Patriot Foundation
Pinehurst, NC · EIN 20-0232968. Reported 183 grants totalling $14.4M to 81 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 Patriot Foundation, by its IRS classification it exists to support one specific institution in recreation & sports -- typically its own parent hospital, university or school (NTEE N11).
- How spread out its giving is. 81 distinct organizations, with 13% 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 $30,800. Half of what it reported fell between $14,000 and $96,868; the smallest was $6,400 and the largest $758,800. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $1,931,619 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $926,570 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville, NC | $784,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Nc at Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $782,798 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $721,982 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ncseaa | Raleigh, NC | $665,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $665,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Nc at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | $652,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone, NC | $499,377 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke, NC | $455,880 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $454,535 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cape Fear Community College Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | $407,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC | $389,860 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC | $336,996 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC | $323,746 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wingate University | Wingate, NC | $289,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Methodist University Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $289,005 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Carolina A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | $287,786 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy, NC | $261,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winstonsalem, NC | $239,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford, NC | $156,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | $137,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount, NC | $133,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC | $132,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Airborne Scholarship Association | Fort Bragg, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City, NC | $113,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh, NC | $113,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst, NC | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $105,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | $103,889 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive, NC | $92,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin, NC | $91,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| High Point University | High Point, NC | $89,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Services Corporation | Charlotte, NC | $85,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Usasoc Soldier Family & Command Supp Assn | Fayetteville, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lees-Mcrae College Incorporated | Banner Elk, NC | $72,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville, NC | $71,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Joint Special Operations Association | Fort Bragg, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foundation of Wayne Community College Inc | Goldsboro, NC | $60,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pitt Community College | Greenville, NC | $58,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $52,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC | $50,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Special Forces Assn | Fayetteville, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer, NC | $47,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Night Stalker Foundation Inc | Oak Grove, KY | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh, NC | $42,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville, NC | $37,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde, NC | $36,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Screaming Eagle Foundation | Fort Campbell, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of the Albemarle Foundation Inc | Elizabeth Cty, NC | $31,900 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest, NC | $31,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton, NC | $29,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville, NC | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barton College | Wilson, NC | $25,400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh, NC | $25,400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC | $25,400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 82ND Fallen Trooper Family Fund | Cameron, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All American Strategic Response Force | Southern Pnes, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountain Post Spouses Club | Colorado Spgs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pyschological Operations Veteran Association | Leland, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Forces Foundation | Falcon, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Civil Affairs Association | Sanford, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winstonsalem, NC | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $18,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro, NC | $18,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston, NC | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $16,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brevard College Corporation | Brevard, NC | $15,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wolf - Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future | St Petersburg, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All American Aviation Services | Fayetteville, NC | $13,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montreat College | Montreat, NC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg, NC | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina State Elks Association Charitable Tr | Roxboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Craven Community College | New Bern, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hood Theological Seminary | Salisbury, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vance Granville Community College Endowment Fund | Henderson, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
57 of 81 (70%) 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 34 of 81 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 | 15 | $574,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 7 | $795,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $2,892,323 | $28,900 |
| 2024 | 61 | $5,622,683 | $34,900 |
| 2025 | 54 | $4,550,837 | $34,800 |
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
99% 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 $30,800 -- 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 Patriot Foundation'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 5069, Pinehurst, NC, 28374.
EIN 20-0232968 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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