North Carolina · Private foundation
The Weatherspoon Foundation
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.
- $83k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Weatherspoon Foundation’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 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $82,736
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $82,736
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollins University Corporation | $325,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Higher Education Works Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte Museum of History | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| TreesCharlotte | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($73k), not named here.
About The Weatherspoon Foundation
- How much does The Weatherspoon Foundation give?
- The Weatherspoon Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $82,736 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does The Weatherspoon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (94%), Education (5%), Religion (1%).
- Who are The Weatherspoon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2019: Hollins University Corporation ($325k), Higher Education Works Foundation ($10k), Charlotte Museum of History ($10k).
- Does The Weatherspoon Foundation 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.
- Where is The Weatherspoon Foundation based?
- The Weatherspoon Foundation is based in NC.
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