Funding search · EIN 562086113 · New Bern, NC

The Thomas B and Robertha K Coleman

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

110
grants reported
$709,778
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationalfamiliesindigentenhancementthroughartsenvironmentalhealth

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Funding pattern

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5 grants matching “historic preservation · $217,100

  • $135,000

    Bradham'S Legacy · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $11,000

    Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Garde · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Historic culture preservation

  • $70,000

    Bradham'S Legacy · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $1,000

    New Bern Preservation Foundation · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $100

    Earl of Craven Questers · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Historic preservation

Top recipients

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

  • Bradham'S Legacy2 grants · $205,000
  • Christ Episcopal Church4 grants · $155,500
  • Tryon Palace3 grants · $97,233
  • Swiss Bear2 grants · $75,000
  • Chatham Hall4 grants · $45,100
  • Tried By Fire4 grants · $12,200
  • Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Garde1 grant · $11,000
  • St Andrew'S School4 grants · $10,000
  • East Carolina University3 grants · $9,750
  • Boys Girls Club Coastal Plains3 grants · $8,500

Giving over time

$203,284
2022
$152,346
2023
$156,248
2024
$197,900
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 110 grants.

  • $135,000

    Bradham'S Legacy · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $75,500

    Christ Episcopal Church · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Religious operating budget assistance

  • $70,000

    Bradham'S Legacy · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $50,000

    Swiss Bear · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Education thru historic-cultural

  • $43,592

    Tryon Palace · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $40,000

    Christ Episcopal Church · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Religious operating budget assistance

  • $27,283

    Tryon Palace · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $26,358

    Tryon Palace · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $25,000

    Swiss Bear · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Education thru historic-cultural

  • $20,000

    Christ Episcopal Church · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Religious aid

  • $20,000

    Christ Episcopal Church · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Religious operating budget assistance

  • $20,000

    Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2022

    Educational assistance

  • $11,000

    Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Garde · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Historic culture preservation

  • $10,100

    Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2023

    Educational assistance

  • $10,100

    Tried By Fire · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $10,000

    Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2024

    Educational assistance

  • $7,587

    Living Waters Fresh Produce · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $5,250

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2022

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $5,000

    Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2025

    Educational assistance

  • $5,000

    Public Radio East · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Educational enhancement through medi

  • $5,000

    Boys Girls Club Coastal Plains · Winterville, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

  • $3,100

    Religious Commmunity Services · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $3,000

    Religious Community Services · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Assist indigent families

  • $3,000

    Western Carolina Community Foundati · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $3,000

    Filling Station · Pollocksville, NC · 2023

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $3,000

    Religious Commmunity Services · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

  • $2,500

    Craven County College Foundation · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Educational assistance

  • $2,500

    St Andrew'S School · Middletown, DE · 2025

    Educational assistance

  • $2,500

    Boys Girls Club Coastal Plains · Winterville, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $2,500

    Craven Community College · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Educational assistance

  • $2,500

    Filling Station · Pollocksville, NC · 2024

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $2,500

    St Andrew'S School · Middletown, DE · 2024

    Educational assistance

  • $2,500

    The North Carolina Aquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Environmental awareness

  • $2,500

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2023

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $2,500

    St Andrew'S School · Middletown, DE · 2023

    Educational assistance

  • $2,500

    The North Carolina Aquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Environmental awareness

  • $2,500

    Coastal Carolina Chamber Music · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $2,500

    St Andrew'S School · Middletown, DE · 2022

    Educational assistance

  • $2,000

    Colonial Capital Humane Society · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Assist abandoned animals

  • $2,000

    Ecu Foundation · Greenville, NC · 2025

    Educational enhancement through arts

  • $2,000

    Nc Aquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Environmental awareness

  • $2,000

    Western Carolina Community Foundati · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Assist indigent families

  • $2,000

    Colonial Capital Humane Society · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist abandoned animals

  • $2,000

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2024

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $2,000

    Filling Station Hurricane Relief · Pollocksville, NC · 2022

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $1,000

    Atlantic Dance Theatre · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Educational enhancement through arts

  • $1,000

    Nc Coastal Federation · Newport, NC · 2025

    Environmental awareness

  • $1,000

    Tried By Fire · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    Coastal Carolina Chamber Music · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $1,000

    Nc Coastal Federation · Newport, NC · 2024

    Environmental conservation

  • $1,000

    Tried By Fire · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    Atlantic Dance Theater · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $1,000

    Nc Coastal Federation · Newport, NC · 2023

    Environmental conservation

  • $1,000

    Nc Community Fndxn- Craven Co Affil · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    New Bern Preservation Foundation · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $1,000

    Atlantic Dance Theater · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Education thru arts

  • $1,000

    Boys Girls Club Coastal Plains · Winterville, NC · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    Craven Community College · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Educational assistance

  • $1,000

    Nc Community Fndxn- Craven Co Affil · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    Religious Commmunity Services · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $1,000

    Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Founda · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Health research

  • $1,000

    Volunteer Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Assist indigent families

  • $888

    Living Waters Fresh Produce · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

  • $600

    Craven Literacy Council · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $500

    Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Plains · Winterville, NC · 2025

    Assist indigent families

  • $500

    Children'S Hospital of Colorado · Aurora, CO · 2025

    Healthcare support and research

  • $500

    Coastal Carolina Chamber Music Fest · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Educational enhancement through arts

  • $500

    Atlantic Dance Theater · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $500

    Central City Opera · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $500

    Voices Together · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Health research

  • $500

    Coastal Carolina Chamber Music · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Educational enhancement through the arts

  • $500

    Craven Community College · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Educational assistance

  • $500

    Craven Literacy Council · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $500

    Craven Literacy Council · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $500

    Gallatin Valley Land Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    Environmental conservation

  • $300

    Bike Ms · New York, NY · 2025

    Health reserach

  • $250

    Craven County Hospice · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Healthcare support

  • $250

    Craven Literacy Council · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Educational assistance

  • $250

    Craven Co Health Dept Hospice · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $250

    Hopeway Mental Health · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Health research

  • $250

    Public Radio East · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Educational enhancement through media

  • $250

    Craven Co Health Dept Hospice · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

  • $250

    Public Radio East · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Educational enhancement through media

  • $250

    Public Radio East · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Educational enhancement through media

  • $200

    Children'S Hope Alliance · Barium Springs, NC · 2025

    Assist indigent families

  • $105

    Colonial Capital Humane Society · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Assist abandoned animals

  • $100

    Camp Merriewoode · Sapphire, NC · 2025

    Educational assistance

  • $100

    Carolina East Foundation · New Bern, NC · 2025

    Health research

  • $100

    First Presbyterian Church · Lumberton, NC · 2025

    Religious aid

  • $100

    Opus 118 · New York, NY · 2025

    Educational enhancement through arts

  • $100

    Camp Merrie-Woode · Sapphire, NC · 2024

    Educational support

  • $100

    Kelly Brush Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Spinal cord injury education

  • $100

    Merci Clinic · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Assist indigent families

  • $100

    Opus 118-Harlem School of Music · New York, NY · 2024

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $100

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educational assistance

  • $100

    Camp Merrie-Woode · Sapphire, NC · 2023

    Educational support

  • $100

    Focused Ultrasound Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Health research

  • $100

    Natl Multiple Sclerosis Soc · New York, NY · 2023

    Health research

  • $100

    Opus 118-Harlem School of Music · New York, NY · 2023

    Assist Indigent Families

  • $100

    Tried By Fire · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Assist indigent families

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