George Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Hickory, NC · EIN 56-1282417 · reported 2023–2025
175grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$3,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$4.3Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 175 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $112K 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 800
Hickory, NC 28603-0800
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory, NC | $400,000 |
| Hickory Day School Inc | Hickory, NC | $400,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley | Hickory, NC | $200,000 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $150,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley | Hickory, NC | $150,000 |
| American National Red Cross | Greensboro, NC | $120,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $110,000 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $100,000 |
| Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba Valley Inc | Hickory, NC | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley | Hickory, NC | $100,000 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $100,000 |
| Manna Food Bank | Asheville, NC | $100,000 |
| Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc | Augusta, GA | $75,000 |
| Harvest Hope Food Bankharvest Hope Food Bank Inc | Charlotte, NC | $75,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc | Charlotte, NC | $75,000 |
| Hart Square Foundation Inc | Vale, NC | $55,000 |
| Catawba County United Way Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Hickory Day School Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Unc-G Excellence Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Appalachian State University Foundation Inc | Boone, NC | $50,000 |
| Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Hart Square Foundation Inc | Vale, NC | $50,000 |
| Hickory Day School Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Hickory Museum of Art Inc | Hickory, NC | $50,000 |
| Unc-G Excellence Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley Inc | Hickory, NC | $45,000 |
| Carolina Caring Foundation Inc | Newton, NC | $35,000 |
| Catawba Science Center Inc | Hickory, NC | $35,000 |
| Catawba Science Center Inc | Hickory, NC | $35,000 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry | Hickory, NC | $30,000 |
| Carolina Caring Foundation Inc | Newton, NC | $30,000 |
| Salt Block Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $25,000 |
| Exodus Outreach Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $25,000 |
| Salt Block Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc | Lenoir, NC | $25,000 |
| Muse Winston-Salem | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 |
| North Carolina Chamber Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton Foundation Inc | Morganton, NC | $25,000 |
| Salt Block Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $25,000 |
| Catawba County United Way Inc | Hickory, NC | $22,000 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $22,000 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry | Hickory, NC | $22,000 |
| Hickory Community Theatre Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Carolina Caring Foundation Inc | Newton, NC | $20,000 |
| Catawba Science Center Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba Valley Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| United Way of Catawba Co | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $20,000 |
| Catawba County United Way Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Exodus Outreach Foundation Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Hickory Community Theatre Inc | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Hickory, NC | $20,000 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $20,000 |
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