Anonymous Trust
Raleigh, NC · EIN 26-6220561. Reported 861 grants totalling $65.0M to 264 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$65.0Mgranted, 2021-2025
264recipients, as named on its returns
57%of grantees funded again the next year
$320.5Massets, 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,949 and $70,000; the smallest was $175 and the largest $2,520,570. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
264 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $8,336,800 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 | $2,340,595 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nc State Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $1,841,600 | 5 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Southeastern Nc | Wilmington, NC | $1,825,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $1,823,999 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Madeira School | Mclean, VA | $1,575,740 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Simply Girls Inc | Dunn, NC | $1,379,200 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $1,237,853 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $1,156,417 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Unc School of Government Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,060,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke, VA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Durham, NC | $972,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain | Winterville, NC | $950,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $950,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teach for America | San Francisco, CA | $920,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $878,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Atlanta, GA | $840,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of the Coastal Pines | Raleigh, NC | $805,304 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $749,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ecu Health Foundation | Greenville, NC | $742,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Barton College | Wilson, NC | $706,718 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Duke University - Nicholas School | Durham, NC | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Public School Forum of North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $525,165 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $517,850 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ripe for Revival | Rocky Mount, NC | $515,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Atlanta, GA | $478,870 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Health Education Foundation of Eastern Nc Inc | Rocky Mount, NC | $457,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shawtown Alumni Association | Lillington, NC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Voices Together | Chapel Hill, NC | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boy & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region | Rocky Mount, NC | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ecu Medical & Health Sciences Foundation | Greenville, NC | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roanoke Island Historical Assn | Manteo, NC | $350,222 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Fayetteville, NC | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| North Carolina School of Science & Math | Durham, NC | $339,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Go Global Nc | Park, NC | $336,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Edgecombe County Public School Foundation | Tarboro, NC | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $329,910 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Homes of Nc | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sampson Community College Foundation | Clinton, NC | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ednc | Raleigh, NC | $322,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| L'ecole-French School of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $303,388 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City, NC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bertie County YMCA Inc | Windsor, NC | $290,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle | Edenton, NC | $285,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Historic Preservation Foundation of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $285,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| French Cultural Institute | Raleigh, NC | $280,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Homes of Nc | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| James Sprunt Com College Foundation | Kenansville, NC | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nc Baptist Men | Cary, NC | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wayne Community College Foundation | Goldsboro, NC | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nc School of Science and Math | Durham, NC | $258,544 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louis Wells Cameron Art Museum | Wilmington, NC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Roanoke Island Historical Association | Manteo, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | $245,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New River YMCA | Jacksonville, NC | $245,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $236,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $206,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Clinton Area Foundation for Education | Clinton, NC | $205,765 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access Dental Care | Asheboro, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dark Horse Futures Foundation | Clinton, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dix Park Conservancy Planning & Devel Fd | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marbles | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Coastal Federation | Newport, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Peacemakers of Rocky Mount | Rocky Mount, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thrive Scholars | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Central Univ Foundation | Durham, NC | $198,250 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bertie County Hive House | Lewiston, NC | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unc World View | Chapel Hill, NC | $181,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nc Literary & Historical Association | Raleigh, NC | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hearts & Hands for Haiti | Raleigh, NC | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tryon Palace Foundation | New Bern, NC | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearts and Hands for Haiti | Raleigh, NC | $164,900 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sampson County Arts Council | Clinton, NC | $162,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Police Athletic League | Dunn, NC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County | Goldsboro, NC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tried By Fire Inc | New Bern, NC | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Midway High School | Newton Grove, NC | $150,922 | 55 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Robeson County Church and Community Centr | Lumberton, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nc Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $149,760 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reach Out and Read Carolina's | Matthews, NC | $146,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| District C | Chapel Hill, NC | $142,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Children's Cancer Partners of Carolinas | Spartanburg, SC | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Rural Center | Raleigh, NC | $137,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Mt Olive | Mount Olive, NC | $129,725 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Filling Station Inc | Pollocksville, NC | $127,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cape Fear Regional Theater | Fayetteville, NC | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA Azul De Wilson | Wilson, NC | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Johnston Health Foundation | Smithfield, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Civil War History Center | Fayetteville, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southeastern Life Center | Lumberton, NC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences | Raleigh, NC | $124,500 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ecps Educational Foundation | Tarboro, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fayetteville Area Inasmuch | Fayatteville, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Latinxed | Siler City, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nc Business Leaders for Education | Cary, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reach Out and Read Carolinas | Matthews, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wake County Bar Association Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $116,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hobbton High School | Newton Grove, NC | $114,364 | 39 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sampson Middle School | Clinton, NC | $111,566 | 48 | 5 | 2025 |
| Benevolence Farm | Graham, NC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch | Fayetteville, NC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Goldsboro Wayne County | Goldsboro, NC | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity | Fayetteville, NC | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Healthier Generation | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carteret Community Theater | Morehead, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Fayetteville, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservation Trust Nc | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stepup Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duke University - Office of Research Supp | Durham, NC | $99,100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Public School Forum of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $93,027 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Nc | Cary, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Foundation for Farmworkers | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Connect Community Inc | Lumberton, NC | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lakewood High School | Salemburg, NC | $75,570 | 28 | 5 | 2025 |
