Funding search · EIN 270004751 · Gastonia, NC

The David Belk Cannon Foundation

Name: The David Belk Cannon Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

194
grants reported: $28.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $40,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Gaston Community Foundation9 grants · $9.0M
Gaston Day School5 grants · $1.9M
Saint Mary'S School6 grants · $1.8M
Davidson College3 grants · $1.8M
Montreat Conference Center1 grant · $1.0M
The Conservation Fund2 grants · $1.0M
Year Up5 grants · $750,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden3 grants · $700,000
Gaston College Foundation2 grants · $666,666
Christ School5 grants · $630,000

Giving over time

$10.1M

2022

$5.6M

2023

$12.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 194 grants.

$1.5M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New Hope Business District
$1.5M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New Hope Business District
$1.1M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
DBC Donor Advised Fund
$1.1M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
DBC Donor Advised Fund
$1.0M
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Center for Career Development
$1.0M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2023
New Hope Business District
$1.0M
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2022
New Hope Business District
$1.0M
Montreat Conference Center · Montreat, NC · 2022
New Lodge Facility
$892,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Construction of new upper school building
$892,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Construction of new upper school building
$766,371
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2023
DBC Donor Advised Fund
$666,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
$543,600
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
DBC Donor Advised Fund, Rankin Fund, Strategic Planning
$543,600
Gaston Community Foundation · Gastonia, NC · 2024
DBC Donor Advised Fund, Rankin Fund, Strategic Planning
$500,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation Fund's Carolina Farms Fund Project
$500,000
The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conservation Fund's Carolina Farms Fund Project
$500,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022
Center for Career Development
$500,000
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
$333,333
Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2023
Fiber Innovation Center
$333,333
Catawba Lands Conservancy · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Carolina Thread Trail South Fork Corridor
$333,333
Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2022
Fiber Innovation Center
$300,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2024
Support Phase 1 projects in DSBG's strategic plan
$300,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2024
Support Phase 1 projects in DSBG's strategic plan
$250,000
Christ Church Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Transforming Hearts, Changing Lives campaign
$250,000
Christ Church Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Transforming Hearts, Changing Lives campaign
$250,000
Covenant Village · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Outdoor Pavillion & Driveway/Parking Lot Improvements
$250,000
Covenant Village · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Outdoor Pavillion & Driveway/Parking Lot Improvements
$250,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Matthews Travel Fund
$250,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cultivate Capital Campaign
$250,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cultivate Capital Campaign
$250,000
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2022
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
$200,000
Gaston County Family Ymca · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Capital Campaign
$200,000
Gaston County Family Ymca · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Capital Campaign
$190,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2022
Scholarship Fund, Other
$190,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2022
Scholarship Fund, Other
$166,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Construction
$166,667
South Carolina Waterfowl Associatio · Pinewood, SC · 2023
Quail & Wildlife Management Fellowship
$166,667
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Construction
$166,667
South Carolina Waterfowl Associatio · Pinewood, SC · 2022
Quail & Wildlife Management Fellowship
$166,666
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Construction
$166,666
Saint Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Construction
$155,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Board Directed, Other
$150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
$150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
$150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
Support program to prepare career-ready talent for local employers
$150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
Support program to prepare career-ready talent for local employers
$150,000
Schiele Museum of Natural History · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Support New Dinosaur Exhibit
$150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2023
Charlotte Region
$150,000
Myers Memorial Methodist Church · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Exterior Projects
$150,000
Myers Memorial Methodist Church · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Exterior Projects
$150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
Charlotte Region
$150,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
Charlotte Region
$127,500
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2023
Scholarships, Board Directed
$125,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene relief
$125,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane Helene relief
$125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
$125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2024
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
$125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$125,000
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Transforming Lives for God's Glory campaign
$125,000
Kintegra Health · Gastonia, NC · 2023
New facility in Bessemer City, NC
$125,000
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Transforming Lives for God's Glory campaign
$125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Scholarships
$125,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Scholarships
$100,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2024
Support Endowed DBC Scholarship
$100,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2024
Support Endowed DBC Scholarship
$100,000
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden · Belmont, NC · 2023
Assist with Cost of Rebranding
$95,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Gastoni · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Dancing for Future Stars
$95,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Gastoni · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Dancing for Future Stars
$83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Housing Development and Community Center
$83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Housing Development and Community Center
$83,333
Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Housing Development and Community Center
$80,000
Boys Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2023
Highlands Campaign
$75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operating Support
$75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operating Support
$75,000
Dream Center Academy · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operating Support
$67,000
Gaston Day School · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Board Directed
$62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2024
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
$62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2024
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
$62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2023
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
$62,500
Union Presbyterian Seminary · Richmond, VA · 2022
John & Missy Kuykendall VP for Dean of Students
$60,000
Gaston County Animal Care Enforceme · Gastonia, NC · 2022
X-ray maching, Surgical Suite
$60,000
Gaston County Animal Care Enforceme · Gastonia, NC · 2022
X-ray maching, Surgical Suite
$55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
$55,000
Kenan-Flagler Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Board Directed, Other
$52,500
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Jenner V. Foundation Fund
$50,000
Presbyterian Psychological Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Presbyterian Psychological Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Charlotte Neuroscience Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operating Support
$50,000
Christ School · Arden, NC · 2023
Scholarship Fund, Other
$50,000
Crisis Assistance Ministry · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operating Support
$50,000
College Advising Corps · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Peer-counselors in NC High Schools
$50,000
Unc-Ch Kenan-Flager Business School · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Capital Campaign for new building
$50,000
Wingate University · Wingate, NC · 2022
Endowed Scholarship
$40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Walk MS 2024
$40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
Walk MS 2024
$40,000
Randolph-Macon Academy · Front Royal, VA · 2024
Scholarship support
$40,000
Randolph-Macon Academy · Front Royal, VA · 2024
Scholarship support
$40,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2023
2022 Augusta Walk
$38,000
Christian Prayer and Healing Center · Gastonia, NC · 2022
Board Directed, Operating Support

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