Funding search · EIN 522204473 · Rocky Mount, NC

The Golden Leaf

Name: The Golden Leaf grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

346
grants reported: $338.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $225,000
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

food distribution helene relief county building center expansion

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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.

Where the money goes

Community college workforce training equipment and program expansion
County shell buildings, industrial parks, and site infrastructure
Food Distribution Assistance Program grants to local pantries and ministries
Hurricane Helene small business lending and relief in western NC
Scholarships administered through statewide education agencies
Healthcare and biotech education pathways tied to regional employers

Typical grant

Median grant is $225,000 with the middle half between roughly $92,000 and $597,000, and that band covers nearly all the food pantry, K-12 career-tech, and single-program community college awards. The very large checks go to statewide intermediaries and disaster response, such as $57.5 million to Mountain BizCapital for Helene small business loans and $25 million to the NC Department of Public Instruction. Scholarship funding through the NC State Education Assistance Authority and the NC Community College System recurs annually, and county and community college grantees reappear across cycles with new project-specific requests.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Food Distribution Assistance Program”
“Helene Relief Project”
“Shell Building”
“Healthcare Educational Pathway”
“Job Creation”
“Site Development Project”

Positioning adjacent work

Route the request through a community college, county government, or school system rather than a university department.
Tie the work to named employer demand and job creation in a specific rural NC county.
Ask $250,000 to $1 million for equipment, facilities, or training capacity, not for study or analysis.
Western NC work should connect explicitly to Helene recovery; eastern work to industrial site readiness.

Worth knowing: This is a North Carolina funder almost exclusively, 343 of 346 grants, and the three Michigan grants are payments to Kelly Services for internship sourcing rather than charitable partners. Money flows to public and quasi-public institutions building physical capacity, so a researcher without a county, college, or agency partner and a construction or equipment line has little to attach to; the one recent research-adjacent award, $250,000 to UNC-Chapel Hill for rural anchor institutions, was framed around community impact.

15 grants matching “helene” · $62.6M

$57.5M
Mountain Bizcapital · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene Small Business Loans & Helene Small Business Recovery Fund Request
$2.9M
North Carolina Baptist Men · Cary, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$650,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$225,000
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$175,000
Western North Carolina Annual Conferences of the United Methodist · Huntersville, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$155,000
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association · Pittsboro, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$150,000
W a M Y Community Action · Boone, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$121,073
Hola Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project & Food Distribution Assistance Program
$107,654
Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina · Boone, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$100,000
Camp Grier · Old Fort, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$100,000
Rutherford Housing Partnership · Forest City, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$100,000
The Housing Assistance Corporation · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$100,000
Transylvania Habitat for Humanity · Brevard, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$75,000
The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Durham, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$60,000
Centro Unido Latino Americano · Marion, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project

Top recipients

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

Mountain Bizcapital1 grant · $57.5M
City of Sanford1 grant · $55.1M
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction1 grant · $25.0M
Wilson Community College1 grant · $13.0M
North Carolina Global Transpark Authority1 grant · $10.0M
Town of Siler City1 grant · $10.0M
Methodist University1 grant · $8.0M
Nc State Education Assistance Authority2 grants · $6.2M
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency1 grant · $6.0M
North Carolina Community College System2 grants · $4.2M

Giving over time

$56.2M

2022

$120.7M

2023

$161.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 346 grants.

