Funding search · EIN 566060695 · Charlotte, NC

W Lester Brooks Foundation

Name: W Lester Brooks Foundation grants, 2020–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

90
grants reported: $222,700
total given: 2020–2023
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community education food children history homeless outreach shelter

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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.

5 grants matching “bern” · $13,000

$4,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2023
Conservation/sharing history
$3,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2022
Sharing history
$3,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2021
Sharing history
$2,000
Rcs of New Bern · New Bern, NC · 2020
For basic needs of community
$1,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2020
Sharing history

Top recipients

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

Myers Park United Methodist Church4 grants · $25,500
Religious Community Service3 grants · $22,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church3 grants · $15,750
White Memorial Presbyterian4 grants · $14,000
Nc Disaster Relief Fund1 grant · $13,000
New Bern Historical Society4 grants · $11,000
The Duke Mansion - Colonade Society3 grants · $10,500
Central City Concern3 grants · $8,000
A Touch of the Father'S Love3 grants · $8,000
Jvc Northwest3 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$56,200

2020

$54,000

2021

$54,500

2022

$58,000

2023

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$16,500
Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2020
For community needs
$13,000
Nc Disaster Relief Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Hurricane helene relief
$8,000
Religious Community Service · New Bern, NC · 2023
Provide food, clothing, and shelter
$7,000
Religious Community Service · New Bern, NC · 2022
Provide food, clothing, & shelter
$7,000
Religious Community Service · New Bern, NC · 2021
Provide food, clothing, & shelter
$6,500
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
For community needs & bldg fd
$6,250
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2023
For community needs & building fund
$5,250
The Duke Mansion · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Historical preservation
$5,000
Addies Chapel United Methodist Ch · Marion, NC · 2020
Community outreach
$4,500
The Duke Mansion - Colonade Society · Charlotte, NC · 2022
For preservation
$4,500
White Memorial Presbyterian · Raleigh, NC · 2020
To serve the community
$4,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2023
Conservation/sharing history
$3,500
White Memorial Presbyterian · Raleigh, NC · 2021
To serve the community
$3,000
A Touch of the Father'S Love · Nashville, NC · 2023
Provide food to needy
$3,000
Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2023
For community needs
$3,000
White Memorial Presbyterian · Raleigh, NC · 2023
To serve the community
$3,000
A Touch of the Father'S Love · Nashville, NC · 2022
Provide food to needy
$3,000
Central City Concern · Portland, OR · 2022
For homeless individuals
$3,000
Jvc Northwest · Milwaukie, OR · 2022
Respond to community needs
$3,000
Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
For community needs
$3,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2022
Sharing history
$3,000
Open House Ministries · Vancouver, WA · 2022
Provide shelter to homeless families
$3,000
White Memorial Presbyterian · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To serve the community
$3,000
A Touch of the Father'S Love · Nashville, NC · 2021
Provide food to needy
$3,000
Central City Concern · Portland, OR · 2021
For homeless individuals
$3,000
Jvc Northwest · Milwaukie, OR · 2021
Respond to community needs
$3,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2021
For community needs
$3,000
Myers Park United Methodist Church · Charlotte, NC · 2021
For community needs
$3,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2021
Sharing history
$3,000
Open House Ministries · Vancouver, WA · 2021
Provide shelter to homeless families
$3,000
The Duke Mansion - Colonade Society · Charlotte, NC · 2021
For preservation
$3,000
Usga Foundation · Liberty Corner, NJ · 2021
Advance the game of golf
$3,000
Camp Seagallseafarer Annual Fund · Arapahoe, NC · 2020
For camp experience for all children
$3,000
Children'S Home Society of Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2020
Children in need
$3,000
The Duke Mansion - Colonade Society · Charlotte, NC · 2020
For preservation
$2,500
Meck County Boy Scouts of America · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Youth leadership
$2,000
Jvc Northwest · Milwaukie, OR · 2023
Respond to community needs
$2,000
Edison High School · Portland, OR · 2022
