Funding search · EIN 566061776 · Raleigh, NC

George Smedes Poyner 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.

110
grants reported
$189,800
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationalactivites

Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error

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.

Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.

4 grants matching “acquarium · $13,000

  • $4,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

Top recipients

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

  • North Carolina State University Foundation4 grants · $22,000
  • North Carolina Symphony4 grants · $20,100
  • Ymca of the Triangle4 grants · $17,000
  • North Carolina Acquarium Society4 grants · $13,000
  • North Carolina Opera4 grants · $11,100
  • Needham Broughton Alumni Association2 grants · $10,000
  • Needham Broughton Alumni Association2 grants · $10,000
  • Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity2 grants · $10,000
  • Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity2 grants · $10,000
  • St Mary'S School4 grants · $6,600

Giving over time

$51,400
2021
$42,800
2022
$47,000
2023
$48,600
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 110 grants.

  • $7,000

    North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Educational support

  • $5,100

    North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Educational support

  • $4,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $4,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $4,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $4,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $3,100

    North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $3,000

    North Carolina Marine and Estuary F · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $3,000

    North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $3,000

    North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $3,000

    Paul and Sophia Chandley Music Foundation · Troy, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,600

    St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Educational support

  • $2,500

    North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,500

    North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    Cape Lookout Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activities

  • $2,000

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    Wake Relief · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activities

  • $2,000

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $2,000

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $2,000

    Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,500

    Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,500

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,200

    Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Downtown Morehead City · Morehead City, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Agricultural Foundat · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Downtown Morehead City · Morehead City, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Agricultural Foundat · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Marine and Estuary F · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association · Morehead City, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Agricultural Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $1,000

    Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association · Morehead City, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $1,000

    Raleigh Fine Arts Society · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $600

    Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    St Michaels Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Susan G Komen for the Cure · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $500

    Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $250

    Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $200

    Alzheimer'S Association Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $200

    First Presbyterian Church · Wilson, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $200

    Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $150

    Christ Baptist Church · Raleigh, NC · 2021

    Support charitable activities

  • $100

    Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activities

  • $100

    Duke Children'S Hospital · Durham, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activites

  • $100

    Duke University Department of Neurology Movement Disorder Program · Durham, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activities

  • $100

    St Luke United Methodist Church - Ark Ministry · Sanford, NC · 2024

    Support of charitable activities

  • $100

    Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support charitable activities

  • $100

    Virginia Episcopal School · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Educational support

  • $100

    Christ Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support charitable activities

  • $100

    Barton College · Wilson, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $100

    Carteret Community College Foundation Inc - Culinary School · Morehead City, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $100

    Christ Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

  • $100

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $100

    Gliobalstoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022

    Support charitable activities

View all 110 grants →

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.