Foundation for the Carolinas

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Charlotte, NC EIN 56-6047886

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2025

Total received

$81.5M

Foundation funders

103

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2023–2025

Who funds Foundation for the Carolinas?

Foundation for the Carolinas is funded by 103 grantmakers, led by Community Investments Foundation ($33.1M), John M Belk Endowment ($7.2M), AbbVie Foundation ($4.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $81.5M in grants to Foundation for the Carolinas between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Community Investments Foundation$33,138,58022023–2024
John M Belk Endowment$7,238,00022023–2024
AbbVie Foundation$4,100,00032023–2025
Duke Energy Foundation$3,403,97342023–2024
David and Nicole Tepper Charitable$3,393,26632023–2025
United Way Legacy Foundation$2,756,64812024
The Weatherspoon Foundation$2,165,47242023–2024
Trane Technologies Charitable Foundation$1,866,66722023–2024
Merancas Foundation Inc$1,550,00032023–2025
The Leon Levine Foundation$1,500,00062024–2025
The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation$1,422,67512024
The Presbyterian Hospital$1,309,64222023–2024
The Gambrell Foundation$1,050,00022023–2024
John S and James L Knight Foundation$1,045,00042023–2024
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz$1,000,00012024
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$890,00012023
Ally Charitable Foundation$800,00022023–2024
Albemarle Foundation$800,00042023–2024
The Winston-Salem Foundation$770,59812023
NFL Foundation Inc$597,00072024–2025
The Ta and Mollie P Brooks Trust$511,34912024
Nucor Charitable Foundation$500,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$465,52022023–2024
Community Real Property Holdings Inc$445,15012024
Doug & Judy Middaugh Foundation$439,42012023
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Ethos Philanthropies Foundation$350,00012024
United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc$338,65232023–2025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$330,70032023–2025
Dowd Foundation Inc$312,500232023–2024
Gaston Community Foundation$312,00022023–2024
The Belk Foundation$300,00022024–2025
NEO Philanthropy Inc$300,00012024
The Meijer Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Falfurrias Capital Partners Foundation Inc$300,00022023–2024
The Aaron and Liz Feinberg Foundation$299,10132023–2025
The Oken Family Foundation Inc$290,00042023–2024
Dwight H Harrelson Mem Scholarship Fund$289,44412023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$266,07722023–2024
Lowes Foundation$250,00012023
The LendingTree Foundation$250,00012023
Timken Foundation of Canton$250,00012023
Wells Fargo Foundation$240,00042024–2025
ANSWER Scholarship Inc$219,20032023–2025
Wilson Mem Scholarship Fund Tuw$218,56812023
Centene Foundation$200,00022023–2024
The Crosland Foundation$179,95622023–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$168,37622023–2024
The Hayes Family Charitable Trust$160,00022023–2024
Charlotte Hornets Foundation Inc$150,00032023–2025
Comporium Foundation Inc$145,00012023
Educational Credit$110,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$105,00022023–2024
The Community Foundation for Greater$102,00022023–2024
Univision Foundation$100,30012023
Jerry and Evon Jordan Foundation$100,00022024–2025
The Salem Foundation$100,00022023–2024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$100,00012023
The Judith Atkins Wall Foundation$75,00012024
PWC Foundation Inc$75,00022023–2024
O Temple Sloan Jr Foundation$66,70012024
Novant Health Inc$60,00022023–2024
The David Belk Cannon Foundation$55,00022023–2024
LPL Financial Foundation Inc$55,00012023
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$50,00022024–2025
Cfleads$50,00012024
Lund McFeeley Family Foundation$50,00012024
The Robert and Michelle Cooke Atchinson$50,00022023–2024
Ainslie Foundation$50,00012023
The Tepper Foundation$50,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$49,12612023
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary$45,00012025
Equitable Foundation Inc$43,50022023–2024
United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc$37,41312025
Frontier Capital Foundation$30,00012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$26,25012024
Live Love Serve Foundation$25,00012025
2040 Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Nelson Schwab Family Foundation$25,00012024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$25,00012024
The Trexler Foundation$25,00012024
The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family$21,00022024–2025
The Marsh Foundation Inc$20,00012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$16,00022023–2025
William B McGuire Jr Family Foundation$16,00022024
Champions for Education Inc$14,00012025
The Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation$10,00012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012024
The Bailey Chipps Family Foundation$10,00012024
Synchrony Foundation$10,00012024
The Taeriga Foundation$6,00012024
Waccamaw Community Foundation$5,69512025
Betty a & James B Williams Foundation$5,00012025
The Mary Norris Preyer Fund$5,00012024
The Goddard Foundation$5,00012023
True Homes Foundation Inc$2,50012024
The Stowe Foundation Inc$2,00022024
Barnhill Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Harvey-McNairy Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The John W Harris Family Foundation$1,00012024
Boer Family Foundation Inc$50012025
Wilson Foundation$40012025
The Haven Foundation$25012025
Gefen-Jaffe Family Foundation Inc$10012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M70 grants2023103 grants202427 grants2025

