Funding search · EIN 560769897 · Shelby, NC

Dover Foundation

Name: Dover Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

235
grants reported: $4.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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.

Top recipients

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

Cleveland Co Family Ymca4 grants · $314,000
Salvation Army4 grants · $310,500
Gardner-Webb University4 grants · $191,000
Ncbm Shelby Mission Camp3 grants · $170,000
Boys Girls Club of Cleveland Co4 grants · $145,300
Cleveland Co Rescue Mission4 grants · $120,000
Unc Chapel Hill3 grants · $115,000
Nc State University4 grants · $110,000
Mt Calvary Baptist Church4 grants · $100,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$848,276

2022

$929,947

2023

$1.1M

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 235 grants.

$151,000
Cleveland Co Family Ymca · Shelby, NC · 2025
Building Renovations
$151,000
Cleveland Co Family Ymca · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$115,000
Salvation Army · Shelby, NC · 2022
Emergency social services & food pantry
$100,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
General Support
$70,000
Salvation Army · Shelby, NC · 2024
Emergency social services & food pantry
$65,500
Salvation Army · Shelby, NC · 2023
Emergency social services & food pantry
$60,000
Salvation Army · Shelby, NC · 2025
Emergency social services & food pantry
$60,000
Ncbm Shelby Mission Camp · Shelby, NC · 2024
Construction Ministry
$60,000
Ncbm Shelby Mission Camp · Shelby, NC · 2023
Construction Ministry
$56,300
Crossroads Rescue Mission · Shelby, NC · 2022
Parking Lot Project
$55,000
Paul Marion Ramseur Foundation · Kingston, NC · 2025
Box Truck for Food Ministry
$54,000
Polkville United Methodist Church · Polkville, NC · 2023
Repair & Restoration Project
$52,000
Cleveland Co Dss · Shelby, NC · 2022
Power bills and Heat Relief
$50,500
Greater Cleveland Co Baptist Assoc · Shelby, NC · 2022
Emergency Utility Bill Assistance program
$50,000
Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC · 2025
Scholarship
$50,000
Ncbm Shelby Mission Camp · Shelby, NC · 2025
Construction Ministry
$50,000
Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC · 2022
Scholarship
$47,000
Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$45,000
Green Bethel Baptist Church · Boiling Springs, NC · 2025
Metal Building for Food Ministry
$44,000
Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$43,000
Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Chr · Shelby, NC · 2025
HVAC Upgrades
$40,300
Boys Girls Club of Cleveland Co · Shelby, NC · 2023
After school and summer camp programs
$40,200
Turning Point Academy · Shelby, NC · 2024
Thanksgiving Dinner & Student Needs
$40,000
Boys Girls Club of Cleveland Co · Shelby, NC · 2025
After school and summer camp programs
$40,000
Cleveland Co Rescue Mission · Shelby, NC · 2025
Emergency Winter Overnight Shelter Project
$40,000
Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Scholarship
$40,000
Boys Girls Club of Cleveland Co · Shelby, NC · 2024
After school and summer camp programs
$40,000
Children'S Homes of Cleveland Count · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$40,000
Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$37,051
Grover Elementary School · Grover, NC · 2022
Media & More Project
$35,000
Mt Calvary Baptist Church · Shelby, NC · 2025
Literacy & Enrichment Program
$35,000
Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$30,000
Cleveland Community Cares · Shelby, NC · 2025
i.SMILE Senior Meal Program
$30,000
Shelby Presbyterian Church · Shelby, NC · 2025
General Support
$30,000
Cleveland Co Rescue Mission · Shelby, NC · 2024
Emergency Winter Overnight Shelter Project
$30,000
Mt Calvary Baptist Church · Shelby, NC · 2024
Literacy & Enrichment Program
$30,000
Children'S Homes of Cleveland Count · Shelby, NC · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Mt Calvary Baptist Church · Shelby, NC · 2023
Literacy & Enrichment Program
$30,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022
Scholarship
$28,000
Children'S Homes of Cleveland Count · Shelby, NC · 2025
Capacity Building Initiatives
$27,455
Cleveland Co Sheriff'S Department · Shelby, NC · 2022
Mobile Command Truck Project
$26,000
Washington Outreach Ministry · Waco, NC · 2025
Emergency Food Pantry Program
$25,500
Dover Baptist Church · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$25,200
