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 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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  • 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

$109,500
2022
$114,740
2023
$89,249
2024
$79,370
2025

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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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.