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The Golden L E a F Long-Term Economic Advancement Foundation in

Grantmaking foundation in Rocky Mount, North Carolina · EIN 52-2204473

Total giving
$160MTax year 2025
Total assets
$1.5BLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

GOLDEN LEAF'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN NORTH CAROLINA'S RURAL AND TOBACCO-DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH LEADERSHIP IN GRANTSMAKING, COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND STEWARDSHIP AS AN INDEPENDENT AND PERPETUAL FOUNDATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$140M2021
$130M2022
$56M2023
$120M2024
$160M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Town of Siler City$10M2022
Nc State Education Assistance Authority$3.1M2022
North Carolina Community College System$2.1M2022
County of Randolph$1.6M2022
County of Pitt$1.6M2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.goldenleaf.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.