Melton Foundation
Private foundation · Hays, NC · EIN 56-2276922 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$106Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 41 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K 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
4406 Rock Creek RD
Hays, NC 28635-9211
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue America OPERATING FUND | Millers Creek, NC | $6,000 |
| Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM FOR KIDS | Wilkesboro, NC | $6,000 |
| Walk BY Faith Christian Camp | Hays, NC | $5,000 |
| Rescue America OPERATING FUND | Millers Creek, NC | $5,000 |
| Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM FOR KIDS | Wilkesboro, NC | $5,000 |
| Walk BY Faith Christian Camp | Hays, NC | $5,000 |
| Rescue America OPERATING FUND | Millers Creek, NC | $5,000 |
| Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM FOR KIDS | Wilkesboro, NC | $5,000 |
| North Wilkes High School | Hays, NC | $5,000 |
| Millers Creek Christian School | Millers Creek, NC | $4,500 |
| Wilkes Cattlemen's Association MEMORIAL AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| The Gideons International OPERATING FUND | North Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| The Health Foundation NURSING SCHOLARSHIP | North Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Cattlemen's Association of Wilkes MEMORIAL AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| The Health Foundation NURSING SCHOLARSHIP | North Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Cattlemen's Association of Wilkes MEMORIAL AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| The Health Foundation NURSING SCHOLARSHIP | North Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Wilkes Pregnancy Care Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission MEALS ON WHEELS | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| The Gideons International OPERATING FUND | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkes Pregnancy Care Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission MEALS ON WHEELS | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| The Gideons International OPERATING FUND | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkes Pregnancy Care Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Mtn View Ruritan OPERATING FUND | Hays, NC | $1,500 |
| Wilkes Heritage Museum | Wilkesboro, NC | $1,500 |
| Mtn View Ruritan OPERATING FUND | Hays, NC | $1,500 |
| Mtn View Ruritan OPERATING FUND | Hays, NC | $1,500 |
| Hope Ministries | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Hospice of Wilkes ANNUAL DONATION | Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Good News Club | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Relay for Life-American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Wilkes Literacy Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Hospice of Wilkes ANNUAL DONATION | Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| North Wilkes Middle School LEAD PROGRAM | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Relay for Life-American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Hope Ministries | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Hope Ministries | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| Hospice of Wilkes ANNUAL DONATION | Wilkesboro, NC | $1,000 |
| West Wilkes High School | Millers Creek, NC | $1,000 |
| Relay for Life-American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
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