What grants has Foundation for the Carolinas received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Merancas Foundation IncCAPS SCHOLARSHIP-SCHLOARSHIP FUNDS F$900,000
2025David and Nicole Tepper CharitableGENERAL SUPPORT$687,252
2025AbbVie FoundationAbbVie Employee Relief Fund$300,000
2025NFL Foundation IncGeneral Support$297,000
2025The Belk FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR READ CHARLOTTE, A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE EARLY LITERACY IN CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG.$150,000
2025Wells Fargo FoundationA Way Home$100,000
2025The Ayco Charitable FoundationCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$100,000
2025The Leon Levine FoundationCarolina Theatre$100,000
2025The Leon Levine FoundationHugh McColl Park$100,000
2025The Aaron and Liz Feinberg FoundationTO OFFER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS, NONPROFITS AND COMPANIES BRING THEIR CHARITABLE VISIONS TO LIFE.$100,000
2025ANSWER Scholarship IncScholarships$78,174
2025United Way of Greater Charlotte IncPROGRAM OPERATING COST$55,443
2025Charlotte Hornets Foundation IncCOMMUNITY$50,000
2025Jerry and Evon Jordan FoundationDONATION$50,000
2025The Rotary Foundation of RotaryECON. AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP.-HUMANITARIAN-DAF$45,000
2025United Way of Greater Atlanta IncGENERAL SUPPORT$37,413
2025Live Love Serve FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025United Way Of Massachusetts Bay IncCommunity Impact$25,000
2025Wells Fargo FoundationFinancial Education Workshop Series$20,000
2025Champions for Education IncSUPPORT$14,000
2025The Marc & Mattye Silverman FamilyCOMMUNITY$11,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$7,500
2025Waccamaw Community FoundationNEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY DEV.$5,695
2025Betty a & James B Williams FoundationCHARITABLE$5,000
2025Boer Family Foundation IncGENERAL$500
2025Wilson FoundationLOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT$400
2025The Haven FoundationASSIST WITH NEEDS & GOALS$250
2024Community Investments FoundationGRANTMAKING$17,997,255
2024United Way Legacy FoundationDISTRIBUTE REMAINING ASSETS$2,756,648
2024John M Belk EndowmentGeneral Operating Support$2,738,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Foundation for the Carolinas?

Foundation for the Carolinas is funded by 103 grantmakers, led by Community Investments Foundation ($33.1M), John M Belk Endowment ($7.2M), AbbVie Foundation ($4.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $81.5M in grants to Foundation for the Carolinas between 2023–2025.

Who is Foundation for the Carolinas's largest funder?

Community Investments Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Foundation for the Carolinas, with $33.1M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Foundation for the Carolinas received?

IRS 990 filings record $81.5M in grants to Foundation for the Carolinas across 200 grants from 103 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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