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Community Improvement Grant Funders in North Carolina

185 foundations with a documented community improvement focus have made grants to North Carolina nonprofits in recent years, together directing $191.7M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 185 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

185
Community improvement funders
$191.7M
Given to North Carolina nonprofits
2,652
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active community improvement funders in North Carolina

#FunderBased inTotal North Carolina givingGrantsLatest
1Servant FoundationKansas$42.1M1402025
2The Duke EndowmentNorth Carolina$19.6M342024
3The Conservation Fund a NonprofitVirginia$11.8M4662024
4Silicon Valley Community FoundationCalifornia$10.8M222024
5Wk Kellogg FoundationMichigan$9.8M102023
6John S and James L Knight FoundationFlorida$9.7M382024
7Dogwood Health TrustNorth Carolina$9.1M582024
8The Ford FoundationNew York$6.9M72020
9The Rotary Foundation of RotaryIllinois$5.2M962025
10Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNew York$4.1M52024
11The Wallace FoundationNew York$3.8M22022
12Open Society Policy Center IncNew York$3.6M42024
13Blueprint North CarolinaNorth Carolina$2.7M812025
14Southern Tennis Association IncGeorgia$2.7M22022

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented community improvement focus and that have funded North Carolina nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to North Carolina recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.