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Private foundation (trust)EIN 561954114Est. 1996-03

John M Belk Endowment

Charlotte, NC 28209

Total Assets

$415.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$14.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

86

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$171K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$2.9M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$828K

In 2024, the John M. Belk Endowment joined other organizations in leading the "NC Reconnect" effort, focused on engaging adults in North Carolina who have not completed a post-secondary credential and connecting them to educational pathways at their local community colleges that lead to improved career opportunities. In addition to making grants to community colleges in the respective cohorts, the Endowment covered the cost of communications and marketing services essential to the initiative's success.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$39.5M

Total Expenses

$23.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$18.7M

Distributable Amount

$19.9M

Min. Investment Return

$20.4M

Undistributed Income

$19.8M

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

86 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $5K to maximum $2.9M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $17.0M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

160 grants

Foundation For The Carolinas
$13.6M
5 grants
National College Advising Corps
$6.1M
3 grants
College Advising Corps
$5.4M
2 grants
Myfuturenc Inc
$4M
3 grants
NC State University
$3.4M
2 grants
Education NC
$2.1M
2 grants
North Carolina State University
$1.8M
1 grant
James B Hunt Jr Institute For Educational Leadership And Policy
$1.5M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

160 grants

<$10K
50
grants
$10–50K
30
grants
$50–250K
31
grants
$250K–1M
27
grants
$1–5M
22
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

North Carolina
$57.3M
92% of total
Oregon
$2.0M
3% of total
Indiana
$1.5M
2% of total
Massachusetts
$1.1M
2% of total
District of Columbia
$150K
0% of total
Georgia
$50K
0% of total
Colorado
$30K
0% of total

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