Private Foundation

THE GOODNIGHT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

THE GOODNIGHT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CARY, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $60.1M revenue, $9.4M expenses, $186.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 309 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $73.5M.

EIN: 566533546 CARY, NC Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$60.1M

Total Expenses$9.4M

Total Assets$186.4M

Grants Given309

Grant Total$73.5M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION

RALEIGH, NC · 2025

CHARITABLE

$2,000,000

CARY ACADEMY

CARY, NC · 2025

CHARITABLE

$1,090,000

FRIENDS OF NC MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES

RALEIGH, NC · 2025

CHARITABLE

$1,050,000

MYFUTURENC INC

RALEIGH, NC · 2025

CHARITABLE

$1,000,000

NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

RALEIGH, NC · 2025

CHARITABLE

$1,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 309 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ann Baggett Goodnight

DIRECTOR Donald R Parker

DIRECTOR James A Goodnight

DIRECTOR James H Goodnight

DIRECTOR Leah A Goodnight

DIRECTOR Susan G Ellis

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Top Grant Purposes

GOODNIGHT SCHOLARS

$23,233,300 6 grants

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

$9,375,000 111 grants

CHARITABLE

$9,130,000 24 grants

BUILDING FUND

$7,015,000 7 grants

ENDOWMENT, RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR PARK

$6,500,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$60.1M	$9.4M	$186.4M
2024	$10.0M	$8.6M	$145.0M
2023	$5.8M	$8.8M	$143.8M
2022	$6.5M	$9.1M	$146.7M
2021	$4.8M	$8.1M	$149.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $60.1M (+1156%), with total assets most recently reported at $186.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, DC, NC.

CODCNC

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