W Lester Brooks Foundation Inc

CHARLOTTE, NC EIN: 56-6060695

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$746K

-6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$58K

+6.4% YoY

Grant Count

20

-13.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+22.4% YoY

Go deeper than public filings

PRO
  • Giving trend analysis — growing or declining?
  • Organizations like yours that won grants here
  • Strategic fit assessment for your organization
  • Application timing recommendations

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18K$35K$53K$70K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$746,480$796,059$804,225
Revenue$21,413$52,807$57,460
Expenses$61,250$55,925$61,550
Qualifying Distributions$58,000$54,500$54,000
Net Investment Income$51,530$60,093$54,262
Distributable Amount$60,090$53,477$54,828

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15K$29K$44K$58K23 grants202124 grants202223 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NC DISASTER RELIEF FUND$13KRELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERV…$8KMYERS PARK PRESBYTERIAN …$6KTHE DUKE MANSION$5KNEW BERN HISTORICAL SOCI…$4KA TOUCH OF THE FATHER'S …$3KMYERS PARK UNITED METHOD…$3KWHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTER…$3KJVC NORTHWEST$2KCAMP SEAGULLCAMP SEAFARER$2K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

90<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Who else does W Lester Brooks Foundation Inc fund?

Explore the funder–grantee relationships behind this foundation, powered by GrantGraph™ — our database of 11 million+ funding connections.

PRO
  • Similar orgs that won grants here
  • GrantGraph™ relationship mapping
  • 11M+ connections in GrantGraph™
Explore with Pro

Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CARTER B MACBAINVice President
JANET B DUDLEYSecretary
WILLIAM L BROOKS IIIPresident

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

ArapahoeAtlantic BeachBooneChapel HillCharlotteColumbiaDurhamGreensboroLiberty CornerMarionMemphisMilwaukieNashvilleNew BernPortlandRaleighVancouverWinston SalemWinstonsalemWoodberry Forest

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

What could you do with W Lester Brooks Foundation Inc on Grantable?

  • Assess strategic fit with your organization
  • Get AI-generated opportunity briefs
  • Monitor for new funding opportunities
  • Draft a tailored letter of inquiry