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North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Durham, NC EIN: 56-1250756 Website

The foundation operates exclusively for charitable and educational purposes including, but not limited to, receiving, administering and obtaining funds for the support of the academic and educational programs of the North Carolina school of science and mathematics.

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation at a glance

In short: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation gave $633K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $633K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$633,378
-85.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$633,378
-85.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$633,378
Total assets
$42,046,496
-6.6% 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 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics: $633KNorth Carolina School ofScience and Mathematics$633K

The largest 2025 recipient was North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ($633K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 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

Durham

How North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 34% 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$6M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $633K (2025) to $4.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $633K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Durham, NCTo fund various programs of the school and to help with the construciton of a new campus.$633,378
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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$42,046,496$11,188,433$11,030,224$633,3781$2,914,587
2024$45,015,098$6,020,658$8,867,822$4,439,1911$1,572,956
2023$45,098,697$5,395,559$6,388,458$2,570,5121$851,100
2022$46,023,788$10,150,965$4,109,398$966,2751$501,106
2021$40,185,597$5,208,517$4,091,584$1,240,9701$377,160
2020$33,079,171$12,144,009$2,479,667——$655,826
2019$23,368,850$8,358,868$2,269,867——$338,818

About North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation

Based on IRS filings

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation is a public charity, based in Durham, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $633K. Net investment income was $2.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation is led by Barbara J. Coury, Vice Chancellor of Development & Foundation President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 33 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara J. Coury

    Vice Chancellor of Development & Foundation President

    President-Elect → President & Assistant Secretary, 2021

    President & Assistant Secretary → Vice Chancellor of Development & Foundation President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $46K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Charlie Stone

    Finance Committee Chair

    Finance Committee, Chair, Executive & Gov. Committees → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Finance Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rohan Paul

    Development Committee Chair

    Development Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Development Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Brockman

    Chair

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Reid

    Audit Committee Chair

    Board Member → Audit Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Englebright

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $35K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Charles F. Stone III

    Executive Officio Nonvoting Board Member

    Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board → Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member, 2024

    Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member → Executive Officio Nonvoting Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Martine

    Executive Officio Member

    Parent Association Chair → Ex-Officio Board Member, 2024

    Ex-Officio Board Member → Executive Officio Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Meg Powell

    Member

    Audit Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Roberts

    Chancellor & Member Ex-Officio

    Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board → Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member, 2024

    Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member → Chancellor & Member Ex-Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine G. Manuel

    Treasurer

    Treasurer, Executive Committee & Finance Committee → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Gordon

    Member

    Finance Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maya K. Ajmera

    Member

    Audit Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Ogle

    Member

    Development Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zack Fowler

    Member

    Development Committee → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anastasia Kornegay

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Loften

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Han Feung

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Tang

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leshawndra Price

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary U. Musacchia

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Means

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David J. Bennett

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Bass

    Executive Officio Member

    Ex-Officio Board Member → Executive Officio Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrienne Clough

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akhil Jariwala

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Paul

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne C. Bailey

    Member

    Secretary → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny P. Dissen

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Chen

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Gragg

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Roederer

    Executive Officio Member

    Ex-Officio Board Member → Executive Officio Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Anderson

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Michelle Soler (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe F. Britt (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Bailey (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Henry Kuo (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Murray Abramson (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Phil Breitfeld (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Stanford Lin (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jane Bullock (2021–2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Joe Colopy (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Wayne Kimball (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jabbar R. Bennett (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Trish Aiello (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio Board Member
  • Former: Shannon Namboodri (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bob Lynch (2019–2020) — Governance Committee
  • Former: Karen Levert (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kim Donica (2019–2020) — Development Committee, Chair & Executive Committee
  • Former: Randy Myer (2019–2020) — Audit Committee
  • Former: Sara Lou Succop (2019–2020) — Governance Committee
  • Former: Christopher J. Paul PhD (2020) — Alumni Association President
  • Former: Debra Ives (2020) — Finance Committee
  • Former: Patricia Trish Aiello (2020) — Governance Committee & Chair
  • Former: Thomas Looney (2020) — Board of Trustee & Chair
  • Former: Brock Winslow (2019) — Vice Chancellor
  • Former: Chris Herrera (2019) — Audit Committee, Chair & Executive Committee
  • Former: Clay Thorp (2019) — Director
  • Former: Debra Coleman (2019) — Finance Committee
  • Former: Katie Wagstaff (2019) — President & Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Millie Tan (2019) — Treasurer & Executive Committee
  • Former: Richmond Baker (2019) — Governance Committee, Chair & Executive Committee
  • Former: Sean Fahey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steven Norton (2019) — President & Alumni Association Board
  • Former: Thomas Williams (2019) — Ncssm Board of Trustees Chair

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Barbara Coury — President; Asst Secretary: $121KBarbara CouryPresident; Asst Secretary$121K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $121K, to Barbara Coury (President; Asst Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation

How much does North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation give each year?

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation gave $633K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.4M across 1 grant.

How large is North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation?

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation reported $42.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.2M.

Where does North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation operate?

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation's EIN?

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1250756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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 May 11, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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