Foundation for the Carolinas (NC)



Established as a community foundation, Foundation For The Carolinas is a nonprofit corporation created by and for the people of the Carolinas. It is here to help individuals, families, nonprofits and corporations make a positive impact on their communities.

As a public charity, the Foundation offers favorable tax treatment for gifts and a variety of giving methods to help people achieve their charitable goals.

Assets and Giving for Foundation for the Carolinas

Assets

2018 - 1,828,291,645
2017 - 1,905,766,210
Domestic Grants

2018 - 282,065,351


    

Recent News from Foundation for the Carolinas


Lincoln County Community Foundation donates to local nonprofits
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas

The Lincoln County Community Foundation has awarded nearly $30,000 in grant funding to be distributed among 15 nonprofit organizations for...more

This group has a $5 million plan for Charlotte affordable housing. Here's the catch.
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas

The Foundation for the Carolinas, the nation's sixth-largest community foundation, announced this week a $5 million investment fund to increase...more

Foundation for the Carolinas tackles affordable housing
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas

CHARLOTTE – Foundation for the Carolinas will make a $5 million program-related investment to address Charlotte's affordable housing...more

'Champions for Children' recognizes contributors
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas, Duke Endowment

Major financial contributors are, Duke Endowment, Faith Can Move Mountains, Flettie Alifair Church Literacy Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas, Kulynych Family Foundation I, N.C. Smart Start, N.C....more

Big Giving, Local Focus: Another Case of Exploding Regional Philanthropy, With a Twist

One of the most important trends in U.S. philanthropy right now is the boom in regional giving that's unfolding outside such long-time bastions of grantmaking as New York, Boston, Chicago, and the...more

Foundation has record year amid 60th anniversary

CHARLOTTE – The Foundation For The Carolinas is not only celebrating its 60th anniversary, but also another record=breaking year of philanthropic activity. The foundation reported that its assets...more

Foundation for the Carolinas started with $3000. Here's how it's grown in 60 years.
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas

Foundation for the Carolinas set records for assets and grants to nonprofits in 2017, the organization will announce at its annual meeting Thursday, and is developing a lucrative new source of...more

Foundation for the Carolinas started with $3000. Here's how it's grown in 60 years.
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas

Last year its assets hit a record $2.5 billion, up from $2 billion a year earlier, making it the nation's sixth-largest community foundation. Grants to nonprofits reached $420 million, another...more

Knight Foundation Renews On the Table With $2 Million Grant
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced $2 million in new funding to renew a national initiative that brings residents of cities together over a meal to talk about ways to address...more

Knight Foundation grants $2 million for 2018 On the Table in 10 cities
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation

The national initiative, On The Table, was funded through a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant and led locally by Akron Community Foundation. The event replicated an initiative by The...more



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