Challenge Fund
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-6059951 · reported 2023–2025
42grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$773Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
424 Hull St Ste 301
Richmond, VA 23224-4114
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $60,000 |
| The University of North Carolina at Capel Hill Foundation Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $40,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $37,575 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $37,575 |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association | Providence, RI | $27,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Edc Charitable Trust | Waltham, MA | $25,000 |
| Food Bank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| The Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $21,250 |
| The Haven | Tucson, AZ | $21,250 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 |
| Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The Haven at First and Market Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | Marshall, VA | $20,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 |
| Providence Athenaeum | Providence, RI | $15,000 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | $15,000 |
| Everycat Health Foundation Inc | Wyckoff, NJ | $10,625 |
| Independent Animal Rescue Inc | Durham, NC | $10,625 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Club Nova Community Inc | Carrboro, NC | $10,000 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| North Carolina Adapted Sports | Cary, NC | $10,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $10,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| The Haven at First and Market Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy | Durham, NC | $7,575 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup TO CARRY OUT THE GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Red Panda Network | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| Big Life Foundation USA | Ridgefield, WA | $5,000 |
| NC Coastal Federation | Newport, NC | $5,000 |
| Snow Leopard Trust | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
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