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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 (page 2)

  1. Speedway Childrens Charities
    Concord, NC
    $4.1M (2024)
  2. Smart Start of Davidson County Inc
    Lexington, NC
    $3.9M (2025)
  3. Forsyth Medical Center Foundation
    Winston Salem, NC
    $3.6M (2024)
  4. Northwest North Carolina Community Foundation
    Winstonsalem, NC
    $3.5M (2024)
  5. Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy
    Raleigh, NC
    $3.3M (2025)
  6. Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc
    Winston Salem, NC
    $2.8M (2024)
  7. North Carolina Textile Foundation Inc
    Raleigh, NC
    $2.4M (2025)
  8. North Carolina Healthcare Foundation Inc
    Raleigh, NC
    $2.2M (2024)
  9. Duke University Health System Inc
    Durham, NC
    $2.2M (2025)
  10. North Carolina Association of Realtors Inc
    Greensboro, NC
    $2M (2024)
  11. Duke Global Inc
    Durham, NC
    $2M (2025)
  12. Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Fdn
    Charlotte, NC
    $2M (2025)
  13. Authoracare Foundation
    Greensboro, NC
    $1.9M (2025)
  14. Friends Of@kijabe
    Charlotte, NC
    $1.9M (2026)
  15. Blue Ridge Community College Education Foundation Inc
    Flat Rock, NC
    $1.9M (2025)
  16. Bruce Barclay Cameron Foundation Inc
    Wilmington, NC
    $1.8M (2024)
  17. Arts Council Incorporated Winston-Salem Arts Council
    Winstonsalem, NC
    $1.8M (2025)
  18. University of North Carolina Foundation Inc
    Raleigh, NC
    $1.6M (2025)
  19. Southern Vision Alliance
    Durham, NC
    $1.6M (2024)
  20. Deerfield Charitable Foundation
    Asheville, NC
    $1.3M (2025)
  21. Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc
    Winston Salem, NC
    $1.2M (2024)
  22. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation
    Charlotte, NC
    $1.1M (2024)
  23. Isabella Santos Foundation
    Charlotte, NC
    $1.1M (2024)
  24. Methodist Home for Children Foundation
    Raleigh, NC
    $1.1M (2025)
  25. Soil Health Institute
    Morrisville, NC
    $1M (2025)

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