FundersNorth Carolina

Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc

Wilmington, NC · EIN 56-2087335. Reported 793 grants totalling $4,761,003 to 253 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,500median grant
$4,761,003granted, 2020-2024
253organizations funded
85%of grantees funded again the next year
$16.4Massets, 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. Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
87 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
507 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
84 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
85 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
19 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
8 grants
$100,000 and Up
3 grants

Every organization it funded

All 253 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
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NcRaleigh, NC$1,000,000112021
Community Boys and Girls Club of WilmingtonWilmington, NC$187,000332022
Friends of Camp KirkwoodWilmington, NC$160,000112020
Salvation Army of Cape FearWilmington, NC$153,000552024
YWCA - Lower Cape FearWilmington, NC$153,000552024
Exodus EnsembleSanta Fe, NM$125,000222024
Jewish Family Services - San DiegoSan Diego, CA$125,000552024
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern North CarolinaWilmington, NC$124,500222024
Educational Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC$80,000552024
La Jolla PlayhouseLa Jolla, CA$80,000552024
Louise Wells Cameron Art MuseumWilmington, NC$74,250552024
Brevard Music CenterBrevard, NC$71,000552024
Sante Fe Animal Shelter IncSante Fe, NM$68,211112020
Washington Performing Arts SocietyWashington, DC$68,100552024
Animal Protection of New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM$67,500332023
One Ministries Inc (unique Learning Center)Washington, DC$67,500552024
First Presbyterian ChurchWilmington, NC$63,500552024
Thalian Association IncWilmington, NC$60,000552024
Santa Fe Conservation TrustSanta Fe, NM$58,000332024
St James ParishWilmington, NC$55,000552024
Kenan-Flagler Business School FoundationChapel Hill, NC$50,000552024
Regents Society Unc Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$50,000222022
Vista Hill FoundationSan Diego, CA$45,000552024
Cape Fear AcademyWilmington, NC$40,000552024
Nmsa - Art InstituteSanta Fe, NM$40,000112023
San Diego Opera AssocationSan Diego, CA$40,000332022
The Scrap ExchangeDurham, NC$40,000222021
Boys and Girls Club of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring, MD$35,200332022
ACLU Foundationa - San DiegoSan Diego, CA$31,000552024
Building Bridges Across the RiverWashington, DC$31,000552024
CASA De AmparaSan Marcos, CA$31,000552024
Cape Fear Council - Boy Scouts of AmericaWilmington, NC$30,000552024
Santa Fe Animal ShelterSanta Fe, NM$30,000112023
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM$30,000112023
Chamber Dance ProjectWashington, DC$28,000552024
Boys and Girls Club of TransylvaniaBrevard, NC$27,500552024
Assistance Dogs of the WestSanta Fe, NM$25,000222023
Hope Community ChurchWilmington, NC$25,000552024
St Andrews Covenant ChurchWilmington, NC$25,000552024
Sitar Arts CenterWashington, DC$25,000442024
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA$22,300222021
Anti-Defamation League of San DiegoNew York, NY$22,000552024
Washington Master Chorale IncWashington, DC$22,000552024
Kids Making ItWilmington, NC$20,000552024
Post Classical Ensemble IncWashington, DC$20,000552024
Washington Conservatory of MusicGlen Echo, MD$20,000112024
YMCA of Wilmington IncWilmington, NC$20,000112020
Yale Cancer Center (smilow Cancer Hospital)New Haven, CT$20,000332024
Cape Fear Literacy CouncilWilmington, NC$19,000552024
So Others Might Eat (some)Washington, DC$19,000552024
Campbell University IncBuies Creek, NC$16,000552024
Meals on Wheels San DiegoSan Diego, CA$16,000552024
Blowing Rock Art & History MuseumBlowing Rock, NC$15,800552024
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$15,500442023
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$15,000552024
