Triangle Community Foundation Inc
Triangle Community Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1983, it connects donors and nonprofits and supports community needs in the Triangle region through discretionary grant programs and donor-advised fund grants.
Triangle Community Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Triangle Community Foundation Inc gave $26.7M across 599 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in North Carolina. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,683,150
- +13.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 599
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $44,546
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $335,822,865
- +7.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (133 of 599, 2025)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Triangle Community Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 12729, Durham, NC 27709-2729
Phone: (919) 474-8370
Website: https://trianglecf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Triangle Community Foundation Inc
North Carolina Foundation for Nursing: Carol Ann Beerstecher Nursing Scholarship Grant
Triangle Community Foundation Inc
Amount
US $5,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Our Impact: Sustainable Communities (Environmental Resilience)
Triangle Community Foundation Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Send A Kid To Camp Grant
Triangle Community Foundation Inc
Amount
US $20,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Triangle Community Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Philanthropic Trust ($1.4M). Together the top 10 received $6.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
3,004 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,395 grants of 3,004 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation identifies Durham, Orange, Wake, and Chatham Counties as the Triangle region it serves. In 2025, 78% of its grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina. Other recipient-state shares were Pennsylvania, 5%; New York, 3%; California, 2%; and Virginia, 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 599 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Triangle Community Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 133 of 599 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $50K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $21K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22.5M (2021) to $30.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 599 grants totaling $26.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | Philan/Vol/Grant | $1,393,677 |
| UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development Chapel Hill, NC | Education | $1,331,012 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Asheville, NC | Philan/Vol/Grant | $650,186 |
| First Baptist Church of Winston Salem Winston-Salem, NC | Reli/Spiritualty | $540,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Durham, NC | Environment | $516,401 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Education | $383,768 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc Raleigh, NC | Health Care | $346,780 |
| ENO River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Durham, NC | Reli/Spiritualty | $337,500 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Raleigh, NC | Arts-Cultr-Human | $330,500 |
| Meredith College Raleigh, NC | Education | $311,632 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $335,822,865 | $42,545,546 | $34,084,364 | $26,683,150 | 599 | $16,504,343 |
| 2024 | $311,204,649 | $45,442,603 | $30,494,343 | $23,435,404 | 558 | $13,244,863 |
| 2023 | $281,678,721 | $30,227,826 | $31,644,448 | $25,517,905 | 602 | $10,440,080 |
| 2022 | $269,635,046 | $54,285,368 | $35,493,570 | $30,101,487 | 567 | $14,255,419 |
| 2021 | $302,593,887 | $28,260,487 | $26,718,046 | $22,525,795 | 678 | $10,268,124 |
| 2020 | $242,383,805 | $40,730,034 | $32,699,705 | $24,435,888 | 637 | $8,013,709 |
| 2019 | $238,147,636 | $23,158,542 | $29,261,925 | $23,866,066 | 608 | $10,115,549 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to inspire and mobilize giving, leadership, and action. Its Fund for the Triangle makes discretionary grants in four impact areas: cultural arts, education and youth, nonprofit capacity building, and sustainable communities. The Foundation says these grants may provide general operating and multi-year support when possible, and that specialized programs can address immediate needs.
Its grants have supported organizations working in areas including education, conservation, health care, the arts, human services, and religion. For example, Triangle Land Conservancy describes its work as safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms, and connecting people with nature. The North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation says it stewards and shares the people’s art collection and connects diverse communities to cultural and natural resources. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic describes its mission as providing inclusive sexual and reproductive health care and advocating for reproductive rights and access.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 599 grants totaling $26,683,150. The median grant was $20,000; grants ranged from $5,092 to $1,393,677. The Foundation awards grants through its Fund for the Triangle’s discretionary programs and through donor-advised funds. Its website reports that the Fund for the Triangle has awarded more than $14 million to hundreds of nonprofits since its establishment in 2013.
