The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr is a private foundation based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations supporting services such as crisis assistance, child abuse prevention, food and shelter, health care, and youth arts and skills development.
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr at a glance
In short: The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr gave $145K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in North Carolina. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $145,000
- -31.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,083
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,640,347
- +8.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 240 Racine Drive 201, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: (910) 452-0611
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Carousel Center ($20K). Together the top 10 received $125K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 82 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in North Carolina. The listed 2025 grantees are located in Wilmington, Wallace, Shallotte, Whiteville, and Burgaw.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 72% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2025) to $211K (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $145K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Carousel Center Wilmington, NC | To meet the physical, emotional and psychological needs of children who have suffered physical or sexual abuse and to improve the community through child abuse education and prevention. | $20,000 |
| Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries Wallace, NC | To provide crisis assistance to Duplin county citizens who are experiencing a crisis. | $15,000 |
| Good Shepherd Center Wilmington, NC | To feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and foster transition to housing. | $15,000 |
| New Hanover County Senior Resource Center Wilmington, NC | To reflect and renew to build a community that creates impactful change. | $15,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| Dreams of Wilmington Wilmington, NC | To create a culture of confidence for youth and teens, through equitable access to arts education, supported by the values of respect, family and community. | $10,000 |
| Families First Whiteville, NC | To identify, address, and attempt to rectify issues relating to and associated with domestic violence, sexual assault, and their effects on adults, children, and the communities of bladen and Columbus counties. | $10,000 |
| Kids Making It Wilmington, NC | To Build Success One Kid at at Time. | $10,000 |
| Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Wilmington, NC | To provide care and comfort to patients with life-limiting illness; support and counseling to families; and eduation to the community. | $10,000 |
| Pender Alliance for Total Health Burgaw, NC | Offering access to primary care, mental health care, and health education at school | $10,000 |
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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 | $4,640,347 | $176,525 | $187,263 | $145,000 | 12 | $157,461 | $161,767 | $219,365 |
| 2024 | $4,268,904 | $250,825 | $232,923 | $210,000 | 14 | $212,914 | $232,349 | $207,820 |
| 2023 | $4,076,952 | $186,311 | $255,809 | $211,000 | 15 | $226,960 | $155,336 | $195,641 |
| 2022 | $3,885,603 | $26,519 | $238,461 | $200,000 | 20 | $206,279 | $90,347 | $203,644 |
| 2021 | $4,725,048 | $472,881 | $229,254 | $182,500 | 21 | $190,420 | $460,329 | $215,910 |
| 2020 | $4,099,133 | $104,401 | $207,999 | $195,250 | 23 | — | $90,381 | $185,091 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr reported a distributable amount of $219K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available statements do not provide a mission for the foundation itself. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated missions address a range of community needs. For example, The Carousel Center describes its mission as supporting healing and resilience for children victimized by abuse and promoting education, prevention, and advocacy. Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries says it serves neighbors facing a crisis in Duplin County. Kids Making It describes teaching woodworking, vocational, and arts skills to empower youth, while DREAMS of Wilmington describes providing equitable access to arts education for youth and teens.
Other 2025 grantees’ stated work includes providing integrated health care in Pender County schools, as described by Pender Alliance for Total Health, and addressing issues related to domestic violence and sexual assault, as described by Families First.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 12 grants totaling $145,000 in 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $20,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest grant was $20,000 to The Carousel Center. Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries and Good Shepherd Center each received $15,000. The other nine grants were $10,000 each, including grants to New Hanover County Senior Resource Center, an individual recipient, DREAMS of Wilmington, Families First, Kids Making It, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Pender Alliance for Total Health, Pender County Christian Services, and the Salvation Army.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bobby R Whaley as president, Garry Garris as treasurer, Michael Prevatte as secretary, James B Sinclair as assistant secretary, and W Talmage Jones as a member.
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr is led by Bobby R. Whaley, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bobby R. Whaley
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Garry Garris
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James B. Sinclair
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Prevatte
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Talmage Jones
Member
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: W. Carter Mebane III (2020) — Vice President
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 The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr
How much does The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr give each year?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr gave $145K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $210K across 14 grants.
What is The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's typical grant size?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,083, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr that year got $10K on average.
Where does The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr give grants?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr 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 Wilmington, NC (7 grants) and Burgaw, NC (2 grants).
Does The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's largest grantees?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's largest 2025 grantees include The Carousel Center ($20,000), Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries ($15,000) and Good Shepherd Center ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $157K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $219K (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 does The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr fund?
The available statements do not provide a mission for the foundation itself. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated missions address a range of community needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's EIN?
The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2032862. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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