Gardner-Webb University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Boiling Springs, NC EIN 56-0529972

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$10.9M

Foundation funders

64

Grants recorded

182

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Gardner-Webb University?

Gardner-Webb University is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by National Collegiate Athletic Association ($3.4M), Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc ($1.3M), Tucker Heart Soul Mind and Strength Foundation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.9M in grants to Gardner-Webb University between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
National Collegiate Athletic Association$3,439,04352020–2024
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc$1,300,00052020–2024
Tucker Heart Soul Mind and Strength Foundation$800,00012022
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$630,00052020–2024
The Big South Conference Inc$566,80372019–2025
The Cannon Foundation Inc$380,00032020–2024
The Fullerton Foundation$334,000102020–2025
The James W Davis Foundation Inc$320,00022024–2025
The Golden Leaf Inc$290,40912025
Dover Foundation Inc$287,00072020–2025
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$230,45062019–2025
David E and Marilyn W Withrow Foundation$180,00052020–2024
Brinkley Family Foundation$175,00012024
Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation$175,00012020
The Bolick Foundation$169,61152021–2025
Foundation for the Carolinas$144,23052020–2024
Stonecutter Foundation Inc$125,00032023–2025
Gaston Community Foundation$116,15562019–2024
Broyhill Family Foundation Inc$100,00012020
Charles & Irene Nanney Foundation$90,00062020–2025
Columbus Foundation$88,00052020–2024
The Winston-Salem Foundation$76,00012023
The US Charitable Gift Trust$72,00012024
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc$65,56042022–2025
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I$64,14152020–2024
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Lilly Endowment Inc$50,00012021
South Carolina Christian Foundation$45,85042020–2024
G & I Blanton School Tua$44,04052020–2025
Harrill Family Foundation$40,00052021–2025
Margaret B Vann Tuw$33,63722024–2025
Tulsa Community Foundation$32,50032020–2023
Evergreen Foundation$30,00012022
Folds of Honor Foundation$28,00022024–2025
Givewell Community Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Caroline Blanton Thayer Charitable Trust$25,00052020–2024
Servant Foundation$25,00012020
Jvance & Regina Crowder Suttle Foundation$21,52512020
Watson-Brown Foundation Inc$21,00022023–2024
William Harold Smith Charitable Trust$20,60032020–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$20,00022023–2024
The Betty and Ken Isaac Foundation Inc$20,00022023–2024
Healthcare Foundation of Cleveland County$20,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$17,86522022–2023
TW W G and MB Frasier Char Fdn$16,00042024–2025
Daniels Fund$15,37622020–2021
Ronald J York Scholarship Fund$15,00012024
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Spartanburg County Foundation$14,00022022–2023
Wilma L McCurdy Memorial Fund$10,50022024–2025
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$7,50012023
Reydan Family Foundation$5,00012020
Brewer Alice Testamentary Trust$5,00012019
The Dickson Foundation Inc$4,00042021–2024
American Dreams Foundation$3,95012022
Risden P Reece Scholarship Fund$3,75032019–2025
Huffman-Cornwell Foundation$3,00022020–2023
O'Meara Foundation Inc$2,50012022
Duke Energy Foundation$1,50022020–2021
The Curtis Foundation$1,50012020
Gazin Norbert L Education PFDN 101-0628960$1,20022020–2021
Joe F Hayes Trust$1,00012025
The Cigna Group Foundation$91822023–2024
Verizon Foundation$90022020–2023
United Society of Friends Women Trust$80012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M5 grants2019 31 grants2020 24 grants2021 29 grants2022 32 grants2023 38 grants2024 23 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $96K (2019) to $2.9M (2024). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $929K.

What grants has Gardner-Webb University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Golden Leaf IncHealthcare Educational Pathway$290,409
2025The James W Davis Foundation IncNURSING EDUCATION$160,000
2025The Big South Conference IncGENERAL SUPPORT$102,498
2025The Fullerton FoundationCAPITAL FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT$83,500
2025Dover Foundation IncScholarship$50,000
2025The Bolick FoundationSEMINARY/TRAINING AND EQUIPPING$49,611
2025North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities IncPROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS$37,160
2025Givewell Community Foundation IncEDUCATION - COLLEGE$25,000
2025The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncIMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES$19,810
2025Margaret B Vann TuwGENERAL OPERATING$17,822
2025Folds of Honor FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$16,750
2025Charles & Irene Nanney FoundationEDUCATION$15,000
2025G & I Blanton School TuaSUPPORT$10,444
2025Stonecutter Foundation IncEDUCATION$10,000
2025The Fullerton FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$10,000
2025Wilma L McCurdy Memorial FundSCHOLARSHIP$5,500
2025Harrill Family FoundationHIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS$5,000
2025The Fullerton FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2025The Fullerton FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2025TW W G and MB Frasier Char FdnSCHOLARSHIP$4,000
2025TW W G and MB Frasier Char FdnSCHOLARSHIP$4,000
2025Risden P Reece Scholarship FundSCHOLARSHIP$1,500
2025Joe F Hayes TrustCHARITABLE - GENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
2024National Collegiate Athletic AssociationGrants/Scholarships$917,176
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES$510,000
2024Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncFor general and nursing scholarships.$290,000
2024Brinkley Family FoundationCHARITABLE$175,000
2024The James W Davis Foundation IncNURSING EDUCATION$160,000
2024The Cannon Foundation IncMULTIDISCIPLINARY HIGHER ED EQUIPMENT GRANT: HEALTHCARE, SCIENCE, FINE ARTS$150,000
2024The Big South Conference IncGeneral Support$117,575

Showing 30 most recent of 182 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Gardner-Webb University?

Gardner-Webb University is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by National Collegiate Athletic Association ($3.4M), Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc ($1.3M), Tucker Heart Soul Mind and Strength Foundation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $10.9M in grants to Gardner-Webb University between 2019–2025.

Who is Gardner-Webb University's largest funder?

National Collegiate Athletic Association is the largest recorded funder of Gardner-Webb University, with $3.4M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Gardner-Webb University received?

IRS 990 filings record $10.9M in grants to Gardner-Webb University across 182 grants from 64 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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