How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in North Carolina?

Start with the funders already giving to education in North Carolina, currently Gothic Corporation, The Duke Endowment, North Carolina Partnership For. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in North Carolina?

Gothic Corporation gives the most to education organizations in North Carolina, $3.3B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in North Carolina?

$6.0B reached 1,413 education organizations in North Carolina, from 3,702 funders. 79% came from funders also based in North Carolina.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · North Carolina · Education

Who funds education in North Carolina

Funding is concentrated: Duke University alone draws 70% of every education grant dollar in North Carolina. One funder dominates the giving, Gothic Corporation, at 55% of the total.

$6.0B

granted

1,413

organizations

79%

from in-state

The short version

3,702 funders gave $6.0B to 1,413 education organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
79% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in North Carolina is Gothic Corporation, at $3.3B.
The education organization drawing the most is Duke University, at $4.1B.

Largest funders of education in North Carolina

The funders giving the most to education organizations in North Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Gothic Corporation$3.3B 2The Duke Endowment$255M 3North Carolina Partnership For$189M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$181M 5Atlantic Coast Conference$168M 6Foundation for the Carolinas$136M 7Nc State Investment Fund Inc$79M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$69M 9Lilly Endowment Inc$67M 10Novant Health Inc$48M

Education organizations in North Carolina that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Duke University$4.1B

1,403 other education organizations$1.1B

How to find education funders in North Carolina

1
Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to education in North Carolina are Gothic Corporation, The Duke Endowment, North Carolina Partnership For. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
21% of education money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in North Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to education in North Carolina, currently Gothic Corporation, The Duke Endowment, North Carolina Partnership For. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in North Carolina?: Gothic Corporation gives the most to education organizations in North Carolina, $3.3B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in North Carolina?: $6.0B reached 1,413 education organizations in North Carolina, from 3,702 funders. 79% came from funders also based in North Carolina.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.