Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$4.3M
Foundation funders
25
Grants recorded
44
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Carolina Small Business Development Fund?
Carolina Small Business Development Fund is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Duke University ($1.0M), Dogwood Health Trust ($944K), Rural Economic Development Center Inc ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Carolina Small Business Development Fund between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2019) to $1.8M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $360K.
What grants has Carolina Small Business Development Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND RECEIVED $300,000 FOR THE WESTERN WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS CENTER FROM THE TRUIST FOUNDATION WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR "HELENE RELIEF AND RECOVERY PROGRAM" PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. | $300,000 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | Vivid Digital Classroom | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Wells Fargo Foundation | RUSH REQUEST - DISASTER GRANT Hurricane Chantal - SB Development Fund | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Rural Economic Development Center Inc | CDFI CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM GRANTS | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Dogwood Health Trust | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPITAL ACCESS FOR ENTREPRENEURS | $300,000 |
| 2024 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | SMALL BUSINESS | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Southern Bank Foundation | Public Benefit | $5,000 |
| 2024 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | $500 |
| 2023 | Dogwood Health Trust | REMOVING LANGUAGE AND CAPITAL BARRIERS FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN RURAL WNC. | $264,063 |
| 2023 | Dogwood Health Trust | WESTERN WOMAN'S BUSINESS CENTER AND LATINO PROGRAM. | $112,000 |
| 2023 | Opportunity Finance Network | FINANCE JUSTICE FUND SUBGRANT | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $17,250 |
| 2023 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | SMALL BUSINESS | $15,000 |
| 2023 | TD Charitable Foundation | CSBDF LATINO PROGRAM | $5,000 |
| 2023 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $1,271 |
| 2022 | Dogwood Health Trust | THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND STRENGTHEN THE WESTERN WOMENS BUSINESS CENTER AND PROGRAMA EMPRESARIAL LATINO. | $168,000 |
| 2022 | Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN APPALACHIA | $75,000 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $12,750 |
| 2022 | TD Charitable Foundation | CSBDF LATINO PROGRAM | $5,000 |
| 2021 | The San Francisco Foundation | ADVISED - FOR SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS THROUGH MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REPORTING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING TO BETTER SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. | $200,000 |
| 2021 | Opportunity Finance Network | FINANCE JUSTICE FUND SUBGRANT | $150,000 |
| 2021 | NC Idea | ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | $25,000 |
| 2021 | National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | Financial Capability | $25,000 |
| 2021 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $17,250 |
| 2021 | TD Charitable Foundation | CSBDF LATINO PROGRAM - BILINGUAL COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINO SMALL BUSINESSES | $5,000 |
| 2020 | Duke University | GENERAL SUPPPORT | $1,000,000 |
| 2020 | Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | UPLIFT AMERICA FUND | $201,000 |
| 2020 | JPMorgan Chase Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION | $100,000 |
| 2020 | The Goldman Sachs Foundation | GRANT TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN NC. | $100,000 |
| 2020 | Appalachian Community Capital Corporation | EMERGENCY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT | $100,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 44 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Carolina Small Business Development Fund?
Carolina Small Business Development Fund is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Duke University ($1.0M), Dogwood Health Trust ($944K), Rural Economic Development Center Inc ($400K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Carolina Small Business Development Fund between 2019–2025.
Who is Carolina Small Business Development Fund's largest funder?
Duke University is the largest recorded funder of Carolina Small Business Development Fund, with $1.0M across 1 grant (2020).
How much grant funding has Carolina Small Business Development Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Carolina Small Business Development Fund across 44 grants from 25 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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