Funding · North Carolina · Housing
Who funds housing in North Carolina
Housing funding in North Carolina is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Inc leads, and the money reaches 193 groups.
The short version
- 667 funders gave $146M to 193 housing organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 46% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of housing in North Carolina is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $32M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Inc, at $13M.
Largest funders of housing in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to housing organizations in North Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Housing organizations in North Carolina that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in North Carolina
- 1Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to housing in North Carolina are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Dogwood Health Trust, The Chicago Community Trust. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
54% of housing money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in North Carolina?
- Start with the funders already giving to housing in North Carolina, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Dogwood Health Trust, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
- Who is the largest housing funder in North Carolina?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to housing organizations in North Carolina, $32M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in North Carolina?
- $146M reached 193 housing organizations in North Carolina, from 667 funders. 46% 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
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.