Funding search · EIN 261539092 · Charlotte, NC
Louis M Helms Jr and Anita B Helms
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 136
- grants reported
- $392,859
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $900
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Mt Pleasant Food Ministry4 grants · $66,500
- Cabarrus Meals On Wheels4 grants · $66,500
- Second Harvest Food Bank4 grants · $61,000
- Cooperative Christian Ministry4 grants · $61,000
- Wings of Eagles Ranch4 grants · $18,000
- Cvan4 grants · $15,500
- Piedmont Choral Sociaey1 grant · $11,000
- Others4 grants · $7,985
- Charlotte Rescue Mission4 grants · $7,301
- Mercy Ships4 grants · $6,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 136 grants.
- $20,000
Cabarrus Meals On Wheels · Concord, NC · 2022
Program support
- $20,000
Cooperative Christian Ministry · Concord, NC · 2022
Program support
- $20,000
Mt Pleasant Food Ministry · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2022
Program support
- $20,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Program support
- $16,000
Mt Pleasant Food Ministry · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2024
Program support
- $16,000
Cooperative Christian Ministry · Concord, NC · 2023
Program support
- $15,750
Cabarrus Meals On Wheels · Concord, NC · 2024
Program support
- $15,500
Cabarrus Meals On Wheels · Concord, NC · 2025
Program support
- $15,500
Mt Pleasant Food Ministry · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2025
Program support
- $15,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Program support
- $15,250
Cabarrus Meals On Wheels · Concord, NC · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Cooperative Christian Ministry · Concord, NC · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Mt Pleasant Food Ministry · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2023
Program support
- $11,000
Piedmont Choral Sociaey · Concord, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $11,000
Wings of Eagles Ranch · Concord, NC · 2023
Program support
- $10,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Cooperative Christian Ministry · Concord, NC · 2025
Program support
- $6,000
Cvan · Concord, NC · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Cvan · Concord, NC · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Wings of Eagles Ranch · Concord, NC · 2022
Program support
- $3,945
Others · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2025
Program support
- $3,500
Cvan · Concord, NC · 2024
Program support
- $2,700
Charlotte Rescue Mission · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Program support
- $2,540
Others · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2024
Program support
- $2,250
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $2,200
Charlotte Rescue Mission · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Program support
- $2,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,950
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2025
Program support
- $1,900
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,850
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,750
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2025
Charitable
- $1,750
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,700
Salvation Army · Concord, NC · 2023
Program support
- $1,600
Earth Justice · Nyc, NY · 2023
Program support
- $1,600
American Parkinson Diseas · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,550
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Wycliffe Assoc · Orlando, FL · 2023
Program support
- $1,401
Charlotte Rescue Mission · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Program support
- $1,400
Others · Mt Pleasant, NC · 2023
Program support
- $1,350
Salvation Army · Concord, NC · 2022
Program support
- $1,300
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
- $1,300
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,250
Earth Justice · Nyc, NY · 2024
Program support
- $1,150
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Cvan · Concord, NC · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Doctors Wo Borders USA · Nyc, NY · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Wings of Eagles Ranch · Concord, NC · 2025
Program support
- $1,000
Doctors Wo Borders USA · Nyc, NY · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
The Nature Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Wings of Eagles Ranch · Concord, NC · 2024
Program support
- $1,000
Doctors Wo Borders USA · Nyc, NY · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Special Olympics · Morrisville, NC · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Wingate Univ · Wingate, NC · 2023
Program support
- $1,000
Cabarrus Arts Council · Concord, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Charlotte Rescue Mission · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Environmental Defense Fun · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Special Olympics · Morrisville, NC · 2022
Program support
- $1,000
Wingate Univ · Wingate, NC · 2022
Program support
- $930
The Nature Conservancy · Asheville, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $920
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $900
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Program support
- $900
Make a Wish · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $900
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $900
Make a Wish · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $800
Feed the Children · Oklahima City, OK · 2025
Program support
- $800
Alzheimer Association · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $800
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $790
Alzheimer Association · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $765
Wdav · Davidson, NC · 2025
Program support
- $765
Wdav · Davidson, NC · 2022
Program support
- $750
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $700
Make a Wish · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $700
Wingate Univ · Wingate, NC · 2025
Program support
- $700
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $700
Salvation Army · Concord, NC · 2024
Program support
- $700
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $700
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Program support
- $675
Feed the Children · Oklahima City, OK · 2024
Program support
- $650
Susan G Komen · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $650
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $600
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $600
Autism Speaks · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $600
Environmental Defense Fun · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $600
Alzheimer Association · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $550
Aarp Fdn · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Program support
- $500
Salvation Army · Concord, NC · 2025
Program support
- $500
Wycliffe Assoc · Orlando, FL · 2025
Program support
- $500
Justice Ministries · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Pprogram support
- $500
Ncsg · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Wycliffe Assoc · Orlando, FL · 2024
Program support
- $500
American Cancer Society · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Ncsg · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Doctors Wo Borders USA · Nyc, NY · 2022
Program support
- $500
Earth Justice · Nyc, NY · 2022
Program support
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