Funding search · EIN 800271065 · Cherryville, NC

Lena Sue and C Grier Beam Family

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

62
grants reported
$159,250
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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.

What they fund

distressedreliefmedicalservicesanimalreligiousrescueconservation

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Top recipients

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  • St Judes Childrens Research Hosp4 grants · $40,000
  • First United Methodist Church3 grants · $30,000
  • Atrium Health Foundation2 grants · $15,000
  • Levine Children'S Hospital2 grants · $15,000
  • Beloved Asheville2 grants · $10,000
  • Holy Angels4 grants · $10,000
  • Gaston College Foundation3 grants · $10,000
  • Tri-County Animal Rescue4 grants · $4,000
  • Save the Children Federation1 grant · $2,500
  • United Way Worldwide1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$46,500
2022
$37,000
2023
$44,000
2024
$31,750
2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    St Judes Childrens Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Charitable-medical services

  • $10,000

    First United Methodist Church · Cherryville, NC · 2024

    Religious

  • $10,000

    St Judes Childrens Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Charitable-medical services

  • $10,000

    First United Methodist Church · Cherryville, NC · 2023

    Religious

  • $10,000

    St Judes Childrens Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Charitable-medical services

  • $10,000

    First United Methodist Church · Cherryville, NC · 2022

    Religious

  • $10,000

    St Judes Childrens Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Charitable-medical services

  • $7,500

    Levine Children'S Hospital · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Charitable-medical services

  • $7,500

    Levine Children'S Hospital · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Charitable-medical services

  • $7,500

    Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Charitable - medical services

  • $7,500

    Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Charitable - medical services

  • $5,000

    Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $5,000

    Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $5,000

    Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2024

    Providing scholarships for students

  • $2,500

    Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2025

    Providing scholarships for students

  • $2,500

    Holy Angels · Belmont, NC · 2025

    Charitable-relief for distressed

  • $2,500

    Holy Angels · Belmont, NC · 2024

    Charitable-relief for distressed

  • $2,500

    Holy Angels · Belmont, NC · 2023

    Charitable-relief for distressed

  • $2,500

    Gaston College Foundation · Dallas, NC · 2022

    Educational support

  • $2,500

    Holy Angels · Belmont, NC · 2022

    Charitable-relief for distressed

  • $2,500

    Save the Children Federation · Durham, NC · 2022

    Assisting children

  • $2,500

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $1,000

    Tri-County Animal Rescue · Alexis, NC · 2025

    Animal rescue

  • $1,000

    Tri-County Animal Rescue · Alexis, NC · 2024

    Animal rescue

  • $1,000

    American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $1,000

    Tri-County Animal Rescue · Alexis, NC · 2023

    Animal rescue

  • $1,000

    American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $1,000

    Cherryville Area Ministries · Kings Mountain, NC · 2022

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $1,000

    Jeff Gordon Children'S Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $1,000

    The V Foundation for Cancer Researc · Cary, NC · 2022

    Charitable - medical services

  • $1,000

    Tri-County Animal Rescue · Alexis, NC · 2022

    Animal rescue

  • $1,000

    University of North Carolina Planet · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    To provide educational programs

  • $750

    The North Carolina Public Televisio · Research Triangle, NC · 2025

    Public tv network serving nc

  • $750

    The North Carolina Public Televisio · Research Triangle, NC · 2024

    Public tv network serving nc

  • $750

    The North Carolina Public Televisio · Research Triangle, NC · 2023

    Public tv network serving nc

  • $750

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Animal rescue

  • $500

    Tar River Land Conservancy · Louisburg, NC · 2025

    Preservation of natural resources

  • $500

    The Upper Room · Nashville, TN · 2025

    Religious

  • $500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Animal rescue

  • $500

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $500

    The Upper Room · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Religious

  • $500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    Asheville Humane Society · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Animal care and adoption

  • $500

    Food Connection · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Redistribute food to underserved com

  • $500

    Jeff Gordon Children'S Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $500

    Tar River Land Conservancy · Louisburg, NC · 2023

    Preservation of natural resources

  • $500

    The Upper Room · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Religious

  • $500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2023

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Animal rescue

  • $500

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $500

    The Shelter of Gaston County · Gastonia, NC · 2022

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $500

    The Upper Room · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Religious

  • $250

    Jeff Gordon Children'S Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Charitable-relief for distressed

  • $250

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025

    Charitable - relief for distressed

  • $250

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable - nature conservation

  • $250

    Cherryville Area Ministries · Kings Mountain, NC · 2023

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $250

    The Shelter of Gaston County · Gastonia, NC · 2023

    Charitable -relief for distressed

  • $250

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable - nature conservation

  • $250

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable - nature conservation

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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.