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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1853390

Mebane Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Garden City, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $1.5 million 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,519,777

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $27,051,280
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,645,256

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $24,738,001
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,122,592

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $26,479,789
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,597,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $27,892,736
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,876,273

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $26,797,896

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UNC CharlotteCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $516,500
  2. Summit Charter SchoolCashiers, NC

    General purpose

    $165,000
  3. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York City, NY

    General purpose

    $150,000
  4. Davie County SchoolsMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $103,500
  5. Brookstone SchoolsCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $81,500
  6. Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC

    General purpose

    $75,000
  7. Christ SchoolArden, NC

    General purpose

    $75,000
  8. Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $50,000
  9. Augustine Literacy ProjectDurham, NC

    General purpose

    $50,000
  10. Wingate UniversityWingate, NC

    General purpose

    $45,150
  11. Smart Start of Davie CountyMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $34,000
  12. Davie County Recreation and ParksMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $25,000
  13. Boys and Girls Club of PlateauCashiers, NC

    General purpose

    $20,000
  14. Hill CenterDurham, NC

    General purpose

    $15,000
  15. NC Center for Advancement of TeachersCullowhee, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  16. Power CrossStatesville, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  17. Soar AcademyBalsam, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  18. My Kid's ClubSelma, NC

    General purpose

    $8,000
  19. Alexandria Tutoring ConsortiumAlexandria, VA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  20. Authors in Moore County SchoolsWhispering Pines, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  21. Boys and Girls Club of StamfordStamford, CT

    General purpose

    $5,000
  22. Children and Families FirstGreensboro, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  23. Davie County Sheriff DeptMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  24. NC StateRaliegh, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  25. Union County Library FoundationMonroe, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  26. Whitaker Elementary SchoolWinstonsalem, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  27. Imprints CaresWinston Salem, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  28. Allegro FoundationTega Cay, SC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  29. Weymouth Center for Arts and HumanitiesSouthern Pnes, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  30. Union County Public Education FoundationMonroe, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  31. Family Promise of Moore CountyAberdeen, NC

    General purpose

    $4,300
  32. Academic Learning CenterConcord, NC

    General purpose

    $4,000
  33. Davie County Arts CouncilMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $2,200
  34. Rotary Club of MocksvilleMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  35. National MS SocietyWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  36. Area VIII SWCD Southern Piedmont EnvirothonStatesville, NC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  37. Farmington Community CenterMocksville, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  38. Charitable Contributions Thru PartnershipsNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $127

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education12 grants $459,65085% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $9,3002% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $8,0001% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina32 grants $1,308,150
  2. New York3 grants $200,127
  3. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Larry C ColbournePRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $211,000
  • Marianne C MebaneCHAIRPERSON & DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Paul H Livingston JrSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $4,000
  • Susan DomanskiASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 40Pay $76,000
  • William MebaneDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $4,000

The return

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