Grants made by Foundation For the Carolinas
Foundation For the Carolinas (EIN 56-6047886) reported 1,605 grants totaling $609.1M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $609.1M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catawba College | Charitable gift | $56,557,611 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charitable gift | $26,472,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | Charitable gift | $24,000,000 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Charitable gift | $20,000,000 |
| Duke University Health System Inc | Charitable gift | $17,000,000 |
| Nova Ukraine | Charitable gift | $16,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Charitable gift | $14,095,000 |
| Duke University | Charitable gift | $13,005,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Charitable gift | $12,250,000 |
| Johnson C Smith University Incorporated | Charitable gift | $11,831,270 |
| Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy | Charitable gift | $11,330,515 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of | Charitable gift | $11,075,000 |
| Warren Wilson College | Charitable gift | $10,210,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Charitable gift | $10,000,000 |
| Livingstone College | Charitable gift | $8,500,000 |
| Atrium Health Foundation | Charitable gift | $8,073,582 |
| North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation Inc | Charitable gift | $7,385,000 |
| Revive & Restore | Charitable gift | $7,250,000 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Charitable gift | $7,000,000 |
| Lees-mcrae College Incorporated | Charitable gift | $6,939,750 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Foundation Inc | Charitable gift | $6,297,700 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Charitable gift | $6,145,000 |
| Imagine North Carolina First | Charitable gift | $6,010,000 |
| Population Connection | Charitable gift | $6,000,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Charitable gift | $6,000,000 |
| The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corporation | Charitable gift | $5,920,000 |
| Mint Museum of Art Inc | Charitable gift | $5,886,934 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Charitable gift | $5,000,000 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | Charitable gift | $4,027,500 |
| Environmental Working Group | Charitable gift | $4,000,000 |
| Dkt International Inc | Charitable gift | $4,000,000 |
| Guarantee Our Votes Project | Charitable gift | $4,000,000 |
| Duke University | Charitable gift | $3,993,000 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charitable gift | $3,801,034 |
| The Tom Wathen Center | Charitable gift | $3,479,000 |
| Myers Park Presbyterian Church | Charitable gift | $3,222,063 |
| Rowan Helping Ministries | Charitable gift | $3,149,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Charitable gift | $3,010,000 |
| North Carolina Conservation Network | Charitable gift | $3,000,000 |
| Nc Warn Incorporated | Charitable gift | $3,000,000 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc | Charitable gift | $3,000,000 |
| Discovery Place Inc | Charitable gift | $2,553,391 |
| Charlotte Country Day School | Charitable gift | $2,519,611 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charitable gift | $2,513,540 |
| Caldwell County Schools | Charitable gift | $2,495,422 |
| The Foundation of the University of North Carolina At Charlotte Inc | Charitable gift | $2,371,725 |
| Rachel Carson Council Inc | Charitable gift | $2,125,000 |
| City of Charlotte | Charitable gift | $2,125,000 |
| Cccp Community Trust | Charitable gift | $2,101,786 |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Charitable gift | $2,100,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Charitable gift | $2,100,000 |
| Working America Education Fund | Charitable gift | $2,100,000 |
| Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Charitable gift | $2,100,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Charitable gift | $2,061,000 |
| Center For Biological Diversity Inc | Charitable gift | $2,025,000 |
| The Leadership Center For Attorney General Studies | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Ipas | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Population Media Center Inc | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Population Action International | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Population Institute | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance Inc | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Nextgen Education Fund | Charitable gift | $2,000,000 |
| Yale University | Charitable gift | $1,830,100 |
| North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association | Charitable gift | $1,805,000 |
| Andreas H Bechtler Arts Foundation | Charitable gift | $1,742,575 |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Charitable gift | $1,629,236 |
| Blue Ridge Conservancy | Charitable gift | $1,615,000 |
| Charlotte Ballet | Charitable gift | $1,597,263 |
| Cleveland County Family YMCA Inc | Charitable gift | $1,566,360 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Charitable gift | $1,555,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Charitable gift | $1,512,000 |
| Rowan-salisbury School System | Charitable gift | $1,454,091 |
| Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation | Charitable gift | $1,400,797 |
| Christ Episcopal Church | Charitable gift | $1,379,936 |
| Childrens Theatre of Charlotte Inc | Charitable gift | $1,354,257 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust Inc | Charitable gift | $1,335,000 |
| North Carolina State University Foundation Inc | Charitable gift | $1,331,400 |
| Mountaintrue | Charitable gift | $1,325,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Charlotte | Charitable gift | $1,276,560 |
| Cleanaire North Carolina | Charitable gift | $1,250,000 |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc | Charitable gift | $1,210,000 |
| Charlotte Christian School | Charitable gift | $1,210,000 |
| North Carolina Performing Arts Center At Charlotte Foundation | Charitable gift | $1,128,610 |
| Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc | Charitable gift | $1,090,842 |
| Manna Food Bank | Charitable gift | $1,085,111 |
| Mayo Clinic | Charitable gift | $1,075,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Charitable gift | $1,063,602 |
| Rowan-cabarrus Community College Foundation Inc | Charitable gift | $1,055,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Charitable gift | $1,050,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Charitable gift | $1,050,000 |
| Afro-american Cultural Center Inc | Charitable gift | $1,026,457 |
| Hotchkiss School | Charitable gift | $1,025,000 |
| North Carolina State University | Charitable gift | $1,023,140 |
| Renaissance West Community Initiative | Charitable gift | $1,015,000 |
| Firefly Academy Inc | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
| Duke University | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
| Fastbreak Impact | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Charitable gift | $1,000,000 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Foundation For the Carolinas's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.