Funding search · EIN 566061776 · Raleigh, NC
George Smedes Poyner 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.
- 110
- grants reported
- $189,800
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- North Carolina State University Foundation4 grants · $22,000
- North Carolina Symphony4 grants · $20,100
- Ymca of the Triangle4 grants · $17,000
- North Carolina Acquarium Society4 grants · $13,000
- North Carolina Opera4 grants · $11,100
- Needham Broughton Alumni Association2 grants · $10,000
- Needham Broughton Alumni Association2 grants · $10,000
- Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity2 grants · $10,000
- Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity2 grants · $10,000
- St Mary'S School4 grants · $6,600
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 110 grants.
- $7,000
North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Educational support
- $5,100
North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Kindred Spirits Foundation - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $5,000
North Carolina Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Kindred Spirits - a Jazz Nativity · New York, NY · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $5,000
Needham Broughton Alumni Association · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Educational support
- $4,000
North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $4,000
Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $4,000
Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $4,000
Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $3,100
North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $3,000
North Carolina Marine and Estuary F · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $3,000
North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $3,000
North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $3,000
Paul and Sophia Chandley Music Foundation · Troy, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $2,600
St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Educational support
- $2,500
North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $2,500
North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
Cape Lookout Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activities
- $2,000
Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
Wake Relief · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activities
- $2,000
Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $2,000
Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
North Carolina Acquarium Society · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $2,000
Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,500
Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,500
Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,200
Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Downtown Morehead City · Morehead City, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
North Carolina Agricultural Foundat · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Educational support
- $1,000
St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Educational support
- $1,000
Urban Ministries of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Downtown Morehead City · Morehead City, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
North Carolina Agricultural Foundat · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $1,000
North Carolina Marine and Estuary F · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
St Mary'S School · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $1,000
Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association · Morehead City, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Healing Transitions · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $1,000
Women'S Giving Network of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association · Morehead City, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $1,000
Raleigh Fine Arts Society · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $600
Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $500
Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $500
American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $500
Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $500
Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $500
St Michaels Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $500
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $500
American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $500
Hospice of Wake County · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $500
Meals On Wheels · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $500
Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $500
American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $500
Boys and Girls Club of America · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $500
Susan G Komen for the Cure · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $500
Theatre Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $250
Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $200
Alzheimer'S Association Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $200
First Presbyterian Church · Wilson, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $200
Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $150
Christ Baptist Church · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support charitable activities
- $100
Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activities
- $100
Duke Children'S Hospital · Durham, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activites
- $100
Duke University Department of Neurology Movement Disorder Program · Durham, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activities
- $100
St Luke United Methodist Church - Ark Ministry · Sanford, NC · 2024
Support of charitable activities
- $100
Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Support charitable activities
- $100
Virginia Episcopal School · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Educational support
- $100
Christ Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Support charitable activities
- $100
Barton College · Wilson, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $100
Carteret Community College Foundation Inc - Culinary School · Morehead City, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $100
Christ Episcopal Church · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
- $100
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $100
Gliobalstoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Support charitable activities
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