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William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation

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.

$110k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
22%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$150
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 36
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$836k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 22% of the organizations William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesCivil RightsInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving38$110k34%
FY202436$166k22%
FY202330$85k23%
FY202232$65k22%
FY202135$44k69%
FY201918$2.0M44%
FY201814$7k36%
FY201714$105kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$2.0MArts & Culture$341kEducation$102kHealth$47kPublic Benefit$27kReligion$18kInternational$11kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
MI
NY
IN
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

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 53 grantees
All grantees of William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc$2,024,976511%
Carmel Symphony Orchestra$341,289813%
North Carolina State University Foundation Inc$99,24110%
The Bev Hartig Huntingtons Disease Foundation Inc$20,28824%
Judicial Watch Inc$12,50080%
Samaritan's Purse$11,00020%
The Heritage Foundation$9,25080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$9,00040%
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana Inc$2,00020%
Salvation Army$1,3505n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,15050%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,05070%
Vision Charitable Trust$80040%
Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc$75030%
Blood Cancer United Inc$70050%
Conservative Partnership Institute$63550%
American Heart Association Inc$63070%
Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc$60070%
Assistance League of Indianapolis Inc$55040%
Disabled American Veterans$54060%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$49050%
US Justice Charitable Foundation Inc$40020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$32550%
Duke University$25010%
State Policy Network$25010%
Pro English$15020%
Family Research Council$15020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$10010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc$10010%
Alice Lloyd College$10010%
For Kids and Country Inc$10010%
Young America's Foundation$10010%
National Arbor Day Foundation$8020%
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church$751n/a
Citizens United$7210%
Indiana Sheriffs' Association Inc$7020%
Freedom Research Foundation$601n/a
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$5010%
Patrick Henry College$5010%
American Majority Inc$501n/a
AMAC Foundation Inc$5010%
Conner Prairie Foundation Inc$5010%
Center For Freedom and Prosperity Foundation$5010%
Negative Population Growth Inc$5010%
Public Interest Legal Foundation$501n/a
Freedom Alliance$5010%
Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness$5010%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$5010%
Students for Life of America Inc$3510%
Humane Society of Indianapolis$3510%
Americans for Prosperity Foundation$2510%
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Inc$2510%
The American Legion$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($57k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc: $2,024,976 over 5y, 11% of budgetCarmel Symphony Orchestra: $341,289 over 8y, 13% of budgetNorth Carolina State University Foundation Inc: $99,241 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Bev Hartig Huntingtons Disease Foundation Inc: $20,288 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $12,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $9,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Central Indiana Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $1,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,050 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVision Charitable Trust: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheastern Legal Foundation Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConservative Partnership Institute: $635 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $630 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWheeler Mission Ministries Inc: $600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAssistance League of Indianapolis Inc: $550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $540 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $490 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUS Justice Charitable Foundation Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $325 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetState Policy Network: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPro English: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Research Council: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlice Lloyd College: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFor Kids and Country Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Arbor Day Foundation: $80 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $72 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana Sheriffs' Association Inc: $70 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPatrick Henry College: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMAC Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConner Prairie Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter For Freedom and Prosperity Foundation: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNegative Population Growth Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Alliance: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Liberty and American Greatness: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStudents for Life of America Inc: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Indianapolis: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFairness & Accuracy in Reporting Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Legion: $25 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 48.

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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.

John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationWA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John P & Kathryn G Evans Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · H & R Peters Family Foundation · The Sandra & Lawrence Post Family Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · Triad Foundation Inc · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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 William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation

How much does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation give?
William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $110,369 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 36 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (78%), Arts & Culture (13%), Education (4%).
Who are William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc ($2.0M), Carmel Symphony Orchestra ($341k), North Carolina State University Foundation Inc ($99k).
Does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John P & Kathryn G Evans Foundation, Donors Trust Inc, H & R Peters Family Foundation.
Where is William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation based?
William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation is based in IN.

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 88 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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