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North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati

Public charity · Grantmaker Raleigh, NC EIN: 56-6060894 Website

The society of the cincinnati is organized for educational, charitable, and literary purposes, providing for historical projects, preservation, and education about the American revolution

Key facts about North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati

In short: North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati gave $206K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
56-6060894
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$205,850
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$51,463
Median grant
$19,650
Total assets
$5,720,146
Primary geography
District of Columbia (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$5.7M

+5.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$206K

+1.2% YoY

Grant Count

4

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$51K

-49.4% YoY

How North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati

Based on IRS filings

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati is a public charity, based in Raleigh, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $206K. Net investment income was $211K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonRaleighEdentonGreensboro

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $173K (2021) to $206K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $206K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

The Society of the Cincinnati: $161KThe Society of the Cincinnati$161KNC Museum of History Foundation: $32KNC Museum of HistoryFoundation$32KAmerican Revolution Institute: $7KAmerican Revolution Institute$7KElizabeth Vann Moore Foundation: $5KElizabeth Vann MooreFoundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Society of the Cincinnati ($161K). Together the top 4 received $206K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Society of the Cincinnati Washington, DCProgram Support$161,302
NC Museum of History Foundation Raleigh, NCEducation$32,300
American Revolution Institute Washington, DCProgram Support$7,000
Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation Edenton, NCProgram Support$5,248

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$5,720,146$5,416,639$5,074,846
Revenue$714,207$692,177$657,725
Expenses$626,752$691,683$588,644
Net Investment Income$210,609$142,982$115,910

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati is led by Joseph Branch Craige Kluttz, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Branch Craige Kluttz

    President

    Historian → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Westwood Maupin

    Past President

    President → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brame Perry Morrison Jr.

    Historian

    Secretary → Marshal, 2022

    Marshal → Historian, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Parker King Jr.

    Past President

    Assistant Re → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Wright Lennon

    Past President

    Marshal → President, 2022

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Allen Hill Jr.

    Past President

    Standing Com → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Gibson Warner

    Secretary

    Registrar → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauriston Hardin Sigmon

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Assistant Se, 2022

    Assistant Se → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Fairlie Brinkley

    Chaplain

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Alton Duke

    Assistant Se

    Standing Com → Assistant Se, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • St Julien Ravenel Marshall Jr.

    Past President

    Standing Com → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor Weyher Dawson Jr.

    Marshal

    Standing Com → Historian, 2022

    Historian → Marshal, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Ivan Procter MD

    Headquarters

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Pless Lunger

    Past President

    Standing Com → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Polk Cheshire

    Past President

    Standing Com → Past President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Batcheller Neely Jr.

    Solicitor

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cornelius Trawick McDonald III

    Assistant Tr

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Mark Davidson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Wilson Childrey

    Registrar

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Oliver Bratton

    Standing Com

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seavy Dawson Highsmith Dickson

    Young Contin

    Assistant Ma → Young Contin, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Christopher Bean

    Standing Com

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Lee Smith III

    Standing Com

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Bosley Purrington

    Assistant Ma

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holmes Plexico Harden

    Standing Com

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wharton Grimes Jr.

    Assistant Re

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Tyler Yates

    Technology

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Skelton Hastings

    Assistant Ma

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Frederick Pope Parker III (2021–2023) — Secretary Em
  • Former: James Theodore Cheatham III (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Robert Andrew Parker (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Marvin Burke Koonce III (2022–2023) — Standing Com
  • Former: William Haywood Smith (2022–2023) — Standing Com
  • Former: David Murchison Eggleston Sr. (2021) — Standing Com
  • Former: Hubert Benbury Haywood III MD (2021) — Standing Com
  • Former: James G. Baldwin Jr. MD (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Randall Hayden Hathaway Madry (2021) — Genealogist
  • Former: Stuart Battle Dorsett (2021) — Assistant Tr
  • Former: William Clarence Kluttz Jr. (2021) — Assistant Se

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati

How much does North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati give each year?

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati gave $206K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $203K across 2 grants.

What is North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati's typical grant size?

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati's median grant in 2025 was $19,650, and its average grant was $51,463, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati give grants?

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati gives mostly in District of Columbia: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).

How large is North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati?

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $714K.

What is North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati's EIN?

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6060894. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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