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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 56-1482138

The Stewards Fund

A private foundation in Clinton, NC. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 50 grants and $2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,980,670

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,844,812

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $5,188,375

Grants paid in 2021

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CasaRaleigh, NC

    Grant for kings ridge

    $500,000
  2. Habitat for Humanity OrangeChapel Hill, NC

    Capital campaign challenge grant

    $250,000
  3. Healing TransitionsRaleigh, NC

    Capital campaign grant

    $150,000
  4. Urban Ministries of Durham CountyDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $104,600
  5. Housing for New HopeDurham, NC

    Grant for housing collaborative projects

    $100,000
  6. Interfaith Council for Social ServicesChapel Hill, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $71,677
  7. Habitat for Humanity WakeRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $71,250
  8. Big Brother Big Sisters of the TriangleMorrisville, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $71,163
  9. Habitat for Humanity OrangeChapel Hill, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $69,233
  10. Interfaith Food ShuttleRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $58,645
  11. Boys and Girls Clubs of Durham & OrangeDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $48,055
  12. Families Moving ForwardDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $42,602
  13. Senior PharmassistDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $40,428
  14. Healing TransitionsRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $40,000
  15. Housing for New HopeDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $33,814
  16. PLM Families TogetherRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $29,000
  17. Interfaith Council for Social ServicesChapel Hill, NC

    Grant for general operating support

    $25,000
  18. Samaritan Health CenterDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $19,111
  19. Family Promise of Wake CountyRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $18,050
  20. Boys and Girls Clubs of Durham & OrangeDurham, NC

    Designated gifts for general operating expenses

    $16,500
  21. Meals on Wheels WakeRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $15,000
  22. Shepherd's TableRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $15,000
  23. The Green Chair ProjectRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $11,792
  24. Catholic CharitiesDurham, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $11,250
  25. Campbell Law SchoolRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for blanchard legal clinic

    $10,000
  26. Center for Racial and Social JusticeRaleigh, NC

    Grant for general operating support in memory of charles f. Blanchard

    $10,000
  27. Oak Chapel Ame ChurchWarrenton, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $10,000
  28. Raleigh Rescue MissionRaleigh, NC

    Grant for general operating support in memory of charles f. Blanchard

    $10,000
  29. Southeast Raleigh PromiseRaleigh, NC

    Designated gifts for general operating support

    $10,000
  30. The ARC of Wake CountyRaleigh, NC

    Grant for general operating support in memory of charles f. Blanchard

    $10,000
  31. The Green Chair ProjectRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for sweeter downs

    $10,000
  32. The Hope Center at PullenRaleigh, NC

    Challenge grant for general operating support

    $10,000
  33. Wake Enterprises IncRaleigh, NC

    Grant for general operating support in memory of charles f. Blanchard

    $10,000
  34. YMCA Camp SeafarerArapahoe, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $10,000
  35. Catholic CharitiesDurham, NC

    Designated gift for support circles

    $5,000
  36. Dhic IncRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  37. Emmaus HouseRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  38. Girls on the Run of the TriangleDurham, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  39. Habitat for Humanity WakeRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  40. Interfaith Food ShuttleRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  41. Links Foundation IncWashington, DC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  42. NC Museum of ArtRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  43. PLM Families TogetherRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  44. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & CultureWashington, DC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  45. Student UDurham, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  46. The Encouraging PlaceRaleigh, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $5,000
  47. Figure Skating of Harlem IncNew York, NY

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $2,500
  48. Self Help Community Ventures FundDurham, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $2,500
  49. Union Baptist ChurchDurham, NC

    Designated gift for general operating support

    $2,500
  50. Black Girls Run FoundationRichmond, VA

    Designated gift for general operating 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. Housing and shelter4 grants $651,86467% of the total
  2. Mental health2 grants $190,00020% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $59,5396% of the total
  4. Human services5 grants $46,7925% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $10,0001% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $6,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina47 grants $1,972,170
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,500
  4. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Anne B FairclothPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anna Neal BlanchardGENERAL MANAGER Hours 30Pay $54,167
  • Marian BergdoltTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Haywood HoldernessTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wyndham RobertsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn WestTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gordon Grubb Co Grubb VenturesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Micheline MalsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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