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Education foundations in North Carolina

110 grantmaking foundations in North Carolina focused on education, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $50M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Morehead Cain Foundation
    Chapel Hill, NC
    $15M (2025)
  2. Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc
    Hendersonville, NC
    $9.2M (2025)
  3. Get Ready Guilford
    Greensboro, NC
    $9M (2024)
  4. Partnership for Children & Families
    Sanford, NC
    $2.3M (2025)
  5. Sunshine Lady Foundation Inc
    Morehead City, NC
    $2.1M (2025)
  6. Yount Foundation Inc
    Hickory, NC
    $1.3M (2024)
  7. Ella Ann L & Frank B Holding Foundation
    Smithfield, NC
    $1.3M (2025)
  8. Womens Independence Scholarship Program Inc
    Wilmington, NC
    $1.2M (2025)
  9. Great Schools Nc
    Charlotte, NC
    $980K (2025)
  10. Band Together
    Raleigh, NC
    $540K (2025)
  11. Hudson Foundation
    Chapel Hill, NC
    $530K (2025)
  12. Craven Smart Start Inc
    New Bern, NC
    $430K (2025)
  13. Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Foundation
    Chapel Hill, NC
    $420K (2025)
  14. Grace Graves Huggins Foundation
    Reidsville, NC
    $380K (2026)
  15. Jeanne Gish Gatton Scholarship Trust
    Wilson, NC
    $350K (2025)
  16. Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust
    Raleigh, NC
    $340K (2025)
  17. One-Tech Foundation
    Weddington, NC
    $280K (2022)
  18. Junction Business Services Inc
    Charlotte, NC
    $230K (2024)
  19. Uppalapati Foundation Inc
    Kitty Hawk, NC
    $220K (2025)
  20. William Gaston Allen Foundation
    Wilson, NC
    $200K (2026)
  21. Empire Gives Back
    Raleigh, NC
    $180K (2024)
  22. Boyd Works Foundation Inc
    Henderson, NC
    $150K (2025)
  23. Durham Sports Club Scholarship Foundation
    Durham, NC
    $150K (2024)
  24. Anthony J Brill Foundation Inc
    Fayetteville, NC
    $140K (2025)
  25. Ballantyne Ball
    Charlotte, NC
    $130K (2025)

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