194 private foundations reported education grants in North Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 194 private foundations reported 457 grants for education totaling $144,022,714 to 321 organizations in North Carolina. The most-funded North Carolina communities were Durham, Charlotte, Raleigh. The Duke Endowment reported the most education giving — $82,771,586 across 64 grants. The median grant was $25,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke Endowment | 64 | $82,771,586 |
| Gates Foundation | 19 | $16,557,662 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 2 | $9,234,000 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 1 | $9,000,000 |
| Douglas S Witcher Family Foundation | 4 | $7,176,005 |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | 18 | $3,710,000 |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 10 | $1,084,527 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | 3 | $870,000 |
| The Teagle Foundation | 6 | $670,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 7 | $646,404 |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | 5 | $614,000 |
| R a Bryan Foundation Inc | 9 | $607,500 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University | 39 | $60,922,211 |
| Davidson College | 8 | $17,651,581 |
| North Carolina A&t State University | 2 | $9,003,750 |
| Atrium Health Foundation | 1 | $7,293,000 |
| Edreportsorg Inc | 4 | $6,382,228 |
| Research Triangle Institute | 3 | $4,158,766 |
| Caldwell Academy | 2 | $4,010,005 |
| High Point University | 2 | $3,010,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6 | $2,481,171 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | 2 | $2,374,679 |
| Duke University Health System Inc | 1 | $1,941,000 |
| Duke Divinity School | 6 | $1,856,555 |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6 | $1,548,404 |
| National College Advising Corps Inc | 1 | $728,234 |
| Public School Forum of NC Inc | 3 | $524,800 |
194 private foundations reported education grants in North Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $144,022,714. The largest by reported dollars were The Duke Endowment, Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
321 distinct organizations appear as recipients in North Carolina, led by Duke University, Davidson College, North Carolina A&t State University. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in North Carolina was $25,000, and the largest single reported grant was $21,500,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
