North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 390 funders that made 3,068 grants totaling $366.5M to 249 environment & conservation organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $366.5M
Funders 390
Grants 3,068
Organizations funded 249

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Foundation for the Carolinas
217 grants to 56 organizations · largest $11.3M · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$173.2M
2. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
105 grants to 36 organizations · largest $714K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$9.4M
3. Bruce Barclay Cameron Foundation Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $645K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$3.1M
4. Triangle Community Foundation Inc
121 grants to 34 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$8.6M
5. National Cotton Council of America
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 33.7% of their giving
$2.2M
6. North Carolina Resource Conservation & Development Assoc
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 88.9% of their giving
$2.2M
7. Polk County Community Foundation Inc
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $303K · through 2024 · 15.2% of their giving
$1.6M
8. United States Energy Foundation
39 grants to 17 organizations · largest $720K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$9.2M
9. Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$4.1M
10. The Arts Council of Fayetteville Cumberland County Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $147K · through 2023 · 11.1% of their giving
$553K
11. Cumberland Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $393K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$1.3M
12. Richard Wainwright Barber Farm Preservation Trust Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2025 · 53.2% of their giving
$265K
13. Charlotte Steeplechase Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $248K · through 2025 · 16.3% of their giving
$285K
14. North Carolina Community Foundation
43 grants to 24 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.9M
15. Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc
18 grants to 8 organizations · largest $183K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$759K
16. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
36 grants to 15 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2023
$6.4M
17. Marjorie M & Lawrence R Bradley Endowment Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $135K · through 2021 · 12.6% of their giving
$185K
18. Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 52.9% of their giving
$116K
19. Impact Health
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $272K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$700K
20. Walnut Cove Members Association Inc
15 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2025 · 6.4% of their giving
$266K
21. French Broad Crossing Madison County Support Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $65K · through 2025 · 30.9% of their giving
$75K
22. Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $65K · through 2022 · 49.4% of their giving
$65K
23. Rei Cooperative Action Fund
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$500K
24. Gaston Community Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $317K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$588K
25. Page Family Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$33K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 12 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in North Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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