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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in North Carolina

Imperigo has identified 410 funders that made 3,087 grants totaling $187.2M to 318 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 $187.2M
Funders 410
Grants 3,087
Organizations funded 318

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Foundation for the Carolinas
100 grants to 41 organizations · largest $654K · through 2024
$6.9M
27. Social Venture Partners Charlotte Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2021 · 16.9% of their giving
$120K
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. The Health Foundation Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2025 · 8.1% of their giving
$194K
32. Denny Hamlin Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $105K · through 2019 · 14.2% of their giving
$105K
33. United Way of Iredell County Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $61K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$236K
34. United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$239K
35. United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $146K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$522K
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. Camber Foundation
17 grants to 11 organizations · largest $60K · through 2025 · 1.7% of their giving
$534K
43. New Hanover Community Endowment Inc
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $562K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$776K
44. United Fund of Surry Inc
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$124K
45. United Way of Randolph County Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $16K · through 2025 · 6.2% of their giving
$133K
46. United Way of Chatham County
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2025 · 5.2% of their giving
$154K
47. Janes Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$54K
48. Crossroads Fellowship Foundation C/O Crossroads Fellowship Church
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$107K
49. The Summer Camp Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$72K
50. Community Ministry Support Inc
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2025 · 5.6% of their giving
$112K

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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