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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8042018

McLeod Foundation

A private foundation in Clayton, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $260,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,350,836

  • Tax year 2024

    $294,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,597,814

  • Tax year 2023

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,206,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $202,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,429,907

  • Tax year 2021

    $157,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,510,185

  • Tax year 2020

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,628,227

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blue Ridge SchoolSt George, VA

    To support the charitable purpose

    $80,000
  2. Fuquay Varina UMCFuquay Varina, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $50,000
  3. First Baptist Church ClaytonClayton, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $35,000
  4. Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $30,000
  5. UNC Health FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $20,000
  6. YMCA of the Triangle Area IncRaleigh, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $18,500
  7. Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV

    To support the charitable purpose

    $10,000
  8. Clayton Area MinistriesClayton, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Johnston Health FoundationSmithfield, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $4,000
  10. Ichoose Pregnancy Support ServicesClayton, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $2,500
  11. Harbor IncSmithfield, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $2,500
  12. Wake Forest UniveristyWinston Salem, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $2,000
  13. St Mary's SchoolRaleigh, NC

    To support the charitable purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $130,00088% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina12 grants $180,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bernard F McLeod IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • W Stewart McLeodV/P - TREASU Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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