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The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
62
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$14,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
56 to 74
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$46M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $604k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2024still arriving56$2.3M23%
FY202362$2.9M13%
FY202271$3.4M25%
FY202164$3.4M23%
FY202074$3.2M34%
FY201956$2.3M18%
FY201861$2.4M39%
FY201758$2.7Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$17MPhilanthropy$2.7MHuman Services$1.2MYouth Development$610kArts & Culture$464kCommunity Improvement$385kHealth$380kHousing & Shelter$275kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
PA
CA
UT
WV
VA
MD
AZ
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Davidson College$1,611,25070%
Shift Education$1,000,00029%
Guilford College$882,00080%
Salem Academy and College$601,45181%
The McCallie School$500,00050%
Canterbury School$500,0007n/a
Center for Creative Leadership$470,00050%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$421,4004n/a
North Carolina Textile Foundation Inc$400,00042%
Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro Inc$396,842419%
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All grantees of The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Davidson College$1,611,25070%
Shift Education$1,000,00029%
Guilford College$882,00080%
Salem Academy and College$601,45181%
The McCallie School$500,00050%
Canterbury School$500,0007n/a
Center for Creative Leadership$470,00050%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$421,4004n/a
North Carolina Textile Foundation Inc$400,00042%
Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro Inc$396,842419%
Guilford Education Alliance$390,000611%
Elkin City Schools$377,5947n/a
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation INC$250,000524%
Backpack Beginnings$250,00028%
Ready for School Ready for Life$233,33442%
Randolph Senior Adults Association Inc$200,00017%
United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc$200,00031%
Wake Forest University$174,80080%
Action Greensboro$170,00055%
Guilford County Partnership for Children Inc$150,00030%
Junior Achievement of the Triad Inc$150,000213%
Trees Nc Inc$148,0002n/a
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc$140,00040%
Greensboro Literary Organization$135,000429%
Gardner-Webb University$130,64180%
Wingate University$119,00060%
Elon University$111,00050%
Lenoir-Rhyne University$104,00030%
Meredith College$103,50070%
Montreat College$92,00070%
High Point University$87,50070%
The George Washington University$83,75060%
Greensboro Children's Museum Inc$75,00032%
Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation$65,00020%
Lees-McRae College Inc$59,97270%
Greensboro College$58,00050%
Queens University of Charlotte$52,50050%
Campbell University$52,00060%
United Fund of Surry Inc$50,000112%
Teach for America Inc$50,00020%
The Blake Odum Motivational Fdn$50,0001n/a
Young Men's Christian Association Inc Randolph-Asheboro$50,00013%
Catawba College$48,70060%
Authoracare Collective$40,00020%
Liberty University Inc$37,50020%
Ferrum College$36,50060%
Longwood University$36,0004n/a
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art$35,00025%
Belmont Abbey College Inc$34,76340%
Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve$32,0001n/a
Lee University$30,00030%
Emory & Henry University$30,00030%
Northern Surry Foundation for Better Health Inc$25,000111%
North Carolina for Community and Justice Inc$25,00013%
Friends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences$25,00011%
University of Pittsburgh$25,00020%
Pfeiffer University$23,00040%
Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro Inc$21,00013%
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke$20,0003n/a
Crossroads Pathways to Success$17,5001n/a
Greensboro Independent School Corp$15,00030%
Limestone University$15,00030%
Mars Hill University$13,00050%
Washington and Lee University$12,50010%
Georgetown University$12,50010%
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$11,00010%
Methodist University Inc$10,00010%
Norwich University$10,00010%
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church$10,0001n/a
Clemson University$10,0001n/a
Johnson & Wales University$10,00010%
Florida State University$10,0001n/a
Preservation Greensboro Inc$10,00013%
Winthrop University$9,0001n/a
Barton College$9,00030%
Duke University$8,50040%
Family Service of the Piedmont Inc$6,50010%
Birmingham-Southern College$6,00010%
Hollins University Corporation$5,00010%
Downtown Greensboro Foundation$5,00011%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$5,00010%
Presbyterian College$5,00010%
Milligan University$5,00010%
Grove City College$4,09910%
Eastern Mennonite University$3,00030%
United Arts Council of Greensboro Inc$1,50010%
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc$1,00020%
Coker University$1,00010%
Georgia Institute of Technology$1,0001n/a
Baylor University$75010%
The Summit School Incorporated$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 80 recipients with no EIN on record ($11M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 77 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDavidson College: $1,611,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetShift Education: $1,000,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetGuilford College: $882,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetSalem Academy and College: $601,451 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThe McCallie School: $500,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Creative Leadership: $470,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Carolina Textile Foundation Inc: $400,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Greater Greensboro Inc: $396,842 over 4y, 19% of budgetGuilford Education Alliance: $390,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetAlleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation INC: $250,000 over 5y, 24% of budgetBackpack Beginnings: $250,000 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetReady for School Ready for Life: $233,334 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetRandolph Senior Adults Association Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Greensboro Inc: $200,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWake Forest University: $174,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAction Greensboro: $170,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetGuilford County Partnership for Children Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Triad Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetChildren's Home Society of North Carolina Inc: $140,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGreensboro Literary Organization: $135,000 over 4y, 29% of budgetGardner-Webb University: $130,641 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWingate University: $119,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetElon University: $111,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLenoir-Rhyne University: $104,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMeredith College: $103,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMontreat College: $92,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHigh Point University: $87,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $83,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreensboro Children's Museum Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetMoses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLees-McRae College Inc: $59,972 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetGreensboro College: $58,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetQueens University of Charlotte: $52,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCampbell University: $52,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Fund of Surry Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Inc Randolph-Asheboro: $50,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCatawba College: $48,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAuthoracare Collective: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLiberty University Inc: $37,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFerrum College: $36,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Hill Center for North Carolina Art: $35,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetBelmont Abbey College Inc: $34,763 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLee University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEmory & Henry University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Surry Foundation for Better Health Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetNorth Carolina for Community and Justice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 77.

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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.

The Cemala Foundation IncNC43× affinity18 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cemala Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Hillsdale Fund · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc · Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc · Reynolds American 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 The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I

How much does The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I give?
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I reported 57 grants totaling $2,324,963 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 74 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (72%), Philanthropy (11%), Human Services (5%).
Who are The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Davidson College ($1.6M), Shift Education ($1.0M), Guilford College ($882k).
Does The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cemala Foundation Inc, Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc, Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc.
Where is The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I based?
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I 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 174 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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