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North Carolina · Private foundation

The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$246k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 28
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$7.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
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 arriving22$246k45%
FY202423$212k30%
FY202321$283k29%
FY202219$282k11%
FY202125$230k40%
FY202026$301k38%
FY201928$287k32%
FY201822$280k55%
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What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$660kEducation$448kHealth$280kHousing & Shelter$192kFood & Nutrition$167kArts & Culture$134kEnvironment$102kYouth Development$84kOther$0

Top grantees

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

Show all 68 grantees
All grantees of The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Gaston County Family YMCA$173,00060%
Dream Center Academy$127,50086%
Gaston County Education Foundation Inc$123,625381%
Gaston Literacy Council Inc$76,41678%
Cancer Services of Gaston Cty Inc$70,00065%
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc$67,50081%
Off the Streets Program Inc$65,000624%
Least of These Carolinas$65,00063%
Classroom Central Inc$57,50070%
Heart Society of Gaston County$56,00067%
Catherine's House$55,55042%
Backpack Weekend Food Program Inc$46,87553%
North Carolina Wildlife Federation Inc$42,50051%
Gaston Together Communities of Excellence Inc$40,00035%
Family Promise of Gaston County$40,000314%
Now Outreach Inc$36,65041%
Boys Club of Wake County Inc$35,00020%
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc$35,00020%
Gastonia Potters House Inc$33,00038%
Phoenix Counseling Center$30,0002n/a
Alexander Youth Network$30,00020%
Keep Gastonia Beautiful Inc$27,050238%
Gaston School of the Arts$26,45035%
Gaston College Foundation$26,00032%
Cross Connection Inc$25,50052%
Bit of Hope Ranch Inc$23,92043%
Gaston Aquatics Inc$20,00015%
The Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina Inc$20,00021%
MedAssist of Mecklenburg DBA NC Medassist$20,00040%
Fields of Hope$20,00017%
City of Belmont$20,0001n/a
Shining Hope Farms$17,00040%
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium$16,10011%
Partnership for Children of Lincoln Gaston Counties Inc$15,0002n/a
The Little Theater of Gastonia Inc$15,000123%
Bountiful Blessings Food Pantry$15,00019%
With Friends Inc$15,00012%
Gaston Hope in Christ Ministries$15,0001n/a
Gaston County Schools$15,0001n/a
Dyep$15,0001n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Gas$12,00020%
Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County Inc$11,00020%
Gaston Innovation Group Inc$10,00014%
Rotary Foundation of Gaston County$10,00018%
Camp Grier$10,00012%
Gaston County Honor Guard$10,0001n/a
Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Inc$9,00020%
The Arc of Gaston County Inc$9,0001n/a
Catawba Lands Conservancy$7,50010%
Hope 4 Gaston$7,00027%
Animal League of Gaston County$6,50010%
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston C$6,00011%
Displaced Roses$5,5001n/a
Belmont Community Organization$5,50022%
Holy Angels Inc$5,00020%
Special Olympics North Carolina Inc$5,00010%
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc$5,00010%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$5,0001n/a
Autism Society of North Carolina Inc$4,00010%
Gaston Family Health Services Inc$3,50010%
Gaston Skills Incorporated$3,0001n/a
Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families Inc$3,00010%
Gaston Choral Society Incorporated$3,0001n/a
Advocates for Healthy Citizens Dba Healthnet Gaston$2,00010%
Monarch$1,20010%
United Methodist Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
United Way of Gaston County Inc$1,00010%
PAWS Placing Animals Within Society$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($573k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGaston County Family YMCA: $173,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetDream Center Academy: $127,500 over 8y, 6.1% of budgetGaston County Education Foundation Inc: $123,625 over 3y, 81% of budgetGaston Literacy Council Inc: $76,416 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetCancer Services of Gaston Cty Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetCatawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc: $67,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetOff the Streets Program Inc: $65,000 over 6y, 24% of budgetLeast of These Carolinas: $65,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetClassroom Central Inc: $57,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHeart Society of Gaston County: $56,000 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetCatherine's House: $55,550 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetBackpack Weekend Food Program Inc: $46,875 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Wildlife Federation Inc: $42,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetGaston Together Communities of Excellence Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetFamily Promise of Gaston County: $40,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetNow Outreach Inc: $36,650 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBoys Club of Wake County Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Home Society of North Carolina Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGastonia Potters House Inc: $33,000 over 3y, 7.9% of budgetAlexander Youth Network: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKeep Gastonia Beautiful Inc: $27,050 over 2y, 38% of budgetGaston School of the Arts: $26,450 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetGaston College Foundation: $26,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetCross Connection Inc: $25,500 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetBit of Hope Ranch Inc: $23,920 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetGaston Aquatics Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetThe Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMedAssist of Mecklenburg DBA NC Medassist: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFields of Hope: $20,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetShining Hope Farms: $17,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSchiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium: $16,100 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Little Theater of Gastonia Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetBountiful Blessings Food Pantry: $15,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetWith Friends Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Gas: $12,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Gaston County Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGaston Innovation Group Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetRotary Foundation of Gaston County: $10,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetCamp Grier: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetGirl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatawba Lands Conservancy: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope 4 Gaston: $7,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetAnimal League of Gaston County: $6,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCrisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston C: $6,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetBelmont Community Organization: $5,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetHoly Angels Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics North Carolina Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCharlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 55.

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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.

Gaston Community FoundationNC87.3× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gaston Community Foundation · The David Belk Cannon Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Gaston Memorial Hospital Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · United Way of Gaston County Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · The Stowe Foundation Inc · Pearl Dixon Balthis Fdn Tua · Charles & Irene Nanney Foundation · Speedway Children's Charities · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc

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 The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found

How much does The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found give?
The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found reported 23 grants totaling $246,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 28 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Education (19%), Health (12%).
Who are The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Gaston County Family YMCA ($173k), Dream Center Academy ($128k), Gaston County Education Foundation Inc ($124k).
Does The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gaston Community Foundation, The David Belk Cannon Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation.
Where is The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found based?
The Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Found 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 95 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-PF 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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