John Rex Endowment
Invitation OnlyRaleigh, North Carolina · EIN 31-1678223 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.3M
Organizations funded48
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$85.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
4% of grants went outside North Carolina.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County Smart Start | Raleigh, NC | The kaleidoscope project expansion II | $254,100 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | Behavioral health and western nc support | $175,000 |
| 100 Black Men Triangle East Inc | Raleigh, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $150,000 |
| Smart Bus | Raleigh, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $150,000 |
| The Resiliency Collaborative | Raleigh, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $150,000 |
| The Gifted Arts Inc | Raleigh, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $150,000 |
| Arts Access Inc | Raleigh, NC | Racial equity and disability | $75,000 |
| Artspace | Raleigh, NC | Ideas for inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and sucess in the wake county arts sector | $75,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | Bbbst racial equity capacity building | $75,000 |
| El Pueblo Inc | Raleigh, NC | Counteracting the narrative | $75,000 |
| Haven House Services | Raleigh, NC | Haven house services racial equity | $75,000 |
| Learning Together Inc | Raleigh, NC | Increasing racial equity knowledge and resources to better serve families and children | $75,000 |
| The Corral Riding Academy | Cary, NC | Corral riding academy | $75,000 |
| The Hope Center at Pullen | Raleigh, NC | Centering racial equity to improve the social-emotional health of wake county's foster youth | $75,000 |
| Education Justice Alliance | Raleigh, NC | Education justice alliance small grassroots organizational development grant | $75,000 |
| Fiesta Cristiana Mission Congregation | Apex, NC | Fiesta cristiana mission congregation small grassroots organizational development grant | $75,000 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentuckyappalachia Funders Network | Hazard, MA | Capacity support for appalachia funders network | $75,000 |
| Wakeed Partnership | Raleigh, NC | Wake education partnership strategic plan | $75,000 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | Hurricane helene relief | $50,000 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Invest early nc fund #2011 | $50,000 |
| Triangle Community Foundation | Durham, DC | Tcbn | $50,000 |
| Wake County | Raleigh, NC | Capacity building support for wake county - odei, division of race equity | $50,000 |
| Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education | Raleigh, NC | Poe center equity capacity building | $25,000 |
| Lgbt Center of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Lgbt center of raleigh's capacity building for lgbtq+ youth programs | $25,000 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh, NC | Redefining standards & renewing community at rlt | $25,000 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | Partners in capacity building and impact | $25,000 |
| United Way of the Greater Triangle | Durham, NC | Triangle 10 to watch, 2024-2025 | $25,000 |
| Carolina Common Enterprisefertile Ground Food Cooperative | Durham, NC | Supporting fgfcs efforts to develop impact investment strategies | $10,000 |
| North Carolina Alliance for Health | Durham, NC | Capacity support for nc alliance for health tobacco-use prevention coalition | $10,000 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | Stipend-Partners in capacity building and impact rfp 2024 | $5,000 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh, NC | Stipend partners in capacity building and impact rfp 2024 - 7023 community engagement grants- healing justice | $5,000 |
| Nccf-Nc Network of Grantmakers | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | |
| Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina | Morrisville, NC | Stipend partners in capacity building and impact rfp 2024 - 7023 community engagement grants- healing justice | $5,000 |
| Stepup Ministry | Raleigh, NC | Stipend partners in capacity building and impact rfp 2024 - 7023 community engagement grants- healing justice | $5,000 |
| The Barbershop Therapy Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Capacity development for the barbershop therapy foundation | $5,000 |
| North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations Inc | Raleigh, NC | Annual conference registrations for jre grantees | $4,370 |
| Nc Community Foundationnc Pediatric Society | Raleigh, NC | To the nc pediatric society legacy fund in honor of john rusher's board service | $1,500 |
| Raleigh Area Land Trust | Raleigh, NC | Charitable contribution | $1,500 |
| Note in the Pocket Inc | Raleigh, NC | In honor of tasha winstead's board service | $1,000 |
| The Hope Center at Pullen | Raleigh, NC | In honor of warren ludwig's board service | $1,000 |
| Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina | Morrisville, NC | In honor of tasha winstead's board service | $500 |
| Raleigh Village East | Raleigh, NC | Matching gift - kellan moore | $500 |
| Wake County Smart Start | Raleigh, NC | $500 | |
| North Carolina Center for Nonprofits | Raleigh, NC | Matching gift - sabrina slade 2024/2025 | $400 |
| Manna Food Bank Inc | Mills River, NC | In honor of warren ludwig's board service | $250 |
| National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina | Durham, NC | In honor of s board service for the triangle federation of the blind | $250 |
| Artspace Inc | Raleigh, NC | Matching gift - krystin jorgenson | $104 |
| Raleigh Chamber | Raleigh, NC | Community success initiative | $50 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County Smartstart | Raleigh, NC | The kaleidoscope project expansion II | $837,650 |
| Education Justice Alliance | Raleigh, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $75,000 |
| Fiesta Cristiana Mission Congregation | Apex, NC | Small grassroots organizational development grant | $75,000 |
| Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education | Raleigh, NC | Poe center equity capacity building | $50,000 |
| Lgbt Center of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Lgbt center of raleigh's capacity building for lgbtq+ youth programs | $50,000 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | Behavioral health and western nc support | $50,000 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh, NC | Redefining standards & renewing community at rlt | $50,000 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | Partners in capacity building and impact | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,316,024 | 56 |
| 2023 | $2,491,325 | 66 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 11, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513159349101106
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-1678223
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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