Rostan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Valdese, NC · EIN 56-1901626 · reported 2023–2025
98grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 98 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $506K 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 970
Valdese, NC 28690-0970
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $130,000 |
| Burke United Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $122,500 |
| Burke United Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $113,000 |
| NC School of Science and Math Foundation EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL | Durham, NC | $100,000 |
| Waldensian Presbyterian Church PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $100,000 |
| Town of Valdese PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $100,000 |
| Town of Valdese PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $69,100 |
| Foothills Conservancy of NC Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $62,500 |
| Appleseed Early Childhood Education Inc EDUCATIONAL | Salisbury, NC | $60,000 |
| Friends of the South Mountain State Park Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Connelly Springs, NC | $60,000 |
| Presbytery of Western North Carolina PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $50,000 |
| Historic Valdese Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $50,000 |
| Grow With Drexel PHILANTHROPIC | Drexel, NC | $40,000 |
| Amorem Burke Hospice and Palliative Care PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $35,000 |
| Old Colony Players Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $30,000 |
| Burke United Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $30,000 |
| Burke Council on Alcoholchem Dependency PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $25,000 |
| Community Foundation of Burke County PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $25,000 |
| Burke Council on Alcoholchem Dependency PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $25,000 |
| Foothills Conservancy of NC Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $25,000 |
| Old Colony Players Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $24,000 |
| Open Hearts Place PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $24,000 |
| The Enola Group PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $22,000 |
| East Burke Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Hildebran, NC | $20,000 |
| Waldensian Heritage Museum PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $20,000 |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $20,000 |
| Burke Council on Alcoholchem Dependency PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $20,000 |
| East Burke Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Hildebran, NC | $20,000 |
| Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | McAdenville, NC | $20,000 |
| Old Colony Players Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $20,000 |
| Carolina Outdoor Recreation and Education PHILANTHROPIC | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 |
| Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | McAdenville, NC | $15,000 |
| Foothills Conservancy of NC Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $15,000 |
| Good Samaritan Clinic PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $15,000 |
| Johns River Vally Camp PHILANTHROPIC | Colletsville, NC | $15,000 |
| The Meeting Place Mission PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $14,000 |
| American Waldensian Aid Society Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $11,000 |
| Blue Ridge Community Action PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Burke County PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Olive Hill Community Economic Development PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Options Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Reason Spay and Neuter PHILANTHROPIC | Rutherford College, NC | $10,000 |
| Burke County United Way PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Center for Rural Health Innovation PHILANTHROPIC | Spruce Pine, NC | $10,000 |
| Foundation Forward Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Fonta Flora State Trail PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Blue Ridge Community Action PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Burke County PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| East Burke Christian Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Hildebran, NC | $10,000 |
| The Meeting Place Mission PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $10,000 |
| Waldensian Presbyterian Church PHILANTHROPIC | Valdese, NC | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $10,000 |
| Samaritans Purse PHILANTHROPIC | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Caldwell Hospice and Pallative Care Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Lenoir, NC | $9,000 |
| Reason Spay and Neuter PHILANTHROPIC | Rutherford College, NC | $8,500 |
| The Meeting Place Mission PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $7,500 |
| Animal Services Foundation PHILANTHROPIC | Winstonsalem, NC | $7,500 |
| Big Brotherbig Sister of Western NC PHILANTHROPIC | Asheville, NC | $7,500 |
| Historic Burke Foundation Inc PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $7,000 |
| Prevent Blindness North Carolina PHILANTHROPIC | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 |
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