Nc School for the Deaf Foundation · Morganton, NC · 2023
Alders Springs Rent Assistance Program
$25,000
Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2025
General Support
$25,000
Earl Scruggs Center · Shelby, NC · 2025
Musical Explorations Series
$25,000
Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Scholarship
$25,000
Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$25,000
Central United Methodist Church · Shelby, NC · 2023
Adopt a Window Project
$25,000
Changers Community Development Corp · Shelby, NC · 2023
Gym Restoration Project
$25,000
Cleveland Co Rescue Mission · Shelby, NC · 2023
Emergency Winter Overnight Shelter Project
$25,000
Cleveland Vocational Industries · Shelby, NC · 2023
Allie's Cafe Equipment Replacement Project
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity · Shelby, NC · 2023
Young Street Revitalization Project
$25,000
Washington Outreach Ministry · Waco, NC · 2023
Emergency Food Pantry Program
$25,000
Boys Girls Club of Cleveland Co · Shelby, NC · 2022
After school and summer camp programs
$25,000
Cleveland Co Rescue Mission · Shelby, NC · 2022
Emergency Winter Overnight Shelter Project
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity · Shelby, NC · 2022
Young Street Revitalization Project
$22,000
Mental Health Association of Clevel · Shelby, NC · 2025
General Support
$21,480
Cleveland County Schools · Shelby, NC · 2023
Career Technical Education Internship Program
$20,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$20,000
Junior Charity League of Shelby · Shelby, NC · 2025
Clothe-A-Child
$20,000
Waddell Chapel Ame Zion Church · Shelby, NC · 2025
Building upgrades
$20,000
Cleveland Community Cares · Shelby, NC · 2024
i.SMILE Senior Meal Program
$20,000
Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Mental Health Association of Clevel · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Kings Mountain Baptist Church · Kings Mountain, NC · 2023
Building Renovation Project
$20,000
Mental Health Association of Clevel · Shelby, NC · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Brothers in Christ Outreach Ministr · Shelby, NC · 2022
Playground enhancements & scholarships
$20,000
Cleveland Vocational Industries · Shelby, NC · 2022
Facility safety & security updates
$20,000
Mental Health Association of Clevel · Shelby, NC · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Scholarship
$20,000
University of Florida · Gainsville, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$17,000
Communities in School · Shelby, NC · 2025
General Support
$17,000
Young Life · Shelby, NC · 2024
General Support
$17,000
Lafayette St United Methodist Churc · Shelby, NC · 2023
Safety Project
$16,474
Communities in School · Shelby, NC · 2024
Graduation Coach Program
$16,000
Communities in School · Shelby, NC · 2023
Graduation Coach Program
$15,750
Young Life · Shelby, NC · 2023
General Support
$15,400
Paul Marion Ramseur Foundation · Kingston, NC · 2023
Reading & Literacy Nature Program
$15,000
Cleveland Co Arts Council · Shelby, NC · 2025
Arts in Education Programs
$15,000
Council On Aging · Shelby, NC · 2025
Building Renovations
$15,000
East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2025
Scholarship
$15,000
Kingston Com Org Concerned Citizens · Kingstown, NC · 2025
Senior Adults Food Program
$15,000
Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2024
Scholarship
$15,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$15,000
Cleveland Co Arts Council · Shelby, NC · 2024
Arts in Education Programs
$15,000
Wake Forest University · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$15,000
Cleveland Co Arts Council · Shelby, NC · 2023
Arts in Education Programs
$15,000
Cleveland Co Arts Council · Shelby, NC · 2022
Arts in Education Programs
$15,000
Communities in School · Shelby, NC · 2022
Project Connect
$15,000
Community Math Academy · Shelby, NC · 2022
General Support
$15,000
Louisiana State University · Batan Rouge, LA · 2022
Scholarships
$15,000
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2022
Scholarships
$15,000
Young Life · Shelby, NC · 2022
General Support
$14,072
New Hope Baptist Church · Earl, NC · 2023
Campus Network Project
$13,795
Union Baptist Church · Shelby, NC · 2023
General Support
$13,500
Feeding Kids Cleveland County · Boling Springs, NC · 2023
Food & Bank Home Delivery Program
$12,610
The Cleveland County Potato Project · Shelby, NC · 2025
General Support

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