Knier Family Foundation
Private foundation · Cary, NC · EIN 56-2061224 · reported 2023–2025
89grants reported
$1,250median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$337Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 89 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $31K 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 129
Cary, NC 27512-0129
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Toxaway Charities SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Lake Toxaway, NC | $25,250 |
| Lake Toxaway Charities SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Lake Toxaway, NC | $25,000 |
| Lake Toxaway Charities SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Lake Toxaway, NC | $25,000 |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School GENERAL ENDOWMENT | Raleigh, NC | $22,000 |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School GENERAL ENDOWMENT | Raleigh, NC | $21,500 |
| The Carying Place Inc | Cary, NC | $21,178 |
| The Miracle League of the Triangle | Cary, NC | $16,500 |
| The Carying Place Inc | Cary, NC | $15,883 |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School GENERAL ENDOWMENT | Raleigh, NC | $12,500 |
| Gigi's Playhouse SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Hoffman Estates, IL | $10,000 |
| Bread of Life | Brevard, NC | $10,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Hoffman Estates, IL | $10,000 |
| Gigi's Playhouse SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Hoffman Estates, IL | $10,000 |
| The Carying Place Inc | Cary, NC | $7,530 |
| St Mary Magdalene Church SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Apex, NC | $5,075 |
| Gabi's Powered BY Special Abilities | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Allen Creek Baptist Church | Waynesville, NC | $5,000 |
| A Caring Center for Women SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Vero Beach, NC | $3,500 |
| St Mary Magdalene Church SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Apex, NC | $3,060 |
| Catholic Diocese of Raleigh SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 |
| Handshake Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $3,000 |
| Catholic Diocese of Raleigh SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 |
| Miracle League | Cary, NC | $2,500 |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $2,500 |
| A Caring Center for Women SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Vero Beach, NC | $2,500 |
| Catholic Diocese of Raleigh SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 |
| First Cary United Methodist Church | Cary, NC | $2,070 |
| Interact SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 |
| Operation Resolute Inc SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Bellhaven, NC | $2,000 |
| YMCA of the Triangle SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 |
| Read and Feed SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Cary, NC | $2,000 |
| Autism Society of NC SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,720 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $1,700 |
| Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center | Durham, NC | $1,500 |
| Cadco Construction Autism Awareness | Raleigh, NC | $1,500 |
| Miracle League | Cary, NC | $1,500 |
| Interact SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,300 |
| Children's Flight of Hope SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,300 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | $1,300 |
| St Andrew the Apostle | Apex, NC | $1,250 |
| Children's Flight of Hope SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,250 |
| First Tee Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $1,250 |
| Interact SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,250 |
| Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center | Durham, NC | $1,250 |
| YMCA of the Triangle SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Raleigh, NC | $1,200 |
| Triangle Curling | Durham, NC | $1,165 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $1,000 |
| First Cary United Methodist Church | Cary, NC | $1,000 |
| Handshake Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $1,000 |
| Read and Feed SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Cary, NC | $1,000 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 |
| St Mary Magdalene Church SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Apex, NC | $1,000 |
| St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church | Cary, NC | $1,000 |
| Trosa SUPPORT OF DAILY ACTIVITIES | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Kids Who Give | Morrisville, NC | $1,000 |
| Taylor Family YMCA | Cary, NC | $1,000 |
| Western Wake Crisis Ministry | Apex, NC | $1,000 |
| The Preston Robest Tisch Brain Tumor Center BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
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