Sentry Foundation
Private foundation · Lincolnton, NC · EIN 82-3151357 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Sentry Foundation
20grants reported
$1,566median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$76Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in NC. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 20 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K 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
1601 Old Mill RD
Lincolnton, NC 28092-7563
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston Community Foundation | Gastonia, NC | $26,000 |
| Christian Ministries | Lincolnton, NC | $7,000 |
| Christian Ministries | Lincolnton, NC | $6,500 |
| Christian Ministries | Lincolnton, NC | $6,350 |
| Asbury Academy Back Pack Prg BACKPACK PROGRM FOR KIDS | Lincolnton, NC | $5,750 |
| Asbury Academy Back Pack Prg BACKPACK PROGRM FOR KIDS | Lincolnton, NC | $5,000 |
| First Baptist Church | Lincolnton, NC | $3,850 |
| First Baptist Church | Lincolnton, NC | $3,150 |
| Asbury Academy Back Pack Prg BACKPACK PROGRM FOR KIDS | Lincolnton, NC | $2,700 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Charlotte, NC | $1,932 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Charlotte, NC | $1,200 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Charlotte, NC | $1,200 |
| Gaston Community Foundation | Gastonia, NC | $1,000 |
| GE Massey Elementary School | Lincolnton, NC | $1,000 |
| Lincolnton Middle School | Lincolnton, NC | $1,000 |
| Lincoln County Community Friends Co | Lincolnton, NC | $1,000 |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary | Lincolnton, NC | $500 |
| Cfo Ministries | Charlotte, NC | $200 |
| Cfo Ministries | Charlotte, NC | $200 |
| Cfo Ministries | Charlotte, NC | $100 |
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