123 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in North Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. 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 2023–2025, 123 private foundations reported 327 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $26,457,182 to 256 organizations in North Carolina. The most-funded North Carolina communities were Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro. The Duke Endowment reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $12,503,005 across 8 grants. The median grant was $8,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke Endowment | 8 | $12,503,005 |
| Hyatt Memorial Foundation | 1 | $2,703,009 |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2 | $1,300,000 |
| NewCity Foundation | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| Mart Foundation | 2 | $1,000,000 |
| The Harold H Bate Foundation Inc | 3 | $724,424 |
| The Maurice J Koury Foundation Inc | 3 | $585,000 |
| Butler Scholar Main | 1 | $500,000 |
| Merancas Foundation Inc | 6 | $365,000 |
| A E Finley Foundation Inc | 1 | $316,620 |
| Brayton Family Charitable Foundation | 4 | $300,000 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 2 | $255,500 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson College | 5 | $7,118,005 |
| Duke University | 15 | $4,737,182 |
| Lenoir Scholarship Fund Inc | 1 | $2,703,009 |
| Duke Divinity School | 3 | $1,384,000 |
| Wake Forest University | 7 | $1,349,576 |
| Reformed Theological Seminary | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| East Carolina University Foundation | 3 | $634,424 |
| Forsyth Country DAY School Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Educational Foundation Inc | 1 | $470,000 |
| High Point University | 6 | $345,000 |
| Ravenscroft School | 1 | $316,620 |
| Bridge to Turkiye | 1 | $250,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2 | $225,000 |
| The John Crosland School | 2 | $175,000 |
123 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in North Carolina on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $26,457,182. The largest by reported dollars were The Duke Endowment, Hyatt Memorial Foundation, Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
256 distinct organizations appear as recipients in North Carolina, led by Davidson College, Duke University, Lenoir Scholarship Fund Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in North Carolina was $8,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,367,163. 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 2023–2025). 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.
