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 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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