North Carolina · Public charity
Episcopal Foundation of Western NC
To foster, develop and contribute to the support of religious, educational and charitable work of the Episcopal Church Diocese of WNC and elsewhere through grants, loans and gifts to agency bodies affiliated with the Church.
- $122k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 63% of the organizations Episcopal Foundation of Western NC funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $122k | 63% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $120k | 63% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $180k | 55% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $116k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $55k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $141k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $75k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $33k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Logan Conference Center and Camp Henry Inc | $83,092 | 4 | 3% |
| St Mary'Sst Stephens | $47,130 | 3 | n/a |
| St Francis | $39,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Valle Crucis Conference Center | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Matthias | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Christ Episcopal Church | $34,619 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint Paul'Sedneyville | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Church of the Holy Family | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Saint George'Sasheville | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Davids Episcopal Church | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Logan Conference Center and Camp Henry Inc | $83,092 | 4 | 3% |
| St Mary'Sst Stephens | $47,130 | 3 | n/a |
| St Francis | $39,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Valle Crucis Conference Center | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Matthias | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Christ Episcopal Church | $34,619 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint Paul'Sedneyville | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Church of the Holy Family | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Saint George'Sasheville | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Davids Episcopal Church | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Redeemer Episcopal Church | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Mark's Gastonia | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Gabriels | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Redeemer Shelby | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of Advocate (Red Door Ministry) | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Haw Creek | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Messiah | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Parish of the Holy Communion | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| All Saints Franklin | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Redeemer Episcopal | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| All Saints Episcopal Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Luke's | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Transfiguration | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| St Andrews Rector's Fund | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Contemplative Justice | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Alban's Episcopal Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Episcopal Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Episcopal Diocese of Western Nc | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Gabriel's Episcopal Church | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Peter's By the Lake | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Pauls Episcopal Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's Episcopal Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Ascension | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Cathedral of All Souls | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Thomas Episcopal Church Burnsvil | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Church in the Mountains | $5,950 | 1 | n/a |
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 Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Episcopal Foundation of Western NC
- How much does Episcopal Foundation of Western NC give?
- Episcopal Foundation of Western NC reported 8 grants totaling $122,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Episcopal Foundation of Western NC fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (77%), Food & Nutrition (10%), Housing & Shelter (4%).
- Who are Episcopal Foundation of Western NC's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lake Logan Conference Center and Camp Henry Inc ($83k), St Mary'Sst Stephens ($47k), St Francis ($39k).
- Does Episcopal Foundation of Western NC fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Episcopal Foundation of Western NC?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Episcopal Foundation of Western NC based?
- Episcopal Foundation of Western NC is based in NC.
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