| Campbell University Office of Institutional Advancement | Buies Creek, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coastal Women's Shelter | New Bern, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Feast Down East | Burgaw, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Nc Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $73,074 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down East Partnership for Children | Rocky Mount, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Restorations | Kinston, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Clinton High School | Clinton, NC | $68,627 | 26 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eyes on Main Street | Wilson, NC | $67,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Butler Avenue Elementary School | Clinton, NC | $64,846 | 26 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meaningful Industries Collaborative | Tarboro, NC | $62,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union High School | Rose Hill, NC | $60,645 | 21 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina | Oxford, NC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Ncssm Foundation | Durham, NC | $59,944 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Child and Family Health | Durham, NC | $57,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh, NC | $55,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The University of Nc at Chapel Hill (unc World View) | Chapel Hill, NC | $55,012 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Core | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nc Outward Bound School | Asheville, NC | $54,926 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union Elementary School | Clinton, NC | $53,764 | 23 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Recovery Center | Ash, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc State Foundation for Benefit of Institute of Emerging Issues | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Friends of the Museum of Natural Science | Raleigh, NC | $40,625 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inner Banks STEM Center | Washington, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Omega Center | New Bern, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Atlantic Dance Theater | New Bern, NC | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Beaufort County Arts Council | Washington, NC | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meaningful Industries Collaborative(mico) | Tarboro, NC | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Science & Tech Leadership | Bethel, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 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 |
| Unc Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | $34,432 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Refuge | Ayden, NC | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill Family Farm and Education Center | Whitakers, NC | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bethel Youth Center | Bethel, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Science & Technology Leadership | Bethel, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imagine Pamlico | Bayboro, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Versademics | Winterville, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army of Elizabeth City | Elizabeth City, NC | $29,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union Intermediate School | Clinton, NC | $28,731 | 10 | 4 | 2025 |
| Midway Middle School | Dunn, NC | $27,316 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albemarle Hopeline | Elizabeth City, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artworks Sampson County | Clinton, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Dunn United Ministerial Association | Dunn, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Ricky's Retreat | Swansboro, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sampson County History Museum | Clinton, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Center for Science Technology and Leadership Development | Bethel, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilson Forward | Wilson, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midway Elementary School | Dunn, NC | $21,078 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Alliance Fraicaise De Raleigh-Durham-Ch | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clement Elementary School | Autryville, NC | $13,476 | 7 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sampson Early College High School | Clinton, NC | $13,450 | 6 | 2 | 2025 |
| Salemburg Elementary | Salembury, NC | $12,781 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hobbton Middle School | Newton Grove, NC | $12,203 | 6 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pines Elementary School | Plymouth, NC | $12,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Area L Ahec | Rocky Mount, NC | $11,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunset Avenue Elementary School | Clinton, NC | $10,875 | 4 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School | Roseboro, NC | $10,203 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Open Door Community Center | Washington, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Koinonia Community Solutions | Winterville, NC | $8,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Field Inc | Kinston, NC | $8,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $8,355 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carteret County Partnership for Children | Morehead City, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sampson High School | Clinton, NC | $7,696 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunset Avenue School | Clinton, NC | $7,281 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Middle School | Clinton, NC | $6,788 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Langdon C Kerr Elementary | Clinton, NC | $6,440 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Plain View Elementary | Dunn, NC | $6,361 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Greater Eastern Nc | Greenville, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Unc School of Law Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Roseboro Elementary School | Roseboro, NC | $5,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Hargrove Elementary School | Faison, NC | $5,265 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nc State Education Assistance Authority (ncseaa) | Research Triangle Park, NC | $5,118 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Better Chance a Better Community | Enfield, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| A Doorway to Hope | Cary, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samara's Village Inc | Southport, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Beaufort Historical Association | Beaufort, NC | $2,625 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth City Middle School | Elizabeth City, NC | $2,617 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Edgecombe High School | Tarboro, NC | $2,617 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pasquotank County High School | Elizabeth City, NC | $2,617 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary School | Elizabeth City, NC | $2,617 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creswell Elementary School | Creswell, NC | $2,448 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
149 of 264 (56%) 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 57%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
Plus 333 grants to individuals totalling $8,140,046 -- 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
SECURITIES DONATION FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Arise Collective
GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Ncsu Foundation Inc
GRANT TO NCSU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Nc State Foundation Inc
GRANT FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL SCHOLARS - 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
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 267 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 254 | $19.4M | $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 250 of them, worth $92.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ncsu Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $4,858,750 |
| Nc State University Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $4,595,400 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $4,511,067 |
| 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 |
| Coalition for Community Schools Inc | Durham, NC | $3,000,000 |
| Wake Medical Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $3,000,000 |
| North Carolina Central University Institutional Advancement | Durham, NC | $2,922,673 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | $2,800,000 |
| Fayetteville State University Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $2,228,872 |
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund71 shared recipientsNorth Carolina Community Foundation70 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc49 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc42 shared recipientsDuke Energy Foundation41 shared recipientsThe Cannon Foundation Inc40 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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.
EIN 26-6220561 · 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.
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