Funding search · EIN 475420588 · Raleigh, NC

Alex and Barbara Wilson Charitable

Name: Alex and Barbara Wilson Charitable grants, 2021–2025
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.

49
grants reported: $162,477
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

gift unfrestricted

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “unfrestricted” · $1,200

$1,200
Fair Bluff Historical Society · Fair Bluff, NC · 2021
Unfrestricted charitable gift

Top recipients

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

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation3 grants · $20,052
National Philanthropic Trust1 grant · $17,422
The V Foundation2 grants · $13,332
Altapass Foundation4 grants · $12,000
Raleigh Fire Museum3 grants · $9,455
Nc Fallen Firefighters Foundation3 grants · $9,455
Wake and District Pipe Band4 grants · $8,377
Ffrf3 grants · $7,999
Moses Cone Foundation1 grant · $6,000
Hart Square Foundation3 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$18,622

2021

$26,900

2022

$28,500

2023

$40,094

2024

$48,361

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$17,422
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2021
Unrestricted charitable gift
$8,765
The V Foundation · Cary, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$7,900
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,787
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,667
Ffrf · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$6,000
Moses Cone Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,365
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$5,000
Tripawds Foundation · Livingston, TX · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,811
Wake and District Pipe Band · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,667
The Educational Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,567
The V Foundation · Cary, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$4,000
Reds · Garner, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,697
Nc Fallen Firefighters Foundation · Mocksville, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,697
Phoenix Project · Front Royal, VA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,697
Raleigh Fire Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,696
K9s · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,191
V Foundation · Cary, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,167
Nc Fallen Firefighters Foundation · Mocksville, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,167
Raleigh Fire Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Altapass Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Altapass Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Arbordale Presbyterian Church · Banner Elk, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Altapass Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Youngsville Lodge 377 · Youngsville, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$3,000
Altapass Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,591
Nc Fallen Firefighters Foundation · Mocksville, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,591
Nc Peer Support Group · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,591
Nc Troopers Association · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,591
Raleigh Fire Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,389
Nc Symphony Society · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,000
A Place at the Table · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$2,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,609
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,339
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,339
Nc Symphony Society · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,339
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,339
Wake and District Pipe Band · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,283
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,283
Nc Symphony Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,283
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,283
Wake and District Pipe Band · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$1,200
Fair Bluff Historical Society · Fair Bluff, NC · 2021
Unfrestricted charitable gift
$1,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$944
Kidznotes · Durham, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$944
Nc Symphony Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$944
Wake and District Pipe Band · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$666
Ffrf · Madison, WI · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$666
Ffrf · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift

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