Global Center for Cultural EntrepreneurshipSanta Fe, NM$15,000112021
Salvation Army Women's Auxillary (washington Dc)Washington, DC$15,000442023
San Diego Rescue MissionSan Diego, CA$15,000552024
Unc Health Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC$15,000332024
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$15,000332024
YMCA of Southeastern NcWilmington, NC$15,000552024
Esperanza ShelterSanta Fe, NM$13,600222022
Unc-W FoundationWilmington, NC$13,500552024
USA for UnhcrWashington, DC$13,500442023
Philippians 3 Ministries IncWilmington, NC$13,000552024
International Rescue CommitteeAlbert Lea, MN$12,000332024
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington, DC$12,000332024
Smile TrainNew York, NY$12,000552024
Columbus Jobs Foundation IncWhiteville, NC$11,500552024
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing ArtsFort Washington, MD$11,350222024
Sharing House (transylvania Christian Ministry Inc)Brevard, NC$10,800222023
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts IncWilmington, NC$10,500552024
Boys and Girls Club of Greater WashingtonWashington, DC$10,000112024
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MA$10,000112020
Dillsburg Senior Activity CenterDillsburg, PA$10,000442024
First Presbyterian Church JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC$10,000552024
Higher Ed Works FoundationRaleigh, NC$10,000332024
John and Vera Mae Perkins FoundationJackson, MS$10,000222023
NychapsDillsburg, PA$10,000332024
National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$10,000552024
Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, NM$10,000112022
World VisionFederal Way, WA$10,000442023
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show FoundationBlowing Rock, NC$9,500442024
United World Mission IncCharlotte, NC$9,500332024
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DC$9,000552024
Mercy ShipsGarden City, TX$9,000332024
National Wildlife FederationReston, VA$9,000552024
Unc Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$8,500222023
Cucalorus Film FoundationWilmington, NC$8,000552024
Domestic Violence ShelterWilmington, NC$8,000552024
Ellie White Foundation for Rare Genetic DisordersGolden, CO$8,000552024
Mclean Project for the ArtsMclean, VA$8,000442024
Rocky Point Volunteer Fire DepartmentRocky Point, NC$8,000552024
San Miguel Community FoundationLaredo, TX$8,000112020
Wilmington Jewish Film Festival IncWilmington, NC$8,000552024
Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle ProjectWrightsville Beach, NC$8,000552024
Young Life Port CityWilmington, NC$8,000552024
Site Santa FeSanta Fe, NM$7,500332023
The Phillips CollectionWashington, DC$7,500332023
Coastal Therapeutic Riding ProgramWilmington, NC$7,000552024
Crossnore School and Children's HomeCrossnore, NC$7,000552024
Hill School of Wilmington IncWilmington, NC$7,000552024
North Carolina State Engineering Foundation IncRaleigh, NC$7,000332024
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$7,000552024
Wilmington Symphony OrchestraWilmington, NC$7,000552024
Community Club of Blowing RockBlowing Rock, NC$6,000442024
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation IncLinville, NC$6,000332024
Hope ReinsRaleigh, NC$6,000552024
Johnson Chapel AME Zion ChurchLeland, NC$6,000552024
The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC$6,000332024
Tryon Palace Foundation IncNew Bern, NC$6,000552024
Uncw Seahawk ClubWilmington, NC$6,000222024
Women's Fund of the Blue RidgeBoone, NC$6,000442024
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC$6,000332024
Appalachian State University Foundation IncBoone, NC$5,500442024
Appalachian Theatre of the High CountryBoone, NC$5,500442024
Neighbors in Ministry IncBrevard, NC$5,500332022
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA$5,000552024
Alexandria Presbyterian ChurchAlexandria, VA$5,000112023
Assistance League of Greater WilmingtonWilmington, NC$5,000442023
Burgwin-Wright MuseumWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Care OrganizationAtlanta, GA$5,000332024
