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 20222024. 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

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  • 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

$1.2M
2022
$664,500
2023
$2.1M
2024

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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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.