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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6533546

The Goodnight Educational Foundation

A private foundation in Cary, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $9.2 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

    $9,180,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $186,368,737

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,490,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $144,976,793

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,651,200

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $143,818,333

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,070,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $146,662,935

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,040,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $149,468,750

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,160,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $152,710,505

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,536,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $154,888,465

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,303,330

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $156,237,253

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NC Museum of History FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $2,000,000
  2. Cary AcademyCary, NC

    Charitable

    $1,090,000
  3. Friends of NC Museum of Natural SciencesRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $1,050,000
  4. Myfuturenc IncRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  5. NC Community College FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  6. NC Museum of Art FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  7. PBS North CarolinaRTP, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  8. Ncsu Foundation IncRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $400,000
  9. The YMCA of the Triangle AreaRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $100,000
  10. NC Business Leaders for EducationGreensboro, NC

    Charitable

    $60,000
  11. EducationncRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  12. NC School of Science and Math FoundationDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  13. Public Ed WorksRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  14. Public School Forum of NC IncCary, NC

    Charitablw

    $50,000
  15. UNC at Chapel Hill - Public Radio WuncChapel Hill, NC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  16. Development Foundation of the NccatCullowhee, NC

    Charitable

    $35,000
  17. Boys Club of Wake County IncRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  18. Latinx Education CenterSiler City, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  19. Marbles Kids MuseumRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  20. Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  21. NC Society of Hispanic Professionals IncCary, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  22. Student UDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  23. Wake Education PartnershipRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  24. NC Science Fair FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. The North Carolina Aquarium SocietyRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $2,290,00096% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $25,0001% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina25 grants $9,180,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • James H GoodnightDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ann Baggett GoodnightDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leah A GoodnightDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan G EllisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James A GoodnightDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald R ParkerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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