UNC Health Foundation Inc
At UNC Health Foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of North Carolina and communities around the world.
UNC Health Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: UNC Health Foundation Inc gave $43.3M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21.7M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,314,233
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,657,117
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,657,117
- Total assets
- $687,650,728
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who UNC Health Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($40.7M). Together the top 2 received $43.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How UNC Health Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20.0M (2021) to $48.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $43.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | See Part IV | $40,736,124 |
| University of North Carolina Health Care System Chapel Hill, NC | See Part IV | $2,578,109 |
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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 | $687,650,728 | $71,635,095 | $58,974,890 | $43,314,233 | 2 | $10,591,600 |
| 2024 | $629,790,542 | $62,934,826 | $65,312,422 | $48,297,892 | 2 | $6,659,837 |
| 2023 | $578,700,034 | $57,795,670 | $59,596,819 | $46,737,969 | 2 | $6,046,510 |
| 2022 | $571,825,040 | $92,147,897 | $39,678,471 | $28,750,786 | 2 | $9,303,808 |
| 2021 | $539,743,727 | $71,596,101 | $31,167,485 | $20,027,050 | 2 | $20,307,695 |
About UNC Health Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
UNC Health Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chapel Hill, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $687.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $43.3M. Net investment income was $10.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
UNC Health Foundation Inc is led by Leslie H. Nelson-Bernier, Chief Philanthropy & President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 7 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leslie H. Nelson-Bernier
Chief Philanthropy & President
Associate Dean for Development & President → Chief Philanthropy & President, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$264K (2021) → $484K (2025)
Allison Smith
Executive Director & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$219K (2025)
Karen Albritton
Director - Board Chair
Director → Director - Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Billie Stallings
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Buzz Heidt
Director - Treasurer
Director → Director - Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cam Enarson MBA
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
E. Hooper Hardison Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred M. Dula
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gray Reed
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Carlton Showalter
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A. Kirkland Jr.
Director
Director - Board Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Daniels
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald A. Batchelor
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Simpson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Davis
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Kats
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Lewis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Pope
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Machelle Sanders
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret De St Aubin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Cannon Lemon
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed McMahan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Moore
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Skolsky
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Phillips
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Winston
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Duffy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Holmes
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Hadar
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Andreasen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Welford Tabor
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley Burks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley C. Fowler Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blair Shwedo Jr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent Insley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Macemore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Amber Robinette
Vice President & Donor Experience
Snr Director of Donor Experience → Snr Director of Donor Experienc, 2023
Snr Director of Donor Experienc → Vice President & Donor Experience, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$135K (2021) → $206K (2025)
Martin Alexander Baucom
Vice President & Transformational Giving
Vice President for Development → Vice President & Transformational Giving, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$220K (2021) → $278K (2025)
Elizabeth H. Gall
Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy
Snr Executive Director Development & Committee → Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$128K (2022) → $228K (2025)
Jon Angier
CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$83K (2024) → $237K (2025)
Kara Raynor
Vice President for Philanthropy
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$177K (2024) → $245K (2025)
Former officers (18)
- Former: Anne Powell (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: D. Russell Harris (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Gillespie (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Aime C. Mitchell (2024) — Executive Director Operations
- Former: Robert Matthew Cain (2024) — Snr Executive Director Development
- Former: Eli Jordfald (2021–2023) — Executive Director Healthcare Philanth
- Former: Keela Casey Lyon (2021–2023) — Snr Executive Director Development & Committee
- Former: Lee Anthony Wagner (2021–2023) — CFO & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: R. Gordon Grubb (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Sewell (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth B. Lee (2021–2022) — Director - Treasurer
- Former: Theodore C. Kerner Jr. (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: A. Wesley Burks (2021) — Director
- Former: Cecil W. Sewell Jr. (2021) — Director
- Former: John Strickland Sr. (2021) — Director
- Former: Katrina Avery (2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Margaret Carroll (2021) — Senior Executive Director of Development
- Former: Richard Vinroot Jr. (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $484K, to Leslie H Nelson-Bernier (Chief Philanthropy & Pres). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about UNC Health Foundation Inc
How much does UNC Health Foundation Inc give each year?
UNC Health Foundation Inc gave $43.3M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $48.3M across 2 grants.
How large is UNC Health Foundation Inc?
UNC Health Foundation Inc reported $687.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $71.6M.
What is UNC Health Foundation Inc?
UNC Health Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chapel Hill, NC. It holds $687.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does UNC Health Foundation Inc operate?
UNC Health Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is UNC Health Foundation Inc's EIN?
UNC Health Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6057494. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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