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Grant Funders in Asheville, NC

Bespoke Grants indexes 25 grant-making foundations headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina — together $145.6M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, food & agriculture and education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Asheville nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

25
Foundations in Asheville
$145.6M
Combined annual giving
25
Listed below
NC
State

Foundations headquartered in Asheville

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Community Foundation$61.9M2025
2Dogwood Health Trust$27.4M2024
3Manna Food Bank Inc$25.2M2025
4Impact Health$9.7M2024
5The University of North Carolina at$3.6M2025
6Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation$2.5M2024
7Glass Foundation Inc$1.6M2024
8The Lb Research and Education$1.2M2024
9Deerfield Episcopal Retirement$1.1M2024
10Tom and Brenda Nash Foundation Inc$1.1M2024
11Friends of the Wnc Nature Center Inc$1.1M2025
12Western North Carolina Regional$1.1M2025
13United Way of Asheville and$924K2023
14The Mediation Center$808K2024
15Asheville-buncombe Technical$755K2023
16Deerfield Charitable Foundation$754K2024
17Sunshine Now Foundation$607K2024
18The American Chestnut Foundation$580K2024
19Wnc Communities$578K2024
20Mission Health System Foundation Inc$569K2022
21Eagle Market Streets Development Co$560K2024
22Asheville Assisted Housing Inc$550K2022
23Victoria Garrett Legacy Foundation$547K2024
24The Givens Estates Inc$531K2024
25Catherine Mcauley Mercy Foundation Inc$517K2023

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What Asheville funders support

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Beyond Asheville

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Asheville, NC address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Asheville nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.