Elon University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Elon, NC EIN 56-0532303

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$11.8M

Foundation funders

136

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Elon University?

Elon University is funded by 136 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($2.3M), Slattery Family Foundation Inc ($1.3M), National Collegiate Athletic Association ($627K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.8M in grants to Elon University between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
National Philanthropic Trust$2,258,50022024–2025
Slattery Family Foundation Inc$1,250,00022024–2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association$627,41112024
Endeavor Foundation Inc$620,00012025
Del Vecchio Family Foundation$610,00022024–2025
Louis DeJoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc$496,53212024
The McMichael Family Foundation$455,00022024–2025
The Sidhu Family Foundation$325,75022024–2025
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc$325,00012024
Vicky and Sam Hunt Foundation$320,00032024–2025
NEO Philanthropy Inc$260,00012024
George William Harden Res Tuw$253,12522024–2025
Alamance Community Foundation$229,73712024
Triangle Community Foundation Inc$191,75022024–2025
North Carolina GSK$134,82122024–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$129,74322024–2025
Jennifer & Andrew Greenfield$110,00012025
The Leon Levine Foundation$110,00032024–2025
Columbus Foundation$107,50012024
The Dickson Foundation Inc$106,00012024
The Cannon Foundation Inc$100,00012025
Baystate Financial Services Foundation Inc$100,00012025
Tony and Renee Marlon Charitable Foundat$100,00012024
The Flatley Foundation$100,00012024
The Teagle Foundation$100,00012024
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Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable$100,00012024
The Goldstein Family Foundation$95,00032024–2025
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation$80,00012024
EVECE Foundation Inc$80,00012024
Folds of Honor Foundation$78,81222024–2025
John S and James L Knight Foundation$78,00012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$75,00012025
The Jack and Tricia Ryan Family$75,00022024–2025
The Maurice J Koury Foundation Inc$75,00022024–2025
Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation$72,34012024
The Riversville Foundation$68,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$64,50012024
Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation$55,00012024
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$53,33022024–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$53,00012024
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$50,00012024
Mars HQ Regional Foundation$50,00012024
The Huisking Foundation Inc$40,50022024–2025
MacMahon Family Charitable Foundation$40,00022024–2025
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation$40,00022024–2025
Ernest a Koury Family Foundation Inc$40,00022024–2025
Jackson Yelle Family Foundation$40,00012024
Wille Family Foundation$37,50022024–2025
The Bessemer Giving Fund$36,00012024
Hattie M Strong Foundation$35,00022024–2025
The Armstrong Family Foundation$34,00022024–2025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$33,78622024–2025
United Way of Alamance County$30,70832024–2025
Jewish Communal Fund$29,10022025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$28,50012024
Ernst & Young Foundation$28,40422024–2025
Manatee Community Foundation Inc$26,00012024
Amica Companies Foundation$25,97312024
The Roe Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Replogle Family Foundation$25,00012024
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$25,00012024
Scott a & Phyllis P Crabtree Family$22,00022024–2025
Jewish Federation of Cleveland$20,83522024–2025
Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Foundation$20,00012025
Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Frechette Family Foundation$20,00012024
Foundation for the Carolinas$20,00012024
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$19,24622024–2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$19,20032024–2026
Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc$19,00022024–2025
Patriot Foundation$18,80022024–2025
The Jennison Charitable Foundation$18,00022024–2025
Durham Fdn - Boone FD for Elon Coll$15,23022024–2025
The McAllister Family Foundation$15,00012025
Jena and Bob Gallagher Foundation$15,00022024–2025
The Meoh Foundation Inc$15,00022024–2025
TW Dixson Fdn Centenary United Meth$15,00012024
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I$12,50012024
Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow$11,39422024–2025
Archie S Wingfield Jr$11,00022024–2025
Eder Family Foundation Inc$10,50022024–2025
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc$10,50012024
Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation$10,00012025
The Everett & Doris Bernardo$10,00022024–2025
Lunder Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Lonnie & Carol Poole Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham$10,00012024
Santa Fe Community Foundation$10,00012024
American Theatre Wing Inc$10,00012024
Health and Welfare Foundation of$9,00012025
The Winston-Salem Foundation$8,00012024
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CO Inc$7,67212024
Michael and Laura Brader-Araje$7,50012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$7,25012024
Dollar General Literacy Foundation$7,00012026
Depuy Family Foundation Trust$6,50012024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$5,61522024–2025
Elster Foundation AGT$5,50022024–2025
Fidelity Foundation$5,40022024
Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc$5,20012025
A E Finley Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Dean Foundation Inc$5,00022024–2025
Meg Foundation Inc$5,00022024–2025
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation$5,00022024–2025
William J and Dorothy K O'Neill$5,00012024
American Savings Foundation Inc$4,50022024–2025
The Kurtz Family Foundation$4,50012024
M Fletcher Tkacyzk & E Mahaney Memorial$3,50012024
The Presser Foundation$3,00012025
Jen and Rick Puckett Foundation$3,00022024–2025
Watson-Brown Foundation Inc$3,00012024
Gateway Fund 7522-XXXXXX00049$2,50012025
C McCoy FBO C & L McCoy Fdn$2,50012025
Archibald C & Frances F$2,50012025
First Eagle Investments Foundation$2,50012024
Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char Tr$2,00022024–2025
The Pacer Foundation$2,00022024–2025
Knier Family Foundation$2,00022024–2025
North State Foundation$2,00012024
Falconwood Foundation$2,00012024
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$2,00012024
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$1,50032024–2025
LVH Foundation$1,50012024
Parker Foundation$1,50012024
Miriam Sutro Price Scholarship Fund$1,00012025
North Carolina Fenton Foundation$1,00022024–2025
Miller Foundation$1,00022024–2025
The Krongard Foundation Inc$1,00022024–2025
Shell USA Company Foundation$1,00012024
Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403$1,00012024
Edward Little High School Alumni as Portland Trust CO LLC$1,00012024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$1,00012024
Ritter Family Foundation Ltd$50012025
Snead Family Foundation$50012024
The Northrop Grumman Foundation$50012024
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$30012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M121 grants2024 77 grants2025 2 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2026) to $7.1M (2024). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $13K.

