The University of North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, NC EIN: 59-1711424

TO AID, SUPPORT, AND PROMOTE TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE IN THE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY, PROFESSIONAL, ARTISTIC, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$743.6M

+8.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$34.3M

-1.7% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11.4M

-34.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$11M$23M$34M$45M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$743,649,629$687,424,676$706,594,306
Revenue$20,313,186$39,404,475$22,733,699
Expenses$40,081,695$40,923,406$25,903,937
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,629,711$6,888,104$-812,513
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9M$17M$26M$35M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20222 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH …$24.9MTHE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH …$7.5MCHAPEL HILL FDN REAL EST…$1.8M

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M7$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN PREYERCHAIR, DIRECTOR & PRES.1
JOHN L TOWNSEND IIIDIRECTOR (THRU OCT. 2024)1
LEE LESLEYDIRECTOR1
DAVID BOLIEKDIRECTOR1
W O'BRIEN WHITE IIIDIRECTOR1
NATHAN L KNUFFMANDIR. & TREASURER1
ANNE BRENNANDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL D KENNEDYDIRECTOR1
KEVIN M GUSKIEWICZDIRECTOR (THRU JAN. 2024)1
EDWARD J FRITSCHDIRECTOR (BEG. OCT 2023)1
G MUNROE COBEYDIRECTOR (BEG. OCT 2023)1
DAVID CARROLLDIRECTOR (BEG. OCT 2023)1
JAMES KEITH BROWNDIRECTOR (BEG. OCT 2023)1
J SPENCE WHITMANDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER LLOYDDIRECTOR1
NIGEL LONGDIRECTOR (BEG. OCT. 2023)1
LEE H ROBERTSDIRECTOR (BEG. JAN. 2024)1
JAMES C BLAINE IIDIRECTOR1
STEPHEN AGOSTINIASSISTANT VP (THRU MAY 2024)1
ELIZABETH AYERSASSISTANT VP1
JENNIFER BOWMANASST. SECRETARY & ASST. VP1
DAVID CHURCHILLASSISTANT VP (THRU. MAY 2024)1
ROBERT BRUCE WARRINGTONASSISTANT VP1
CHANDRIKA RAOASSISTANT VP1
GORDON MERKLEINASSISTANT VP1
CANDACE CLARKASSISTANT VP1
MICHAEL ANDREASENVP, SECRETARY & EXEC. DIR.1
CARLY PERINASSISTANT VP (BEG. MAY 2024)1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Chapel HillRaleigh

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

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