North Carolina · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 1,085 funders that made 13,533 grants totaling $1.2B to 1,330 human services organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $1.2B
Funders 1,085
Grants 13,533
Organizations funded 1,330

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Winston-Salem Foundation
220 grants to 94 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2023 · 3.4% of their giving
$14.2M
27. Carolina Meadows Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $637K · through 2024 · 94.7% of their giving
$2.3M
28. Cwi Works Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$9.2M
29. Penick Village Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $757K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.1M
30. Haywood Vocational Opportunities Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.0M
31. United Way of Davidson County Inc
47 grants to 10 organizations · largest $187K · through 2024 · 42.1% of their giving
$2.0M
32. Wnc Bridge Foundation
81 grants to 41 organizations · largest $109K · through 2024 · 15.1% of their giving
$2.5M
33. Aj Fletcher Foundation
42 grants to 17 organizations · largest $435K · through 2024 · 9.3% of their giving
$4.0M
34. Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of North Carolina
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $377K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.7M
35. Well-Spring Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $675K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.7M
36. Catawba County United Way Inc
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $341K · through 2025 · 39.0% of their giving
$1.7M
37. Tuw Joseph F Cannon Jr Fbo Observer Fresh Air
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $269K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.6M
38. Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc
124 grants to 50 organizations · largest $584K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$5.7M
39. Anc Healthcare Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.0M · through 2020 · 3.1% of their giving
$10.0M
40. Carolina Caring Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $553K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
41. United Way of Iredell County Inc
46 grants to 12 organizations · largest $132K · through 2024 · 37.5% of their giving
$1.5M
42. Alexander Children's Foundation Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $560K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.4M
43. Deerfield Charitable Foundation
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $424K · through 2023 · 39.9% of their giving
$1.4M
44. Carolina Maternity Home Association Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $476K · through 2023 · 49.1% of their giving
$1.4M
45. Community Foundation of Burke County
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $775K · through 2025 · 18.7% of their giving
$1.4M
46. Young Men's Christian Association of Greensboro Endowment Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $418K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
47. United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc
35 grants to 12 organizations · largest $156K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$1.0M
48. Hospice Cleveland County Foundation
17 grants to 9 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 33.7% of their giving
$1.0M
49. Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $271K · through 2024 · 20.7% of their giving
$1000K
52. United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $344K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$2.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 19 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 human services 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 human services funding in North Carolina, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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