What grants has Elon University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Dollar General Literacy FoundationTHE VILLAGE BOOK BAS$7,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$6,100
2025Slattery Family Foundation IncHEALTH SERVICE$1,000,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$692,000
2025Endeavor Foundation IncPARADIGM PROJECT$620,000
2025Del Vecchio Family FoundationGENERAL GRANT$360,000
2025The McMichael Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$235,000
2025Vicky and Sam Hunt FoundationOPERATING FUND$200,000
2025The Sidhu Family FoundationTO AID MID-SIZED PRIVATE UNIVERISTY RENOWNED AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR ENGAGED AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING$175,500
2025Triangle Community Foundation IncEDUCATION$140,250
2025George William Harden Res TuwGENERAL OPERATING$115,625
2025Jennifer & Andrew GreenfieldSUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARITY$110,000
2025The Cannon Foundation IncHEALTHEU CENTER & NURSING SCHOLARSHIP$100,000
2025Baystate Financial Services Foundation IncTO FULFILL THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION$100,000
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID$75,000
2025North Carolina GSKCHARITABLE$67,785
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$57,921
2025Folds of Honor FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$41,000
2025The Goldstein Family FoundationTHE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.$40,000
2025The Jack and Tricia Ryan FamilyGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
2025The Goldstein Family FoundationTHE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.$30,000
2025Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeProgram Grant$27,625
2025KPMG US Foundation IncMATCHING GIFTS$23,786
2025Wille Family FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$20,000
2025MacMahon Family Charitable FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$20,000
2025The Leon Levine FoundationElon University Hillel$20,000
2025Algernon Sydney Sullivan FoundationEDUCATIONAL$20,000
2025Doris & Stanley Tananbaum FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY$20,000
2025The Armstrong Family FoundationEDUCATION$17,500
2025Scott a & Phyllis P Crabtree FamilySUPPORT OF PHONIX CLUB FOOTBALL TEAM$17,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Elon University?

Elon University is funded by 136 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($2.3M), Slattery Family Foundation Inc ($1.3M), National Collegiate Athletic Association ($627K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.8M in grants to Elon University between 2024–2026.

Who is Elon University's largest funder?

National Philanthropic Trust is the largest recorded funder of Elon University, with $2.3M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has Elon University received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.8M in grants to Elon University across 200 grants from 136 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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