Funding search · EIN 562166688 · Kinston, NC

The E Merle & Ollie W Edwards Fou

Name: The E Merle & Ollie W Edwards Fou grants, 2021–2025
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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

44
grants reported: $297,000
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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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Southside Christian Schoo4 grants · $125,000
Meredith College3 grants · $45,000
The Nc Marine and Estuary Foundatio4 grants · $35,000
Smith'S New Home Ofwb Church1 grant · $20,000
Samuel J Wornon Iii Innovation1 grant · $10,000
Ducks Unlimited2 grants · $10,000
Hope Preparatory School1 grant · $8,500
Sean M Healey & Amg Center1 grant · $5,000
Cary Academy1 grant · $5,000
Ecu College of Fine Arts1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$61,500

2021

$60,000

2022

$102,000

2023

$50,000

2024

$23,500

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Southside Christian Schoo · Clayton, NC · 2021
Charitable
$25,000
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Southside Christian Schoo · Clayton, NC · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Southside Christian Schoo · Clayton, NC · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Southside Christian Schoo · Clayton, NC · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Smith'S New Home Ofwb Church · Deep Run, NC · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
The Nc Marine and Estuary Foundatio · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
The Nc Marine and Estuary Foundatio · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
The Nc Marine and Estuary Foundatio · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Samuel J Wornon Iii Innovation · Greenville, NC · 2022
Charitable
$8,500
Hope Preparatory School · Kinston, NC · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Ecu College of Fine Arts · Greenville, NC · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Cary Academy · Cary, NC · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
The Nc Marine and Estuary Foundatio · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Ducks Unlimited · Cary, NC · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Ducks Unlimited · Cary, NC · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Sean M Healey & Amg Center · Boston, MA · 2021
Charitable
$3,500
Boy Scouts of America · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Helps · Morehead City, NC · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Helping a Hero · Houston, TX · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Methodist Home for Children Foundat · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Charitable
$2,000
Barnie & Ed Rawl Scholarship Fund · Greenville, NC · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Ecu Health Foundation · Greenville, NC · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
Pinetops United Methodist Men · Pinetops, NC · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
Carteret Community Theater · Morehead City, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Historical & Genealogical Society · Englehard, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Nc Coastal Land Trust · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Nc Family Policy Council · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Pinetops United Methodist Men · Pinetops, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Greenville, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Boy Scouts of America · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
The American Red Cross · Fayetteville, NC · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
University of Mount Olive · Mount Olive, NC · 2021
Charitable
$500
Bladen We Care · Elizabethtown, NC · 2025
Charitable
$500
Bladen We Care · Elizabethtown, NC · 2024
Charitable
$500
Bladen We Care · Elizabethtown, NC · 2023
Charitable
$500
Bladen We Care · Elizabethtown, NC · 2023
Charitable
$500
Nc Family Policy Council · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$500
Nc Family Policy Council · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$500
Bladen We Care · Elizabethtown, NC · 2022
Charitable
$500
University of Mount Olive · Mount Olive, NC · 2022
Charitable
$500
Garner Dolphins Swim Team · Garner, NC · 2021
Charitable

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