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Private foundation (trust)EIN 561257146Est. 1981-06

THE CURTIS FOUNDATION

RALEIGH, NC 27604

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$15.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$202K

FY 2024

Grants Made

47

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

At least six months prior to requested…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$764K

Total Expenses

$305K

Qualifying Distributions

$215K

Distributable Amount

$750K

Min. Investment Return

$760K

Payout rate 29%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.29%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $4K to maximum $25K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $3.1M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

289 grants

UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL
$4.1M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
$2.9M
3 grants
UNC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$1.1M
3 grants
METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN
$176K
5 grants
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$93K
6 grants
DURHAM RESCUE MISSION
$60K
6 grants
RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION
$50K
6 grants
EDENTON STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$46K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

289 grants

<$10K
274
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

North Carolina
$9.4M
99% of total
Georgia
$43K
0% of total
New York
$30K
0% of total
Colorado
$19K
0% of total
Maryland
$2K
0% of total
California
$800
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$100
0% of total

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