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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-0879191

Darragh Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $450,000 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

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $253,958
  • Tax year 2024

    $315,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $454,290
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $589,676
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $568,580
  • Tax year 2021

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $504,376
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,378

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $439,130
  • Tax year 2019

    $223,496

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $437,666
  • Tax year 2018

    $204,396

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $476,954

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

    To be the friend-raising and fund-raising arm of east carolina university.

    $195,000
  2. Goldsboro Worship CenterGoldsboro, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Via Health PartnersCharlotte, NC

    To relieve suffering and improve the quality and dignity of life through compassionate hospice care.

    $50,000
  4. Trinity Loaves and FishesNew Orleans, LA

    To love our neighbors, do justice, and walk humbly with god.

    $35,000
  5. Gateway House IncGainesville, GA

    To provide safety, shelter and support for those impacted by domestic violence.

    $25,000
  6. Catholic Inner City SchoolsCincinnati, OH

    To empower students and strengthen their families and communities by providing access to a values-based catholic education at inner-city elementary schools and catholic high schools.

    $25,000
  7. Beaufort County Community College FoundationWashington, NC

    To provide broad-based community support for the college in achieving its educational goals.

    $25,000
  8. Jane's FundCharlotte, NC

    To pours love and light into the community by providing encouragement and financial support to students attending underresourced schools and families experiencing personal hardship.

    $25,000
  9. Mater Filius Queen CityCincinnati, OH

    To defend and safeguard the life and well-being of the unborn child and the dignity of the childs mother.

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $20,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $345,000
  2. Ohio2 grants $45,000
  3. Louisiana1 grant $35,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gordon M DarraghPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mildred DarraghVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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