North Carolina · Private foundation
The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $680k
- Granted FY2023
- 12
- Grants FY2023
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
79% of The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Foundation For The Carolinas, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $680k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $600,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 12 | $680k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $900k | 36% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $680k | 27% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $660k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $80k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $68k | n/a |
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Church USA | $3,000,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Charlotte Family Housing | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Mecklenburg County Council | $30,000 | 6 | 0% |
| A Better World Charlotte | $30,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Williams YMCA of Avery County | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Davidson College | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Good Fellows Club Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Museum of the New South Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Center City Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Church USA | $3,000,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Charlotte Family Housing | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Mecklenburg County Council | $30,000 | 6 | 0% |
| A Better World Charlotte | $30,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Williams YMCA of Avery County | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Davidson College | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Good Fellows Club Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Museum of the New South Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Center City Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teach for America Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Williams College | $15,000 | 6 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth Golf Foundation of the Carolinas | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lily Pad Haven Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Avery County Humane Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wing Haven Foundation Inc DBA Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Augustine Literacy Project - Charlotte | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlotte Rescue Mission Social Enterprise | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($477k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Foundation for the Carolinas · Dowd Foundation Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · Albemarle Foundation · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · Equitable Foundation Inc · Dalton-Brand Foundation Inc · The Dickson Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · United Way Worldwide · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc with peer funders
About The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc
- How much does The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc give?
- The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $680,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (55%), Religion (36%), Community Improvement (3%).
- Who are The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Presbyterian Church USA ($3.0M), Charlotte Family Housing ($40k), Boy Scouts of America Mecklenburg County Council ($30k).
- Does The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for the Carolinas, Dowd Foundation Inc, Duke Energy Foundation.
- Where is The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc based?
- The Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation Inc is based in NC.
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