Among the largest reported 2025 grants were $1,331,012 to an individual recipient for education, $650,186 to the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina for philanthropy and grantmaking, and $516,401 to Triangle Land Conservancy for environmental work. Other large grants included $540,000 to First Baptist Church of Winston Salem for religious and spiritual purposes, $383,768 to Duke University for education, and $346,780 to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic for health care.
The Foundation’s nonprofit application information describes a process in which an organization with a 501(c)(3) tax designation or a fiscal sponsor applies through its Grant Lifecycle Manager during an open grant cycle. A program officer conducts a preliminary completeness review; when application volume is high, a staff committee may select finalists for review by an advisory committee. The website describes competitive discretionary programs and publishes grant opportunities by cycle. No deadline is stated in the provided information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rebecca Balter as chair, Crystal German as vice chair, Caroline Abbott as treasurer, and Vijah Shah as secretary. It lists Elizabeth Arias, Creighton Blackwell, Matt Bullard, Kevin Dick, Rick Guirlinger, and Lilyn Hester as members.
Triangle Community Foundation Inc is led by Lori O'Keefe, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lori O'Keefe
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$189K (2019) → $233K (2025)
Rebecca Balter
Chair
Secretary → Member, 2024
Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Harrell
Director of Finance
Controller → Director of Finance, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $143K (2025)
Jennifer Weld
Director of Mktg & Committee
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Sarah Guidi
Director of Community Eng
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Robert Naylor
CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$132K (2019) → $184K (2025)
Latoya King
COO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$26K (2023) → $148K (2025)
Rick Guirlinger
Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lilyn Hester
Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vijah Shah
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Morgan
Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Abbott
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Creighton Blackwell
Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal German
Vice Chair
Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Raleigh
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Pollan
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Latoya Montague
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Virkler
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Bullard
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pilar Rocha-Goldberg
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Hsu
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Arias
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dick
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renee Paschal
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stelfanie Williams
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Chris Devita (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Larry Rocamora (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Michael Goodmon (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Phil Lambert (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Ravila Gupta (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Kenneth Baroff (2019–2023) — Vice President Donor Development
- Former: Michael Schoenfeld (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Tim Trost (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Melinda Wiggins (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Anita Brown-Graham (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Farad Ali (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Luis Pastor (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Sheldon Fox (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Tucker Bartlett (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Carol Tresolini (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jessica Aylor (2019–2021) — Vice President Committee Eng
- Former: Robin Barefoot (2019–2021) — General Counsel
- Former: Steven Pearson (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Allyson Duncan (2021) — Member
- Former: Kathryn Williams (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Pat Nathan (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Ronald Strom (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: James Stewart (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $233K, to Lori O'Keefe (President & CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Triangle Community Foundation Inc
How much does Triangle Community Foundation Inc give each year?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc gave $26.7M across 599 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $23.4M across 558 grants.
What is Triangle Community Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $44,546, across 599 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Triangle Community Foundation Inc that year got $26K on average.
Where does Triangle Community Foundation Inc give grants?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Raleigh, NC (131 grants), Durham, NC (126 grants), Chapel Hill, NC (37 grants) and New York, NY (23 grants).
Does Triangle Community Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 599 grants with a stated purpose on Triangle Community Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (103 grants), "Reli/Spiritualty" (81 grants) and "Human Services" (65 grants).
Who are Triangle Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include National Philanthropic Trust ($1,393,677), UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development ($1,331,012) and Community Foundation of Western North Carolina ($650,186), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Triangle Community Foundation Inc?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc reported $335.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $42.5M.
What does Triangle Community Foundation Inc fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to inspire and mobilize giving, leadership, and action. Its Fund for the Triangle makes discretionary grants in four impact areas: cultural arts, education and youth, nonprofit capacity building, and sustainable communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Triangle Community Foundation Inc?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check trianglecf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Triangle Community Foundation Inc's EIN?
Triangle Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1380796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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