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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2805120

Live Oak Foundation

A private foundation in Sanford, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $293,755 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $293,755

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,709,523
  • Tax year 2023

    $214,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,914,323
  • Tax year 2022

    $249,259

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,000,521
  • Tax year 2021

    $255,090

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,704,664
  • Tax year 2020

    $169,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,173,953
  • Tax year 2019

    $109,670

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,859,802

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Francis Anglican ChurchSanford, NC

    General support

    $225,000
  2. Outreach MissionSanford, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Helping HandSouthfield, MD

    General support

    $8,255
  4. The Unit FoundationVass, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  5. Crossroads MinistriesBroadway, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  6. PBS North CarolinaResearch Triangle Park, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  7. Pawleys Island Civic AssociationPawleys Island, SC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $50,00085% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $7,50013% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $284,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $8,255
  3. South Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Oa KellerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • William Carter KellerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rhonda R WoodallDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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