The University of North Carolina Press

CHAPEL HILL, NC EIN: 56-6001394 Website

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERATURE THROUGH THE PUBLISHING OF BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER FORMS OF PUBLICATIONS IN ALL MEDIA.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$45.1M

+1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$134K

-44.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$134K

-44.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$45,052,499$44,303,805$43,092,371
Revenue$7,346,771$5,679,167$7,489,638
Expenses$6,130,083$5,813,045$5,392,008
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,382$-38,765$1,005,179
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$60K$121K$181K$241K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2023

LONGLEAF SERVICES INC$134K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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 2023 IRS filing

JOHN SHERERDIRECTOR$228KDINO BATTISTADIRECTOR OF MARKETING$132KMARK VOS-SIMPSONEDITORIAL DIRECTOR$120KDEBBIE GERSHENOWITZASST EDITORIAL DIRECTOR$116KJOHN MCLEODCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$116KJAMI CLAYPAST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$107KJOANNA R MARSLANDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$103KMICHAEL GRAVESCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$39K

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA LEVENSTEINCHAIR2
TIMOTHY J SMITHVICE CHAIR2
MATTHEW MORSE BOOKERMEMBER2
ANITA BROWN-GRAHAMMEMBER2
CLAUDE A CLEGG IIIMEMBER2
ELIZABETH ENGELHARDTMEMBER2
DAVID ENGLISHMEMBER2
MARIA R ESTORINOEX-OFFICO2
LINDA KAY HANLEY-BOWDOINMEMBER2
OSAMUDIA JAMESMEMBER2
BLAIR L M KELLYMEMBER2
NATHAN KNUFFMANEX-OFFICO2
ANGELA K MILESMEMBER2
JOHN O'HARAMEMBER2
KIMBERLY SMITHMEMBER2
VINCAS STEPONAITISMEMBER2
RANDALL STYERSMEMBER2
CARLTON E WILSONMEMBER2
JAMI CLAYPAST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER39$107,366
MICHAEL GRAVESCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER39$38,851
JOHN SHERERDIRECTOR2$227,899
JOHN MCLEODCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$116,060
DINO BATTISTADIRECTOR OF MARKETING40$132,468
DEBBIE GERSHENOWITZASST EDITORIAL DIRECTOR40$116,414
MARK VOS-SIMPSONEDITORIAL DIRECTOR40$119,566
JOANNA R MARSLANDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$102,810

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Chapel Hill

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

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