Funding search · rural education · North Carolina
Who funds rural education work in North Carolina
15 funders have a record of paying for rural education work by North Carolina recipients: 53 grants totaling $13.1M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Dogwood Health Trust ($1.8M), The Duke Endowment ($3.1M) and North Carolina Glaxosmithkline ($3.2M).
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: $407,680 to BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION — this grant will support blue ridge community college foundations efforts to increase the percentage of first-generation, bipoc, and/or rural early childhood education (ece) student…
Largest: $162,000 to DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL — to support high quality continuing education events for rural united methodist pastors.
Largest: $325,000 to East Carolina University — growing a diverse public health workforce for rural north carolina through graduate school pathways scholarships and stipends are cornerstones of this collaborative program. a uniq…
Largest: $249,165 to PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM OF NORTH CAROLINA — grants for rural teacher leader network
East Carolina University Real EstateGreenville, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $531,920 · through 2024Largest: $531,920 to EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — to support the peel distinguished professorship endowment and rural education institute endowment.
Largest: $25,000 to PARTNERSHIP FOR APPALACHIAN GIRLS' EDUCATION — to support year-round out-of-school learning opportunities for middle and high school girls in rural north carolina
Largest: $100,000 to NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY — improved access to nursing education in rural communities project
McNcResearch Triangle Park, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2022Largest: $1.1M to THE GOLDEN LEAF INC — to support rural broadband for economic development, education, health care, non-porfits and anchor institutions
Largest: $15,000 to GROWING CHANGE — conversion of rural prisons into sustainable farm and education centers for at risk youth
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY — grant, advancing equitable outcomes through leadership grant, building evidence to increase rural learner success travel grant - association for the study of higher education
Largest: $4,000 to STOKES COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL FOR ART IN EDUCATION — art in education -supporting and promoting visual and performing arts in rural stokes county, nc
Camber FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $175,000 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to RURAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE (FISCAL SPONSOR AREA L AHEC) — rural opportunity institute's (roi) project hope - expanding mental health school supports
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