Funding search · EIN 351854017 · Chapel Hill, NC
Bryson Foundation Limited
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
- $3.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Berry College3 grants · $1.2M
- Unc Chapel Hill1 grant · $1.0M
- The Duke School2 grants · $1.0M
- Ymca of the Triangle1 grant · $200,000
- Unc Mpsc2 grants · $125,000
- Education Foundation1 grant · $58,300
- Higher Ed Works3 grants · $30,000
- No 9 Productions3 grants · $30,000
- Mps Society3 grants · $30,000
- Habitat for Humanity Orange County3 grants · $28,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 90 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1.0M
Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500,000
The Duke School · Durham, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500,000
The Duke School · Durham, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Unc Mpsc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $58,300
Education Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Unc Mpsc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Alachua Conservation Trust · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $13,500
Habitat for Humanity Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Higher Ed Works · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Mps Society · Durham, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
No 9 Productions · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Alachua Conservation Trust · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Higher Ed Works · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Mps Society · Durham, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
No 9 Productions · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Higher Ed Works · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Mps Society · Durham, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
No 9 Productions · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $6,000
Carolina for Kibera · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Constellation Charter · Waldo, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Friends of St Joseph State Parks · Port St Joe, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Harn Museum · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hippodrome · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Phillips Center · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetary · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
River Phoenix Center for Peacemaking · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
United Way North Central Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Carolina for Kibera · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Constellation Charter · Waldo, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Friends of St Joseph State Parks · Port St Joe, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Harn Museum · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hippodrome · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Phillips Center · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
River Phoenix Center for Peacemaking · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
United Way Greater Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
United Way North Central Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hippodrome · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
United Way Greater Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
United Way North Central Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Grace Marketplace · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Inter Faith Council · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Secu Family House · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Working Food · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Grace Marketplace · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Inter Faith Council · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Secu Family House · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Working Food · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Grace Marketplace · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Harn Museum · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Working Food · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Bread of the Mighty · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
St Francis House · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Bread of the Mighty · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,500
St Francis House · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Bread of the Mighty · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Phillips Center · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
River Phoenix Center for Peacemaking · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
St Francis House · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Alachua Habitat for Humanity · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Family Promise · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Transplanting Traditions · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Alachua Habitat for Humanity · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Family Promise · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Transplanting Traditions · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Alachua Conservation Trust · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Carolina for Kibera · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Family Promise · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Inter Faith Council · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Secu Family House · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Transplanting Traditions · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Camp Dudley · Dudley, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Florida Museum of Natural History · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Camp Dudley · Dudley, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Florida Museum of Natural History · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Florida Museum of Natural History · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Wuft · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
Wuft · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Wuft · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Unrestricted
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