Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pinehurst, NC EIN: 56-6063081

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Pinehurst, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $344K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $13K.

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,500
+80.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$344,312
+11.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Village Heritage Foundation: $8KVillage Heritage Foundation$8KPrancing Horse: $7KPrancing Horse$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Village Heritage Foundation ($8K). Together the top 2 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Southern PinesPinehurstAberdeenCarthageRaleigh

How Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2019 4 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $23K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Village Heritage Foundation Pinehurst, NCCharitable$8,000
Prancing Horse Southern Pines, NCCharitable$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$344,312$14,725$15,348$15,0002$15,000$13,475
2024$309,681$8,560$13,895$12,5003$12,500$8,172
2023$247,363$91,913$10,362$10,0002$10,000$91,413
2022$250,877$12,279$15,365$15,0003$15,000$9,779
2021$264,282$14,393$10,321$10,0002—$12,893
2020$207,423$11,204$23,301$23,0004—$8,348
2019$230,085$16,798$13,248$12,5002—$8,638

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc is led by C Foster Brown, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • C Foster Brown

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Darlene Vaughn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John C Strickland

    Director

    President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert C Barrett

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert W Tufts

    Director

    Director Emeritus → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James A Fisher

    Director

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John Webster

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: C Foster Brown Terry (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Robert Neff (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Mosso (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Russell Sugg (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: J A Fisher (2019) — Secretary

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 Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc

How much does Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc give each year?

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 3 grants.

How large is Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc?

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc reported $344K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $15K.

Where does Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc operate?

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Pinehurst Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6063081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 17, 2023)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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