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Private foundation · Durham, NC · EIN 01-0702442 · reported 2023–2025
530grants reported
$6,750median award
$5,000lower quartile
$240smallest grant
$7.7Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 530 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,000 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
411 W Chapel Hill Street C2
Durham, NC 27701-3272
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth City State University ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Elizabeth City, NC | $150,000 |
| Fayetteville State University ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Fayetteville, NC | $150,000 |
| North Carolina Central University ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $150,000 |
| Shaw University ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 |
| Winston-Salem State University ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Winston, NC | $150,000 |
| WE Power Food ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Hillsborough, NC | $123,495 |
| SG Atkins Community Develop Corp ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Winstonsalem, NC | $112,500 |
| Array Community Development Corporation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Beaufort, NC | $100,000 |
| Helius Foundation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $100,000 |
| Junction Business Services Dba Nxt Clt NE ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 |
| Prospera ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 |
| Wcu Cei - Western Carolina Univ Corp E ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Cullowhee, NC | $100,000 |
| Durham Success Summit ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $85,000 |
| Black Girl Magic Market ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Angier, NC | $65,000 |
| First Flight Venture Center ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Research Triangle Park, NC | $63,360 |
| Forward Cities ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $60,000 |
| Cicil LLC SEED GRANTS | Wilmington, NC | $54,099 |
| AB Community ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $51,667 |
| Matcha Nude SEED GRANTS | Arden, NC | $50,000 |
| Wheelprice SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $50,000 |
| Animal Cancer DX SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Gateway Communitydevelopment Corporation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Henderson, NC | $50,000 |
| Labrunner SEED GRANTS | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,000 |
| Opiaid LLC SEED GRANTS | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Framewrk Inc SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $50,000 |
| Gateway Community Development Corporation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Henderson, NC | $50,000 |
| Three Strands Recovery Wear Corporation SEED GRANTS | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 |
| Venture Asheville ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Asheville, NC | $48,509 |
| Ventureashboro ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Asheboro, NC | $48,509 |
| Atlantic Fish Co SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $45,000 |
| Hoppy Planet Foods SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $45,000 |
| Prospera ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $45,000 |
| Sunlight SEED GRANTS | Cary, NC | $45,000 |
| Phase Dock Inc SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $45,000 |
| Spring & Mulberry SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $45,000 |
| Dei Directive Inc SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $45,000 |
| KC Squared LLC SEED GRANTS | Huntersville, NC | $44,900 |
| Dnali Data Technologies Inc SEED GRANTS | Cary, NC | $44,750 |
| Nash County Community College ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Rocky Mount, NC | $42,700 |
| Virnika SEED GRANTS | Chapel Hill, NC | $42,502 |
| Gwen ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 |
| Hatch Avl Foundation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Asheville, NC | $40,000 |
| Riot ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 |
| Forward Cities ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Durham, NC | $40,000 |
| Vetletics Inc SEED GRANTS | Cary, NC | $37,400 |
| Home for Life Design SEED GRANTS | Salisbury, NC | $36,700 |
| Salus SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $36,000 |
| Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $35,000 |
| Industrial Commons ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Morganton, NC | $35,000 |
| Living Better Life ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Rocky Mount, NC | $35,000 |
| Academic Insight Lab SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 |
| Redirection CDC ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Greenville, NC | $35,000 |
| Scale Social SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 |
| Cybershield Security SEED GRANTS | Huntersville, NC | $35,000 |
| Rosa Technology LLC SEED GRANTS | Chapel Hil, NC | $35,000 |
| Bristles Inc SEED GRANTS | Durham, NC | $35,000 |
| Junction Business Services Inc ECOSYSTEM GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $34,000 |
| Social Cascade SEED GRANTS | Raleigh, NC | $32,401 |
| Well Seasoned Table SEED GRANTS | Candler, NC | $32,000 |
| Fashivity SEED GRANTS | Charlotte, NC | $31,250 |
Showing the 60 largest of 530 reported grants.
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