Funding search · EIN 561949712 · Goldsboro, NC

Ellen & Munroe Best Family 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.

86
grants reported
$225,520
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “wcda · $6,000

  • $3,000

    Wcda-Impact Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Wcda-impact wayne

  • $3,000

    Wcda-Impact Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

Top recipients

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

  • First Presbyterian Church1 grant · $34,500
  • East Carolina University2 grants · $29,000
  • Wcc Foundation2 grants · $26,600
  • 1st Presbyterian Church2 grants · $21,500
  • Wayne Country Day School3 grants · $12,850
  • Elon University1 grant · $10,000
  • University of Mount Olive2 grants · $7,500
  • Boys Scouts of Tuscorora3 grants · $7,000
  • Ymca Raleigh Campership3 grants · $7,000
  • Wcda-Impact Wayne2 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$111,700
2022
$63,100
2023
$50,720
2024

Grant history

All 86 reported grants, largest first.

  • $34,500

    First Presbyterian Church · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $26,300

    Wcc Foundation · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $20,750

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $11,500

    1st Presbyterian Church · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $10,000

    1st Presbyterian Church · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $10,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $10,000

    Wayne Country Day School · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $8,250

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $5,000

    The Jane Family Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $5,000

    University of Mount Olive · Mount Olive, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $5,000

    Lineberger Cancer Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $4,000

    Ymca Raleigh Campership · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $3,000

    Wcda-Impact Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Wcda-impact wayne

  • $3,000

    Wcda-Impact Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,750

    Boys Scouts of Tuscorora · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,500

    Boys Scouts of Tuscorora · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,500

    University of Mount Olive · Mount Olive, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,500

    Young Life · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,200

    Princeton Bapitist Church · Princeton, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,070

    Wayne Community College Foundation · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $2,000

    Wayne Country Day School · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $2,000

    Unc Humanities of Wayne County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $2,000

    Wayne County Boys Girls Club · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $2,000

    Wayne County Boys Girls Club · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $1,750

    Boys Scouts of Tuscorora · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,500

    Medical Missions · Charleston, SC · 2024

    To support the mission of the organization

  • $1,500

    Wayne Literacy Connection of Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    2001- d e ash st

  • $1,500

    Arts Council of Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,500

    Princeton High Scool · Princeton, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,500

    Wayne Literacy Connection of Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    2001- d e ash st

  • $1,500

    Ymca Raleigh Campership · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,500

    Wayne Literacy Connections of Wayne · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $1,500

    Ymca Raleigh Campership · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Root Elementary School Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    To support the mission of the organization

  • $1,000

    The Flynn Home · Wilson, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    The Lacy Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Unc Humanities of Wayne County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Wayne County Boys Girls Club · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $1,000

    Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Friends of Seymour · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Princeton Bapitist Church · Princeton, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    The Flynn Home · Wilson, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    The Lacy Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Wake Forest Univesity · Winston Salem, NC · 2023

    2700 wayne memorial drive

  • $1,000

    Wayne Community College Foundation · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $1,000

    Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Friends of Seymour · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Princeton Athletic Dept · Princeton, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    The Flynn Home · Wilson, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    The Lacy Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $1,000

    Unc Humanities of Wayne County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $1,000

    Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2022

    To support the mission of the organization

  • $850

    Wayne Country Day School · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $500

    Arts Council of Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Stage Struck · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Watch Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    2700 wayne memorial drive

  • $500

    Wayne County United Way · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $500

    Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Stage Struck · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Watch Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    2700 wayne memorial drive

  • $500

    Wayne County United Way · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    3000 wayne memorial dr

  • $500

    Arts Council of Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Stage Stuck · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Watch Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $500

    Wayne County United Way · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $400

    Paramount Theatre Foundation · Mount Olive, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $400

    Paramount Theatre Foundation · Mount Olive, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $400

    Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $400

    Paramount Theatre Foundation · Mount Olive, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $350

    Core Sound Waterfoul Museum · Harkers Island, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $350

    Core Sound Waterfoul Museum · Harkers Island, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $350

    Core Sound Waterfoul Museum · Harkers Island, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Friends of Nc Maritime Museum · Beaufort, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Friends of Nc Maritime Museum · Beaufort, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $300

    Wcc Foundation · Goldsboro, NC · 2022

    To support mission of the organization

  • $250

    Patetown Volunteer Fire Dept · Goldsboro, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $250

    Friends of the Nc Maritime Museum · Beaufort, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

  • $200

    Patetown Volunteer Fire Dept · Goldsboro, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $150

    Nc Museum of History · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support mission of organization

  • $150

    Nc Museum of History · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support mission of organization

  • $150

    Nc Museum of Histoy · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support mission of organization

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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.