Cape Fear MusuemWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Change the World Relief Organizaiton IncPisgah Forest, NC$5,000112021
Children's Museum of WilmingtonWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Danny & Ron's RescueCamden, SC$5,000552024
Duke Children's HospitalRolesville, NC$5,000552024
Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA$5,000332024
Friends School of WilmingtonWilmington, NC$5,000112020
Friends of Oakdale CemeteryWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Good Friends of WilmingtonWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Higher Education Works FoundationRaleigh, NC$5,000222021
Lump to Laughter IncWrightsville Beach, NC$5,000552024
N Street Village IncWashington, DC$5,000442023
Nc State Engineering FoundationRaleigh, NC$5,000112020
Nc Zoological Society IncAshboro, NC$5,000552024
North Carolina Aquarium SocietyRaleigh, NC$5,000552024
North Carolina Museum of ArtRaleigh, NC$5,000552024
Rescue Mission of the Cape FearWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Rumple Memorial Presbyterian ChurchBlowing Rock, NC$5,000332024
Santa Fe Wine and Chile FiestaSanta Fe, NM$5,000112020
Save the ChildrenWashington, DC$5,000332024
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$5,000332024
St Mary's School DevelopmentRaleigh, NC$5,000552024
The Women's CenterVienna, VA$5,000552024
Unc Baseball - Diamond Heels ClubChapel Hill, NC$5,000552024
Unc-WWilmington, NC$5,000112024
Welcome Home AngelWilmington, NC$5,000552024
Public CitizenMerrifield, VA$4,980332024
Blue Ridge Parkway FoundationWinstonsalem, NC$4,750442024
New Hanover Humane SocietyWilmington, NC$4,700552024
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$4,500332024
The Junior League of Nc IncWilmington, NC$4,500552024
The Merrie-Wood Fundation IncSapphire, NC$4,500552024
Working Films IncWilmington, NC$4,500552024
PAWS4PEOPLE IncWilmington, NC$4,500332024
Lower Cape Fear LifecareWilmington, NC$4,100552024
ArwnyEast Amherst, NY$4,000442023
Barrio Logan College InstituteSan Diego, CA$4,000552024
Glow Nc IncWilmington, NC$4,000442023
Jo Ann Carter Harrelson CenterWilmington, NC$4,000332023
Nc State University FoundationRaleigh, NC$4,000442024
Opera WilmingtonWilmington, NC$4,000222021
Opera Wilmington Nc IncWilmington, NC$4,000332024
Pensacola Community Action Network IncPensacola, FL$4,000332024
St Andrews on the Sound Episcopal ChurchWilmington, NC$4,000552024
Share Our StrengthWashington, DC$4,000112020
Cape Fear Community College FoundationWilmington, NC$3,662552024
Friends of the Battleship Nc IncWilmington, NC$3,500442024
Pender County Christian ServicesBurgaw, NC$3,500442024
Village Foundation of Blowing RockBlowing Rock, NC$3,500442024
Western Youth NetworkBoone, NC$3,500442024
Centre of Redemption (a Safe Place)Wrightsville Beach, NC$3,250332023
Friends of Public Radio IncWilmington, NC$3,250442023
Blowing Rock Civic AssociationBlowing Rock, NC$3,000332024
Blowing Rock Historical Society IncBlowing Rock, NC$3,000332024
Brooklyn Arts Music AcademyWilmington, NC$3,000332024
Eisenberg Family Depression CenterAnn Arbor, MI$3,000112023
Feed the ChildrenOklahoma City, OK$3,000332024
Goodwill of San Diego CountySan Diego, CA$3,000332024
Heifer InternationalAlbert Lea, MN$3,000332024
Historic Preservation Foundation of Nc IncWilmington, NC$3,000442024
My Futurenc IncRaleigh, NC$3,000222022
National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC$3,000332024
Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA$3,000332024
Ronald Mcdonald House of Durham and Wake IncDurham, NC$3,000332023
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC$3,000112024
Coach Bill Dooley Education FoundationWilmington, NC$2,500112020
Muddy SneakersBrevard, NC$2,500552024
New Life Prison MinistriesWilmington, NC$2,500552024
Waterkeeper AllianceWashington, DC$2,500332024
Wrightsville Beach MuseumWrightsville Beach, NC$2,500332023
Carolina for Kibera IncChapel Hill, NC$2,400222022
Cary Christian Center IncCary, MS$2,000112023
Center for InquiryAmherst, NY$2,000332024
Eden Village of WilmingtonWilmington, NC$2,000112024
