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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 56-2111550

Bin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Durham, NC. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 41 grants and $949,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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 2018

    $949,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $10,335,232

  • Tax year 2017

    $975,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $10,411,593

Grants paid in 2018

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $170,000
  2. King Baudouin FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $120,000
  3. Mallarme Chamber PlayersDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $55,000
  4. Sarah P Duke GardensDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Chorale Society of DurhamDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $41,000
  6. American School of Classical StudiePrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  7. Durham Habitat for HumanityDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  8. Durham Literacy CenterDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Durham Nativity SchoolDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Housing for New HopeDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Ronald McDonald HouseDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. SeedsDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. -Augustine ProjectChapel Hill, NC

    Unrestricted

    $23,000
  14. Carolina Friends SchoolDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Carolina Theater of DurhamDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Durham Tech - DreamkeepersDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. Making A DifferenceRaeford, NC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. Ellerbe Creek WatershedDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  19. Families Moving ForwardDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  20. Playworks DurhamDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  21. Big Brothers Big SistersRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Communities in SchoolsArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. Durham Central ParkDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. East Durham Children's InitiativeDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Executive Service Corps of DurhamDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. KidznotesDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Latino Educational Achievement PartDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  28. Museum of Life and ScienceDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. NC Botanical GardensChapel Hill, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. Southern Documentary FundDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Student UDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. TrosaDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  33. Urban Ministries of DurhaDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  34. Carolina Tiger RescuePittsboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Durham Museum of HistoryDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Eno River AssociationDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. Food Bank of Central & Eastern NCRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  38. Junior Leadership of DurhDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. Partners for Youth OpportunityDurham, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  40. Unc-TvRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  41. Wcpe-RadioWake Forest, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $245,00064% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $75,00020% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5,0001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina37 grants $614,000
  2. New York2 grants $290,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $35,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sarah FishPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elissa B OlszewskiTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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