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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 2 of 4

26. United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$404K
27. Foundation for the Carolinas
100 grants to 41 organizations · largest $654K · through 2024
$6.9M
28. High Point Community Foundation
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $29K · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$237K
29. Wnc Bridge Foundation
16 grants to 5 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$576K
30. Alamance Community Foundation
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$301K
31. Denny Hamlin Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2019 · 14.2% of their giving
$105K
32. United Way of Iredell County Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $61K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$236K
33. United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$239K
34. United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $146K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$522K
35. The Health Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 7.9% of their giving
$158K
36. Petty Family Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 27.4% of their giving
$61K
37. House of Raeford Farms Flock Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 20.6% of their giving
$52K
38. American Baseball Coaches Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 34.5% of their giving
$50K
39. Nash County Farm Bureau Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 82.1% of their giving
$49K
40. The Winston-Salem Foundation
42 grants to 16 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023
$2.0M
41. Vance Memorial Fund Uw
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2025 · 12.5% of their giving
$75K
42. New Hanover Community Endowment Inc
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $562K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$776K
43. United Fund of Surry Inc
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$124K
44. United Way of Chatham County
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2025 · 5.2% of their giving
$154K
45. Janes Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$54K
46. United Way of Randolph County Inc
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $16K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$117K
47. Crossroads Fellowship Foundation C/O Crossroads Fellowship Church
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$107K
48. The Summer Camp Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$72K
49. Community Ministry Support Inc
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2025 · 5.6% of their giving
$112K
50. MeckEd
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2020 · 26.8% of their giving
$30K

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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