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Community Improvement and Capacity Building foundations in North Carolina

152 grantmaking foundations in North Carolina focused on community improvement and capacity building, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $4.2B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Gothic Corporation
    Durham, NC
    $2B (2025)
  2. Gothic Hsp Corporation
    Durham, NC
    $570M (2025)
  3. Samaritans Purse
    Boone, NC
    $520M (2025)
  4. Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
    Raleigh, NC
    $460M (2022)
  5. The Golden L E a F Long-Term Economic Advancement Foundation in
    Rocky Mount, NC
    $160M (2025)
  6. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc
    Winston Salem, NC
    $83M (2025)
  7. Srcco Inc
    Durham, NC
    $47M (2024)
  8. Atrium Health Foundation
    Charlotte, NC
    $43M (2024)
  9. Duke Gift Properties Inc
    Durham, NC
    $42M (2024)
  10. North Carolina Community Foundation Inc
    Raleigh, NC
    $33M (2025)
  11. North Carolina State University Foundation Inc
    Raleigh, NC
    $30M (2025)
  12. Mecklenburg Partnership for Children
    Charlotte, NC
    $25M (2025)
  13. Novant Health Inc
    Winston Salem, NC
    $22M (2024)
  14. Durham Realty Inc
    Durham, NC
    $21M (2023)
  15. State Engagement Fund
    Raleigh, NC
    $19M (2024)
  16. Cape Fear Valley Hospital Auxiliary Inc
    Fayetteville, NC
    $14M (2025)
  17. Samaritans Feet International
    Charlotte, NC
    $13M (2024)
  18. Ipas
    Chapel Hill, NC
    $9.7M (2025)
  19. Greensboro-Randolph Megasite Foundation Inc
    Greensboro, NC
    $9.1M (2022)
  20. A J Fletcher Foundation
    Raleigh, NC
    $8.8M (2024)
  21. Arts & Science Council Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc
    Charlotte, NC
    $6.3M (2024)
  22. Presbyterian Hospital Foundation
    Winston Salem, NC
    $5.5M (2024)
  23. Committee on States
    Raleigh, NC
    $5.5M (2024)
  24. Shaw University
    Raleigh, NC
    $5.3M (2025)
  25. Presbyterian Hospital
    Winston Salem, NC
    $4.5M (2024)

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