Anonymous Trust
Raleigh, NC · EIN 26-6220561. Reported 607 grants totalling $45.6M to 225 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$45.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
225organizations funded
54%of grantees funded again the next year
$311.6Massets, 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. Anonymous Trust 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $175 and the largest $1,948,747. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $5,411,085 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ncsu Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $2,748,346 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women | Raleigh, NC | $2,459,260 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc | Pembroke, NC | $1,719,683 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Madeira School | Mclean, VA | $1,575,740 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Southeastern Nc | Wilmington, NC | $1,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Simply Girls Inc | Dunn, NC | $1,163,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $1,076,417 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke, VA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach for America | San Francisco, CA | $920,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $878,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unc School of Government Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $810,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Durham, NC | $787,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain | Winterville, NC | $675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baptist State Convention of Nc Inc | Cary, NC | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Community Self Help | Durham, NC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of the Coastal Pines | Raleigh, NC | $531,304 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $490,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Education Foundation of Eastern Nc Inc | Rocky Mount, NC | $457,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ecu Health Foundation | Greenville, NC | $442,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Atlanta, GA | $440,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ecu Medical & Health Sciences Foundation | Greenville, NC | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public School Forum of North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $362,165 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shawtown Alumni Association | Lillington, NC | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Voices Together | Chapel Hill, NC | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina School of Science & Math | Durham, NC | $339,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edgecombe County Public School Foundation | Tarboro, NC | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $322,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University - Nicholas School | Durham, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sampson Community College Foundation | Clinton, NC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Homes of Nc | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Fayetteville, NC | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wayne Community College Foundation | Goldsboro, NC | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| L'ecole-French School of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $262,388 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nc School of Science and Math | Durham, NC | $258,544 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Go Global Nc | Park, NC | $258,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $254,231 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James Sprunt Com College Foundation | Kenansville, NC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roanoke Island Historical Association | Manteo, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $236,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Historic Preservation Foundation of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $235,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $224,910 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $222,108 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| French Cultural Institute | Raleigh, NC | $210,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clinton Area Foundation for Education | Clinton, NC | $205,765 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bertie County YMCA Inc | Windsor, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle | Edenton, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dix Park Conservancy Planning & Devel Fd | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Place | Jacksonville, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Ministry | Laurinburg, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pave Se Raleigh Charter School Inc | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ripe for Revival | Rocky Mount, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region | Rocky Mount, NC | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New River YMCA | Jacksonville, NC | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ednc | Raleigh, NC | $187,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unc World View | Chapel Hill, NC | $181,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hearts & Hands for Haiti | Raleigh, NC | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tryon Palace Foundation | New Bern, NC | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tried By Fire Inc | New Bern, NC | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lenoir Community College Foundation Inc | Kinston, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nc Freedom Monument Project | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peacemakers of Rocky Mount | Rocky Mount, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nc Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $149,760 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Police Athletic League | Dunn, NC | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Civil War History Center | Fayetteville, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robeson County Church and Community Centr | Lumberton, NC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sampson County Arts Council | Clinton, NC | $122,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ecps Educational Foundation | Tarboro, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reach Out and Read Carolinas | Matthews, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| District C | Chapel Hill, NC | $115,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bertie County Hive House | Lewiston, NC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County | Goldsboro, NC | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wake County Bar Association Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $113,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch | Fayetteville, NC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Goldsboro Wayne County | Goldsboro, NC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midway High School | Newton Grove, NC | $107,595 | 39 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity | Fayetteville, NC | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Fear Regional Theater | Fayetteville, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Fayetteville, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservation Trust Nc | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dark Horse Futures Foundation | Clinton, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latinxed | Siler City, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louis Wells Cameron Art Museum | Wilmington, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc Coastal Federation | Newport, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roanoke Island Historical Assn | Manteo, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stepup Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hobbton High School | Newton Grove, NC | $95,556 | 32 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public School Forum of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $93,027 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Filling Station Inc | Pollocksville, NC | $92,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Best Nc | Cary, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hearts and Hands for Haiti | Raleigh, NC | $89,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nc Rural Center | Raleigh, NC | $87,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sampson Middle School | Clinton, NC | $85,472 | 36 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vidant Health Foundation | Greenville, NC | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region | Rocky Mount, NC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Business Leaders for Education | Cary, NC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Homes of Nc | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Campbell University Office of Institutional Advancement | Buies Creek, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hill Center | Durham, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Bern Preservation Foundation | New Bern, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Office of Strategic Partnerships | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southeastern Life Center | Lumberton, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $73,074 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read Carolina's | Matthews, NC | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down East Partnership for Children | Rocky Mount, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Youth Violence Prevention Center | Lumberton, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Pines Land and Housing Trust | Southern Pines, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meaningful Industries Collaborative | Tarboro, NC | $62,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Mt Olive | Mount Olive, NC | $62,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eyes on Main Street | Wilson, NC | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina | Oxford, NC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fayetteville Area Inasmuch | Fayatteville, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Farmworkers | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michael's Angels Girls Club | Tarboro, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanley Community College Foundation | Albemarle, NC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Child and Family Health | Durham, NC | $57,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The University of Nc at Chapel Hill (unc World View) | Chapel Hill, NC | $55,012 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Outward Bound School | Asheville, NC | $54,926 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences | Raleigh, NC | $54,700 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Benevolence