North Carolina · Private foundation
C3 Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $946k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $6.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations C3 Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $323k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $946k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $1.9M | 38% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $746k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $334k | 80% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $303k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $2.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St David's School | $3,050,000 | 6 | 12% |
| Meredith College | $1,514,812 | 3 | 1% |
| Veterans Life Center | $600,000 | 2 | 13% |
| North Carolina Zoological Society Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Spectrum Theatre Ensemble | $86,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Theatre in the Park Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598) | $58,333 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St David's School | $3,050,000 | 6 | 12% |
| Meredith College | $1,514,812 | 3 | 1% |
| Veterans Life Center | $600,000 | 2 | 13% |
| North Carolina Zoological Society Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Spectrum Theatre Ensemble | $86,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Theatre in the Park Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598) | $58,333 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Research & Education Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($701k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget C3 Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Winston-Salem Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About C3 Foundation Inc
- How much does C3 Foundation Inc give?
- C3 Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $946,220 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does C3 Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (73%), Human Services (11%), Animals (4%).
- Who are C3 Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: St David's School ($3.0M), Meredith College ($1.5M), Veterans Life Center ($600k).
- Does C3 Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does C3 Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as C3 Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Winston-Salem Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is C3 Foundation Inc based?
- C3 Foundation Inc is based in NC.
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