First Citizens Foundation
Private foundation · Raleigh, NC · EIN 57-1108547 · reported 2023–2025 · files as First Citizens Foundation Inc Co First
123grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$6,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 123 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $40K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
PO Box 29522
Raleigh, NC 27626-0522
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 28 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Museum of Art | Raleigh, NC | $250,000 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Inc | Raleigh, NC | $250,000 |
| University of SC Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $100,000 |
| University of SC Educational Foundation | Columbia, SC | $45,167 |
| Richland County School | Columbia, SC | $40,000 |
| Heathwood Hall | Columbia, SC | $33,333 |
| Heathwood Hall | Columbia, SC | $33,333 |
| Greenwood Genetic Center | Greenwood, SC | $30,000 |
| Columbia Musem of Art | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Midlands Housing Alliance | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Foothills Community Health Care Inc | Clemson, SC | $25,000 |
| Camp Cole Foundation Inc | Eastover, SC | $25,000 |
| Columbia Musem of Art | Columbia, SC | $25,000 |
| Foothills Area YMCA | Seneca, SC | $25,000 |
| Camp Cole Foundation Inc | Eastover, SC | $25,000 |
| Welvista | Columbia, SC | $21,000 |
| Welvista | Columbia, SC | $21,000 |
| Charleston Symphony | Charleston, SC | $20,000 |
| Midlands Community Development Corp | Columbia, SC | $20,000 |
| Liberty STEAM Charter School | Sumter, SC | $20,000 |
| Dorchester Heritage Center | Saint George, SC | $17,500 |
| Northeastern Technical College FD | Cheraw, SC | $17,500 |
| YMCA of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $17,500 |
| United Way of Anderson County | Anderson, SC | $16,500 |
| Best NC | Cary, NC | $15,000 |
| Piedmont Technical College Fdn | Greenwood, SC | $15,000 |
| Charleston Day School Inc | Charleston, SC | $15,000 |
| Home Works of America | Columbia, SC | $15,000 |
| Spoleto Festival USA | Charleston, SC | $15,000 |
| Best NC | Cary, NC | $15,000 |
| Home Works of America | Columbia, SC | $15,000 |
| Summerville Parks Foundation | Summerville, SC | $12,500 |
| McLeod Health Foundation | Florence, SC | $12,500 |
| Benedict College | Columbia, SC | $12,500 |
| Clatlin University | Orangeburg, SC | $12,500 |
| McLeod Health Foundation | Florence, SC | $12,500 |
| Summerville Parks Foundation | Summerville, SC | $12,500 |
| Benedict College | Columbia, SC | $12,500 |
| Clatlin University | Orangeburg, SC | $12,500 |
| YMCA of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $12,500 |
| McLeod Health Foundation | Florence, SC | $12,500 |
| Care House of the Pee Dee Inc | Florence, SC | $10,000 |
| Oconee County Habitat for Huma | Seneca, SC | $10,000 |
| Morris College | Sumter, SC | $10,000 |
| The School Foundation | Florence, SC | $10,000 |
| The Outreach Farm | Pawleys Island, SC | $10,000 |
| The Pendleton Foundation for Black Histo | Pendleton, SC | $10,000 |
| Jasmine Road | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Costal Carolina | Myrtle Beach, SC | $10,000 |
| Brookgreen Gardens | Murrells Inlet, SC | $10,000 |
| South Carolina Governors School for | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Anderson Interfaith Ministries | Anderson, SC | $10,000 |
| The Greenwood Promise | Greenwood, SC | $10,000 |
| Greenville Center for Creative Art | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| City of Goose Creek Berkeley County | Goose Creek, SC | $10,000 |
| Kids Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | $10,000 |
| United Way of Midlands GENREAL PURPOSE | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Greenwood County Community Foundation | Greenwood, SC | $10,000 |
| Butler Academy | Hartsville, SC | $10,000 |
| South Carolina First Steps | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
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