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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8523229

The Perkins Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sanford, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $85,550 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $85,550

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,890,730

  • Tax year 2024

    $118,603

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,528,345

  • Tax year 2023

    $108,675

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,626,416

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,350

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,666,499

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,700

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $766,079

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,522

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $567,170

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $334,673

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist ChurchSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $48,600
  2. Grace Christian School Grace Chapel ChurchSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $10,000
  3. Boy Scouts of America - Occoneechee CouncilRaleigh, NC

    Outreach programs

    $5,000
  4. Lee County Education FoundationSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $5,000
  5. Sandhills Classical Christian School IncWhisper Pnes, NC

    Outreach programs

    $5,000
  6. Temple Theatre Company IncSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $5,000
  7. Ascend Leadership AcademySanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $2,000
  8. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    Outreach programs

    $1,000
  9. The Unit FoundationVass, NC

    Outreach programs

    $1,000
  10. Wallace Presbyterian ChurchWallace, NC

    Outreach programs

    $1,000
  11. Providence Baptist ChurchGreensboro, NC

    Outreach programs

    $500
  12. Downtown Sanford IncSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $500
  13. First Presbyterian ChurchSanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $250
  14. Disability Rights North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    Outreach programs

    $250
  15. TLC GolfRaleigh, NC

    Outreach programs

    $150
  16. Family Promise of Lee CountySanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $100
  17. VFW FoundationKansas City, MO

    Outreach programs

    $100
  18. Railroad House Historical SocietySanford, NC

    Outreach programs

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $13,00066% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00026% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $1,0005% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5003% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina16 grants $84,450
  2. Missouri2 grants $1,100

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • George R Perkins JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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