FUNDER
E MERLE AND OLLIE W EDWARDS FOUNDATION INC
19recipients FY2016–24
$463,750giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 98% of giving in North Carolina
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A local funder — 98% of its dollars go to NC. It is a candidate for organizations in the 2 states it has funded, whatever their cause: NC, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON FOUNDATION INC | CONCORD, NC | program funder | 7 |
| THE EDDIE AND JO ALLISON SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | GREENVILLE, NC | program funder | 7 |
| A J FLETCHER FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | program funder | 4 |
| HAROLD H BATE FOUNDATION INC | NEW BERN, NC | program funder | 4 |
| ROBERT P HOLDING FOUNDATION INC | SMITHFIELD, NC | program funder | 4 |
| W RUSSELL AND PATRICIA DAVIS DUKE FOUNDATION INC | GREENVILLE, NC | program funder | 4 |
| ANONYMOUS TRUST | RALEIGH, NC | program funder | 3 |
| BARNHILL FAMILY FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 3 |
| ELY J PERRY FOUNDATION INC | KINSTON, NC | program funder | 3 |
| REYNOLDS AMERICAN FOUNDATION | WINSTON SALEM, NC | program funder | 3 |
| TRUIST FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | large program funder | 3 |
| TUW MAMIE R PERKINS CHAR PRIMARY | RALEIGH, NC | program funder | 3 |
| BOECKMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 2 |
| BOSCH COMMUNITY FUND | FARMINGTN HLS, MI | program funder | 2 |
| BROWN ADVISORY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | program funder | 2 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NC EAST INC | GREENVILLE, NC | program funder | 2 |
| CRYSTAL COAST TOURNAMENT INC | MOREHEAD CITY, NC | program funder | 2 |
| DICKSON FOUNDATION INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | program funder | 2 |
| ELIZABETH CITY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE | RALEIGH, NC | program funder | 2 |
| ELLA ANN L & FRANK B HOLDING FOUNDATION | SMITHFIELD, NC | program funder | 2 |
| ELLEN AND MUNROE BEST FAMILY FOUNDATION | GOLDSBORO, NC | program funder | 2 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 2 |
| FARRINGTON FOUNDATION | PENNINGTON, NJ | program funder | 2 |
| FIDELITY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | large program funder | 2 |
| FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION | OWASSO, OK | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH COLLEGE | NC | 2 | 2024 | $45,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA MARINE AND ESTUARY FOUNDATION INC | NC | 2 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| HOPE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | NC | 1 | 2024 | $8,500 |
| CARY ACADEMY | NC | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| BLADEN WE CARE FOUNDATION | NC | 3 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| CARTERET COMMUNITY THEATRE INC | NC | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| HYDE COUNTY HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | NC | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST | NC | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC | NC | 3 | 2023 | $175,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT OLIVE INC | NC | 5 | 2022 | $6,500 |
| HELPING A HERO ORG | TX | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| GARNER DOLPHINS SWIM TEAM | NC | 1 | 2021 | $1,000 |
| LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC | NC | 1 | 2020 | $2,500 |
| PITT COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | NC | 1 | 2020 | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF HOT SPRINGS LIBRARY | NC | 1 | 2020 | $1,000 |
| PITT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | NC | 1 | 2019 | $12,750 |
| NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC | NC | 2 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | NC | 1 | 2019 | $2,500 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN INC | NC | 1 | 2019 | $2,500 |