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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1954114

John M Belk Endowment

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 86 grants and $14.7 million 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.

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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,691,485

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $378,973,142

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,707,092

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $362,403,473

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,959,827

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $383,291,233

  • Tax year 2021

    $17,004,587

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $396,941,761

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,669,248

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $344,527,989

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,492,489

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $345,408,406

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,144,886

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $334,531,506

  • Tax year 2017

    $3,001,690

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $329,166,608

  • Tax year 2016

    $1,900,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $316,252,616

Grants paid in 2024

86 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. College Advising CorpsChapel Hill, NC

    General Operating Support

    $2,880,000
  2. Foundation For The CarolinasCharlotte, NC

    General Operating Support

    $2,738,000
  3. James B Hunt Jr Institute For Educational Leadership And PolicyCary, NC

    General Operating Support

    $1,500,000
  4. Strada Education Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    General operating support

    $1,462,491
  5. Myfuturenc IncRaleigh, NC

    General operating support

    $1,250,000
  6. EducationNCRaleigh, NC

    General Operating Support

    $1,070,000
  7. Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte, NC

    General operating support

    $522,400
  8. Latinxed Education CenterSiler City, NC

    General operating support

    $500,000
  9. Year UpBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $500,000
  10. Land Of Sky Regional CouncilAsheville, NC

    General operating support

    $300,000
  11. North Carolina Community CollegesRaleigh, NC

    General Operating Support

    $300,000
  12. Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC

    Support for NC Reconnect

    $127,500
  13. North Carolina Independent Colleges & UniversitiesRaleigh, NC

    General Operating Support

    $125,000
  14. Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC

    Support for NC Reconnect

    $125,000
  15. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $80,000
  16. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC

    Support for RCC Reconnect

    $78,730
  17. Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC

    Adult Learner Toolbox

    $75,000
  18. Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston Salem, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $75,000
  19. University Of North Carolina At CharlotteCharlotte, NC

    Support for NC Reconnect

    $75,000
  20. James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $55,000
  21. Brunswick Community CollegeSupply, NC

    NC Reconnect

    $50,000
  22. Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC

    NC Reconnect

    $50,000
  23. College Of The AlbermarleElizabeth City, NC

    Support NC Reconnect

    $50,000
  24. Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC

    Adult Learner Toolbox

    $50,000
  25. Davidson-Davie Community CollegeLexington, NC

    Support NC Reconnect

    $50,000
  26. Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC

    Support NC Reconnect

    $50,000
  27. James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC

    Jmbe fafsa grant

    $50,000
  28. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationCharlotte, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $25,000
  29. Cumberland County Board Of EducationFayetteville, NC

    Jmbe fafsa grant

    $25,000
  30. Durham Public SchoolsDurham, NC

    DPS fafsa

    $25,000
  31. Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $25,000
  32. James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC

    Train the East Initiative

    $25,000
  33. Johnston County Public SchoolsSmithfield, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $25,000
  34. Pitt County SchoolsGreenville, NC

    FAFSA Focus

    $25,000
  35. Guilford County SchoolsGreensboro, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $24,900
  36. Union County Public SchoolsMonroe, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $22,941
  37. Winston-SalemForsyth County SchoolsWinstonSalem, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $21,416
  38. Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte, NC

    FAFSA Strong Initiative

    $18,107
  39. Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  40. Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  41. Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  42. Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  43. Brunswick Community CollegeSupply, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  44. Caldwell Community College And Technical InstituteHudson, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  45. Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  46. Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  47. Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  48. Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  49. Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  50. Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  51. Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  52. College Of The AlbemarleElizabeth Cty, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  53. Central Piedmont Community College FoundationCharlotte, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  54. Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  55. Davidson-Davie Community CollegeLexington, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  56. Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  57. Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  58. Fayetteville Tech Community CollegeFayetteville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  59. Forsyth Tech Community CollegeWinstonSalem, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  60. Gaston CollegeDallas, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  61. Guilford Tech Community CollegeJamestown, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  62. Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  63. Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  64. Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  65. Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  66. Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  67. Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  68. Mcdowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  69. Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  70. Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  71. Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  72. Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  73. Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  74. Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  75. Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  76. Roanoke Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  77. Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  78. Rowan Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  79. South Piedmont Community CollegeMonroe, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  80. Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  81. Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  82. Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  83. Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  84. Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  85. Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000
  86. Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC

    JMBE Next NC Acceleration Grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education19 grants $3,860,00042% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,743,00030% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,462,49116% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $1,070,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina84 grants $12,728,994
  2. Indiana1 grant $1,462,491
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Claudia Belk PilonBoard Chair Hours 40Pay $39,728
  • J Keith BenedictBoard Member Hours 24Pay $308,458
  • Virginia M EspositoBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0

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