Community Development grants for nonprofits in North Carolina
252 private foundations reported 961 community development grants to organizations in North Carolina on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $43.8M in all. 101 of them are based in North Carolina.
Foundations252
Grants on record961
Total granted$43.8M
Their typical grant$7,000
Foundations that fund community development in North Carolina
20 of the 252: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to North Carolina organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Jaars Inc, Waxhaw - General support$821
- Jamesons Joy Memorial Service Foundation, Pisgah Forest - General support$603
- Jubilee House Community Inc, Monroe - General support$519
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Gave $148.2M in 2024
Dogwood Health Trust
Asheville, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Self-Help Ventures Fund, Durham - Loan fund to support affordable housing in wnc.$8,000,000
- Buncombe County Partnership for Children Inc, Asheville - Workforce retention and operation support for early childhood providers after hurricane helene.$2,000,000
- Tri-County Community College Foundation Inc, Murphy - Construction workforce program for student-built homes in cherokee county.$1,187,150
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Lakewood Neighborhood Alliance Inc, Charlotte - LNAs EHub & Lakeview ADU Partnership Program (LAPP)$1,250,000
- Freedom Communities, Charlotte - Freedom Communities (FC) Low-Barrier Affordable Rental Housing$1,200,000
- Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Foundation, Charlotte - Start Up To Scale Up - West Charlotte$750,000
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Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc
Winstonsalem, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- El Centro Hispano, Durham - El colectivo north carolina project, general operating support$200,000
- Highland Neighborhood Association, Gastonia - Ipa project$183,000
- Rural Economic Development Center, Raleigh - For general operating support$100,000
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Gave $251.2M in 2024
The Duke Endowment
Charlotte, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Duke University Health System, Durham - To create a more diverse workforce to engage underrepresented communities for research and clinical trials.$1,000,000
- Nc Rural Center, Raleigh - To build the capacity of rural congregations for community economic development through the faith in rural…$529,904
- High Country Community Health, Boone - To strengthen the dental workforce among safety net health care organizations serving rural and underserved…$300,000
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Gave $3.2M in 2024
Banc of California Charitable Foundation
Santa Ana, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- United Way of North Carolina, Cary - The purpose of this grant is to support community development programs$25,000
- National Institute of Minority Economic Developmen, Durham - The purpose of this grant is to support economic development programs$20,000
- Durham Children's Initiative, Durham - The purpose of this grant is to support community development programs$15,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boys Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain Inc, Winterville - For civic & community engagement$2,900
- Greensboro Guilford Crime Stoppers Inc, Greensboro - For civic & community engagement$250
- Mom Pop Green, Middlesex - For civic & community engagement$250
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Samaritan's Purse, Boone - Matching gift to civic agency$24,712
- United Way of Greater Greensboro, Greensboro - General support to civic agency$1,500
- Crisis Assistance Ministry, Charlotte - Matching gift to civic agency$1,352
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Gave $14.6M in 2024
The Cannon Foundation Inc
Concord, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Bertie County YMCA Inc, Windsor - Revitalization of the bertie county YMCA$100,000
- Town of Granite Quarry, Granite Quarry - Granite quarry civic park improvements phase 1$100,000
- Center for Agricultural and Food Entrepreneurship, Candler - Upgrading blue ridge food ventures$89,955
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Gave $16.2M in 2025
The Merancas Foundation Inc
Charlotte, NC · latest return: tax year 2025- Freedom Communities, Charlotte - Freedom communities (fc) operating s$200,000
- Community Culinary School of Charlo, Charlotte - Workforce development training and j$50,000
- Lakewood Neighborhood Alliance Inc, Charlotte - Lakeviews 3E live gr8tly economic mo$50,000
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Gave $8.8M in 2025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025- Action Greensboro, Greensboro - Education Grants$25,000
- Greensboro Downtown Parks Inc, Greensboro - Arts Grants$10,000
- Forge Greensboro, Greensboro - Financial Wellness Grants$10,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Communities in Partnership, Durham - General operating support for communities in partnership$300,000
- Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Asheville - Supporting the community foundation of western north carolina's emergency and disaster response fund for…$300,000
- Mdc Inc, Durham - Building an antiracist community development ecosystem across five states in the south through a…$249,322
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance Inc, Charlotte - In support of underserved small business expansion$350,000
- Ab Community, Durham - In support of underserved small business expansion$100,000
- Charlotte Student Servers, Charlotte - Matching contribution (general operating support)$500
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Gave $67M in 2024
Truist Foundation Inc
Orlando, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Piedmont Business Capital, Greensboro - Strengthening small$70,000
- Greensboro Chamber Foundation, Greensboro - Strengthening small$50,000
- Greater Winston-Salem Development Corp, Winstonsalem - Building career pathways to$50,000
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Gave $5.5M in 2024
Equitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Building Initiative, Charlotte - General contribution$20,000
- Share Charlotte, Charlotte - General contribution$20,000
- Iron Station PTO, Iron Station - General contribution$150
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Gave $16.6M in 2024
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Roanoke Economic Development Inc, Aulander - General support$148,750
- Co-Operate Wnc, Black Mountain - General support$50,000
- Bertie County Hive House, Lewistonwoodville - Bertie workforce & education vitality center$20,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Freedom Communities, Charlotte - Capital plan$210,000
- Friends of the Wake County Guardian Ad Litem Program, Cary - Fidelity matching gifts to education$2,000
- Friends of the Wake County Guardian Ad Litem Program, Cary - Fidelity matching gifts to education$200
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Gave $57.9M in 2024
The Leon Levine Foundation
Charlotte, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Lakewood Neighborhood Alliance Inc, Charlotte - Direct Cash Transfer Pilot$94,740
- Freedom Communities, Charlotte - General Support$75,000
- The Community Empowerment Fund, BlackAfrican American - General Support$35,000
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Gave $17.4M in 2024
State Employees Credit Union Foundation
Raleigh, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Communities in Partnership, Durham - Capacity building program$25,000
- Creative Corridors Coalition, Winstonsalem - Capacity building program$25,000
- Sister Circle International, High Point - Capacity building program$25,000
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Grace Mar Services Inc, Charlotte - Generative ai - workforce of the future$10,000
- Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville - Community economic development$10,000
- Zabs Place, Charlotte - Job training and placement$7,500
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
North Carolina organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Freedom Communities Charlotte | 6 | $1,760,032 |
| Communities in Partnership Durham | 5 | $375,377 |
| Lakewood Neighborhood Alliance Inc Charlotte | 3 | $1,394,740 |
| Rural Economic Development Center Inc Raleigh | 3 | $586,899 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 3 | $546,897 |
| Just Economics Asheville | 3 | $172,522 |
| Sustain Charlotte Charlotte | 3 | $70,127 |
| Community Empowerment Fund Chapel Hill | 3 | $49,117 |
| Share Charlotte Charlotte | 3 | $45,034 |
| Sequoyah Fund Inc Cherokee | 2 | $360,030 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in North Carolina that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 252 foundations, 99 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.