FundersNorth Carolina

Weaver Foundation Inc

Greensboro, NC · EIN 56-6093527. Reported 192 grants totalling $6,042,907 to 102 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,117median grant
$6,042,907granted, 2020-2024
102organizations funded
45%of grantees funded again the next year
$40.4Massets, 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. Weaver 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 $5,117. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $27,600; the smallest was $100 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
26 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
54 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
28 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
28 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
34 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
10 grants
$100,000 and Up
12 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Nc A&t State UniversityGreensboro, NC$1,001,700332022
YMCA of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$781,250542023
Cone HealthGreensboro, NC$639,500332023
Habitat for HumanityGreensboro, NC$500,000112024
Youth VillagesGreensboro, NC$250,000112024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NcWinstonsalem, NC$223,100442023
United WayGreensboro, NC$197,000552024
Ready for School Ready for LifeGreensboro, NC$195,500552024
Guilford Education AllianceJamestown, NC$154,000552024
Guilford County Government CooperationGreensboro, NC$150,000112023
Community Foundation of Greater GreensboroGreensboro, NC$143,600952024
North Carolina Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NC$107,500552024
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC$103,000222022
One Step FurtherGreensboro, NC$102,700442023
Youth FocusGreensboro, NC$100,000112024
North Carolina Folk & Heritage FestivalsGreensboro, NC$95,329552024
Back Pack BeginningsGreensboro, NC$79,000332022
Guilford County Government AdministrationGreensboro, NC$75,000332022
Piedmont Land ConservancyGreensboro, NC$65,000222023
Greensboro Urban MinistryGreensboro, NC$60,800332022
The Sparrow's NestGreensboro, NC$53,600332022
Sanctuary HouseGreensboro, NC$51,000112021
Greensboro Chamber FoundationGreensboro, NC$50,000112023
Wyndham ChampionshipGreensboro, NC$50,000332024
Carolina TheaterGreensboro, NC$45,000112022
Community Theater of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$45,000222022
The Servant Center IncGreensboro, NC$45,000112022
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$42,000222022
Children's Home SocietyGreensboro, NC$40,000112022
Neighborhood Markets IncorporatedGreensboro, NC$37,500332023
Positive Direction for Youth and FamiliesGreensboro, NC$31,066222022
Greensboro Cerebral Palsy AssociationGreensboro, NC$30,000112023
Greensboro Farmers MarketGreensboro, NC$30,000112023
YWCA of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$30,000112022
Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation (dba Wyndham Championship)Greensboro, NC$27,500222021
New Arrivals InstituteGreensboro, NC$25,500222022
Compass GreensboroGreensboro, NC$25,000112022
Senior Resources of Guilford CountyGreensboro, NC$25,000112022
The Children's Law Center of Central NcWinstonsalem, NC$25,000112022
Guilford County Public SchoolsGreensboro, NC$22,784532022
North Carolina African Services CoalitionGreensboro, NC$22,000222022
Crossroads Pathways to SuccessGreensboro, NC$20,000112022
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$20,000112022
Greater High Point Food AllianceHigh Point, NC$15,100222022
Dance Project IncGreensboro, NC$15,000112022
North Carolina Center for NonprofitsRaleigh, NC$12,500552024
Wells Memorial Church of God in ChristGreensboro, NC$10,600222023
Family RoomGreensboro, NC$10,260212022
Center for Community Self-HelpDurham, NC$10,000112021
Every Campus a RefugeGreensboro, NC$10,000112022
Guilford County Department of Health & Human ServicesGreensboro, NC$7,500112024
Second Chance Ministries of GarnerGarner, NC$7,500332022
Locust Grove Baptist ChurchBrowns Summit, NC$7,000222023
Free Indeed Community Development CorporationGreensboro, NC$6,000222022
Greensboro Downtown ParksGreensboro, NC$6,000222022
The Foundation for Nc A&t State UniversityGreensboro, NC$6,000212022
Hirsch Wellness NetworkGreensboro, NC$5,685222021
Abundant Life MinistryGreensboro, NC$5,000112023
Family Service of the PiedmontJamestown, NC$5,000112021
First Lutheran ChurchGreensboro, NC$5,000112023
Saint Phillip AME Zion ChurchGreensboro, NC$5,000112023
The Motivational FoundationGreensboro, NC$5,000112022
True Salvation Outreach MinistryGreensboro, NC$5,000112022
Magnolia House Foundation IncGreensboro, NC$4,500222022
Vandalia Presbyterian ChurchGreensboro, NC$4,500112020
Lutheran Church of Our FatherGreensboro, NC$3,700112022
CASA Azul of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$3,675332022
The Arc of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$3,250112021
Family Support Network Central CarolinasGreensboro, NC$3,000222023
Greensboro Mayers Council for Persons With DisabilitiesGreensboro, NC$3,000112021
Lebanon Baptist ChurchGreensboro, NC$2,800112020
Crescent Rotary Club Foundation IncGreensboro, NC$2,700112021
North Carolina Network of GrantmakersRaleigh, NC$2,700112024
Action GreensboroGreensboro, NC$2,500112020
Brothers Organized to Save OthersHigh Point, NC$2,500112022
Jewish Heritage Foundation of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$2,500112022
National Conference for Community and JusticeGreensboro, NC$2,308332024
Guilford Technical Community College FoundationJamestown, NC$2,000222021
Horsepower Therapeutic Learning CenterColfax, NC$2,000112021
Interactive Resource CenterGreensboro, NC$2,000112020
Young Life GreensboroGreensboro, NC$2,000222021
Rise Against HungerRaleigh, NC$1,700112020
Hospice and Palliative Care of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$1,550112020
Inner Ground IncGreensboro, NC$1,500222022
Hunter Elementary SchoolGreensboro, NC$1,000112022
Kellin FoundationGreensboro, NC$1,000112022
Room at the InnGreensboro, NC$1,000112021
Room at the Inn of the Triad IncGreensboro, NC$1,000112022
Touching Lives FoundationGreensboro, NC$1,000112022
Animal Rescue and Foster ProgramGreensboro, NC$500112021
Center for Racial Equity in EducationCharlotte, NC$500112020
Genesis Baptist ChurchGreensboro, NC$500112020
Guilford County Animal ServicesGreensboro, NC$500112022
Kids Poetry BasketballGreensboro, NC$500112022
Kinsley Me and CompanyGreensboro, NC$500112021
Share the Harvest IncGreensboro, NC$500112020
The Montagnard Dega Association IncGreensboro, NC$500112020
Uncg Excellence FoundationGreensboro, NC$500112020
Faith in Action IncGreensboro, NC$350112020
Mustard Seed Community HealthGreensboro, NC$250112021
Cornerstone Charter Academy PTOGreensboro, NC$200222021
Salvation Army Boys and Girls ClubsGreensboro, NC$150112020