First Tee of Greater WilmingtonWilmington, NC$2,000112023
Heritage Signature ChoraleWashington, NC$2,000222024
KpbsSan Diego, CA$2,000332024
Lifepoint ChurchWilmington, NC$2,000112024
Monarch School ProjectSan Diego, CA$2,000222021
North Carolina Community Foundation IncWilmington, NC$2,000222022
Prison FellowshipMerrifield, VA$2,000112024
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL$2,000222023
St Mary of the Hills Episcopal ChurchBlowing Rock, NC$2,000222024
Unicef USAWashington, DC$2,000112022
Wilkes Art Gallery IncNorth Wilkesboro, NC$2,000222024
Arts Council for Fairfax CountyFairfax, VA$1,500112020
Brigade Boys & Girls ClubWilmington, NC$1,500112020
California State Parks FoundationCity of Industry, CA$1,500332024
Father Joe's VillagesSan Diego, CA$1,500332024
Hunger and Health Coalition IncBoone, NC$1,500222024
Wilmington Symphonic WindsWilmington, NC$1,500112024
Alpha Delta Pi Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$1,000222023
Amigos for ChristBuford, GA$1,000222022
Arts Council for Fairfax County (artsfairfax)Fairfax, VA$1,000112021
Beacon Education IncWilmington, NC$1,000112024
Church of the IncarnationHighlands, NC$1,000112020
Clemson University FoundationClemson, SC$1,000112020
Coalition for Christian OutreachPittsburgh, PA$1,000112021
Food and Water WatchWashington, DC$1,000222024
Ministering Circle of Wilmington NcWilmington, NC$1,000222024
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation IncWilmington, NC$1,000112024
Pacific Crest Trail AssociationSacramento, CA$1,000222024
Rcdw FoundationWilmington, NC$1,000112024
Shriner's Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL$1,000112024
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA$1,000112022
Signature TheatreArlington, VA$1,000112020
Tfb Externship AcademyWilmington, NC$1,000112020
The Augustine CenterWashington, DC$1,000112023
The Links Foundation IncWashington, DC$1,000112024
Veterans Memorial ReefWilmington, NC$1,000112024
Wilmington Rotary ClubWilmington, NC$1,000112022
Youth for Christ Puerto RicoAguadilla, PR$1,000112023
Alaska Wilderness LeagueWashington, DC$500112022
American ForestsWashington, DC$500112022
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX$500112024
American RiversWashington, DC$500112024
Americans UnitedWashington, DC$500112022
Americans United for Separation of Church and StateWashington, DC$500112024
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA$500112024
EarthjusticeWashington, DC$500112022
Green AmericaWashington, DC$500112024
Lower Cape Fear Historical SocietyWilmington, NC$500112020
National Audubon Society IncNew York, NY$500112024
No Kid Hungry (share Our Strength)Washington, DC$500112024
Operating PurposeCastle Hayne, NC$500112023
Operation PurposeCastle Hayne, NC$500112024
Save the Redwoods LeagueWashington, DC$500112022
Trust for Public LaneWashington, DC$500112022

186 of 253 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 85%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 2 grants to individuals totalling $1,050 -- 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 420 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
120 grants
Education
54 grants
Human Services
43 grants
Environment
39 grants
Animal Welfare
25 grants
Community Improvement
16 grants
International Affairs
16 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020131$892,023$2,000
2021136$1,717,200$2,000
2022175$657,850$2,000
2023178$809,030$1,990
2024173$684,900$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. 65% 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
$3.1M
New Mexico
$495K
California
$427K
District of Columbia
$420K
Maryland
$67K
New York
$66K
Virginia
$44K
Pennsylvania
$21K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. 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 Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Post Office Box 3649, Wilmington, NC, 28406. 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 56-2087335 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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