Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc
The mission of the Uncg Excellence Foundation is to conduct fundraising programs and activities; to invest and manage foundation resources in a responsible manner that balances growth and support for designated university programs; and to develop interest in and support for the university within the corporate, foundation, and political arenas.
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc gave $7.7M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3.8M), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,692,063
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,846,032
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,846,032
- Total assets
- $251,933,560
- +11.4% 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 Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ($7.6M). Together the top 2 received $7.7M.
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 Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). 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 $7.1M (2022) to $7.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $7.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Educational Support | $7,605,791 |
| Weatherspoon Art Museum Council Greensboro, NC | Educational Support | $86,272 |
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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 | $251,933,560 | $50,557,948 | $9,027,786 | $7,692,063 | 2 | $36,106,417 |
| 2024 | $226,098,552 | $4,982,444 | $8,611,112 | $7,516,648 | 2 | $-644,393 |
| 2023 | $204,278,936 | $10,802,628 | $9,018,983 | $7,404,654 | 2 | $3,097,526 |
| 2022 | $187,420,574 | $12,267,071 | $8,702,755 | $7,062,093 | 2 | $6,845,066 |
| 2021 | $201,510,007 | $11,104,089 | $8,672,256 | $7,390,249 | 2 | $3,361,092 |
About Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Greensboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $251.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7.7M. Net investment income was $36.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc is led by Beth Fischer, President & Executive Officio since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 30 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth Fischer
President & Executive Officio
President → President & Executive Offficio, 2022
President & Executive Offficio → President & Executive Officio, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Morton
Chair
Chair → Director, 2024
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Hagan Stewart
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Caldwell
Director
Executive Officio → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Morris
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Higgins
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Johnson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Shoffner
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Maultsby
Director
Director → Emeritus, 2022
Emeritus → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Chapman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Reynald Williams
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lascel Webley Jr.
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Overby
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Cleveland
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mesha Band Kemp
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Tisdale
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gailbreth
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Chaney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Mosely
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Shaw
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Knight Carr
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Walker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Shea Jr.
Treasurer & Executive Officio
Treasurer → Treasurer & Executive Officio, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Delores Davis Paylor
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Outling
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ghazala Bibi
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meagan Jones
Assistant Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Carolynn Jean Rice (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Cheryl L. McQueary (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Debra Turner Bailey (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Hank Cunningham Jr. (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Wagenseller (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Phaedra J. Grove (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Cammille Townsend (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: David Galbraith (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Douglas Copeland (2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Cummings (2024) — Director
- Former: Celia Gormelda Jolley (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David B. Craft (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Doug Copeland (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Gay Bowman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Judy Penny (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Lynn Ketchum (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Patricia A. Chamings (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Alan Joyce Jr. (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Carole W. Simms (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Throckmorton Green (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Claire Bullock Niver Ccp Sphr (2021–2022) — Emeritus
- Former: Dale S. Phipps (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joanne Safrit (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Hughes (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kurt Wagner Kronenfeld (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Leigh Seager (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mac Sims (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Parks Freeze (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Paula Myrick Short (2021–2022) — Emeritus
- Former: Terald Levern Melton (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Candace S. Cummings (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Charles Leffler (2021) — Outgoing Treasurer
- Former: Dennis Stearns (2021) — Director
- Former: Dot Kearns (2021) — Director
- Former: Joan Wilder Greason (2021) — Director
- Former: Karen M. Armstrong (2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Martin (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.
Frequently asked questions about Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc
How much does Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc give each year?
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc gave $7.7M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.5M across 2 grants.
How large is Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc?
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc reported $251.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $50.6M.
What is Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc?
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Greensboro, NC. It holds $251.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc operate?
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc's EIN?
Uncg Excellence Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6086393. 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 8, 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 February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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