42 of 102 (41%) 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 45%, across 4 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 98 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
22 grants
Human Services
16 grants
Community Improvement
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 grants
Food & Nutrition
8 grants
Animal Welfare
5 grants
Crime & Legal
4 grants
Religion
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202045$1,229,539$2,800
202146$1,356,092$3,250
202263$1,028,676$7,500
202324$1,391,800$30,000
202414$1,036,800$22,550

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. Weaver Foundation Inc has 58 of them, worth $4,642,630. 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.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Crossnore Communities for ChildrenCrossnore, NC$780,000
Nc A&t State UniversityGreensboro, NC$500,000
YMCA of GreensboroGreensboro, NC$375,000
Back Pack BeginningsGreensboro, NC$350,000
Youth VillagesGreensboro, NC$250,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NcWinstonsalem, NC$210,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NcWinstonsalem, NC$210,000
Ready for School Ready for LifeGreensboro, NC$190,000
Ready for School Ready for LifeGreensboro, NC$160,000
Youth FocusGreensboro, NC$150,000
Guilford County Cooperative ExtensionGreensboro, NC$150,000
Ready for School Ready for LifeGreensboro, NC$120,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NcWinstonsalem, NC$105,000
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC$100,000
North Carolina Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NC$82,500

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% 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
$6.0M
Massachusetts
$20K

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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.

Community Foundation of Greater36 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund26 shared recipientsLincoln Financial Foundation Inc24 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc23 shared recipientsMoses Cone - Wesley Long Community21 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc19 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,117. 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 Weaver 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: Po Box 26040, Greensboro, NC, 27420. 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 56-6093527 · 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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