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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6044206

First Citizens Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Smithfield, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $32,000 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

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $565,072

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $570,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $573,193

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $560,428

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,010

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $572,322

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,150

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $586,659

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $589,570

  • Tax year 2018

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $570,827

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ava Gardner MuseumSmithfield, NC

    Organization operations and activities

    $5,000
  2. House of HopeClayton, NC

    Organization operation

    $5,000
  3. Wilson ForwardWilson, NC

    Organizatin operation

    $5,000
  4. Wilson ArtsWilson, NC

    Organization operations and activities

    $5,000
  5. Johnston Health FoundationSmithfield, NC

    Organization operations and activities

    $2,500
  6. Benson HealthBenson, NC

    Organization operations and activities

    $2,000
  7. Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  8. North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  9. North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, NC

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  10. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  11. NC A&T UniversityGreensboro, NC

    Scholarship

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00038% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $5,00038% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $3,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina10 grants $30,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 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
  • Hope H BryantVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Olivia HoldingTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jeff CarverASSISTANT SECRETARY/TREASU Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Judith A MurraySECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Carson H BriceDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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