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Grant Funders in Durham, NC

Bespoke Grants indexes 63 grant-making foundations headquartered in Durham, North Carolina — together $3.10B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and food & agriculture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Durham nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

63
Foundations in Durham
$3.10B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
NC
State

Foundations headquartered in Durham

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

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Gothic Corporation$1.50B2023
2Duke University$410.8M2024
3Gothic Hsp Corporation$383.7M2023
4The Lord Foundation of North Carolina$266.5M2022
5Family Health International$253.1M2024
6Srcco$48.7M2024
7Triangle Community Foundation Inc$29.0M2023
8The Just Trust for Education$25.8M2024
9Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nc Foundation$22.0M2023
10Goodwill Community Foundation Inc$20.8M2024
11The Just Trust for Action$15.8M2024
12Durham's Partnership for Children$11.2M2024
13Latino Community Development Center$10.4M2024
14Family Health International Foundation$7.6M2024
15United Way of the Greater Triangle$7.0M2024
16North Carolina School of Science and$6.7M2025
17Durham Asset Management Company Inc$6.7M2023
18Rescue Missions Ministries Inc$6.4M2024
19American Institute of Certified Public$4.7M2024
20Laughing Gull Foundation$4.3M2024
21Jacaranda Health$3.8M2022
22Center for Community Self-help$3.5M2024
23Nc Idea$3.5M2023
24Duke Global Inc$3.0M2024
25North Carolina Central University$3.0M2023
26High Point Realty Associates Inc$2.7M2023
27L C Industries Inc$2.2M2024
28L C Industries Foundation$2.2M2024
29The Walking Classroom Institute$2.2M2021
30American Institute of Certified Public$1.8M2022
31Duke University Health System Inc$1.6M2023
32Male Contraception Initiative$1.6M2024
33Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina Inc$1.5M2024
34Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation$1.5M2024
35Durham Technical Community College$1.5M2023
36The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Inc$1.4M2024
37Duke University Philanthropies Inc$1.2M2023
38Chordoma Foundation$1.1M2024
39Forward Justice Inc$951K2020
40Bin Charitable Foundation$949K2018

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What Durham funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Durham:

Higher EducationHealth CareEducationFood & AgricultureArts & CultureHousing & HomelessnessYouth DevelopmentPublic Health

Beyond Durham

Local funders are a starting point, not the whole picture. Most Durham nonprofits are also eligible for statewide and national foundations — browse all grant funders in North Carolina, or let Bespoke Grants match your nonprofit to funders at every level for free.

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