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NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (North Carolina) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,775 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($64,223). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $52k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $138k
- Net assets
- $46k
What North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair does
Mission
Ncsff promotes science and engineering research by partnering with the community to integrate student research into education, increasing diversity and engagement for underrepresented populations, and organizing fairs to showcase and celebrate student success.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
North carolina science & engineering fair - ncsff runs the nc science and engineering fair (ncsef) in the state of north carolina. Over 350 students from across nc present research projects at ncsef. This represents over 2500 student researchers from local and regional fairs. The program includes cash and merchandise awards, as well as travel expenses to the international fair.
$43,766 spentof which $6,435 as grants54% of program spendingIsef competition - ncsff serves as the official north carolina affiliate for the regeneron international science and engineering fair (isef), the world's largest pre-college stem competition. High school students in grades 9-12 who excel at the state-level ncsef earn the opportunity to advance to this prestigious global stage to showcase independent research
$33,281 spent41% of program spendingTeacher workshops - ncsff conducts workshops for science teachers across north carolina to promote research techniques recognized by the regeneron international science and engineering fair (isef) and the national science teachers association (nsta). These programs include participant meals and stipends, as well as coverage for chaperone travel expenses.
$3,706 spent5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $80,753.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $6k → $32k.
3 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 80%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
67% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 86% · 2021 88% · 2022 65% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 88% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $64k that is directly attributable, 74% of it comes from funders outside North Carolina, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $74k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $138k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
53%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR?
- NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (North Carolina) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,775 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($64,223). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $137,775 in grants to NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $64,223 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing