Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Ahoskie, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $879K. Net investment income was $2.5M.
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc gave $879K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $98K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $878,633
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $97,626
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $81,700
- Total assets
- $17,679,361
- +9.7% 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 Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ECU Health and Wellness ($229K). Together the top 8 received $879K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 15 grants of 37 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $751K (2020) to $912K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $879K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ECU Health and Wellness Ahoskie, NC | Health & Wellness | $229,486 |
| Boys and Girls Club Future Ready Winton, NC | HC Expansion | $187,862 |
| Gates County Housing Authority Gatesville, NC | Healthy Homes | $180,000 |
| Gateway Community Health Center Gatesville, NC | Healthy Youth Initiative | $87,838 |
| ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC | Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Case Mgmt | $81,700 |
| Hertford County Office of Aging Winton, NC | Senior Transportation Program | $50,000 |
| Hertford County Sheriff's Department Winton, NC | AED'S | $45,092 |
| Gates County Gatesville, NC | Transwell | $10,000 |
| ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC | Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolina's | $6,655 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,679,361 | $2,629,717 | $1,088,361 | $878,633 | 9 | $878,633 | $2,534,955 | $919,476 |
| 2024 | $16,117,104 | $809,171 | $1,012,250 | $820,829 | 12 | $820,829 | $723,397 | $878,633 |
| 2023 | $16,315,928 | $362,151 | $1,042,137 | $883,899 | 7 | $883,899 | $416,683 | $820,929 |
| 2022 | $17,001,358 | $1,676,162 | $1,078,964 | $911,989 | 7 | $911,989 | $1,585,915 | $884,499 |
| 2021 | $16,399,498 | $2,178,931 | $895,598 | $754,608 | 2 | — | $1,192,968 | $911,789 |
| 2020 | $15,122,459 | $865,780 | $895,860 | $751,316 | 8 | — | $789,775 | $754,108 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $919K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc is led by Wendy P. Vann, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy P. Vann
President
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles L. Revelle III
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Charles W. Hughes Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ernest L. Evans
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Js Almario MD
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda Alexander
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael C. Alston MD
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cecilia Dianne Mileur Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Geniene Jones MD
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Maria Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Semaan El Khoury MD
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tim E. Newsome
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Reba Green-Holley
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Ernest R. Carter Jr. (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: James W. Mason (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sandra E. Woodard (2020–2023) — Consultant
- Former: Carl D. Taylor (2020) — Director
- Former: Cy A. Grant (2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc
How much does Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc give each year?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc gave $879K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $821K across 12 grants.
What is Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $81,700, and its average grant was $97,626, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc give grants?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ahoskie, NC (3 grants), Winton, NC (3 grants) and Gatesville, NC (3 grants).
Does Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include ECU Health and Wellness ($229,486), Boys and Girls Club Future Ready ($187,862) and Gates County Housing Authority ($180,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc reported $17.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $879K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $919K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Ahoskie, NC. It holds $17.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's EIN?
Roanoke-Chowan Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1535057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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