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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-2203535

Troan Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Raleigh, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $75,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,900,425

  • Tax year 2024

    $148,680

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,854,458

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,848,636

  • Tax year 2022

    $138,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,911,021

  • Tax year 2021

    $127,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,019,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $97,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,589,732

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,581,277

  • Tax year 2018

    $86,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,472,716

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NC State Engineering FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Educational services and schools

    $20,000
  2. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics FoundationDurham, NC

    Support of academic and educational programs

    $20,000
  3. South Carolina Governors School for Science & Mathematics Foundation IncColumbia, NC

    Educational services and schools

    $20,000
  4. A Place at the TableRaleigh, NC

    Nonprofit cafe providing food for the hungry

    $5,000
  5. Food Bank of NCRaleigh, NC

    Food banks & food pantries for families struggling with hunger

    $5,000
  6. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00067% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $10,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $70,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Erik W TroanCHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Brigid V TroanSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Barbara TroanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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