Open Foundations · North Carolina

George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation

Greensboro, North Carolina · EIN 204479813. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.7M across 82 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each.

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$3.7M
paid in 2024
82
grants paid
$30K
median grant
3%
to first-time recipients
$65.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GEORGE AND SARAH BUCHANAN FOUNDATIO
Address
PO BOX 38156, GREENSBORO, NC, 27438
Phone
3362554142
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
N/A
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202630159349100103. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 82 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Caldwell AcademyNC$150,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
2Gary Sinese FoundationTN$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3JdrfNY$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Tunnels to Towers FoundationNY$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Wounded Warrior ProjectNC$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Samaritan's PurseNC$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Danville Life Savings and First Aid CrewVA$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Hope AcademyNC$100,000SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
9Kids and ProsGA$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Pre-bornIN$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Mount Jubilee MinistriesNC$85,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research FoundationNY$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Fellowship of Christian AthletesMO$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Guy Fieri FoundationCA$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Make a WishAZ$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202117$176K
202247$1.0M
202369$2.9M
202482$3.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
North Carolina27%
Virginia17%
New York11%
Florida9%
Tennessee4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

George Buchanan IiiVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Robert BuchananPRESIDENT · 2024
Sally AlexanderSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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