Strowd Roses Inc
Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-2241874. Reported 190 grants totalling $1,444,449 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Strowd Roses 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $221 and the largest $106,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Carrboro Public School Foundation | Carrboro, NC | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Public School Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee Community Partnership | Carrboro, NC | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,878 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Pee Wee Homes | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,188 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Empowerment Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Home Trust | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Orange County Rape Crisis Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties | Durham, NC | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Table | Carrboro, NC | $26,548 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels Orange County Nc | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,596 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| CASA | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Centro Hispano Inc | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Reading Partners Inc | Carrboro, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service | Carrboro, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Women's Center Dba Compass Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Transplanting Traditions Community Farm | Hillsborough, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Farmer Foodshare Inc | Durham, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reality Ministries Inc | Durham, NC | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dispute Settlement Center Inc | Carrboro, NC | $17,221 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oxford House Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $17,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Musical Empowerment Inc | Carrboro, NC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Families and Communities Rising Inc | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marian Cheek Jackson Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Orange County Disability Awareness Council | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Reintegration Support Network Inc | Carrboro, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Orange Rescue Squad Inc | Carrboro, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Artscenter | Carrboro, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| B3 Coffee | Chapel Hill, NC | $14,860 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Extraordinary Ventures Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $14,265 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chelsea Art Theater | Chapel Hill, NC | $14,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteers for Youth Inc | Carrboro, NC | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orange County Literacy Council Inc | Carrboro, NC | $13,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monet Richardson Community Foundation | Burlington, NC | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Triangle Bikeworks | Carrboro, NC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prism Design Lab Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Relief Durham | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sisters Voices Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,832 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Book Harvest | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childcare Services Association | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christmas House | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Church of Reconciliation | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compass Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom House Recovery Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healing Pines Respite | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inter-Faith Council | Carrboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Public Gallery of Carrboro Dba Wcom | Carrboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triangle Area | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triangle Area I | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh, NC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chapel Hill Historical Society Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $8,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Empowerment Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| PAWS4EVER | Mebane, NC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voices Together | Chapel Hill, NC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross Central North Carolina Chapter | Durham, NC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Society of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Therapy Institute | Carrboro, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Lotta Love | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridging the Gap | Hillsborough, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridging the Gap With Dmh | Hillsborough, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bluestem Community Inc | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frank Gallery | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Street Arts Collective Dba Frank Gallery | Carrboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope North Carolina Inc | Pittsboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Josh's Hope Foundation | Hillsborough, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kidzu Childrens Museum | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oxford Houses | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnership for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peoples Channel | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Porch | Chapel Hill, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prevent Blindness North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skajaja Fund | Carrboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Switchback Gear Collective | Carrboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange County Dept on Aging | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,477 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Protection Society of Nc Dba PAWS4EVER | Mebane, NC | $4,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Voices Chorus Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines Inc | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Your World | Carrboro, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Human Kindness Foundation | Durham, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Boys Choir and Girls Choir | Apex, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent Blindness Nc | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Triangle Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership Center | Durham, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beautiful Together | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chapel Hill Service League | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of the Nc Coastal Pines | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Trinity Luthran Church | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Learning Outside | Carrboro, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mildred Council Community Dinner | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orange County Office of Equity & Inclusion | Hillsborough, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voices | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Empowering Excellence Through Exploration | Carrboro, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run of the Triangle | Durham, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Burial Project | Hillsborough, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hannah Ruth Foundation | Carrboro, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnership for a Sustainable Community | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Rec | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,542 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chapel Hill Police Crisis Unit | Chapel Hill, NC | $911 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department | Chapel Hill, NC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange County Sheriff's Office | Hillsborough, NC | $221 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
53 of 112 (47%) 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 25%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 115 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 | 40 | $272,362 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $303,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $369,180 | $8,290 |
| 2024 | 35 | $253,340 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 26 | $246,567 | $5,000 |
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
98% 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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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 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Strowd Roses Inc'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 3558, Chapel Hill, NC, 27515. 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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