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Albemarle Foundation

Charlotte, NC · EIN 20-4798471. Reported 4,079 grants totalling $20.5M to 1,524 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$20.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,524organizations funded
50%of grantees funded again the next year
$30.2Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Albemarle Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,500; the smallest was $10 and the largest $1,359,587. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2,032 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
1,472 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
313 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
156 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
41 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
24 grants
$100,000 and Up
41 grants

Every organization it funded

All 1,524 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE$2,706,062512024
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$2,075,0001142024
Carolina Youth CoalitionCharlotte, NC$1,551,330732023
YMCA of Greater CharlotteCharlotte, NC$929,440942024
Communities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg IncCharlotte, NC$918,770732023
Discovery Place IncCharlotte, NC$603,500532023
Heart Math Tutoring IncCharlotte, NC$552,314942024
Freedom School Partners IncCharlotte, NC$475,000332023
Cms FoundationCharlotte, NC$450,000332023
Ybm Leadership AcademyCharlotte, NC$300,000332023
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$250,200322024
Share CharlotteCharlotte, NC$205,000632023
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge IncBaton Rouge, LA$201,6001232023
Southern Arkansas University Foundation IncMagnolia, AR$194,2501932023
American Heart AssociationAtlanta, GA$166,897432023
First United Methodist Church-MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$153,6713142024
American Heart Association Inc - Charlotte NcCharlotte, NC$150,100312021
International Rett Syndrome FoundationCincinnati, OH$150,000332023
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$130,6782332023
Make a Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC$120,970732023
Boys & Girls of MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$118,7231742024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina IncCharlotte, NC$114,6501432023
Special CheersHouston, TX$111,2361432023
Brister Baptist ChurchEmerson, AR$106,8901032023
Junior Achievement of Central CarolinasCharlotte, NC$105,000632023
CybergrantsAndover, MA$102,531622023
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library FoundationCharlotte, NC$100,100532023
Habitat Charlotte RegionCharlotte, NC$100,000112023
Interfaith Caring Ministries IncLeague City, TX$94,0452032023
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank IncBaton Rouge, LA$87,2835442024
National Environmental Education FoundationWashington DC, DC$80,000112024
Happy Harbor Methodist Home IncLa Porte, TX$71,2361332023
Champions for Education IncCharlotte, NC$70,000222023
Cycle - Changing Young Childrens Lives Through EducationSpring, TX$70,000532023
La Porte Education FoundationLa Porte, TX$69,2361432023
Kids Unlimited FoundationHouston, TX$68,628932023
Armand Bayou Nature Center IncHouston, TX$67,2361332023
Assistance League of the Bay AreaHouston, TX$66,2361232023
The Wheelhouse IncDeer Park, TX$66,2361232023
Sarah's HousePasadena, TX$65,9861332023
Junior Achievement International China IncJu Long Garden$65,000222024
Folds of Honor FoundationTulsa, OK$62,500432023
Roof Above IncCharlotte, NC$61,9331032023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyCharlotte, NC$51,750412021
Lls North CarolinaNew York, NY$50,382212021
Crisis Assistance MinistryCharlotte, NC$50,050432023
E4E Relief LLCCharlotte, NC$50,000112023
Footprint ProjectNew Orleans, LA$50,000112024
USO of NcMorrisville, NC$50,000222022
Acts ChurchStephens, AR$49,500732023
Hooptee Charities IncCharlotte, NC$45,000332023
Teach for AmericaCharlotte, NC$45,000222023
Today's Harbor for ChildrenLa Porte, TX$45,000822022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IncRye Brook, NY$41,3482442024
Project Joy and Hope for TexasPasadena, TX$40,7951532023
