Footprint Project
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025
Total received
$3.1M
Foundation funders
32
Grants recorded
51
Years covered
2021–2025
Who funds Footprint Project?
Footprint Project is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by Direct Relief ($1.4M), Charities Aid Foundation America ($315K), North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association ($309K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.1M in grants to Footprint Project between 2021–2025.
Show all 32 funders
| Sunpower Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Christopher Reynolds Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lazard Charitable Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke Energy Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2021) to $1.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $846K.
What grants has Footprint Project received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association | WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA DISASTER RELIEF | $308,942 |
| 2025 | Direct Relief | HURRICANE HELENE RESPONSE | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | FOOTPRINT PROJECT RECEIVED $100,000. FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR POWERING RESILIENCE: HEATED BATTERIES-TINY HOMES, RVS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN WNC . THIS WORK WILL PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE AND RELIABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITHOUT RELIABLE ACCESS TO THE GRID IN THE AFTERMATH OF HELENE IN BUNCOMBE, MITCHELL, MCDOWELL, HENDERSON, MADISON, YANCEY, AVERY COUNTIES, AND WILL INCREASE YEAR-ROUND CAPACITY FOR THEIR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACROSS RURAL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $39,344 |
| 2025 | Direct Relief | SUPPORT TO US CLINICS & HEALTH CENTERS FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS | $37,758 |
| 2025 | Bonnaroo Works Fund | FOR LOCAL REINVESTMENT AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE LIVE IN | $18,000 |
| 2025 | Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc | Contribution provided | $14,603 |
| 2025 | Generac Foundation Inc | Disaster response support Fund | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar | GRANT TO SUPPORT ENERGY-RELATED DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS STEMMING FROM HURRICANE HELENE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Larry L Luing Family Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ENDEAVORS | $5,000 |
| 2025 | DaCosta Foundation | PROVIDE CLEANER ENERGY FOR COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Direct Relief | GENERAL U.S. EMERGENCY PREP & RESPONSE | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | DISASTER RESPONDERS AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Elevance Health Foundation Inc | Healthier Power Initiative | $130,000 |
| 2024 | Albemarle Foundation | Program Assistance | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Acacia Foundation | BEEHIVE MICORGRID PROJECT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Carol Moss Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $31,500 |
| 2024 | Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc | Contribution provided | $19,526 |
| 2024 | Bonnaroo Works Fund | FOR LOCAL REINVESTMENT AND ASSET BUILDING FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE LIVE IN | $15,137 |
| 2024 | Bob Hong Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Generac Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar | GRANT TO SUPPORT ENERGY-RELATED DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS STEMMING FROM HURRICANE HELENE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | DaCosta Foundation | PROVIDE CLEANER ENERGY FOR COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Park Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $200 |
| 2023 | Direct Relief | SUPPORT TO US CLINICS & HEALTH CENTERS FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS | $579,762 |
| 2023 | Direct Relief | GENERAL LOCAL EMERGENCY PREP & RESPONSE | $250,000 |
| 2023 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $211,047 |
| 2023 | The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc | TRUSTEE DISCRETION GRANT - TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION, ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | $50,000 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $30,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 51 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Footprint Project?
Footprint Project is funded by 32 grantmakers, led by Direct Relief ($1.4M), Charities Aid Foundation America ($315K), North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association ($309K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.1M in grants to Footprint Project between 2021–2025.
Who is Footprint Project's largest funder?
Direct Relief is the largest recorded funder of Footprint Project, with $1.4M across 5 grants (2023–2025).
How much grant funding has Footprint Project received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.1M in grants to Footprint Project across 51 grants from 32 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Footprint Project's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 32 funders
~4 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 32
~2 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Footprint Project's?