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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-2115931

Vicky and Sam Hunt Foundation

A private foundation in Burlington, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $813,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $813,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $305,948
  • Tax year 2024

    $562,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $733,599
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,105,520

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,695
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,925,358
  • Tax year 2021

    $56,220

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $44,711
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $101,626
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $9,321
  • Tax year 2018

    $117,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,596

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Operating fund

    $200,000
  2. Elon UniversityElon, NC

    Operating fund

    $200,000
  3. Individual

    Operating fund

    $70,000
  4. Individual

    Operating fund

    $64,000
  5. The Burlington SchoolBurlington, NC

    Operating fund

    $50,000
  6. Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FL

    Operating fund

    $40,000
  7. Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FL

    Operating fund

    $30,000
  8. Pet Adoption Welfare SocietyBurlington, NC

    Operating fund

    $25,000
  9. Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC

    Operating fund

    $20,000
  10. Hospice FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Operating fund

    $20,000
  11. Individual

    Operating fund

    $16,000
  12. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  13. Allied Churches of Alamance CountyBurlington, NC

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  14. Individual

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  15. Preservation FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  16. Individual

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  17. American Academy of DermtologyPalm Beach, FL

    Operating fund

    $7,500
  18. Individual

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  19. Save the ChimpsFort Pierce, FL

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  20. Positive Atitude Youth CenterBurlington, NC

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Operating fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $200,00068% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $40,00014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,00014% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $15,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina6 grants $310,000
  2. Florida6 grants $112,500
  3. Utah1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rector S Hunt IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Victoria S HuntTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rector S Hunt IVTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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