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The Educational Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Chapel Hill, NC EIN: 56-6058412 Website

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Key facts about The Educational Foundation Inc

EIN
56-6058412
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$46,347,635
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$46,347,635
Median grant
$46,347,635
Total assets
$223,104,596
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated April 2026.

How The Educational Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+16%). Method

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

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$223.1M

+4.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$46.3M

-24.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46.3M

-24.5% YoY

About The Educational Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Educational Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Chapel Hill, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $223.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $46.3M. Net investment income was $7.5M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

Chapel Hill

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$23M$45M$68M$91M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$223,104,596$213,331,120$210,237,588
Revenue$76,461,125$81,777,973$82,405,052
Expenses$64,647,364$78,781,027$44,922,056
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$7,517,796$5,543,823$4,507,841
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15M$31M$46M$61M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

UNC Chapel Hill: $46.3MUNC Chapel Hill$46.3M

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include UNC Chapel Hill ($46,347,635).

RecipientPurposeAmount
UNC CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, NCSCHOLARSHIPS, CONSTRUCTION, AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.$46,347,635

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

John Montgomery — Executive Director: $649KJohn MontgomeryExecutive Director$649KKen Mack — Sr Assoc Exec Dir Lead Gif: $322KKen MackSr Assoc Exec Dir Lead Gif$322KDiane Aldridge — CFO & General Counsel: $263KDiane AldridgeCFO & General Counsel$263KSeth Reeves — Chief Revenue Officer: $262KSeth ReevesChief Revenue Officer$262KMatt Terrell — Chief Strategy & Comms Off: $240KMatt TerrellChief Strategy & Comms Off$240KEric Montross — Senior Dir of Principal Gifts: $216KEric MontrossSenior Dir of Principal Gifts$216KGary Burns — Senior Director of Major G: $209KGary BurnsSenior Director of Major G$209KElizabeth Mackethan — Senior Philanthropy Officer: $190KElizabeth MackethanSenior Philanthropy Officer$190KEmily Stevens — Major Gifts Director: $190KEmily StevensMajor Gifts Director$190KEmily Coble — Senior Director of Finance: $118KEmily CobleSenior Director of Finance$118K

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Alge CrumplerExecutive Board MBR.——
Donna Curtis McClatcheyExecutive Board MBR——
Sharon RothwellExecutive Board MBR——
Jim SigmanVice Chair——
Vaughn MooreExecutive Board MBR——
Dewey BurkeExecutive Board MBR——
Brian GolsonExecutive Board MBR——
Alan CaldwellExecutive Board MBR——
Don HardisonExecutive Board MBR——
IV CulpExecutive Board MBR——
Michael KennedyExecutive Board MBR——
Aurelia Stafford MonkExecutive Board MBR——
Tom ChewningExecutive Board MBR——
Ken WilliamsExecutive Board MBR——
Lowry CaudillExecutive Board MBR——
Frank BrennerExecutive Board MBR——
Dwight StoneExecutive Board MBR——
Don WilliamsPast Chair——
Anne LloydChair——
Milt PettyTreasurer——
Tom MannSecretary——
Dave BoliekExecutive Board MBR——
Ralph MeekinsExecutive Board MBR——
Michael AndreasenExecutive Board MBR——
Todd PopeExecutive Board MBR——
Susan GrossExecutive Board MBR——
Keith StonemanExecutive Board MBR——
John MontgomeryExecutive Director40$649,326
Diane AldridgeCFO & General Counsel40$263,040
Emily CobleSenior Director of Finance40$118,205
Ken MackSr Assoc Exec Dir Lead Gif40$322,280
Matt TerrellChief Strategy & Comms Off40$240,279
Gary BurnsSenior Director of Major G40$208,814
Emily StevensMajor Gifts Director40$190,250
Seth ReevesChief Revenue Officer40$262,287
Elizabeth MackethanSenior Philanthropy Officer40$190,374
Eric MontrossSenior Dir of Principal Gifts40$215,630

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is The Educational Foundation Inc?

As of 2024, The Educational Foundation Inc holds $223.1M in total assets with $76.5M in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $46.3M in 2024.

Where does The Educational Foundation Inc operate?

The Educational Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What size grants does The Educational Foundation Inc award?

In 2024, The Educational Foundation Inc awarded 1 grant totaling $46.3M — an average of about $46.3M per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Educational Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Educational Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6058412. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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