Funding search · EIN 562061224 · Cary, NC

Knier Family 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.

115
grants reported
$434,816
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,250
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Lake Toxaway Charities4 grants · $119,250
  • Cardinal Gibbons High School4 grants · $67,000
  • The Carying Place4 grants · $54,591
  • Gigi'S Playhouse3 grants · $30,000
  • The Miracle League of the Triangle2 grants · $18,200
  • St Mary Magdalene Church4 grants · $12,255
  • Catholic Diocese of Raleigh4 grants · $10,000
  • Bread of Life1 grant · $10,000
  • Handshake Columbus3 grants · $8,500
  • A Caring Center for Women3 grants · $6,250

Giving over time

$97,700
2022
$95,160
2023
$113,091
2024
$128,865
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 115 grants.

  • $44,000

    Lake Toxaway Charities · Lake Toxaway, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $25,250

    Lake Toxaway Charities · Lake Toxaway, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $25,000

    Lake Toxaway Charities · Lake Toxaway, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $25,000

    Lake Toxaway Charities · Lake Toxaway, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $22,000

    Cardinal Gibbons High School · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General endowment

  • $21,500

    Cardinal Gibbons High School · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General endowment

  • $21,178

    The Carying Place · Cary, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $16,500

    The Miracle League of the Triangle · Cary, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $15,883

    The Carying Place · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Cardinal Gibbons High School · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General endowment

  • $11,000

    Cardinal Gibbons High School · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    General endowment

  • $10,000

    Bread of Life · Brevard, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Gigi'S Playhouse · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $10,000

    Gigi'S Playhouse · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $10,000

    Gigi'S Playhouse · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $10,000

    The Carying Place · Cary, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $7,530

    The Carying Place · Cary, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,075

    St Mary Magdalene Church · Apex, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $5,000

    Gabi'S Powered By Special Abilities · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Allen Creek Baptist Church · Waynesville, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $4,500

    Handshake Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $3,500

    A Caring Center for Women · Vero Beach, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $3,120

    St Mary Magdalene Church · Apex, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $3,060

    St Mary Magdalene Church · Apex, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $3,000

    Handshake Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $3,000

    Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,500

    Blood Cancer United · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,500

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Miracle League · Cary, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,500

    A Caring Center for Women · Vero Beach, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,350

    Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $2,070

    First Cary United Methodist Church · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Interact · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Operation Resolute · Bellhaven, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Read and Feed · Cary, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Catholic Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Northland College · Ashland, WI · 2022

    Operating support

  • $2,000

    The Preston Robest Tisch Brain Tumor Center · Durham, NC · 2022

    Brain tumor research

  • $2,000

    Trosa · Durham, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $2,000

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,800

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2022

    Support

  • $1,720

    Autism Society of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,700

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2023

    Support

  • $1,700

    The Miracle League of the Triangle · Cary, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,553

    Dorcas Ministries · Cary, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    Cadco Construction Autism Awareness · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    Miracle League · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    Pretty in Pink Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,300

    Children'S Flight of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,300

    Interact · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,300

    Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,250

    St Andrew the Apostle · Apex, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,250

    Children'S Flight of Hope · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,250

    First Tee Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,250

    Interact · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,250

    Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,200

    Ymca of the Triangle · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,165

    Triangle Curling · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2025

    Support

  • $1,000

    First Cary United Methodist Church · Cary, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Handshake Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,000

    Kids Who Give · Morrisville, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Read and Feed · Cary, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Mary Magdalene Church · Apex, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Cary, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Taylor Family Ymca · Cary, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Trosa · Durham, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    Western Wake Crisis Ministry · Apex, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2024

    Support

  • $1,000

    Northland College · Ashland, WI · 2024

    Operating support

  • $1,000

    Safechild · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Michael'S School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Cary, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Michael'S School and Nursery · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    The Preston Robest Tisch Brain Tumor Center · Durham, NC · 2023

    Brain tumor research

  • $1,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Support of daily activities

  • $1,000

    Life Experiences · Morrisville, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Cary, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $833

    Triangle Curling · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $647

    Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025

    General support

  • $615

    The Windsor Charitable Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $568

    World Vision · Federal Way, WA · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    Autism Society of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    Faith Builders · Matthews, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $500

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $500

    St Mary'S College Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    Holy Cross Catholic Church · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Rawhide Youth Services · New London, WI · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    St Mary'S College Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    Angels 4 Autism · Queens, NY · 2023

    Support of daily activities

  • $500

    St Mary'S College Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Support of daily activities

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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.