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

Start with the funders already giving to employment in North Carolina, currently The Kendeda Fund, Goodwill Industries of the Southern, 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?

The Kendeda Fund gives the most to employment organizations in North Carolina, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to employment in North Carolina?

$55M reached 86 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 270 funders. 52% 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

$55M reached 86 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 270 funders, with no single one dominating.

$55M

granted

organizations

52%

from in-state

The short version

270 funders gave $55M to 86 employment organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
52% 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 The Kendeda Fund, at $9M.
The employment organization drawing the most is The Industrial Commons, at $12M.

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.

1The Kendeda Fund$9M 2Goodwill Industries of the Southern$9M 3Northwest NC Community Foundation$7M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M 5Dogwood Health Trust$2M 6Lowes Foundation$2M 7Opportunities Industrialization Centers$1M 8The Winston-Salem Foundation$993k 9The Cannon Foundation Inc$851k 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$652k

Employment organizations in North Carolina that draw the most

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

The Industrial Commons$12M Goodwill Industries of the Southern$11M Center for Community Self-Help$10M

76 other employment organizations$9M

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc$7M

How to find employment funders in North Carolina

1
Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to employment in North Carolina are The Kendeda Fund, Goodwill Industries of the Southern, 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
48% 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 The Kendeda Fund, Goodwill Industries of the Southern, 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?: The Kendeda Fund gives the most to employment organizations in North Carolina, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in North Carolina?: $55M reached 86 employment organizations in North Carolina, from 270 funders. 52% 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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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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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

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.