$57.5M
Mountain Bizcapital · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene Small Business Loans & Helene Small Business Recovery Fund Request
$55.1M
City of Sanford · Sanford, NC · 2023
See part iv
$25.0M
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Golden LEAF Schools
$13.0M
Wilson Community College · Wilson, NC · 2024
Wilson Biologics Training Center Equipment
$10.0M
North Carolina Global Transpark Authority · Kinston, NC · 2023
See part iv
$10.0M
Town of Siler City · Siler City, NC · 2022
See part iv
$8.0M
Methodist University · Fayetteville, NC · 2024
Job Creation and New Regional Educational Pathways with Methodist University Cape Fear Valley School of Medicine
$6.0M
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Housing Projects
$3.1M
Nc State Education Assistance Authority · Raleigh, NC · 2022
See part iv
$3.1M
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship (2025-2026)
$3.1M
Nc State Education Assistance Authority · Raleigh, NC · 2023
See part iv
$3.0M
North Carolina Community College System · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Golden LEAF Community Colleges Scholarship (2025-2026)
$3.0M
County of Brunswick · Bolivia, NC · 2023
See part iv
$2.9M
North Carolina Baptist Men · Cary, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$2.9M
County of Robeson · Lumberton, NC · 2024
Robeson County Site Development Project & Shell Project
$2.5M
Bladen'S Bloomin' Agri-Industrial · Elizabethtown, NC · 2023
See part iv
$2.2M
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Expanding Advanced Manufacturing Pathways at RCCC & Expanding Automotive Technology Pathways in Cabarrus County
$2.1M
North Carolina Community College System · Raleigh, NC · 2023
See part iv
$2.1M
North Carolina Community College System · Raleigh, NC · 2022
See part iv
$2.0M
Greenville Utilities Commission (Guc) · Greenville, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.8M
City of Gastonia · Gastonia, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.6M
County of Randolph · Asheboro, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.6M
County of Pitt · Greenville, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.5M
County of Northampton · Jackson, NC · 2024
Northampton County Commerce Park Infrastructure Expansion
$1.5M
City of Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.5M
City of Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.5M
Davie County Schools · Mocksville, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.5M
Madison County Economic Development · Marshall, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.5M
Wilkes Economic Development Corporation · North Wilkesboro, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.5M
Black River Health Services · Burgaw, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.5M
City of Rocky Mount · Rocky Mount, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.5M
County of Lenoir · Kinston, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.5M
Town of La Grange North Carolina · La Grange, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.4M
County of Ashe · Jefferson, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.4M
County of Hoke · Raeford, NC · 2024
Hoke County Industrial Park
$1.4M
County of Randolph · Asheboro, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.4M
County of Halifax · Halifax, NC · 2024
Halifax County Industrial Shell Building
$1.4M
County of Ashe · Jefferson, NC · 2024
Ashe County - Shell Building
$1.4M
McNc · Durham, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.4M
Town of Tabor City · Tabor City, NC · 2024
Tabor City Shell Building
$1.4M
County of McDowell · Marion, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.4M
County of Franklin · Louisburg, NC · 2024
Franklin County, Triangle North Franklin, Shell Building
$1.4M
Bladen'S Bloomin' Agri-Industrial · Elizabethtown, NC · 2024
BBAI Aviation Incubator 2
$1.4M
Scotland County Economic Development Corporation · Laurinburg, NC · 2024
Building 3
$1.2M
City of Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.2M
City of Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.2M
City of Whiteville · Whiteville, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.2M
Gaston College · Dallas, NC · 2024
Expansion of Gaston College Welding Program & Lincoln County Health Academy
$1.1M
McNc · Durham, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.1M
Town of Crossnore · Crossnore, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.1M
James Sprunt Community College · Kenansville, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.1M
Town of Lillington · Lillington, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.0M
City of Albemarle · Albemarle, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.0M
Barton College · Wilson, NC · 2024
Barton College School of Health Sciences- Phase 1
$1.0M
Stanly Community College Foundation · Albemarle, NC · 2024
Crafting Tomorrow: CNC Machining Education in Stanly County & Engineering and Information Technology Pathways - Dual-Enrollment and Apprenticeships
$1.0M
Union County Government · Monroe, NC · 2024
Union County Food Innovation Center
$1.0M
Alamance Community College · Graham, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.0M
North Carolina Chamber Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
See part iv
$1.0M
Brunswick Community College · Supply, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.0M
County of Rockingham · Wentworth, NC · 2022
See part iv
$1.0M
Lenoir Community College · Kinston, NC · 2022
See part iv
$999,150
County of Duplin · Kenansville, NC · 2022
See part iv
$995,000
Town of Beech Mountain · Beech Mountain, NC · 2023
See part iv
$980,000
South Piedmont Community College Foundation · Polkton, NC · 2024
SPCC BioWorks Program & HVAC-R Program at L.L. Polk Campus (Anson CBGI)
$922,663
Cleveland Community College · Shelby, NC · 2024
Expanding Heavy Equipment Operator Training & Healthcare Educational Pathway
$900,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2022
See part iv
$875,331
City of Wilson · Wilson, NC · 2023
See part iv
$825,000
City of Lumberton · Lumberton, NC · 2024
Southeast Crossroads Industrial Park - Electrical Line Relocation & Upgrade
$800,000
Rockingham Community College · Wentworth, NC · 2023
See part iv
$769,000
Town of Jamestown · Jamestown, NC · 2023
See part iv
$753,700
Coastal Carolina Reg Airport Authority · New Bern, NC · 2022
See part iv
$750,000
Iredell County Edc Foundation · Mooresville, NC · 2024
Herring Industrial Dr. Expansion
$750,000
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship · Greensboro, NC · 2023
See part iv
$750,000
Town of Spring Lake Stormwater Admin · Spring Lake, NC · 2023
See part iv
$750,000
Carteret Community College · Morehead City, NC · 2022
See part iv
$748,644
Town of Maysville · Maysville, NC · 2022
See part iv
$725,235
Davidson-Davie Community College · Lexington, NC · 2023
See part iv
$725,000
Town of Aurora · Aurora, NC · 2022
See part iv
$700,000
County of Rockingham · Wentworth, NC · 2023
See part iv
$699,707
University of Mount Olive · Mount Olive, NC · 2022
See part iv
$693,706
Town of Trent Woods · Trent Woods, NC · 2023
See part iv
$680,000
Kelly Services · Troy, MI · 2024
Direct Sourcing - Internship
$650,600
Town of Hertford · Hertford, NC · 2023
See part iv
$650,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Helene Relief Project
$640,000
County of Columbus · Whiteville, NC · 2023
See part iv
$618,100
Village of Clemmons · Clemmons, NC · 2022
See part iv
$603,230
Surry County Schools · Dobson, NC · 2023
See part iv
$579,500
Town of Oak Island · Oak Island, NC · 2023
See part iv
$572,600
Town of Canton · Canton, NC · 2022
See part iv
$547,885
Harnett County Economic Development P'Ship · Lillington, NC · 2023
See part iv
$500,000
City of Whiteville · Whiteville, NC · 2024
Provalus Building Renovations
$500,000
College of the Albemarle · Elizabeth City, NC · 2024
COA Health Sciences Regional Education Center
$500,000
Enc Fcc · Ayden, NC · 2024
Project EFFORT (Equipment For Food Opportunities in Rural Towns)
$500,000
Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro- Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2024
McNair Heights Neighborhood Development
$500,000
Johnston Community College Foundation · Smithfield, NC · 2024
Workforce Development in Support of Advanced Manufacturing
$500,000
Martin Community College · Williamston, NC · 2024
EMS Simulation Center
$500,000
Town of Nashville · Nashville, NC · 2024
Red Oak Road Water Extension Project
$500,000
Washington County Schools · Plymouth, NC · 2024
Hyde Tyrrell Washington Career Tech Innovation Center
$500,000
City of Dunn · Dunn, NC · 2023
See part iv
$500,000
Fayetteville Technical Community College · Fayetteville, NC · 2023
See part iv

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.