Funding search · EIN 566533546 · Cary, NC

The Goodnight Educational

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

133
grants reported
$35.4M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$25,000
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

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Funding pattern

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6 grants matching “cari · $4.2M

  • $1.1M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $565,000

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2024

    Scholarship endowment

  • $30,000

    Latinx Education Center · Siler City, NC · 2024

    Semillas summer camp at cary academy

  • $1.3M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2023

    Building fund

  • $30,000

    Latinx Education Center · Siler City, NC · 2023

    Semillas summer camp at cary academy

  • $1.3M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2022

    Building fund

Top recipients

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

  • Nc Museum of Art3 grants · $7.5M
  • Nc Museum of History Foundation4 grants · $6.5M
  • Ncsu Foundation25 grants · $4.3M
  • Cary Academy4 grants · $4.2M
  • Myfuturenc3 grants · $3.0M
  • Nc Community College Foundation2 grants · $1.1M
  • Pbs North Carolina4 grants · $1.1M
  • Friends of Nc Museum of Natural Sciences1 grant · $1.1M
  • Nc Museum of Art Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
  • Myfuturenc1 grant · $1.0M

Giving over time

$9.1M
2022
$8.7M
2023
$8.5M
2024
$9.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 133 grants.

  • $5.0M

    Nc Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Endowment, restricted funds for park

  • $2.0M

    Nc Museum of History Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2.0M

    Nc Museum of History Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $1.6M

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Goodnight education endowment

  • $1.5M

    Nc Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Endowment, restricted funds for park

  • $1.5M

    Nc Museum of History Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $1.3M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2023

    Building fund

  • $1.3M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2022

    Building fund

  • $1.1M

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.1M

    Friends of Nc Museum of Natural Sciences · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.1M

    Nc Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Restricted funds for park

  • $1.0M

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Goodnight scholars

  • $1.0M

    Myfuturenc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.0M

    Nc Community College Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.0M

    Nc Museum of Art Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.0M

    Pbs North Carolina · Rtp, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1.0M

    Myfuturenc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $1.0M

    Nc Museum of History Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Annual fund

  • $1.0M

    Myfuturenc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $1.0M

    Myfuturenc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $565,000

    Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2024

    Scholarship endowment

  • $500,000

    Nc Independent Collegesuniversit · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Science of reading initiative

  • $500,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Student energency fund

  • $500,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Mcmillian endowment

  • $450,000

    Friends of Nc State Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Rock display

  • $400,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $300,000

    North Carolina Educations Corps · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $300,000

    North Carolina Educations Corps · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $200,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Student energency fund

  • $100,000

    The Ymca of the Triangle Area · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $100,000

    Nc Community College Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $100,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Student energency fund

  • $100,000

    James B Hunt Institute · Cary, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $100,000

    Friends of Nc State Museum of Ns · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Educators of excellence fund

  • $100,000

    James B Hunt Institute · Cary, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $100,000

    Nc School of Science & Math Found · Durham, NC · 2022

    Ncssm - morganton

  • $71,200

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    College of ed, math summit

  • $70,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    College of ed, math summit

  • $60,000

    Nc Business Leaders for Education · Greensboro, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $60,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    College of ed, math summit

  • $50,000

    Educationnc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Nc School of Science and Math Foundation · Durham, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Public Ed Works · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Public School Forum of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitablw

  • $50,000

    Unc at Chapel Hill - Public Radio Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50,000

    Friends of Nc State Museum of Ns · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Educators of excellence fund

  • $50,000

    Nc School of Science & Math Found · Durham, NC · 2024

    Ncssm - morganton

  • $50,000

    Friends of Nc State Museum of Ns · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Educators of excellence fund

  • $50,000

    Nc Business Leaders for Education · Cary, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $50,000

    Nc School of Science & Math Found · Durham, NC · 2023

    Ncssm - morganton

  • $50,000

    Latinx Education Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $50,000

    Public School Forum of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $48,000

    University of North Carolina Found · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Science of reading program

  • $45,000

    Nc Business Leaders for Education · Cary, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $45,000

    Public Ed Works · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $45,000

    Higher Education Works · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $45,000

    Higher Education Works · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $40,000

    Public School Forum of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $40,000

    Public School Forum of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $35,000

    Development Foundation of the Nccat · Cullowhee, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $35,000

    Development Foundation for Nccat · Cullowhee, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $35,000

    Development Foundation for Nccat · Cullowhee, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $35,000

    Development Foundation for Nccat · Cullowhee, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $30,000

    Latinx Education Center · Siler City, NC · 2024

    Semillas summer camp at cary academy

  • $30,000

    Latinx Education Center · Siler City, NC · 2023

    Semillas summer camp at cary academy

  • $25,000

    Boys Club of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Latinx Education Center · Siler City, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Marbles Kids Museum · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Nc Society of Hispanic Professionals · Cary, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Student U · Durham, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Wake Education Partnership · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Boys Club of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Education Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Minority teaching scholarship

  • $25,000

    Nc Society of Hispanic Professional · Cary, NC · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Chancellor's discretionary fund

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Kenan fellows

  • $25,000

    Pbs North Carolina · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Student U · Durham, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    University of Nc at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Educational programming

  • $25,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Campt sea gull and seafarer

  • $25,000

    Boys Club of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Education Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Minority teaching scholarship

  • $25,000

    Nc Society of Hispanic Professional · Cary, NC · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Chancellor's discretionary fund

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Kenan fellows

  • $25,000

    Pbs North Carolina · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023

    Educational programming

  • $25,000

    Student U · Durham, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    University of Nc at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Educational programming

  • $25,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Campt sea gull and seafarer

  • $25,000

    Boys Club of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Education Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Minority teaching scholarship

  • $25,000

    Nc Business Leaders for Education · Cary, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted funds

  • $25,000

    Nc Society of Hispanic Professional · Cary, NC · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Chancellor's discretionary fund

  • $25,000

    Ncsu Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Kenan fellows

  • $25,000

    Pbs North Carolina · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2022

    Educational programming

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