Imagine North Carolina First

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Raleigh, NC EIN 46-4006055

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$26.5M

Foundation funders

54

Grants recorded

101

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Imagine North Carolina First?

Imagine North Carolina First is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($12.0M), Triangle Community Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Telescope Fund ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.5M in grants to Imagine North Carolina First between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Foundation for the Carolinas$12,010,00052020–2024
Triangle Community Foundation Inc$2,334,00072019–2025
Telescope Fund$1,552,43722023–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$1,355,00032022–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,050,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$861,50042021–2024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$750,00012020
Park Foundation Inc$650,00052021–2024
Hopewell Fund$521,00022020–2022
Tides Foundation$515,00022020–2022
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$454,29242021–2024
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Virginia Corporation$375,00042021–2024
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$370,00022023–2024
State Leadership Project$360,00042019–2024
Columbus Foundation$325,00032020–2024
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc$294,10052021–2025
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$252,03012024
Way to Rise$250,00012024
RSF Social Finance Inc$250,00022020–2024
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation$250,00012020
Goodnation Foundation Inc$200,00012020
The Morton K and Jane Blaustein$150,00022022–2024
Merle Chambers Fund$150,00032021–2022
Impactassetsinc$135,00032020–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$103,11812024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M4 grants2019 15 grants2020 12 grants2021 17 grants2022 16 grants2023 33 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $212K (2025) to $10.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $212K.

What grants has Imagine North Carolina First received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncBUILDING COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC VITALITY$86,600
2025Triangle Community Foundation IncSOCIAL SCIENCE$85,000
2025Essex County Community Foundation IncOTHER$25,000
2025Natural Resources Defense Council IncENV. ADVOCACY$15,000
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$6,010,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationSciences$1,050,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncEMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL INCLUSION, PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT, SOCIAL SCIENCE, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & RELIEF$405,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$341,500
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$332,642
2024Triangle Community Foundation IncSOCIAL SCIENCE$284,000
2024The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$252,030
2024Way to RiseGENERAL OPERATING$250,000
2024The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$170,000
2024Telescope FundGENERAL SUPPORT$152,437
2024Park Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024RSF Social Finance IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024Columbus FoundationSOCIAL SERVICES$125,000
2024Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/CAPACITY BUILDING$103,118
2024Carolina Forward Foundationnon partisan voter registration$100,000
2024Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Virginia CorporationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$100,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$85,000
2024The Morton K and Jane Blausteingeneral support$75,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$60,000
2024Feldman Foundation CAGET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS$50,000
2024State Leadership ProjectGENERAL SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH 501(C)(3) RESTRICTIONS$50,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$45,000
2024The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncBUILDING COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC VITALITY$40,000
2024Achieving America Family FoundationAS NEEDED$40,000
2024Ward Beecher FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2024Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish FederationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 101 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Imagine North Carolina First?

Imagine North Carolina First is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($12.0M), Triangle Community Foundation Inc ($2.3M), Telescope Fund ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.5M in grants to Imagine North Carolina First between 2019–2025.

Who is Imagine North Carolina First's largest funder?

Foundation for the Carolinas is the largest recorded funder of Imagine North Carolina First, with $12.0M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Imagine North Carolina First received?

IRS 990 filings record $26.5M in grants to Imagine North Carolina First across 101 grants from 54 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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