Pat Gainey Student Award
Funding Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Senior high school athletes
- Attending NCHSAA member high schools in economically disadvantaged counties
Geography
- Focus: Need-based applicants
Other requirements
- Demonstrate athletic achievement and strength of character
Overview
Pat Gainey Student Award
Overview: The Pat Gainey Student Award is given annually by the NCHSAA through a private donation from Pat Gainey's daughter, Berry Jo Gainey Shoen. The scholarship recognizes "Athletic Achievement and Strength of Character."
Award Structure:
Geographic Scope: North Carolina NCHSAA member high schools located within counties of limited financial resources
Eligibility:
About Pat Gainey:
Pat Gainey was a native of Dunn, N.C. and phenomenal women's basketball coach with a career record of 358-57. His teams won five Western North Carolina High School Activities Association titles and recorded 54 consecutive wins and 140 straight conference victories. Under his tutelage, Pamlico baseball teams captured 4 Seashore Conference Championships with a record of 67-7. Gainey scouted for the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox for 18 combined years.
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What North Carolina High School Athletic actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
North Carolina High School Athletic reported $4,706 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $4.21M
- Median grant
- $23K
- Range
- $5,080–$4.16M
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Chapel Hill, NC; Smithfield, NC; Franklin, NC.
Example grants
Nchsaa Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC
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$4.16M
Johnston County Schools · Smithfield, NC
To subsidize costs
$40K
Franklin High School · Franklin, NC
To subsidize costs
$5,400
Topsail High School · Hampstead, NC
To subsidize costs
$5,080
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