Funding search · EIN 263769327 · Pittsboro, NC

John and Barbara McLendon Family

Name: John and Barbara McLendon Family grants, 2022–2025
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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.

44
grants reported: $800,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Novusway4 grants · $370,000
Rock Point School4 grants · $110,000
The Option Institute and Fellowship3 grants · $45,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy4 grants · $40,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy4 grants · $40,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina4 grants · $40,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy4 grants · $40,000
Vermont Children'S Trust Foundation4 grants · $40,000
The University of Vermont Foundation4 grants · $20,000
Vermont Land Trust4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$95,000

2022

$95,000

2023

$180,000

2024

$430,000

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$300,000
Novusway · Arden, NC · 2025
General exempt purpose
$50,000
Rock Point School · Burlington, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$50,000
Novusway · Arden, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
$50,000
Rock Point School · Burlington, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
$15,000
Stark Mountain Foundation · Waitsfield, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$15,000
The Option Institute and Fellowship · Sheffield, MA · 2024
General exempt purpose
$15,000
The Option Institute and Fellowship · Sheffield, MA · 2023
General exempt purpose
$15,000
The Option Institute and Fellowship · Sheffield, MA · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2025
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2025
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2025
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2025
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Vermont Children'S Trust Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2024
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Vermont Children'S Trust Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Novusway · Arden, NC · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Vermont Children'S Trust Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy · Boone, NC · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Novusway · Arden, NC · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2022
General exempt purpose
$10,000
Vermont Children'S Trust Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
General exempt purpose
$5,000
The Green Mountain Club · Waterbury Center, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$5,000
The University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2025
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Green Mountain Club · Waterbury Center, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
$5,000
The University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2024
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Green Mountain Club · Waterbury Center, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Rock Point School · Burlington, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
$5,000
The University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Green Mountain Club · Waterbury Center, VT · 2022
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Rock Point School · Burlington, VT · 2022
General exempt purpose
$5,000
The University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022
General exempt purpose
$5,000
Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2022
General exempt purpose

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