| Sue & John Irvin Foundation | | Greensboro, NC | Local | 3 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| Jerome L Stern Family Foundation Inc | | New York, NY | Local | 2 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| F B Heron Foundation | | New Haven, CT | National | 1 | 2024 | $4,000 |
| Austin Foundation Inc | | Wilmington, DE | National | 6 | 2023 | $37,500 |
| Windgate Charitable Trust | | Little Rock, AR | Local | 1 | 2022 | $50,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | | Asheville, NC | Local | 3 | 2022 | $29,000 |
| Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter- | | Charlotte, NC | Local | 2 | 2022 | $17,000 |
| The@Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation | | Chicago, IL | National | 4 | 2022 | $14,500 |
| Samuel L Phillips Family Foundation | | Spruce Pine, NC | Local | 1 | 2022 | $2,500 |
| Goldman Family Foundation | | Newtown, PA | Local | 1 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| Altec-Styslinger Foundation Inc | | Birmingham, AL | National | 2 | 2020 | $20,000 |
| Yancey County-Burnsville Chamber of Commerce | | Burnsville, NC | — | 1 | 2020 | $9,900 |
| Owen Family Foundation Inc | | Columbia, SC | National | 1 | 2018 | $2,500 |
| Blue Ridge National Hertitage Area | | Asheville, NC | — | 1 | 2017 | $6,000 |
| Asheville Area Arts Council | | Asheville, NC | Local | 1 | 2017 | $5,300 |