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Triangle Community Foundation Inc

Durham, NC

The foundation supports nonprofits working in cultural arts, education and youth, nonprofit capacity building, and sustainable communities, with discretionary grants focused on Durham, Orange, Wake, and Chatham Counties in North Carolina. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely. Eligible nonprofits or fiscally sponsored organizations can apply through its online system during open grant cycles, so requests are accepted when a relevant cycle is open.

Silverback Foundation Inc

Durham, NC

Silverback Foundation funds health, education, youth, arts, science education, and community organizations, with most of its giving in North Carolina. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000. It accepts unsolicited requests, requires no specific application form, and has no stated deadline.

C Hamilton Sloan Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The C Hamilton Sloan Foundation funds a range of charitable work, including youth development, education, health care, hunger relief, environmental causes, and social change, primarily in North Carolina, with some grants in Florida. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $55,000, with a median of $5,000. The foundation says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations; no application materials or deadline are listed.

Rasmuson Foundation

Anchorage, AK

Rasmuson Foundation supports a broad range of community-identified needs across Alaska, including capital projects, programs, and strategic work by nonprofits, tribes, and local governments. Its typical Tier 1 grants are $5,000–$20,000, though awards range from small grants to more than $250,000; it accepts Tier 1 applications year-round.

John K Boardman Jr Foundation

Apex, NC

The John K Boardman Jr Foundation supports community services, health and medical research, and animal rescue, with much of its giving in Virginia and additional grants in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Tennessee. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $15,000. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Texas Instruments Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Texas Instruments Foundation funds charitable and educational organizations, with interests including education, human services, racial equity, and the arts; its geographic focus is Texas, though it also gives elsewhere. In 2024 it made 4,484 grants, with a median award of $500 and amounts ranging from $13 to $1,128,000. It accepts unsolicited requests online and has no submission deadlines.

Mutual of America Foundation

New York, NY

Mutual of America Foundation makes grants for varied charitable purposes and recognizes U.S. nonprofits that build cross-sector community partnerships through its Community Partnership Award. In 2024, grants ranged from $25 to $250,000, with a median of $200; the award offers $75,000 or $100,000, and grant dollars were concentrated in New York, followed by Colorado and Washington, DC. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; contact the foundation for application details.

Jacobs Preyer Foundation

Greensboro, NC

Chaucer Charitable Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with 90% of its 2024 grant dollars going to North Carolina recipients and the remainder going to organizations in four other states. Its 56 grants ranged from $100 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Research Triangle Institute

Research Triangle Park, NC

Research Triangle Institute is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical (continued on Schedule O, Part III, Line 1) expertise to governments and businesses in approximately 70 countries in the areas of health, education and workforce development, energy and environment, food security and agriculture, international development and innovation.

State Employees Credit Union Foundation

Raleigh, NC

The foundation funds capital projects, regional or statewide programs, and organizational capacity building that strengthen North Carolina communities; it favors projects with broad or replicable impact and does not fund operating budgets or shortfalls. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,250 to $1 million, with a median of $2,500. Applications are accepted at any time and typically reviewed semiannually.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in areas such as education, health and human services, the environment, youth development, and animal welfare, primarily across 13 counties in North and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; most grants are donor-recommended and have no application process, while some competitive programs accept applications under program-specific rules.