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia, AR$40,614932023
Project ScientistCharlotte, NC$40,000322024
First United Pentecostal ChurchMagnolia, AR$39,005832023
Classroom Central IncCharlotte, NC$38,746832023
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater GastonGastonia, NC$38,696732023
American Cancer SocietyCharlotte, NC$38,651732023
Communities in Schools Bay Area IncHouston, TX$38,300732023
Communities in Schools of Cleveland CountyShelby, NC$36,840732023
Heal CharlotteCharlotte, NC$36,520422022
Magnolia High SchoolMagnolia, AR$36,000112023
Jackson Street Church of ChristMagnolia, AR$35,2751032023
Associated Industries of Arkansas Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR$35,000112023
Nc Home Builders Educational and Charitable FoundationRaleigh, NC$35,000112024
North Carolina Home Builders Assoc Educational & Charitable FoundatioRaleigh, NC$35,000112024
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Baton Rouge Inc Dba McmainsBaton Rouge, LA$34,400722022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$33,9573842024
LSU FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$33,3221432023
Boy Scouts of AmericaCharlotte, NC$32,945422022
Asbury United Methodist ChurchMagnolia, AR$31,7041332023
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte RegionCharlotte, NC$30,000332023
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater CarolinasRaleigh, NC$29,770522022
Columbia County Animal Protection SocietyMagnolia, AR$28,3081432023
The Uk Online Giving FoundationLondon$27,792512024
Central Baptist ChurchMagnolia, AR$27,7001532023
Jackson IntermediatePasadena, TX$27,600422023
Greers Chapel UMCMagnolia, AR$26,4001132023
Taylor Sports ComplexTaylor, AR$26,4001122023
Compassions FoundationMagnolia, AR$26,3181342024
Urbanpromise CharlotteCharlotte, NC$26,000212023
Particular Council of St Vincent De Paul of Baton Rouge LousianaBaton Rouge, LA$25,450632023
Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry IncKings Mountain, NC$25,163622022
ForvisCharlotte, NC$25,130732024
Medilife of Houston IncHouston, TX$25,000222023
Nevada Dental FoundationLas Vegas, NV$25,000212023
Teach for AmericaSan Francisco, CA$25,000112021
The Carolinas Healthcare Foundation IncCharlotte, NC$25,000112022
University of South Carolina Business Partnership FoundationColumbia, SC$25,000112021
Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA$25,000112021
Bo's PlaceHouston, TX$24,2501132023
Silver Peak Fire DepartmentSilver Peak, NV$24,235632023
Lions Services IncCharlotte, NC$23,590222023
Front Yard BikesBaton Rouge, LA$22,900632023
Pasadena Isd Education FoundationPasadena, TX$22,500742024
Hannah Pregnancy Resource CenterEl Dorado, AR$22,2311232023
College View Baptist ChurchMagnolia, AR$22,015932023
Nye County School DistrictTonpah, NV$21,500732023
Junior Charity League Incorporated of MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$20,945932023
Friends of Crowders Mountain IncKings Mtn, NC$20,888422022
City of MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$20,656932023
Southern Christian Mission IncMagnolia, AR$20,195532023
Cleveland County SchoolsShelby, NC$20,000112023
General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian ChurchGreenville, SC$20,000112021
Hope Center MinistriesCamden, TN$20,000532023
Abilities Unlimited of Magnolia Ark IncMagnolia, AR$19,938532023
Ink Floyd IncCharlotte, NC$19,832212022
Kings Mountain Touchdown ClubKings Mountain, NC$19,300322023
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Kreisverband Goslar EvGoslar$19,282112021
Unity Church MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$19,250932023
Transformation ChurchIndian Land, SC$19,200222023
Columbia County 4HLittle Rock, AR$18,681532023
Magnolia Specialized Services IncMagnolia, AR$18,568732023
H & P Animal AllianceMagnolia, AR$18,2071532023
University Baptist ChurchBaton Rouge, LA$18,100422022
Williams Temple Church of God in Christ IncHouston, TX$17,8001032023
Jdrf International - Greater Western Carolinas ChapterCharlotte, NC$17,600322023
Cmsa Sports LeaguesLiberty, TX$17,500532023
Louisiana Center for Children's RightsNew Orleans, LA$17,500732023
Sarahs HousePasadena, TX$16,800312023
Humble Isd Education FoundationHumble, TX$16,741632023