Farm | Graham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Azul De Wilson | Wilson, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Recovery Center | Ash, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Women's Shelter | New Bern, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Restorations | Kinston, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc State Foundation for Benefit of Institute of Emerging Issues | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Central Univ Foundation | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Robeson County Disaster Recovery Coalition | Lumberton, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robeson County Disaster Recovery Committee Inc | Lumberton, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton High School | Clinton, NC | $45,510 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Civic Center Foundation | Lumberton, NC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities Supporting Schs of Wayne Cty | Goldsboro, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Organized Response Effort | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Men and Women United for Youth and Families | Delco, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakewood High School | Salemburg, NC | $44,342 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Museum of Natural Science | Raleigh, NC | $40,625 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connect Community Inc | Lumberton, NC | $39,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union High School | Rose Hill, NC | $38,096 | 13 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Science & Tech Leadership | Bethel, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inner Banks STEM Center | Washington, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mdc | Durham, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Future Nc Inc | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ormond Center Duke Divinity School | Durham, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Refuge | Ayden, NC | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Science & Technology Leadership | Bethel, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Omega Center | New Bern, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Elementary School | Clinton, NC | $29,665 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army of Elizabeth City | Elizabeth City, NC | $29,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midway Middle School | Dunn, NC | $27,316 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albemarle Hopeline | Elizabeth City, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlantic Dance Theater | New Bern, NC | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Science Technology & Leadership Development | Bethel, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Core | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry | Dunn, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Central University Foundation | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Office of Strategic Partnerships | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peletah Academic Center for Excellence | New Bern, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peletah Ministries | New Bern, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Religious Community Services | New Bern, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Science Technology and Leadership Development | Bethel, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilson Forward | Wilson, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Butler Avenue Elementary School | Clinton, NC | $24,717 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ribbon Commission | Wilmington, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coastal Horizons Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mephibosheth Project Inc | Goldsboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mothers and Their Children | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union Intermediate School | Clinton, NC | $16,770 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ricky's Retreat | Swansboro, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midway Elementary School | Dunn, NC | $14,723 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pines Elementary School | Plymouth, NC | $12,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Area L Ahec | Rocky Mount, NC | $11,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance Francaise De Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enterprising Women Foundation | Cary, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Farmworkers | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helps Education Fund | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carteret County Partnership for Children | Morehead City, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sampson High School | Clinton, NC | $7,696 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School | Roseboro, NC | $7,294 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sunset Avenue School | Clinton, NC | $7,281 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clement Elementary School | Autryville, NC | $6,918 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salemburg Elementary | Salembury, NC | $6,801 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sampson Early College High School | Clinton, NC | $6,200 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sampson High School Alumni Association (paid to Wooten) | Raleigh, NC | $5,469 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington County Early College High School | Creswell, NC | $5,435 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc State Education Assistance Authority (ncseaa) | Research Triangle Park, NC | $5,118 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Doorway to Hope | Cary, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samara's Village Inc | Southport, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Langdon C Kerr Elementary | Clinton, NC | $4,800 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| L C Kerr School | Clinton, NC | $3,713 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Payment Center | St Louis, MO | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hobbton Elementary School | Newton Grove, NC | $3,175 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clinton City Schools | Clinton, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perquimans County High School | Hertford, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perquimans County Middle School | Winfall, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unc School of Law Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hargrove Elementary School | Faison, NC | $2,830 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union Middle School | Clinton, NC | $2,700 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creswell Elementary School | Creswell, NC | $2,448 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roseboro Elementary School | Roseboro, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sound Rivers | Washington, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington County High School | Plymouth, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anna Ophelia Kamp | Clinton, NC | $1,975 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beaufort Historical Association | Beaufort, NC | $1,975 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sampson County Schools | Clinton, NC | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carteret Community College Foundation Inc | Morehead City, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duplin Early College High School | Kenansville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natchez Historical Foundation | Natchez, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plain View Elementary | Dunn, NC | $932 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Raleigh, NC | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $525 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Mary's School | Raleigh, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hobbton Middle School | Newton Grove, NC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
116 of 225 (52%) 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 54%, 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.
Plus 243 grants to individuals totalling $7,221,784 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Fayetteville State University Foundation
GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (1,823,747 YEAR TWO OF MULTI-YEAR GRANT; 125,000 CHALLENGE GRANT) - Ncsu Foundation Inc
GRANT TO NCSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women
GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (INSTALLMENT 2 OF 2) - Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc
MULTI-YEAR GRANT TO SUPPORT THE FULL LAUNCH OF THE BRAVES SCHOLARS - The Madeira School
GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Simply Girls Inc
GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (10,000 MATCHING; 377,200 FOR HOUSE PURCHASE AND RENOVATION; 150,000 INSTALLMENT; 25,000 CHALLENGE)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 200 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | $9,813,973 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 157 | $11.6M | $5,469 |
| 2023 | 147 | $13.5M | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 160 | $10.7M | $3,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Anonymous Trust has 168 of them, worth $62.0M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ncsu Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $4,858,750 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $4,400,000 |
| Fayetteville State University Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $4,052,639 |
| Ncsu Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $3,532,800 |
| Ncsu Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $3,532,800 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $3,200,000 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $3,030,835 |
| Wake Medical Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $3,000,000 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $2,800,000 |
| Fayetteville State University Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $2,228,872 |
| Unc-Pembroke Foundation Inc | Pembroke, NC | $2,207,527 |
| Unc Pembroke Foundation Inc | Pembroke, NC | $2,129,480 |
| Unc-Pembroke Foundation Inc | Pembroke, NC | $1,177,240 |
| YMCA of Southeastern Nc | Wilmington, NC | $1,175,000 |
| Ecu Health Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | $900,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
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- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- 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.
- 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 Anonymous Trust'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: Po Box 31143, Raleigh, NC, 27622. 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.
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