The Foundation’s giving is directed to four grant priorities to achieve this.
Our specific grants for the 2017-18 fiscal year are shared below and are always available through our IRS Form 990.
| Recipient Organization | City | State | Amount |
| 50 CAN (for Carolina CAN) | Washington | DC | $25,000.00 |
| ABC of NC | Winston-Salem | NC | $100,000.00 |
| Acton Institute | Grand Rapids | MI | $5,000.00 |
| Action Pathways/Second Harvest Food Bank (for Hurricane Recovery Efforts) | Fayetteville | NC | $20,000.00 |
| ACTS of Vance County | Henderson | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry | Raleigh | NC | $20,000.00 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington | DC | $50,000.00 |
| America’s Future Foundation | Washington | DC | $5,000.00 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington | VA | $25,000.00 |
| American Red Cross-Triangle Chapter | Raleigh | NC | $2,500.00 |
| American Studies Center-Radio America | Washington | DC | $10,000.00 |
| Americans for Tax Reform Foundation | Washington | DC | $25,000.00 |
| Archbridge Institute | Washington | DC | $10,000.00 |
| Artspace | Raleigh | NC | $2,500.00 |
| Artsplosure | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Ashbrook Center at Ashland University | Ashland | OH | $25,000.00 |
| Asheville School | Asheville | NC | $542,500.00 |
| Atlas Network | Washington | DC | $20,000.00 |
| BTG Community Outreach | Newnan | GA | $5,000.00 |
| Boys & Girls Club of North Central NC-Vance County Site | Oxford | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Camp Corral | Raleigh | NC | $15,000.00 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington | DC | $50,000.00 |
| Carolina Ballet | Raleigh | NC | $50,000.00 |
| Cato Institute | Washington | DC | $65,000.00 |
| Catholic Charities | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Center for Education Reform | Washington | DC | $25,000.00 |
| Center for Equal Opportunity | Falls Church | VA | $7,500.00 |
| Center for Urban Renewal and Education | Washington | DC | $5,000.00 |
| Children’s Home Society | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Civitas Institute | Raleigh | NC | $1,083,500.00 |
| Classical Liberals in the Carolinas | Charlotte | NC | $35,029.00 |
| Clemson University Institute for the Study of Capitalism | Clemson | SC | $25,000.00 |
| College of Charleston Foundation (for Center for Public Choice and Market Process) | Charleston | SC | $25,000.00 |
| CASA (Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes) | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington | DC | $25,000.00 |
| CORRAL Riding Academy | Cary | NC | $11,000.00 |
| Coweta Samaritan Clinic | Newnan | GA | $5,000.00 |
| Daniel Center for Math and Science | Raleigh | NC | $12,000.00 |
| Dress for Success Triangle | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Duke University Center for the History of Political Economy | Durham | NC | $125,000.00 |
| Duke University for the NC Leadership Forum Program | Durham | NC | $35,000.00 |
| Education NC | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Embassy Cultural Center Foundation | Henderson | NC | $30,000.00 |
| Fair Lines America Foundation | Alexandria | VA | $100,000.00 |
| Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | Washington | DC | $50,000.00 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Food Bank of the Albemarle (for Hurricane Recovery Efforts) | Elizabeth City | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | Raleigh | NC | $50,000.00 |
| Foundation for Economic Education | Atlanta | GA | $10,000.00 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples | FL | $35,000.00 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia | PA | $50,000.00 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle | Lumberton | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Godwin Presbyterian Church | Godwin | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Girl Scouts of America Coastal Pines | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation | Lexington | KY | $50,000.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake County | Raleigh | NC | $20,000.00 |
| Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Henderson Family YMCA | Henderson | NC | $7,500.00 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington | DC | $10,000.00 |
| Hope Reins | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Horse and Buddy | New Hill | NC | $3,000.00 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland | CA | $10,000.00 |
| Independent Women’s Forum | Washington | DC | $25,000.00 |
| InterAct of Wake County | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington | DC | $10,000.00 |
| Institute for Free Speech | Alexandria | VA | $50,000.00 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington | VA | $375,000.00 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington | VA | $50,000.00 |
| Institute of Political Leadership | Greensboro | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women | Raleigh | NC | $30,000.00 |
| James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal | Raleigh | NC | $497,566.63 |
| Jesse Helms Center Foundation | Wingate | NC | $50,000.00 |
