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North Carolina Watermelon

Foundation · Grantmaker Angier, NC EIN: 56-1652708 Website

EDUCATE AND PROMOTE IDEAS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA WATERMELON INDUSTRY

Key facts about North Carolina Watermelon

EIN
56-1652708
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$285,237
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$285K

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$20K

About North Carolina Watermelon

Based on IRS filings

North Carolina Watermelon is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Angier, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $285K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $6K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Raleigh

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$77K$153K$230K$307K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$285,237$269,384$262,083
Revenue$265,615$264,826$278,686
Expenses$249,762$257,525$241,813
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$5,675$6,340$470
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

NC Agricultural Foundation: $20KNC Agricultural Foundation$20K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include NC Agricultural Foundation ($20,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
NC AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION Raleigh, NCRESEARCH & EXTENSION$20,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cathy Price Horton — Exec Directo: $28KCathy Price HortonExec Directo$28KSharon Rogers — Queen Promot: $28KSharon RogersQueen Promot$28K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Frank HowellChairman——
Mike MarksPresident——
Don Small1ST Vice Pre——
Freddie Ellis2ND Vice Pre——
Cathy Price HortonExec Directo20$27,870
Sharon RogersQueen Promot20$27,506
Frances BunchExecutive CO——
Michael BunchExecutive CO——
Brent JacksonExecutive CO——
Joe JonesExecutive CO——
Gloria RichardsonExecutive CO——
Floyd TaylorExecutive CO——
Murray Patsy TynchExecutive CO——
James BrakeBoard Member——
Richard BrantleyBoard Member——
Michael Bunch IIBoard Member——
Rob GloverBoard Member——
Chris HallBoard Member——
Tony MooreBoard Member——
Jacob OdomBoard Member——
Patrick OwensBoard Member——
James SharpBoard Member——

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is North Carolina Watermelon?

North Carolina Watermelon is a nonprofit organization focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Angier, NC. It holds $285K in total assets as of 2025.

How large is North Carolina Watermelon?

As of 2025, North Carolina Watermelon holds $285K in total assets with $266K in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $20K in 2025.

Where does North Carolina Watermelon operate?

North Carolina Watermelon has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What size grants does North Carolina Watermelon award?

In 2025, North Carolina Watermelon awarded 1 grant totaling $20K — an average of about $20K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is North Carolina Watermelon's EIN?

North Carolina Watermelon's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1652708. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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