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Funding search · EIN 566047886 · Grantmaking charity · Charlotte, NC

Foundation for the Carolinas

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$1.45B
in grants paid
4,352
grants
2,362
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

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Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $56.6M

    Catawba College · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $26.5M

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $24.0M

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $20.0M

    League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $17.0M

    Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $16.0M

    Nova Ukraine · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $14.1M

    Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $13.0M

    Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $12.3M

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $11.8M

    Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $11.3M

    Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $11.1M

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $10.2M

    Warren Wilson College · Asheville, NC · 2024

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  • $10.0M

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $8.5M

    Livingstone College · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $8.1M

    Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $7.4M

    North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $7.3M

    Revive & Restore · Sausalito, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $7.0M

    Alzheimer'S Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc Nc · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $6.9M

    Lees-McRae College · Banner Elk, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $6.3M

    Central Piedmont Community College Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $6.1M

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $6.0M

    Imagine North Carolina First · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $6.0M

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

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  • $6.0M

    Population Connection · Washington, DC · 2024

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  • $5.9M

    Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024

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  • $5.9M

    Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2024

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  • $5.0M

    Common Cause Education Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $4.0M

    Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

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  • $4.0M

    Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $4.0M

    Dkt International · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $4.0M

    Guarantee Our Votes Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $4.0M

    Duke University - Nicholas School of the Environment · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.8M

    Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.5M

    Tom Wathen Center · Jurupa Valley, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.2M

    Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.1M

    Rowan Helping Ministries · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.0M

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.0M

    North Carolina Conservation Network · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.0M

    William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $3.0M

    Nc Warn · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.6M

    Discovery Place · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.5M

    Charlotte Country Day School · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.5M

    Queens University of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.5M

    Caldwell County Schools · Lenoir, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.4M

    Unc Charlotte Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Rachel Carson Council · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    City of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Charlotte Center City Partners Community Trust · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Environment America Research and Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Hopewell Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.1M

    Environmental Defense Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Population Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Nextgen Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Leadership Center for Attorney General Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Population Action International · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Waterkeeper Alliance · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $2.0M

    Ipas · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

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  • $2.0M

    Population Media Center · South Burlington, VT · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.8M

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.8M

    North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.7M

    Bechtler Museum of Modern Art · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.6M

    Charlotte Mecklenburg Library · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.6M

    Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.6M

    Charlotte Ballet · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.6M

    Cleveland County Family Ymca · Shelby, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.6M

    Dogwood Alliance · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.5M

    California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.5M

    Rowan-Salisbury School System · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.4M

    Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.4M

    Christ Episcopal Church - Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.4M

    Children'S Theatre of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.3M

    Three Rivers Land Trust · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.3M

    North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.3M

    Mountaintrue · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.3M

    Ymca of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.3M

    Cleanaire North Carolina · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.2M

    North Carolina Coastal Federation · Newport, NC · 2024

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  • $1.2M

    Charlotte Christian School · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    North Carolina Performing Arts Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    North Carolina Nature Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation · Salisbury, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.1M

    Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2024

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  • $1.1M

    National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Harvey B Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Renaissance West Community Initiative · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Duke University Law School · Durham, NC · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Firefly Academy · Cedar Park, TX · 2024

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  • $1.0M

    Fastbreak Impact · Matthews, NC · 2024

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  • $1.0M

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Charitable gift

  • $1.0M

    Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable gift

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.