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 20222025. 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

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  • 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

$15,760
2022
$14,610
2023
$32,025
2024
$30,000
2025

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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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.