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North Carolina Biotechnology Center
The NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER aids the biotechnology-related efforts of researchers, businesses, state and federal governments, and other agencies primarily through awards of grants and loans related to specific programs and other services to grow [or advance] the industry in north carolina.
- $6.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 24
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 41
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 66%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $3.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,896
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $711,065
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 41
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $42M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 66% of the organizations North Carolina Biotechnology Center funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $559k 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 | 24 | $3.0M | 38% |
| FY2024 | 41 | $4.2M | 66% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $2.2M | 25% |
| FY2022 | 19 | $2.9M | 32% |
| FY2021 | 18 | $3.6M | 11% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $3.5M | 23% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $3.5M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $3.1M | 63% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $7,413,142 | 9 | n/a |
| Duke University | $7,261,164 | 9 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $4,848,354 | 9 | n/a |
| East Carolina University | $1,187,785 | 8 | n/a |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | $1,091,554 | 6 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington - College of Health & Human Serv | $847,100 | 7 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $820,500 | 8 | n/a |
| Durham County | $550,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wake Forest University | $487,400 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $482,338 | 7 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $7,413,142 | 9 | n/a |
| Duke University | $7,261,164 | 9 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $4,848,354 | 9 | n/a |
| East Carolina University | $1,187,785 | 8 | n/a |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | $1,091,554 | 6 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington - College of Health & Human Serv | $847,100 | 7 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $820,500 | 8 | n/a |
| Durham County | $550,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wake Forest University | $487,400 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $482,338 | 7 | n/a |
| North Carolina a & T State University | $350,696 | 5 | n/a |
| North Carolina Central University | $337,699 | 5 | n/a |
| Western Carolina University | $276,301 | 3 | n/a |
| Town of Holly Springs | $275,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Research Triangle Institute | $230,801 | 5 | 0% |
| Wilson Economic Development Council | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| High Point University | $196,722 | 4 | 0% |
| Campbell University | $190,965 | 4 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | $105,262 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Greenville | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Burlington | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| County of Johnston | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lee County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Greensboro | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wake County | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elon University | $90,509 | 1 | 0% |
| Appalachian State University | $83,453 | 3 | n/a |
| Carolinas Medical Center | $81,497 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Kannapolis | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation Inc | $76,527 | 1 | n/a |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation Inc | $75,713 | 2 | 3% |
| First Flight Venture Center Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Fayetteville State University | $74,800 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolinas Eastern Alliance Corporation | $63,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Carolina Community College Found | $57,006 | 2 | 2% |
| Chabad at Wake Forest University and Winston Salem | $52,337 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research | $43,670 | 5 | 2% |
| County of Transylvania | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Scotland County | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fayetteville State University | $36,216 | 1 | n/a |
| Pitt County Development Commission | $36,100 | 1 | n/a |
| The Southeastern Partnership Inc | $35,833 | 1 | 1% |
| Appalachian State University | $28,125 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $24,750 | 1 | n/a |
| The Elizabeth City State Univ Foundation | $23,310 | 1 | 1% |
| Davidson College | $22,830 | 1 | 0% |
| Nuream Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Druid Agriculture Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Leah Wyrick Dba Three Strands Recovery Wear Corporation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Prevai LLC Dba Dwellsafeai | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rukiyah Van Dross Dba Claradele Pharmaceuticals Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The American Chestnut Foundation | $19,441 | 1 | 1% |
| WakeMed | $17,820 | 1 | 0% |
| Craven Community College Foundation | $13,644 | 1 | 1% |
| Deep Creek Pharma | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Johnston Community College | $13,373 | 2 | n/a |
| Durham Technical Community College | $10,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Tonya Nicole Zeczycki Dba Mozeek Bio LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Society for in Vitro Biology | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Payton Cottrell Dba Limulus Biomedical | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Margik Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heather Shirin Neff Dba Equivalent Design LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Predicate Healthcare Performance Group LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arclet | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boreas Cryo Safety Inc Dba Boreas Monitoring Solutions | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brinter Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Bio-Technologies Center of Innovation (Mbcoi) | $8,189 | 1 | 2% |
| Higgs Boston Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Chemical Society Nc Section | $8,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Science Communicators of North Carolina | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wake Technical Community College Foundation | $7,720 | 1 | 0% |
| Cmp Pharma Inc | $7,398 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Biooncology Institute Pllc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alamance Community College | $6,584 | 1 | n/a |
| Castag Biosciences Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pitt Community College Foundation Inc | $5,801 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget North Carolina Biotechnology Center 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: North Carolina Community Foundation · The Golden Leaf Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Patriot Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc · Ncinnovation Inc · Folds of Honor Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · North Carolina Public Health Association · North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
How this is measured
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About North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- How much does North Carolina Biotechnology Center give?
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center reported 24 itemized grants totaling $3,036,426, out of $6,640,295 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does North Carolina Biotechnology Center fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (56%), Education (23%), Health (14%).
- Who are North Carolina Biotechnology Center's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($7.4M), Duke University ($7.3M), Nc State University ($4.8M).
- Does North Carolina Biotechnology Center fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 66% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as North Carolina Biotechnology Center?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include North Carolina Community Foundation, The Golden Leaf Inc, Foundation for the Carolinas.
- Where is North Carolina Biotechnology Center based?
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center is based in NC.
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