Share Foundation Dba Life Touch HospiceEl Dorado, AR$16,695532023
Magnolia Arts Council IncMagnolia, AR$16,6501032023
Julia F Thompson IncMissouri City, TX$16,500222023
Big Brothers Big SistersHouston, TX$16,4911032023
Compassion's Foundation IncMagnolia, AR$16,034522023
Community Worship CenterTyrone, PA$16,000312021
Action Ministries Houston IncorporatedHouston, TX$15,7501032023
Blessed Be Hope for Three IncSugarland, TX$15,7501032023
Boy Scouts of America ArkansasEl Dorado, AR$15,681632023
Mitchell Bays Turner Pediatric Fund IncCharlotte, NC$15,322542024
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (bryc)Baton Rouge, LA$15,100532023
Columbia County Independent Living IncMagnolia, AR$15,008532023
Arts Council of Pointe CoupeeNew Roads, LA$15,0001142024
Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland CountyShelby, NC$15,000112023
Changing Lives Together FoundationCharlotte, NC$15,000112023
City of PasadenaPasadena, TX$15,000212021
Community Math AcademyShelby, NC$15,000332024
Drk Goslar - German Red CrossGoslar$15,000112021
Fire Outreach of HoustonHouston, TX$15,000112022
Fish Lake Valley Community Association IncDyer, NV$15,000112022
Logan Geisler and Lake Michigan CollegeColoma, MI$15,000332023
Lone Star Flight MuseumHouston, TX$15,000112023
Mccrorey YMCACharlotte, NC$15,000222023
San Jacinto College FoundationPasadena, TX$15,000112023
Southern University Lab SchoolBaton Rouge, LA$15,000112022
Women Connection IncHouston, TX$15,000112022
Goldfield Volunteer Fire DepartmentGoldfield, NV$14,920322023
City of EmersonEmerson, AR$14,885112022
Galveston County Fair and Rodeo IncSanta Fe, TX$14,750532023
Mtv Goslar EvGoslar$14,748212022
David E Boone SR Ministries IncTexarkana, TX$14,452532023
Bay Area Turning Point IncHouston, TX$14,160222023
Boston CollegecccChestnut Hill, MA$14,000112023
Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$14,000112024
Magnolia-Columbia County Literacy CouncilMagnolia, AR$13,938532023
Charlotte Touchdown ClubCharlotte, NC$13,750112021
Tyrone Area School DistrictTyrone, PA$13,659212021
Victory Christian CenterCharlotte, NC$13,500322023
Friends of the Forest Eine Gruppe Der Regionale Energie-Und KlimaschutzagenGoslar$13,453312022
Asheville Humane Society IncAsheville, NC$12,750432023
Pilots for PatientsMonroe, LA$12,600432023
Boy Scouts of America West Tn Area CouncilJackson, TN$12,500632023
City Year Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA$12,500332023
The RoseHouston, TX$12,500732023
University of Arkansas Foundation IncFayetteville, AR$12,300422023
Deer Park Educational FoundationDeer Park, TX$12,216832023
Children's Homes of Cleveland CountyShelby, NC$12,212422022
REGENER8 Outreach MinistryMagnolia, AR$12,190932023
Esmeralda County School DistrictGoldfield, NV$12,000532023
Iglesia Cristo Viene of Baytown IncBaytown, TX$12,000332023
Levine Children's GalaCharlotte, NC$12,000112023
Naomis Home MinistriesFort Worth, TX$12,000432023
Sienna Stallions Youth Football IncMissouri City, TX$12,000632023
University of Houston FoundationHouston, TX$12,000522023
Dlrg Ortsgruppe - Langelsheim EvLangelsheim$11,792222023
Family Promise of Lake HoustonHumble, TX$11,750932023
Emerson-Taylor School DistrictEmerson, AR$11,735432023
St Patrick Roman Catholic ChurchBaton Rouge, LA$11,710932023
Volunteers in Public Schools IncBaton Rouge, LA$11,6801332023
Hospitality House - City of MagnoliaMagnolia, AR$11,625432023
Waverly Central High SchoolWaverly, TN$11,600532023
Magnolia TitansMagnolia, AR$11,575522023
Bayou City FellowshipHouston, TX$11,500442024
Teach for America IncBaton Rouge, LA$11,450832023
Dream Girls UniversityHuntersville, NC$11,300732024
American Cancer SocietyMagnolia, AR$11,181422022
Arkansas Childrens HospitalLittle Rock, AR$11,181422022
Community Partners in Action IncHartford, CT$11,100212023
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD$11,100532024
Monument Baptist ChurchDeer Park, TX$11,000432023
Hospice at Home IncSouth Haven, MI$10,975312021
Goslarer Tafelkleiner Tischer Oker EvOker Stadt Goslar$10,945112023
Goslarsche Hofe Integrationsbetrieb GgmbGoslar$10,945112023
Waldfreibad Wolfshagen EvLangelsheim$10,945112023
Jefferson Baptist ChurchBaton Rouge, LA$10,915422023
Victory Harvest ChurchBaton Rouge, LA$10,775322022
