Funding search · EIN 582241078 · Charlotte, NC
L Jack & Ella Shaw Spiers 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.
- 18
- grants reported
- $276,703
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Grant history
All 18 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Unc Art and Sciences Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Education
- $50,000
John Preyer Fund - Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Education
- $30,000
The Public Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Medical research
- $25,000
Janes Fund · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Community outreach
- $25,000
Charlotte Country Day School · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Foscoe Community Center · Banner Elk, NC · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Ymca in Avery · Linville, NC · 2024
Community outreach
- $5,000
Hopeway · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Medical research
- $5,000
Jane'S Fund · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Community outreac
- $5,000
The Orange County Literacy Council · Carrboro, NC · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Williams Ymca of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2022
Community outreach
- $2,500
Crossner School in Avery · Crossnore, NC · 2024
Ducation
- $2,500
In Reach · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Community outreach
- $2,500
Parkinsons · Mathews, NC · 2024
Medical
- $2,500
The Winfield Family Carolina Covenant Endowment · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Community outreach
- $2,500
Hpw Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Communiuty outreac
- $2,500
The Winfield Family Carolina Covenant Endowment Fund · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Education
- $1,703
Unc School of Nursing · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Education
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