North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 313 funders that made 2,630 grants totaling $223.7M to 226 housing & shelter organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $223.7M
Funders 313
Grants 2,630
Organizations funded 226

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. New Hanover Community Endowment Inc
12 grants to 8 organizations · largest $4.7M · through 2024 · 20.3% of their giving
$14.2M
2. United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc
66 grants to 19 organizations · largest $2.9M · through 2024 · 13.5% of their giving
$10.8M
3. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
64 grants to 21 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$6.8M
4. The Chicago Community Trust
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $13.5M · through 2023
$40.5M
5. The Clark James Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $283K · through 2024 · 78.0% of their giving
$1.0M
6. Open Door Ministries of High Point Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$900K
7. Deerfield Charitable Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $230K · through 2023 · 24.2% of their giving
$870K
8. The Carol Woods Charitable Fund Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $174K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$757K
9. Lowes Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$2.3M
10. The Crosland Foundation
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 17.4% of their giving
$600K
11. W&S Charitable Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $140K · through 2023 · 98.1% of their giving
$510K
12. United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $189K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$1.7M
13. Impact Health
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $204K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$1.5M
14. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $811K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$7.5M
15. Metropolitan Property Management Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $182K · through 2022 · 52.6% of their giving
$445K
16. United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $187K · through 2024 · 12.6% of their giving
$522K
17. Triangle Community Foundation Inc
69 grants to 21 organizations · largest $210K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$2.8M
18. Cumberland Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $192K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$1.0M
19. United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $181K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$876K
20. The Winston-Salem Foundation
35 grants to 16 organizations · largest $473K · through 2023
$3.6M
21. North Carolina Community Foundation
63 grants to 30 organizations · largest $213K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$2.0M
22. Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation
7 grants to 6 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 18.6% of their giving
$155K
23. St Peters Hospital Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 28.8% of their giving
$135K
24. Twin Lakes Auxiliary
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$115K
25. Friends of Pinehurst Surgical Clinic Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2024 · 28.0% of their giving
$115K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to housing & shelter 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. 13 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 housing & shelter 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 housing & shelter funding in North Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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