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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
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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.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationCommunity ImprovementScience & TechEnvironmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving24$3.0M38%
FY202441$4.2M66%
FY202316$2.2M25%
FY202219$2.9M32%
FY202118$3.6M11%
FY202013$3.5M23%
FY201914$3.5M50%
FY20188$3.1M63%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Science & Tech$16MEducation$6.7MHealth$4.1MCommunity Improvement$2.0MFood & Nutrition$20kEnvironment$19k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$7,413,1429n/a
Duke University$7,261,16490%
Nc State University$4,848,3549n/a
East Carolina University$1,187,7858n/a
Wake Forest University Health Sciences$1,091,55460%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington - College of Health & Human Serv$847,1007n/a
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$820,5008n/a
Durham County$550,0002n/a
Wake Forest University$487,40010%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro$482,3387n/a
Show all 77 grantees
All grantees of North Carolina Biotechnology Center by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$7,413,1429n/a
Duke University$7,261,16490%
Nc State University$4,848,3549n/a
East Carolina University$1,187,7858n/a
Wake Forest University Health Sciences$1,091,55460%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington - College of Health & Human Serv$847,1007n/a
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$820,5008n/a
Durham County$550,0002n/a
Wake Forest University$487,40010%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro$482,3387n/a
North Carolina a & T State University$350,6965n/a
North Carolina Central University$337,6995n/a
Western Carolina University$276,3013n/a
Town of Holly Springs$275,0001n/a
Research Triangle Institute$230,80150%
Wilson Economic Development Council$200,0002n/a
High Point University$196,72240%
Campbell University$190,96540%
University of North Carolina at Asheville$105,2623n/a
City of Greenville$100,0001n/a
City of Burlington$100,0001n/a
County of Johnston$100,0001n/a
Lee County$100,0001n/a
City of Greensboro$100,0001n/a
Wake County$100,0001n/a
Elon University$90,50910%
Appalachian State University$83,4533n/a
Carolinas Medical Center$81,4972n/a
City of Kannapolis$80,0001n/a
The University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation Inc$76,5271n/a
Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation Inc$75,71323%
First Flight Venture Center Inc$75,00021%
Fayetteville State University$74,8001n/a
North Carolinas Eastern Alliance Corporation$63,0001n/a
Central Carolina Community College Found$57,00622%
Chabad at Wake Forest University and Winston Salem$52,3371n/a
North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc$50,00010%
North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research$43,67052%
County of Transylvania$40,0001n/a
Scotland County$40,0001n/a
Fayetteville State University$36,2161n/a
Pitt County Development Commission$36,1001n/a
The Southeastern Partnership Inc$35,83311%
Appalachian State University$28,1251n/a
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke$24,7501n/a
The Elizabeth City State Univ Foundation$23,31011%
Davidson College$22,83010%
Nuream Inc$20,0001n/a
Druid Agriculture Inc$20,0001n/a
Leah Wyrick Dba Three Strands Recovery Wear Corporation$20,0001n/a
Prevai LLC Dba Dwellsafeai$20,0001n/a
Rukiyah Van Dross Dba Claradele Pharmaceuticals Inc$20,0001n/a
The American Chestnut Foundation$19,44111%
WakeMed$17,82010%
Craven Community College Foundation$13,64411%
Deep Creek Pharma$13,5001n/a
Johnston Community College$13,3732n/a
Durham Technical Community College$10,5301n/a
Tonya Nicole Zeczycki Dba Mozeek Bio LLC$10,0001n/a
Society for in Vitro Biology$10,00013%
Payton Cottrell Dba Limulus Biomedical$10,0001n/a
Margik Inc$10,0001n/a
Heather Shirin Neff Dba Equivalent Design LLC$10,0001n/a
Predicate Healthcare Performance Group LLC$10,0001n/a
Arclet$10,0001n/a
Boreas Cryo Safety Inc Dba Boreas Monitoring Solutions$10,0001n/a
Brinter Inc$10,0001n/a
Marine Bio-Technologies Center of Innovation (Mbcoi)$8,18912%
Higgs Boston Inc$8,0001n/a
American Chemical Society Nc Section$8,00013%
Science Communicators of North Carolina$8,0001n/a
Wake Technical Community College Foundation$7,72010%
Cmp Pharma Inc$7,3981n/a
Carolina Biooncology Institute Pllc$7,0001n/a
Alamance Community College$6,5841n/a
Castag Biosciences Inc$6,0001n/a
Pitt Community College Foundation Inc$5,80110%

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.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDuke University: $7,261,164 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University Health Sciences: $1,091,554 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $487,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetResearch Triangle Institute: $230,801 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Point University: $196,722 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCampbell University: $190,965 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetElon University: $90,509 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFayetteville Technical Community College Foundation Inc: $75,713 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetFirst Flight Venture Center Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCentral Carolina Community College Found: $57,006 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetNorth Carolina Central University Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Carolina Association for Biomedical Research: $43,670 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetThe Southeastern Partnership Inc: $35,833 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Elizabeth City State Univ Foundation: $23,310 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDavidson College: $22,830 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Chestnut Foundation: $19,441 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWakeMed: $17,820 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCraven Community College Foundation: $13,644 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSociety for in Vitro Biology: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetMarine Bio-Technologies Center of Innovation (Mbcoi): $8,189 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Chemical Society Nc Section: $8,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetWake Technical Community College Foundation: $7,720 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPitt Community College Foundation Inc: $5,801 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 23.

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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.

North Carolina Community FoundationNC23.9× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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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.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 78 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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