Funding search · EIN 830380210 · Durham, NC

Silverback 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.

104
grants reported
$392,700
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Duke Cancer Institute3 grants · $85,000
  • Chatham County Literacy Council2 grants · $25,000
  • Duke Children'S Hospital3 grants · $25,000
  • Folds of Honor Eastern Nc3 grants · $24,500
  • Volunteers for Youth3 grants · $17,000
  • Museum of Life and Science3 grants · $15,000
  • Jewish for Good3 grants · $15,000
  • Urban Ministries3 grants · $10,000
  • Chatham Literacy1 grant · $10,000
  • Meals On Wheels Durham3 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$134,500
2022
$125,000
2023
$133,200
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 104 grants.

  • $35,000

    Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $25,000

    Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $13,500

    Folds of Honor Eastern Nc · Cary, NC · 2023

    General supportgeneral support

  • $12,500

    Chatham County Literacy Council · Pittsboro, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Chatham County Literacy Council · Pittsboro, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Duke Children'S Hospital · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Folds of Honor Eastern Nc · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chatham Literacy · Siler City, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Duke Children'S Hospital · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $9,000

    Duke University - Iron Dukes Fund · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Meals On Wheels Durham · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    Volunteers for Youth · Carrboro, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,800

    Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $5,500

    Volunteers for Youth · Carrboro, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $5,500

    Volunteers for Youth · Carrboro, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Happy Ditto · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Jewish for Good · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Duke Children'S Hospital · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Jewish for Good · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Jordan High School Athletic Booster Club · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Center for Child and Family Health · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Durham Habitat for Humanity · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Durham Jazz Workshop · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Jewish for Good · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Urban Ministries · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $4,500

    Jason Learning · Ashburn, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Chatham Education Foundation · Pittsboro, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Chatham Education Foundation · Pittsboro, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Harper'S Home Nc · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    United Way of Chatham County · Pittsboro, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Urban Ministries · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Habitat for Humanity · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Urban Ministries · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Nativity School · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    North Carolina Arts in Action · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Ronald McDonald House Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Special Olympics Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    United Way of Chatham County · Pittsboro, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Center for Child and Family Health · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Cora Food Pantry · Pittsboro, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Durham Habitat for Humanity · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Esteamed Coffee · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Great American Songbook Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Meals On Wheels Durham · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Center for Child and Family Health · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Cora Food Pantry · Pittsboro, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Esteamed Coffee · Cary, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Meals On Wheels Durham · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    United Way of Chatham County · Pittsboro, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Durham Success Summit · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Esteamed Coffee · Cary, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Triangle Artworks · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,700

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,500

    Corral Riding Academy · Cary, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,500

    Corral Riding Academy · Cary, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,500

    Cora Food Pantry · Pittsboro, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,500

    Corral Riding Academy · Cary, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,200

    Triangle Artworks · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Duke Lemur Center · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Wonder Connection · Calabasas, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Duke Lemur Center · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Durham Nativity School · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Fcr (Family & Communities Rising) · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

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

    General support

  • $1,000

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs- Wonder Connection · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Triangle Artworks · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Chatham Education Foundation · Pittsboro, NC · 2022

    Education advancement

  • $1,000

    Community Music School · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Duke Lemur Center · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Folds of Honor Eastern Nc · Cary, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

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

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Interfaith Food Shuttle · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House Durham · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Charitable

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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.