Stuart Powell Jr.
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Salamido
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Javier Gonzalez
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Almond
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Logan
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nimasheena Burns
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raul Peralta
Director At-Large
Member Executive Officio → Member, 2022
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lake
Director-Ex Officio
Member → Member-Ex Officio, 2023
Member-Ex Officio → Director-Ex Officio, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Weyling White
Director At-Large
Member → Director At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Williams
Director-Ex Officio
Member → Member-Ex Officio, 2023
Member-Ex Officio → Director-Ex Officio, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Cox
Secretary & Director Ex-Officio
Member-Ex Officio → Secretary & Director Ex-Officio, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Lanier
Director-Ex Officio
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mei-Yen Ireland
Director At-Large
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Looney
Officer & Director-Ex Offici
Officer & Director-Ex Officio → Officer & Director-Ex Offici, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Sink
Vice Chair
Member → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randall Johnson
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dandre S. Esposito
Chief Advancement Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Herb Crenshaw (2020–2024) — Director At-Large
- Former: Korey Coon (2020–2024) — Director At-Large
- Former: Richard Hurley (2020–2024) — Director At-Large
- Former: Patricia Mitchell (2024) — Director At-Large
- Former: Crystal Morphis (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Grant Godwin (2020–2023) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Jim Bryan (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Susan Jackson (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Burr Sullivan (2022–2023) — Member-Ex Officio
- Former: Tom Looney (2022–2023) — Member-Ex Officio
- Former: R. Chris Plate (2023) — Member-Ex Officio
- Former: Henry McKoy (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Scott Hamilton (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Sheri Shaw (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Thomas Stith III (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Alice Schenall (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Breeden Blackwell (2020–2021) — Member Executive Officio
- Former: Gwen Vass (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Lyn Austin (2020–2021) — Member Executive Officio
- Former: Michael Smith (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Peter Hans (2020–2021) — Secretary Member
- Former: William Carver (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Frank Johnson (2020) — Member Executive Officio
- Former: Kirk J. Bradley (2020) — Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $147K, to Katie Loovis (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
How much does North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation give each year?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation gave $4.4M across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 49 grants.
What is North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's typical grant size?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $18,928, and its average grant was $123,481, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation that year got $96K on average.
Where does North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation give grants?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lenior, NC (2 grants), Shelby, NC (2 grants), Clyde, NC (2 grants) and Spruce Pine, NC (2 grants).
Does North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 36 grants with a stated purpose on North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships and Grant Development" (36 grants).
Who are North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's largest grantees?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ($467,479), Johnston Community College ($460,479) and Alamance Community College ($457,479), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 14 individual scholarships ($2,306,290), which are not listed by name. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation reported $14.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.3M.
What does North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support the mission of the North Carolina Community College System. Its filing says the System has significant influence in selecting and distributing scholarships and awards and implementing public-private partnership programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nccommunitycolleges.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's EIN?
North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1535785. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/north-carolina-community-colleges-foundation-morg_7d2b774d0c934a83aa8894ee8001de37
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