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

Start with the funders already giving to employment in North Carolina, currently Camber Foundation, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc, Northwest NC Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.

Who is the largest employment funder in North Carolina?

Camber Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in North Carolina, $35M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to employment in North Carolina?

$297M reached 304 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 676 funders. 61% 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 · Employment

Who funds employment in North Carolina

$297M reached 304 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 676 funders, with no single one dominating.

$297M

granted

304

organizations

61%

from in-state

The short version

676 funders gave $297M to 304 employment organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
61% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of employment in North Carolina is Camber Foundation, at $35M.
The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc, at $45M.

Largest funders of employment in North Carolina

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

1Camber Foundation$35M 2Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc$33M 3Northwest NC Community Foundation$28M 4Cwi Works Inc$24M 5National Philanthropic Trust$20M 6The Kendeda Fund$9M 7Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Foundation Inc$9M 8The Goodnight Educational Foundation$7M 9Goodwill Industries International Inc$7M 10John M Belk Endowment$7M

Employment organizations in North Carolina that draw the most

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

294 other employment organizations$92M

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc$45M Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina Inc$35M Northwest NC Community Foundation$33M Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Inc$25M Myfuturencinc$19M The Industrial Commons$19M Winston-Salem Urban League$10M Center for Community Self-Help$8M

How to find employment funders in North Carolina

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Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to employment in North Carolina are Camber Foundation, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc, Northwest NC Community Foundation. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
39% of employment money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in North Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in North Carolina, currently Camber Foundation, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc, Northwest NC Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in North Carolina?: Camber Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in North Carolina, $35M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in North Carolina?: $297M reached 304 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 676 funders. 61% 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.

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grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.