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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6044205

The Robert P Holding Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Smithfield, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 75 grants and $6 million 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

    $6,028,142

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $2,808,508

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,011,189

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $2,949,739

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,001,644

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $2,013,123

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,900,140

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $2,131,922

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,333,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $1,747,050

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,000,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,705,890

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,878,139

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,702,886

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,733,042

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,507,011

Grants paid in 2025

75 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,299,542
  2. Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC

    General support

    $501,800
  3. Wakemed FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $501,800
  4. YMCA of the TriangleRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $450,000
  5. Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal PlainWinterville, NC

    General support

    $375,000
  6. Triangle Land ConservancyDurham, NC

    General support

    $350,000
  7. Carteret Health Care FoundationMorehead City, NC

    General support

    $250,000
  8. YMCA Blue Ridge AssemblyBlack MTN, NC

    General support

    $200,000
  9. North Carolina Aquarium SocietyRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $150,000
  10. Step-Up MinistryRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $125,000
  11. Ecu Health FoundationGreenvile, NC

    General support

    $100,000
  12. Historic Smithfield Foundation IncBlacksburg, VA

    General support

    $100,000
  13. New River YMCAJacksonville, NC

    General support

    $100,000
  14. Girl Scounts - NC Coastal PinesRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $75,000
  15. Barton CollegeWilson, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  16. Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Elizabeth Vann Moore FoundationEdenton, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  18. Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  19. North Carolina Coastal Federation IncNewport, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  20. Outer Banks Community FoundationManteo, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  21. St David's SchoolRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  22. University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  23. Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  24. Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC

    General support

    $40,000
  25. YMCA of Southeastern North CarolinaWilmington, NC

    General support

    $40,000
  26. SPCA of Wake County IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $30,000
  27. Bertie County YMCAWindsor, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  28. Boys & Girls Club of Johnston CountySelma, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  29. Conservation Trust for North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  30. Contemporary Art FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  31. First Presbyterian Church of SmithfieldSmithfield, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  32. Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  33. Johnston Health FoundationSmithfield, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  34. North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  35. Raleigh Rescue MissionRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  36. Saving Grace Animal HospitalWake Forest, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  37. Southwestern Community CollegeFranklin, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  38. Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  39. Blowing Rock Art & History MuseumBlowing Rock, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  40. Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TN

    General support

    $25,000
  41. Carteret Community College Foundation IncMorehead City, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  42. Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  43. Fayetteville Technical Community ChurchFayetteville, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  44. Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC

    General support

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

    General support

    $20,000
  46. Johnston Community College FoundationSmithfield, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  47. Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  48. Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  49. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  50. Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  51. Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  52. South Piedmont Community CollegeMonroe, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  53. Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  54. Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  55. Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  56. Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  57. The NC State University FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  58. Roanoke Island Historical Association - the Lost ColonyManteo, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  59. Cameron Art MuseumWilmington, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  60. Dress for Success Triangle NCRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  61. Falcon Children's Home IncFalcon, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  62. Simply Girls IncDunn, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  63. CSTLD - Bethel Youth CenterBethel, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  64. First Baptist ChurchSmithfield, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  65. North Carolina Symphony Society IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  66. Salem Academy and CollegeWinston Salem, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  67. St Ann Catholic ChurchClayton, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  68. The Catawba Valley Community College FoundationHickory, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  69. Tryon Palace FoundationNew Bern, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  70. White Memorial Presbyterian ChurchRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  71. Woodberry Forest SchoolWoodberry for, VA

    General support

    $10,000
  72. Cupola House AssociationEdenton, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  73. The Historical Preservation Foundation of NC IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  74. Bertie County Hive HouseGreenville, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  75. Eyes on Main Street IncWilson, NC

    General 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. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,599,54244% of the total
  2. Education15 grants $911,80025% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $415,00011% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $375,00010% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $180,0005% of the total
  6. Arts and culture7 grants $150,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $15,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina72 grants $5,893,142
  2. Virginia2 grants $110,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Frank B Holding JrPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Carmen H AmesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Judith MurraySECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Hope H BryantASST. TREAS/SEC Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Olivia B HoldingTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0

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