Funding search · EIN 561512990 · Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Aquarium Society
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 15
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $357,859
- 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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3 grants matching “knoll” · $1.1M
- $383,571
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $407,810
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $357,859
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
Grant history
All 15 reported grants, largest first.
- $658,269
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at the division level such as conservation efforts, professional fees, personnel supplements, educational programs, workshops, etc.
- $491,762
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island · Manteo, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $457,515
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island · Manteo, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $420,809
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher · Kure Beach, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $407,810
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $383,571
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $361,793
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher · Kure Beach, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $357,859
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores · Pine Knoll Shores, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $355,006
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at the division level such as conservation efforts, professional fees, personnel supplements, educational programs, workshops, etc.
- $336,330
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at the division level such as conservation efforts, professional fees, personnel supplements, educational programs, workshops, etc.
- $322,946
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island · Manteo, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $301,207
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher · Kure Beach, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $215,350
Jennette'S Pier · Nags Head, NC · 2024
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $161,210
Jennette'S Pier · Nags Head, NC · 2023
Society provides support for numerous projects at aquarium such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
- $113,231
Jennette'S Pier · Nags Head, NC · 2022
Society provides support for numerous projects at the pier such as new exhibits, educational programs, conservation and sustainability efforts, etc.
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- The Duke Endowment1,614 grants · $830.3M
- Atlantic Coast Conference63 grants · $2.61B
- Foundation for the Carolinas4,352 grants · $1.45B
Similar grant size
- Walton Family Foundation3,288 grants · $1.65B
- Foundation To Promote Open Society3,312 grants · $1.72B
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation13,441 grants · $18.24B
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