Funding search · economic mobility and poverty · North Carolina
Who funds economic mobility and poverty work in North Carolina
15 funders have a record of paying for economic mobility and poverty work by North Carolina recipients: 50 grants totaling $7.0M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Ally Charitable Foundation ($520,000), John William Pope Foundation ($120,000) and Gates Foundation ($3.0M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to North Carolina recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $50,000 to CrossRoads For Affordable Housing and Community De — affordable housing development and increasing economic mobility
Largest: $40,000 to WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — restricted - center for the study of economic mobility
Largest: $2.0M to LIVE OAK BANKING COMPANY — u.s. economic mobility & opportunity
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $265,709 · through 2023Largest: $201,251 to UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY — economic mobility, general charitable operations
Largest: $625,000 to MDC INC — this grant will support the human services teams partnership with mdc to advance racial equity and improve social and economic mobility in the south through systems change and a pl…
Largest: $580,000 to RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
Largest: $25,000 to NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY — economic mobility
Largest: $15,000 to STUDENT U — comminity approach to workforce development & economic mobility
Aarp FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to DRESS FOR SUCCESS WINSTON SALEM — grant to support aarp foundation's economic mobility program
Largest: $20,000 to FOUNDATION FOR GIRLS — financial resilience and economic mobility
Largest: $400,000 to National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Inc — education & economic mobility
International Citycounty ManagementWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $35,000 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to TOWN OF TARBORO — development of a housing study to assess community needs and enhance stability for both property owners and renters through the icma gates economic mobility and opportunity program…
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