Lake Toxaway Charities
Lake Toxaway, NC · EIN 56-1882460. Reported 219 grants totalling $3,351,432 to 67 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Lake Toxaway Charities, the IRS classifies it under human services rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE P20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 67 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 86% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,000. Half of what it reported fell between $8,000 and $18,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $58,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transylvania County Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Brevard, NC | $319,190 | 23 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gods Way Fellowship | Balsam Grove, NC | $277,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transylvania Habitat for Humanity Inc | Brevard, NC | $164,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shelter Available for Family Emer- Gency Safe Inc of Transylvania Cty | Brevard, NC | $152,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transylvania Christian Ministry Inc | Brevard, NC | $124,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Childrens Center of Transylvania | Brevard, NC | $121,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Neighbors in Ministry | Brevard, NC | $114,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Place of Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $111,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $108,780 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County Inc | Brevard, NC | $106,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Haven of Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $105,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anchor Baptist Church | Pisgah Forest, NC | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Isaac Homes Youth Shelter Inc | Brevard, NC | $79,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $78,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $75,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mountain Roots Inc | Cedar Mtn, NC | $72,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Centro Communitario Hispano- Americano | Brevard, NC | $66,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bound for Glory | Brevard, NC | $63,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lake Toxaway Community Club | Lake Toxaway, NC | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | $58,350 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of Brevard Inc | Brevard, NC | $57,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Augustine Literacy Project-Brevard | Brevard, NC | $56,950 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc | Hendersonvlle, NC | $54,612 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | Rosman, NC | $54,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Medassist of Mecklenburg | Charlotte, NC | $53,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Free Rein Inc | Brevard, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Bread of Life | Brevard, NC | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Through the Trees | Brevard, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sustainable Health for All | Brevard, NC | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Carolina Community Action Inc | Hendersonvlle, NC | $35,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Inc | Cashiers, NC | $32,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Four Seasons Compassion for Life Foundation | Hendersonvlle, NC | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brevard College Corporation | Brevard, NC | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Step Western North Carolina | Mills River, NC | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Mountain School of Strings | Brevard, NC | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muddy Sneakers Inc | Raleigh, NC | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cove Shelter | Brevard, NC | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Change the World Neighbor to Neighb | Pisgah Forest, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthshine Nature Programs | Pisgah Forest, NC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lets Go Boys & Girls | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lets Go Boys and Girls Inc | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mediation Center | Asheville, NC | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Blue Line Foundation of Transylvania County Inc | Rosman, NC | $17,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Western North Carolina Inc | Asheville, NC | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Handshake Columbus Inc | Columbus, OH | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | Crossnore, NC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas | Brevard, NC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pardee Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc | Hendersonvlle, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quebec Community Club Inc | Lake Toxaway, NC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sanctity of Life of Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creating a Family | Brevard, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Assistance Corporation | Hendersonvlle, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inword Ministries | Lake Toxaway, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mountaincare Inc | Hendersonvlle, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Adventure Learning Center | Brevard, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purplplace Corp | Brevard, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Veterans History Museum | Brevard, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cove Shelter | Brevard, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Education Foundation Inc | Flat Rock, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Handshake America | Columbus, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Gerard House | Hendersonvlle, NC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bread of Life Inc | Brevard, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthshine Nature Programs | Pisgah Forest, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transylvania Community Arts Council | Brevard, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transylvania Vocational Services Inc | Brevard, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
45 of 67 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 45 of 67 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $669,482 | $11,200 |
| 2022 | 39 | $556,350 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $532,600 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $865,850 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 49 | $727,150 | $12,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
92% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lake Toxaway Charities's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 163, Lake Toxaway, NC, 28747.
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