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The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
75
Grants FY2025
75
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,299,542
Organizations funded a year
40 to 75
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$2.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $275k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving73$4.7M14%
FY202475$2.8M13%
FY202369$2.0M12%
FY202265$2.4M17%
FY202157$2.0M49%
FY202042$1.6M14%
FY201946$1.6M33%
FY201840$1.6M40%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$8.2MPhilanthropy$5.6MHuman Services$2.9MHealth$2.1MYouth Development$2.0MEnvironment$1.4MArts & Culture$1.3MReligion$848kOther$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 82 grantees
All grantees of The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Campbell University$2,171,12690%
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598)$1,882,98090%
Triangle Land Conservancy Inc$862,28791%
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain$782,50081%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$733,024937%
Wake Forest University$610,77590%
Saint Marys School$501,07831%
Louisburg College$451,06590%
St David's School$445,00091%
University of Mount Olive Inc$352,88750%
Woodberry Forest School$300,00060%
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County Inc$290,97292%
My Kids Club$288,500747%
North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc$275,00071%
Carteret County General Hospital Foundation$250,00017%
Johnston Community College Foundation Inc$242,38875%
Conservation Trust for North Carolina$227,86291%
The North Carolina Aquarium Society$225,00041%
Contemporary Art Foundation Inc$210,00095%
Barton College$200,50050%
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Inc$200,0001n/a
Salem Academy and College$181,77580%
Chowan University$175,00040%
North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation$160,00070%
Tryon Palace Foundation Inc$142,86283%
Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation$130,000315%
Carteret Community College Foundation Inc$130,00061%
Western Piedmont Community College$125,0005n/a
Stepup Ministry$125,00016%
Sampson Community College$115,0005n/a
James Sprunt Community College$115,0005n/a
Falcon Childrens Home of the Pentecostal Holiness Church Inc$105,0007n/a
Marbles Kids Museum$101,88711%
Ravenscroft School$100,10340%
Bertie County YMCA$100,00048%
Casa$100,00011%
Centenary United Methodist Church$97,1035n/a
Wilson Community College$90,0004n/a
North Carolina Symphony Society Inc$90,00090%
The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc$75,00031%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Foundation$75,00032%
Methodist University Inc$75,00030%
Johnston Community College$70,5003n/a
Simply Girls Incorporated$65,00058%
County of Johnston$60,0004n/a
Pitt County Council on Aging Inc$50,00012%
Bertie County Hive House$40,00054%
Dress for Success Triangle Nc$35,00031%
Kidznotes Inc$32,00013%
Beacon Education Inc$30,00020%
Town of Selma$30,0001n/a
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum$30,00021%
Town of Smithfield$25,0001n/a
Ripe for Revival$25,00033%
Eyes on Mainstreet Inc$25,00053%
Isaiah 117 House$25,00010%
Angel Ministries Inc$25,0005n/a
The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum$25,00012%
Lower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated dba Lower Cape Fear LifeCare$25,00010%
Arts Council of Wilson Inc$24,00014%
Roanoke Island Historical Associati$20,0001n/a
North Carolina State University Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Benson Area Medical Center Inc$20,00020%
Catawba Valley Community College Foundation Inc$20,00021%
United Church of Chapel Hill$15,0003n/a
Sampson Partners Inc$15,0001n/a
Rescue Missions Ministries Inc$10,00010%
City of Kinston$10,0001n/a
Center for Science Technology and Leadership Development Inc$10,00012%
Asheville Buncombe Community College$10,0001n/a
McDowell Technical Community College$10,0001n/a
Cupola House Association Inc$10,0001n/a
Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Mulligans Fore Kids Inc$10,000124%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$10,00010%
Autryville Area Fire Department$10,0001n/a
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Hope Villages of America Inc$5,00010%
Friends of the Mountains-To-Sea Trail$5,00011%
Johnston County Arts Council Inc$4,00013%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$2,5003n/a
Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation Inc$1,50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 54 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCampbell University: $2,171,126 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598): $1,882,980 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetTriangle Land Conservancy Inc: $862,287 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain: $782,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetJohnston Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $733,024 over 9y, 37% of budgetWake Forest University: $610,775 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Marys School: $501,078 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLouisburg College: $451,065 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSt David's School: $445,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetUniversity of Mount Olive Inc: $352,887 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWoodberry Forest School: $300,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County Inc: $290,972 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetMy Kids Club: $288,500 over 7y, 47% of budgetNorth Carolina Coastal Federation Inc: $275,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCarteret County General Hospital Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetJohnston Community College Foundation Inc: $242,388 over 7y, 5.0% of budgetConservation Trust for North Carolina: $227,862 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetThe North Carolina Aquarium Society: $225,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetContemporary Art Foundation Inc: $210,000 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetBarton College: $200,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSalem Academy and College: $181,775 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetChowan University: $175,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Carolina Museum of Art Foundation: $160,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTryon Palace Foundation Inc: $142,862 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetElizabeth Vann Moore Foundation: $130,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetCarteret Community College Foundation Inc: $130,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetStepup Ministry: $125,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetMarbles Kids Museum: $101,887 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRavenscroft School: $100,103 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBertie County YMCA: $100,000 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetCasa: $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Symphony Society Inc: $90,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCape Fear Valley Medical Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetMethodist University Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSimply Girls Incorporated: $65,000 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetPitt County Council on Aging Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBertie County Hive House: $40,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetDress for Success Triangle Nc: $35,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetKidznotes Inc: $32,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetBeacon Education Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLouise Wells Cameron Art Museum: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRipe for Revival: $25,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetEyes on Mainstreet Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetIsaiah 117 House: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated dba Lower Cape Fear LifeCare: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArts Council of Wilson Inc: $24,000 over 1y, 3.8% 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 61.

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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 FoundationNC78.4× affinity43 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: North Carolina Community Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio · Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008 · The Golden Leaf Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · The Winston-Salem Foundation · Barnhill Family Foundation · Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc · A E Finley Foundation Inc · Ibm International 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 Robert P Holding Foundation Inc

How much does The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc give?
The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc reported 75 grants totaling $6,028,142 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 75 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (32%), Philanthropy (22%), Human Services (11%).
Who are The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Campbell University ($2.2M), The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598) ($1.9M), Triangle Land Conservancy Inc ($862k).
Does The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Robert P Holding 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 Robert P Holding Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include North Carolina Community Foundation, The Cannon Foundation Inc, Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio.
Where is The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc based?
The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc 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 138 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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