| Jobs for Life | Raleigh | NC | $6,000.00 |
| John Locke Foundation | Raleigh | NC | $2,581,250.00 |
| Junior Acheivement | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Kidznotes | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Libertas Institute | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Life Line Outreach | Henderson | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Lincoln Network | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Raleigh | NC | $9,750.00 |
| Lucy Burns Institute | Middleton | WI | $65,500.00 |
| Manhattan Institute – Adam Smith Society | New York | NY | $50,000.00 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington | VA | $135,000.00 |
| Methodist Home for Children | Raleigh | NC | $12,500.00 |
| National Review Institute | New York | NY | $50,000.00 |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington | DC | $35,000.00 |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Washington | DC | $30,000.00 |
| BEST-NC (NC Business Leaders for Education) | Cary | NC | $30,000.00 |
| Youth Legislative Assembly | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Network of enlightened Women | Washington | DC | $10,000.00 |
| Neuse Christian Academy | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Baptists on Mission (for Hurricane Recovery Efforts) | Cary | NC | $10,000.00 |
| North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence | Durham | NC | $35,000.00 |
| North Carolina Family Policy Council | Raleigh | NC | $125,000.00 |
| North Carolina Master Chorale | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| North Carolina Opera Company | Raleigh | NC | $20,000.00 |
| NCSU – Economic, Legal, and Political Foundations of Free Societies Program | Raleigh | NC | $83,250.00 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh | NC | $20,000.00 |
| North Carolina Theatre | Raleigh | NC | $45,000.00 |
| North Carolinians for Redistricting Reform | Raleigh | NC | $75,000.00 |
| Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts of America | Raleigh | NC | $50,000.00 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento | CA | $5,000.00 |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | San Francisco | CA | $15,000.00 |
| Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media | PA | $10,000.00 |
| Performance Edge | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Perry Memorial Library | Henderson | NC | $15,000.00 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington | DC | $50,000.00 |
| Prager University | Sherman Oaks | CA | $15,000.00 |
| Prevent Child Abuse NC | Raleigh | NC | $50,000.00 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman | MT | $10,000.00 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Plainfield | IN | $75,000.00 |
| Raleigh Camerata | Raleigh | NC | $2,000.00 |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Raleigh Fine Arts Society | Raleigh | NC | $20,000.00 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh | NC | $7,500.00 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Ravenscroft School | Raleigh | NC | $150,000.00 |
| Reality Ministries | Durham | NC | $10,000.00 |
| SAFEchild | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance – Raleigh Chapter | Chicago | IL | $10,000.00 |
| SAFE Haven for Cats | Raleigh | NC | $7,000.00 |
| Salvation Army of Wake County | Raleigh | NC | $30,000.00 |
| SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals | Chapel Hill | NC | $125,000.00 |
| Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington | VA | $60,000.00 |
| StepUp Ministry | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale | MI | $15,000.00 |
| Talent Market | Mt. Pleasant | SC | $10,000.00 |
| The Educational Foundation | Chapel Hill | NC | $133,333.00 |
| The Fraser Institute for Econ Journal Watch | Alberta | Canada | $10,000.00 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington | DC | $60,000.00 |
| The Green Chair Project | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| The Medical Foundation of North Carolina for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chapel Hill | NC | $750,000.00 |
| The Tax Foundation | Washington | DC | $20,000.00 |
| Thoroughbred Charities of America | Lexington | KY | $10,000.00 |
| Transitions LifeCare | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| TROSA | Durham | NC | $25,000.00 |
| Triangle Special Hockey Association | Cary | NC | $5,000.00 |
| UNC at Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation for the Philosophy, Politics & Economics Program | Chapel Hill | NC | $500,000.00 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | NC | $100,000.00 |
| Urban Ministries of Wake County | Raleigh | NC | $10,000.00 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg | VA | $125,000.00 |
| Wake Forest University Foundation – Eudaimonia Institute | Winston-Salem | NC | $50,000.00 |
| White Memorial Presbyerian Church | Raleigh | NC | $25,000.00 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh | NC | $5,000.00 |
| Young America’s Foundation | Herndon | VA | $30,000.00 |
| Young Voices | Washington | DC | $5,000.00 |
| TOTAL | $10,442,678.63 |
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