Grants for Schools (SFO)
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Schools
Overview
Grant program for schools through the SFO (Schools for Opportunity) initiative.
Geographic Scope: Mecklenburg County schools
Eligible Applicants:
- Schools
Resources:
- SFO Provider Directory available
What Arts & Science Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 85
- Total given
- $2.77M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,750–$336K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Charlotte, NC; Huntersville, NC; Davidson, NC.
- 22% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$336K
Clayworks Inc · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$130K
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$123K
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC
Culture blocks program investment
$112K
Opera Carolina · Charlotte, NC
Operating support
$103K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Education
- K-12 schools
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