North Carolina · Public charity
Checkers Charitable Foundation
The CHECKERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION exists to assist in the funding of non-profits in the carolinas that focus on promoting the health, character, education and success of children and adolescents.
- $112k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $46k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations Checkers Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $46k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $67k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $59k | 83% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $66k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Independence Fund Inc | $51,015 | 4 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Hospital Foundation | $42,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Research Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Veterans Bridge Home Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Charlotte Inc | $14,092 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Providence Spring Elementary PTA | $8,775 | 1 | 8% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina Inc | $8,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Discovery Place Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dream On 3 | $7,400 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Independence Fund Inc | $51,015 | 4 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Hospital Foundation | $42,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Research Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Veterans Bridge Home Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Charlotte Inc | $14,092 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Providence Spring Elementary PTA | $8,775 | 1 | 8% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina Inc | $8,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Discovery Place Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dream On 3 | $7,400 | 1 | 1% |
| Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cindys Hope Chest | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Heart Association Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| OliviaStrong Foundation | $5,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Teal Diva | $5,593 | 1 | 4% |
| Teal Butterfly | $5,343 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Checkers Charitable Foundation 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: Duke Energy Foundation · Equitable Foundation Inc · Albemarle Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte Hornets Foundation Inc · Charlotte Woman's Club First Citizens Bank · Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community · The Presbyterian Hospital · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Checkers Charitable Foundation
- How much does Checkers Charitable Foundation give?
- Checkers Charitable Foundation reported 4 itemized grants totaling $45,750, out of $112,234 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Checkers Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (42%), Human Services (32%), Public Safety & Disaster (7%).
- Who are Checkers Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: The Independence Fund Inc ($51k), Presbyterian Hospital Foundation ($42k), Blood Cancer United Research Foundation ($20k).
- Does Checkers Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Checkers Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duke Energy Foundation, Equitable Foundation Inc, Albemarle Foundation.
- Where is Checkers Charitable Foundation based?
- Checkers Charitable Foundation is based in NC.
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