Funding search · infant and child health · North Carolina
Who funds infant and child health work in North Carolina
14 funders have a record of paying for infant and child health work by North Carolina recipients: 45 grants totaling $20.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($17.0M), North Carolina Public Health Association ($65,000) and The Duke Endowment ($954,500).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to North Carolina recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $2.9M to JACARANDA HEALTH — maternal, neonatal and child health
North Carolina Public Health AssociationClayton, NCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2024Largest: $9,000 to DURHAM COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES — improve child health & reduce infant mortality
Largest: $300,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL — to build an evidence base for using machine learning technology to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
Largest: $40,000 to North Carolina Public Health Association — child health recognition awards program honors passionate north carolina public health professionals for their innovative work improving child health outcomes. the awards highlight…
Mecklenburg Partnership for ChildrenCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $439,764 to MECK CO HEALTH DEPT — child health care cons.
Community Care of North CarolinaGarner, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $59,701 · through 2024Largest: $17,204 to FIRST PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER PA — helping independent practices expand access to and improve quality of care for vulnerable populations
The West FoundationIndianapolis, IN
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to MALI HEALTH — maternal and child health programs in bamako
Largest: $100,000 to SMART START OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY — examining maternal and child health in wnc through a community engaged mapping approach.
Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston Salem, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to THE SCIENCE CENTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARK OF FORSYTH COUNTY DBA SCIWORKS — support maternal and infant health
Largest: $2,500 to REACH OUT AND READ INC — to support the ongoing operations to provide books for pediatric care
Largest: $95,000 to DUPLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT — child health services
The Caresource FoundationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CARE RING INC — care ring's access to care and maternal-child health programs
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