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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1761082

The Eplee Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Huntersville, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $232,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,506,393

  • Tax year 2023

    $238,875

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,568,469

  • Tax year 2022

    $254,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,658,782

  • Tax year 2021

    $237,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,617,853

  • Tax year 2020

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,532,403

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ixtatan FoundationNorth Garden, VA

    Ministry

    $40,000
  2. Calvary Baptist ChurchCharlotte, NC

    Ministry

    $30,000
  3. Doctor's Without BordersNew York, NY

    Ministry

    $30,000
  4. New Vision Urban ImpactSan Diego, CA

    Ministry

    $24,000
  5. Building Goodness FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Ministry

    $20,000
  6. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Ministry

    $20,000
  7. Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationCharlotte, NC

    Ministry

    $15,000
  8. Baptist Children's Homes of North CarolinaThomasville, NC

    Ministry

    $10,000
  9. Louisville SeminaryLouisville, KY

    Ministry

    $10,000
  10. The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY

    Ministry

    $10,000
  11. Trinity Baptist ChurchLexington, KY

    Ministry

    $10,000
  12. South Mountain Christian CampBostic, NC

    Ministry

    $8,000
  13. Theological HorizonsCharlottesvle, VA

    Ministry

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $90,00060% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $35,00023% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $24,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $83,000
  2. Virginia3 grants $65,000
  3. Kentucky3 grants $30,000
  4. New York1 grant $30,000
  5. California1 grant $24,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Shirley J EpleeSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Herbert W Eplee JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gordon Kelly EpleePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melvin Glen EpleeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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