Education for diverse student groups
$2,000
Self Enhancement · Portland, OR · 2022
For underserved youth and families
$2,000
Usga Foundation · Liberty Corner, NJ · 2022
Advance the game of golf
$2,000
Edison High School · Portland, OR · 2021
Education for diverse student groups
$2,000
Hopeway Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Mental health treatment & awaremess
$2,000
Self Enhancement · Portland, OR · 2021
For underserved youth and families
$2,000
A Touch of the Father'S Love · Nashville, NC · 2020
To provide food to needy
$2,000
Central City Concern · Portland, OR · 2020
For homeless individual
$2,000
Edison High School · Portland, OR · 2020
Education for diverse student groups
$2,000
Friends of Fort Macon State Park · Atlantic Beach, NC · 2020
Share history
$2,000
Rcs of New Bern · New Bern, NC · 2020
For basic needs of community
$2,000
Self Enhancement · Portland, OR · 2020
For underserved youths
$1,500
Camp Seagullcamp Seafarer · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Camp experience for all children
$1,500
Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
Support sorority education fund
$1,500
First Presbyterian Church · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
For community needs
$1,500
Camp Seagallseafarer Annual Fund · Arapahoe, NC · 2022
For camp experience for all children
$1,500
Camp Seagallseafarer Annual Fund · Arapahoe, NC · 2021
For camp experience for all children
$1,500
Inreach · Charlotte, NC · 2020
Intellectual/developmental disabilit
$1,500
Mecklenburg Cnty Boy Scouts of Amer · Charlotte, NC · 2020
Youth leadership
$1,000
Summit School · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
Support school education goals
$1,000
Theater in the Park · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Arts for community outreach
$1,000
Unc Chapel Hill - School of Educati · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Education scholarships
$1,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2023
Support school education goals
$1,000
Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support the city of raleigh
$1,000
First Presbyterian Church · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
For community needs
$1,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2022
For fellowships
$1,000
Meck County Boy Scouts of America · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Youth leadership
$1,000
Raleigh Rescue Mission · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Relieve homelessness
$1,000
Theatre in the Park · Raleigh, NC · 2022
For outreach to community
$1,000
Unc Chapel Hill-School of Education · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
For scholarships
$1,000
Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support the city of raleigh
$1,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2021
For fellowships
$1,000
Lindsay Miller Charitable Fdn · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
Awareness research for als
$1,000
Theatre in the Park · Raleigh, NC · 2021
For outreach to community
$1,000
Unc Chapel Hill-School of Education · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
For scholarships
$1,000
New Bern Historical Society · New Bern, NC · 2020
Sharing history
$1,000
Operation North State · Winston Salem, NC · 2020
For community needs
$1,000
Unc Chapel Hill-School of Education · Chapel Hill, NC · 2020
For scholarships
$700
Community Building Initiative · Charlotte, NC · 2020
For affordable housing
$500
Community Building Initiative · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Humanity - affordable housing
$500
Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Conservation-support city of raleigh
$500
Note in the Pocket · Raleigh, NC · 2023
To address children's clothing insecurity
$500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Hurricane helene relief
$500
Community Building Initiative · Charlotte, NC · 2022
For affordable housing
$500
Triangle Fellowship Christian Athle · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Develop coaches/athletes for christ
$500
Community Building Initiative · Charlotte, NC · 2021
For affordable housing
$500
Raleigh Rescue Mission · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Relieve homelessness
$500
Triangle Fellowship Christian Athle · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Bring athletes & coaches to christ
$500
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Columbia, MD · 2020
For fellowships
$500
Haiti Outreach Ministries · Durham, NC · 2020
Development of haiti
$500
Hospice and Palliative Care Charlot · Charlotte, NC · 2020
End-of-life healthcare
$500
Raleigh Rescue Mission · Raleigh, NC · 2020
Relieve homelessness
$500
Theatre in the Park · Raleigh, NC · 2020
For outreach to community

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