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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 401 funders that made 2,985 grants totaling $181.4M to 314 youth development organizations in North Carolina, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in North Carolina

Total granted $181.4M
Funders 401
Grants 2,985
Organizations funded 314

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Kyle Petty Charity Ride Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $760K · through 2025 · 66.6% of their giving
$2.9M
2. United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc
60 grants to 19 organizations · largest $186K · through 2024 · 11.2% of their giving
$3.3M
3. United Way of Greater High Point Inc
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $251K · through 2024 · 15.2% of their giving
$2.2M
4. Amy Wellness Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $750K · through 2024 · 27.1% of their giving
$1.4M
5. United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc
82 grants to 27 organizations · largest $234K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$4.2M
6. Healthcare Foundation of Wilson
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $975K · through 2024 · 15.0% of their giving
$1.3M
7. The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
59 grants to 19 organizations · largest $467K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$3.7M
8. Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $148K · through 2024 · 23.7% of their giving
$460K
9. Joseph F Cannon Christmas Tuw
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $133K · through 2024 · 10.0% of their giving
$710K
10. Triangle Community Foundation Inc
100 grants to 32 organizations · largest $194K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$3.2M
11. Motorsports Charities Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $140K · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$764K
12. United Way of Greater St Louis Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $4.5M · through 2019 · 1.4% of their giving
$4.5M
13. Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $367K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$1.2M
14. Rite Aid Healthy Futures
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1000K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$2.0M
15. North Carolina Community Foundation
92 grants to 33 organizations · largest $206K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$2.4M
16. United Way of Rockingham County Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $220K · through 2024 · 10.5% of their giving
$389K
17. Six on Six Volleyball Classic
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $195K · through 2019 · 27.4% of their giving
$195K
18. Ballantyne Ball
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2023 · 40.7% of their giving
$188K
19. Henderson County United Way Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $118K · through 2024 · 9.5% of their giving
$393K
20. Gaston Community Foundation
23 grants to 7 organizations · largest $144K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$1.1M
21. People Care International Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $76K · through 2024 · 16.3% of their giving
$217K
22. Cumberland Community Foundation Inc
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $179K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$853K
23. North Carolina Partnership for Children Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $730K · through 2024
$4.2M
24. Aj Fletcher Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$1.1M
25. Social Venture Partners Charlotte Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2021 · 19.9% of their giving
$120K

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

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