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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in North Carolina, currently Blue Meridian Partners Inc, National Board for Certified Counselors Inc, The Ford Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in North Carolina?

$83M reached 19 social science organizations in North Carolina, from 59 funders. 13% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in North Carolina

Funding is concentrated: The Duke Endowment alone draws 80% of every social science grant dollar in North Carolina. One funder dominates the giving, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, at 80% of the total.

$83M

granted

organizations

13%

from in-state

The short version

59 funders gave $83M to 19 social science organizations in North Carolina across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
13% of that came from funders also based in North Carolina; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in North Carolina is Blue Meridian Partners Inc, at $67M.
The social science organization drawing the most is The Duke Endowment, at $67M.

Largest funders of social science in North Carolina

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

1Blue Meridian Partners Inc$67M 2National Board for Certified Counselors Inc$9M 3The Ford Foundation$2M 4Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated$555k 5Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc$450k 6Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$405k 7The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$355k 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$337k 9The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc$294k 10American Endowment Foundation$250k

Social science organizations in North Carolina that draw the most

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

The Duke Endowment$67M Nbcc Foundation Inc$9M Institute for Southern Studies Inc$4M

How to find social science funders in North Carolina

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Start with the funders already active in North Carolina
The funders giving the most to social science in North Carolina are Blue Meridian Partners Inc, National Board for Certified Counselors Inc, The Ford Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
87% of social science money in North Carolina comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in North Carolina.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in North Carolina?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in North Carolina, currently Blue Meridian Partners Inc, National Board for Certified Counselors Inc, The Ford Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into North Carolina from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in North Carolina?: Blue Meridian Partners Inc gives the most to social science organizations in North Carolina, $67M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in North Carolina?: $83M reached 19 social science organizations in North Carolina, from 59 funders. 13% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.