Funding search · EIN 566042828 · Mebane, NC
Ella and Les Swindell Foundation
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
- $92,395
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,442
- 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
serviceseducationalhealthhumaneducationscholarshipanimalcancer
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Second Harvest Food Bank2 grants · $12,200
- Asheville Humane Society1 grant · $11,700
- Hannahs Haven2 grants · $6,735
- Unc Chapel Hill Charles Harrison Ra2 grants · $6,220
- Woodberry Forest1 grant · $5,325
- C Harrison Ray Scholarship Fund1 grant · $4,500
- Hannahs Haven1 grant · $3,750
- Woodberry Forest School1 grant · $3,750
- Wylder Nation Foundation2 grants · $3,495
- Wylder National Foundation1 grant · $2,750
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $11,700
Asheville Humane Society · Asheville, NC · 2024
Animal services
- $11,700
Second Harvest Food Bank · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Health and human services
- $5,325
Woodberry Forest · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Education services
- $4,500
C Harrison Ray Scholarship Fund · Englewood, CO · 2025
Educational services
- $3,990
Hannahs Haven · Browns Summit, NC · 2022
Health & human services
- $3,750
Hannahs Haven · Browns Summit, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $3,750
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2025
Educational services
- $3,525
Unc Chapel Hill Charles Harrison Ra · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Educational scholarship
- $2,750
The Shepherds Center · Winston Salem, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $2,750
Wylder National Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
Educational services
- $2,745
Hannahs Haven · Browns Summit, NC · 2023
Health & human services
- $2,695
Unc Chapel Hill Charles Harrison Ra · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $2,685
Hpc Bison Club · High Point, NC · 2023
Educational services
- $2,000
Carteret Community College Foundati · Morehead City, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $2,000
The Community Table · Dillsboro, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $2,000
Charles H Ray Scholarship Fund · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Education services
- $1,800
Wylder Nation Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Health & human services
- $1,750
East Forsyth High School · Kernersville, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $1,695
The Sheherds Center · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
Health & human services
- $1,695
Woodberry Forest School Amici Fund · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Educational enrichment
- $1,695
Wylder Nation Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Health & human services
- $1,500
Spca of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $1,385
Make a Wish America · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Health & human services
- $1,150
Alzheimers Association · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $1,100
Mebane Jeep Club · Mebane, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $1,000
Friends Home · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $1,000
Friends Homes · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Health and human services
- $1,000
German Shepherd Rescue · Durham, NC · 2023
Animal services
- $1,000
Make a Wish America · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Health & human services
- $995
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
Health & human services
- $695
Carteret Community College · Morehead City, NC · 2022
Educational scholarship
- $525
Carteret Cc Foundation · Morehead City, NC · 2023
Educational services
- $500
Bsa Troop 958 · Winston Salem, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $500
Endofund · New York, NY · 2025
Educational services
- $500
Humane World for Animals · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational services
- $500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Winston Salem, NC · 2025
Educational services
- $400
Delaney Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Health & human services
- $360
American Cancer Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Health & human services
- $360
American Heart Association · Durham, NC · 2023
Health & human services
- $300
Carteret Community College · Morehead City, NC · 2024
Education services
- $300
Leukemia Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2022
Cancer research
- $300
St Jude Childrens Hospital · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Health & human services
- $300
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
Health & human services
- $225
Crestview Area Shelter for Homeless · Crestview, FL · 2023
Health & human services
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