Funding search · EIN 842115194 · Raleigh, NC

The Empire Gives Back

Name: The Empire Gives Back 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.

48
grants reported: $344,410
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,402
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

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.

Nc State Foundation2 grants · $75,500
Safechild3 grants · $74,260
Occoneechee Council Bsa3 grants · $64,300
Raleigh Police Department1 grant · $25,000
Ymca2 grants · $20,532
American University1 grant · $15,250
Nc State Student Aid Association2 grants · $14,483
Catholic Diocese of Raleigh2 grants · $9,600
The Broughton High School Caps Club1 grant · $8,575
North Carolina Theatre1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$61,151

2022

$102,026

2023

$181,233

2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$75,000
Nc State Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$36,000
Occoneechee Council Bsa · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Annual appeal contribution
$34,000
Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Annual appeal contribution
$25,000
Raleigh Police Department · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Raleigh police department foundation
$20,260
Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Annual appeal contribution
$20,000
Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Annual appeal contribution
$15,300
Occoneechee Council Bsa · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Annual appeal contribution
$15,250
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
$13,000
Occoneechee Council Bsa · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Annual appeal contribution
$10,500
Ymca · Raleigh, NC · 2023
To further the organization mission
$10,032
Ymca · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To further the organization mission
$10,000
Nc State Student Aid Association · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Student aid donation
$8,575
The Broughton High School Caps Club · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Corporate sponsorships
$5,000
Nash Autism Seeking Hope · Enfield, NC · 2023
Fundraiser pledge
$5,000
North Carolina Theatre · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Sponsorship
$4,800
Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Annual appeal contribution
$4,800
Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Annual appeal contribution
$4,500
Kay Yow Cancer Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
Donation
$4,483
Nc State Student Aid Association · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Student aid donation
$3,302
Freedom Ride Rescue · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Fundraiser
$2,500
The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$1,563
Broughton Magnet High School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$1,482
Ligon Magnet Middle School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$1,417
Empire Eats · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To further the organization mission
$1,388
Pinecone - Piedmont Council of Traditional Music · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Memorial scholarship, beers & banjos fundraiser
$1,327
Junior League of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$1,086
Broughton Magnet High School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$1,042
Ligon Magnet Middle School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Enloe Eagle Athletic Booster Club · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Sponsorship - green eagle partner
$1,000
Cub Scout Pack 325 · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Troop 325 eagle scout project
$900
Junior League of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$750
Artsplosure · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation
$750
Nc Museum of History · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Donation and longleaf film festival
$750
Ligon Arts Boosters · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To further the organization mission
$548
The Pit · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To further the organization mission
$525
Durham Literacy Center · Durham, NC · 2023
Donation
$500
Triangle Lebanese-American Center · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Lebanese festival donation
$500
Nc Museum of History · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$500
Nc State Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$268
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Donation
$200
Wendell Baptist Church · Wendell, NC · 2022
In memory of june perry from mr. & mrs. Greg hatem
$150
Moore Square Magent Middle School Pta · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Square burger give back nights
$125
Tuscarora Council Bsa · Goldsboro, NC · 2023
Friends of scouting campaign
$121
Telepathic Graphics · Rocky Mount, NC · 2022
To further the organization mission
$100
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024
2024 ncsu shack a thon
$83
Herbert Akins Rd Middle School Pta · Fuquayvarina, NC · 2022
Food truck give back
$-467
Empire Historic Developments · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Donation
$-500
Carolina Uvc · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Donation

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