Funding search · EIN 205854617 · Charlotte, NC

Bill and Sharon Allen Family Foundation

Name: Bill and Sharon Allen Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

91
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education children fitness health youth school camp charlotte

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Arts Plus2 grants · $540,000
Ymca of Greater Charlotte3 grants · $540,000
Knothole Foundation2 grants · $200,000
Paramount Institute of Cosmetic Arts1 grant · $200,000
Discovery Place1 grant · $150,000
Right Moves for Youth3 grants · $100,000
Philips Academy of North Carolina3 grants · $100,000
Knothole Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Pirates Charities3 grants · $90,000
Lifespan3 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.1M

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$330,000
Ymca of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Health, fitness, and education programs
$270,000
Arts Plus · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Arts education organization
$270,000
Arts Plus · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Arts education organization
$200,000
Paramount Institute of Cosmetic Arts · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$180,000
Ymca of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Health, fitness, and education programs
$150,000
Discovery Place · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Hands-on museum for educational outreach
$100,000
Knothole Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Promote baseball in underserved communities
$100,000
Knothole Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Promote baseball in underserved communities
$100,000
Knothole Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Promote baseball in underserved communities
$40,000
Carolina Thread Trail · Charlotte, NC · 2023
assist communities plan and develop connecting trails in a 15 county area surrounding Charlotte
$40,000
Carolina Thread Trail · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Assist communities plan and develop connecting trails in a 15 county area surrounding charlotte
$40,000
Philips Academy of North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2022
School for students with learning disabilities and autism
$40,000
Right Moves for Youth · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Work with students to improve school attendance, improve behavior, and engage in education.
$35,500
Carolina Thread Trail · Charlotte, NC · 2024
assist communities plan and develop connecting trails in a 15 county area surrounding Charlotte
$30,000
Charlotte Knights Charities · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Health, fitness, and education programs
$30,000
Good Samaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2024
Operational Support
$30,000
Philips Academy of North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2024
School for students with learning disabilities and autism
$30,000
Pirates Charities · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Youth health, fitness, and education programs
$30,000
Right Moves for Youth · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Work with students to improve school attendance, improve behavior, and engage in education.
$30,000
Ymca of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Health, fitness, and education programs
$30,000
Charlotte Knights Charities · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Health, fitness, and education programs
$30,000
Lifespan · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Enrichment opportunitues for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
$30,000
Philips Academy of North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2023
School for students with learning disabilities and autism
$30,000
Pirates Charities · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Youth health, fitness, and education programs
$30,000
Right Moves for Youth · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Work with students to improve school attendance, improve behavior, and engage in education.
$30,000
Lifespan · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Enrichment opportunitues for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
$30,000
Pirates Charities · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Youth health, fitness, and education programs
$25,000
Least of These Carolinas · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$25,000
Lifespan · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Enrichment opportunitues for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
$25,000
Good Samaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2023
Operational Support
$25,000
Least of These Carolinas · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$25,000
Charlotte Knights Charities · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Health, fitness, and education programs
$25,000
Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Collects and distributes free school supplies
$25,000
The Ivey · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Support and activity center for adults living with memory loss and their caregivers
$24,000
Alexander Youth Network · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Children's behavioral healthcare
$20,000
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Support speach -language and hearing services to those in need
$20,000
Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Collects and distributes free school supplies
$20,000
Freedom Communities · Charlotte, NC · 2024
a family centered community transformation organization in the Freedom Drive corridor of West Charlotte
$20,000
Furnish for Good · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$20,000
Alexander Youth Network · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Children's behavioral healthcare
$20,000
Bright Blessings · Matthews, NC · 2023
Support for homeless children
$20,000
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Support speach -language and hearing services to those in need
$20,000
Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Collects and distributes free school supplies
$20,000
Freedom Communities · Charlotte, NC · 2023
a family centered community transformation organization in the Freedom Drive corridor of West Charlotte
$20,000
Furnish for Good · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$20,000
Girls On the Run International · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Programs for preteen girls
$20,000
Rangers Foundation · 2023
Youth health, fitness, and education programs
$20,000
Trips for Kids · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$20,000
Arts Plus · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts education organization
$20,000
Bright Blessings · Matthews, NC · 2022
Support for homeless children
$20,000
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Support speach -language and hearing services to those in need
$20,000
Freedom Communities · Charlotte, NC · 2022
A family centered community transformation organization in the freedom drive corridor of west charlotte
$20,000
Girls On the Run International · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Programs for preteen girls
$20,000
Rangers Foundation · 2022
Youth health, fitness, and education programs
$15,000
Alexander Youth Network · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Children's behavioral healthcare
$15,000
Bike Walk Nc · Cary, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$15,000
Bright Blessings · Matthews, NC · 2024
Support for homeless children
$15,000
Camp Luck · Cherryville, NC · 2024
Provides support for families and youth camp program
$15,000
Girls On the Run International · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Programs for preteen girls
$15,000
Joe Martin Als · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Overnight summer camp for kids with ALS
$15,000
Low Country Orphan Relief · N Charleston, SC · 2024
Operational Support
$15,000
Pat'S Place · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$15,000
Spokes Group · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Putting underprivileged young people on community bikes
$15,000
Trips for Kids · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$15,000
Bike Walk Nc · Cary, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$15,000
Camp Luck · Cherryville, NC · 2023
Provides support for families and youth camp program
$15,000
Joe Martin Als · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Overnight summer camp for kids with ALS
$15,000
Low Country Orphan Relief · N Charleston, SC · 2023
Operational Support
$15,000
Pat'S Place · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$15,000
Spokes Group · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Putting underprivileged young people on community bikes
$15,000
Camp Luck · Cherryville, NC · 2022
Provides support for families and youth camp program
$15,000
Good Samaritan Haven · Barre, VT · 2022
Operational support
$15,000
Joe Martin Als · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Overnight summer camp for kids with als
$15,000
Least of These Carolinas · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Operational support
$15,000
Low Country Orphan Relief · N Charleston, SC · 2022
Operational support
$15,000
Pat'S Place · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operational support
$10,000
Bike Walk Nc · Cary, NC · 2022
Operational support
$10,000
Spokes Group · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Putting underprivileged young people on community bikes
$6,000
Mustand Club · Suwanee, GA · 2022
Operational support
$5,000
Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Arts education
$2,500
Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Financial assistance and scholarship support to under-resourced children for parochial schools
$2,500
Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Financial assistance and scholarship support to under-resourced children for parochial schools
$2,500
The Bradley Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
A youth development organization overcoming behavior issues
$2,500
Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Financial assistance and scholarship support to under-resourced children for parochial schools
$2,500
The Bradley Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
A youth development organization overcoming behavior issues
$1,000
Charlotte'S Finest Legacy Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operational Support
$1,000
Montour Trail Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Operational Support
$1,000
Charlotte'S Finest Legacy Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operational Support
$1,000
Over the Edge Cycling Club · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Cycling programs for those in need
$1,000
Charlotte'S Finest Legacy Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operational support
$1,000
Over the Edge Cycling Club · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cycling programs for those in need

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.