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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in North Carolina, currently Community Investments Foundation, Zachary Smith Reynolds Trust, William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust Dtd. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in North Carolina?

$480M reached 365 philanthropy organizations in North Carolina, from 1,253 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in North Carolina

$480M reached 365 philanthropy organizations in North Carolina, from 1,253 funders, with no single one dominating.

$480M

granted

365

organizations

52%

from in-state

The short version

1,253 funders gave $480M to 365 philanthropy 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 philanthropy in North Carolina is Community Investments Foundation, at $33M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Foundation for the Carolinas, at $104M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in North Carolina

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

1Community Investments Foundation$33M 2Zachary Smith Reynolds Trust$32M 3William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust Dtd$31M 4Dogwood Health Trust$23M 5Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$19M 6Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina Inc$19M 7Foundation for the Carolinas$16M 8Loomis Foundation Inc$14M 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$13M 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$11M

Philanthropy organizations in North Carolina that draw the most

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

355 other philanthropy organizations$176M

Foundation for the Carolinas$104M Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$64M Loomis Family Foundation Inc$14M United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc$12M

How to find philanthropy funders in North Carolina

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Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in North Carolina are Community Investments Foundation, Zachary Smith Reynolds Trust, William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust Dtd. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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 philanthropy money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in North Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in North Carolina, currently Community Investments Foundation, Zachary Smith Reynolds Trust, William Neal Reynolds Residuary Trust Dtd. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in North Carolina?: Community Investments Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in North Carolina, $33M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in North Carolina?: $480M reached 365 philanthropy organizations in North Carolina, from 1,253 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.

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.