Funding search · EIN 270004751 · Gastonia, NC
The David Belk Cannon Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 194
- grants reported
- $28.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $40,000
- 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.
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6 grants matching “kenan” · $335,000
- $55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
- $55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
- $155,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Board Directed, Other
- $50,000
Unc-Ch Kenan-Flager Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Capital Campaign for new building
- $10,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Board Directed
- $10,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Board Directed
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Gaston Community Foundation9 grants · $9.0M
- Gaston Day School5 grants · $1.9M
- Saint Mary'S School6 grants · $1.8M
- Davidson College3 grants · $1.8M
- Montreat Conference Center1 grant · $1.0M
- The Conservation Fund2 grants · $1.0M
- Year Up5 grants · $750,000
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden3 grants · $700,000
- Gaston College Foundation2 grants · $666,666
- Christ School5 grants · $630,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 194 grants.
- $1.5M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New Hope Business District
- $1.5M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New Hope Business District
- $1.1M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
DBC Donor Advised Fund
- $1.1M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
DBC Donor Advised Fund
- $1.0M
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Center for Career Development
- $1.0M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2023
New Hope Business District
- $1.0M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
New Hope Business District
- $1.0M
Montreat Conference Center · Montreat, NC · 2022
New Lodge Facility
- $892,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Construction of new upper school building
- $892,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Construction of new upper school building
- $766,371
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2023
DBC Donor Advised Fund
- $666,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
- $543,600
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
DBC Donor Advised Fund, Rankin Fund, Strategic Planning
- $543,600
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
DBC Donor Advised Fund, Rankin Fund, Strategic Planning
- $500,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation Fund's Carolina Farms Fund Project
- $500,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation Fund's Carolina Farms Fund Project
- $500,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022
Center for Career Development
- $500,000
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
- $333,333
Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2023
Fiber Innovation Center
- $333,333
Catawba Lands Conservancy · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Carolina Thread Trail South Fork Corridor
- $333,333
Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2022
Fiber Innovation Center
- $300,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2024
Support Phase 1 projects in DSBG's strategic plan
- $300,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2024
Support Phase 1 projects in DSBG's strategic plan
- $250,000
Christ Church Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Transforming Hearts, Changing Lives campaign
- $250,000
Christ Church Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Transforming Hearts, Changing Lives campaign
- $250,000
Covenant Village · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Outdoor Pavillion & Driveway/Parking Lot Improvements
- $250,000
Covenant Village · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Outdoor Pavillion & Driveway/Parking Lot Improvements
- $250,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Matthews Travel Fund
- $250,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cultivate Capital Campaign
- $250,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cultivate Capital Campaign
- $250,000
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2022
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
- $200,000
Gaston County Family Ymca · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Capital Campaign
- $200,000
Gaston County Family Ymca · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Capital Campaign
- $190,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2022
Scholarship Fund, Other
- $190,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2022
Scholarship Fund, Other
- $166,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Construction
- $166,667
South Carolina Waterfowl Associatio · Pinewood, SC · 2023
Quail & Wildlife Management Fellowship
- $166,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
- $166,667
South Carolina Waterfowl Associatio · Pinewood, SC · 2022
Quail & Wildlife Management Fellowship
- $166,666
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Construction
- $166,666
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Construction
- $155,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Board Directed, Other
- $150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
- $150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
- $150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
Support program to prepare career-ready talent for local employers
- $150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
Support program to prepare career-ready talent for local employers
- $150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
- $150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2023
Charlotte Region
- $150,000
Myers Memorial Methodist Church · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Exterior Projects
- $150,000
Myers Memorial Methodist Church · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Exterior Projects
- $150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
Charlotte Region
- $150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
Charlotte Region
- $127,500
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2023
Scholarships, Board Directed
- $125,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene relief
- $125,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene relief
- $125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
- $125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
- $125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Scholarships
- $125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Scholarships
- $125,000
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Transforming Lives for God's Glory campaign
- $125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2023
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
- $125,000
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Transforming Lives for God's Glory campaign
- $125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Scholarships
- $125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Scholarships
- $100,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2024
Support Endowed DBC Scholarship
- $100,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2024
Support Endowed DBC Scholarship
- $100,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2023
Assist with Cost of Rebranding
- $95,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Gastoni · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Dancing for Future Stars
- $95,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Gastoni · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Dancing for Future Stars
- $83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Housing Development and Community Center
- $83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Housing Development and Community Center
- $83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Housing Development and Community Center
- $80,000
Boys Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2023
Highlands Campaign
- $75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operating Support
- $75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operating Support
- $75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operating Support
- $67,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Board Directed
- $62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2024
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
- $62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2024
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
- $62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2023
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
- $62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2022
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
- $60,000
Gaston County Animal Care Enforceme · Gastonia, NC · 2022
X-ray maching, Surgical Suite
- $60,000
Gaston County Animal Care Enforceme · Gastonia, NC · 2022
X-ray maching, Surgical Suite
- $55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
- $55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
- $52,500
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Jenner V. Foundation Fund
- $50,000
Presbyterian Psychological Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operating support
- $50,000
Presbyterian Psychological Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operating support
- $50,000
Charlotte Neuroscience Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operating Support
- $50,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2023
Scholarship Fund, Other
- $50,000
Crisis Assistance Ministry · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operating Support
- $50,000
College Advising Corps · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Peer-counselors in NC High Schools
- $50,000
Unc-Ch Kenan-Flager Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Capital Campaign for new building
- $50,000
Wingate University · Wingate, NC · 2022
Endowed Scholarship
- $40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Walk MS 2024
- $40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Walk MS 2024
- $40,000
Randolph-Macon Academy · Front Royal, VA · 2024
Scholarship support
- $40,000
Randolph-Macon Academy · Front Royal, VA · 2024
Scholarship support
- $40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2023
2022 Augusta Walk
- $38,000
Christian Prayer and Healing Center · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Board Directed, Operating Support
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