Funding · North Carolina · Human services
Who funds human services in North Carolina
Human services funding in North Carolina is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas leads, and the money reaches 1,211 groups.
The short version
- 2,034 funders gave $627M to 1,211 human services organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 59% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in North Carolina is Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, at $37M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas, at $39M.
Largest funders of human services in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in North Carolina, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in North Carolina that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in North Carolina
- 1Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to human services in North Carolina are Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Dogwood Health Trust. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
41% of human services money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in North Carolina?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in North Carolina, currently Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Dogwood Health Trust. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in North Carolina?
- Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service gives the most to human services organizations in North Carolina, $37M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in North Carolina?
- $627M reached 1,211 human services organizations in North Carolina, from 2,034 funders. 59% 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.