A World for ChildrenHouston, TX$10,750832023
Bridge Over Troubled Waters IncPasadena, TX$10,750832023
Champions Kids Camp IncRichmond, TX$10,750832023
Degeorge HouseHouston, TX$10,750832023
Waldfuermorgen EvGoslar$10,724112023
Goslarer Tafel (kleiner Tisch Oker Ev)Goslar$10,677112022
Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas Oklahoma and TexasLittle Rock, AR$10,630732023
Empowering Youth for Tomorrow IncHouston, TX$10,550222023
Houston Police FoundationHouston, TX$10,500332023
Yes Prep Public Schools IncHouston, TX$10,500422023
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra SocietyCharlotte, NC$10,432322023
Isi Campus Ministries of Magnolia CorpMagnolia, AR$10,3751832023
Answer Scholarship IncCharlotte, NC$10,250222023
We Care IncSouth Haven, MI$10,250212021
Ourbridge IncCharlotte, NC$10,125222023
The University of Tennessee Foundation IncKnoxville, TN$10,125632023
The Emerge CenterBaton Rouge, LA$10,100422022
Houston Food BankHouston, TX$10,0901032023
Jungforscher Am Cvd EvGoslar$10,030532023
Above All SportsKingwood, TX$10,000322022
Al-Van Humane Society IncSouth Haven, MI$10,000112021
American Heart AssociationMetairie, LA$10,000322023
Circle De LuzCharlotte, NC$10,000112023
Cleveland Community CaresShelby, NC$10,000112023
Cougar PrideHouston, TX$10,000222023
Council on Foundations IncPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
E2D IncDavidson, NC$10,000112022
Family EliteLeague City, TX$10,000212022
Green Charter School- SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC$10,000112022
Hospitality House of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$10,000222022
Kings Mountain Historical Museum FoundationKings Mtn, NC$10,000222022
Lock Haven University Student Accounts OfficeLock Haven, PA$10,000442024
National Ms SocietyRaleigh, NC$10,000112023
Nc MedassistCharlotte, NC$10,000112023
Nda Foundation for Oral HealthLas Vegas, NV$10,000112022
Nevada Discovery MuseumReno, NV$10,000112023
North Harris Montgomery Community College District FoundationThe Woodlands, TX$10,000112021
Particular Council of St Vincent De Paul of Baton Rouge LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA$10,000112023
Pflag CharlotteCharlotte, NC$10,000112023
Present Age MinistriesHarrisburg, NC$10,000112022
R Bruce Irons Camp Fund Dba WayfindersCharlotte, NC$10,000332023
Ronald Mcdonald House of Charlotte IncCharlotte, NC$10,000212022
Senior Services of Van Buren County IncSouth Haven, MI$10,000112021
St Paul Lutheran ChurchSouth Haven, MI$10,000532023
The Community Fdn of Middle Tn IncNashville, TN$10,000112021
The Malala FundWashington, DC$10,000112023
The Plus Collective (foundation for the Carolinas)Charlotte, NC$10,000112023
The Womens HomeHouston, TX$10,000112023
University of South Carolina Henrietta GiffordColumbia, SC$10,000442024
University of Wisconsin MadisonMadison, WI$10,000222024

640 of 1,524 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 2,350 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
485 grants
Human Services
348 grants
Religion
203 grants
Arts & Culture
179 grants
Health Care
157 grants
Diseases & Disorders
150 grants
Animal Welfare
120 grants
Youth Development
102 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
20211,360$6,055,214$1,000
20221,166$5,401,471$1,000
20231,406$5,442,998$677
2024147$3,650,082$1,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 53% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

North Carolina
$10.7M
Delaware
$2.7M
Texas
$2.0M
Arkansas
$1.6M
Louisiana
$1.0M
District of Columbia
$360K
Tennessee
$195K
Georgia
$191K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund188 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc187 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc153 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc118 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund106 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program97 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Albemarle Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 4250 Congress Street Ste 900, Charlotte, NC, 28209. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 20-4798471 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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