Charlotte, North Carolina · EIN 561677733. 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 $16.2M across 140 grants in 2025, a median of $50K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611359349104191. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 140 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Piedmont Community College | NC | $1,800,000 | FOSTERING ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE THRO |
| 2 | Roof Above | NC | $1,100,000 | ROOF ABOVE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 3 | American Red Cross | NC | $1,000,000 | AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF-R |
| 4 | Foundation for the Carolinas | NC | $900,000 | CAPS SCHOLARSHIP-SCHLOARSHIP FUNDS F |
| 5 | Ywca Central Carolinas | NC | $625,000 | GROUNDS FOR CHANGE: AFFORDABLE HOUSI |
| 6 | Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | NC | $500,000 | CHARLOTTE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HE |
| 7 | Freedom School Partners | NC | $400,000 | 2025 FREEDOM SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM-S |
| 8 | Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy | NC | $250,000 | CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY |
| 9 | Crisis Assistance Ministry | NC | $250,000 | GENERAL OPERATING-CRISIS FUNDING FOR |
| 10 | Habitat for Humanity of the Charlot | NC | $250,000 | CRITICAL HOME REPAIR PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| 11 | Nourish Up | NC | $250,000 | GROCERIES, MEALS, AND HOPE-FOOD WARE |
| 12 | The Salvation Army | NC | $250,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR EMERGE |
| 13 | Thompson Child and Family Focus | NC | $250,000 | THOMPSON PREVENTION & MENTAL HEALTH |
| 14 | Charlotte Family Housing | NC | $200,000 | MOVING FAMILIES HOME-SHELTER AND TRA |
| 15 | Families Forward Charlotte | NC | $200,000 | PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY CHARLOTTE-FAM |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 133 | $8.6M |
| 2021 | 131 | $14.1M |
| 2022 | 191 | $18.4M |
| 2023 | 165 | $15.7M |
| 2024 | 164 | $15.9M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 140 | $16.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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