North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Crime & Legal Aid in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 306 funders that made 1,625 grants totaling $452.6M to 176 crime & legal aid organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Crime & Legal Aid Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $452.6M
Funders 306
Grants 1,625
Organizations funded 176

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

164. North Carolina Bar FoundationRegrantor
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $127K · through 2024 · 57.9% of their giving
$626K
165. New Venture FundRegrantor
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $10.3M · through 2024
$13.2M
166. The Just Trust for EducationRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$1.8M
167. Wake County Bar Association FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 90.2% of their giving
$277K
168. Smart Start of Yadkin County IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024 · 32.3% of their giving
$264K
169. Atulado MinistriesRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 42.1% of their giving
$255K
170. Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $597K · through 2025 · 3.8% of their giving
$1.1M
171. Legal Hand IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2025 · 80.0% of their giving
$200K
172. Imagine North Carolina FirstRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $230K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$1.2M
173. Center for Land Reform Inc DBA Center for Community ProgressRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $238K · through 2025 · 15.5% of their giving
$238K
174. National Children's Alliance IncRegrantor
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $580K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.9M
175. National Health Law Program IncRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $116K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$458K
176. Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2023 · 9.4% of their giving
$296K
177. Center for Community Self-HelpRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $360K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$660K
178. Stokes Partnership for Children IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $58K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$337K
179. Hope Mission FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $57K · through 2022 · 92.8% of their giving
$105K
180. Progress North CarolinaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2020 · 17.1% of their giving
$120K
181. North Carolina Justice CenterRegrantor
12 grants to 9 organizations · largest $35K · through 2024 · 10.4% of their giving
$177K
182. Diakonos IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2021 · 34.0% of their giving
$90K
183. Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation IncRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2025 · 4.8% of their giving
$373K
184. NEO Philanthropy IncRegrantor
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $475K · through 2024
$2.4M
185. Legal Services of NC IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$82K
186. National Youth Justice NetworkRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2020 · 20.0% of their giving
$70K
187. Blueprint North CarolinaRegrantor
19 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 2.7% of their giving
$494K
188. Center for Child and Family Health IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2020 · 10.6% of their giving
$114K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to crime & legal aid work in North Carolina, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering crime & legal aid work, with an address in North Carolina. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable crime & legal aid funding in North Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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