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Grant recipient EIN 26-1606084Jobs and employment

Who funds Kids Making It Inc?

25 private foundations gave Kids Making It Inc in Wilmington, NC $801,090 across 73 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

73 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2025

    To build success one kid at at time.

    $10,000
  2. Directed Balloun Family FoundationHenderson, NV 2025

    General operating

    $5,000
  3. Fox Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2025

    Charitable

    $4,000
  4. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 2025

    General Purposes

    $500
  5. Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation IncWrightsville Beach, NC 2025

    Financial support

    $500
  6. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2024

    Building success for our youth: one kid at a time

    $60,000
  7. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  8. The Babies Hospital Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2024

    Operating support

    $7,500
  9. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2024

    Woodworking forat-Risk Youth

    $6,000
  10. Directed Balloun Family FoundationHenderson, NV 2024

    General operating

    $6,000
  11. Stein Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, NC 2024

    Charitable

    $2,000
  12. United Community Bank FoundationGreenville, SC 2024

    This is an unrestricted donation.

    $1,250
  13. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 2024

    General Purposes

    $500
  14. Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation IncWrightsville Beach, NC 2024

    Financial support

    $500
  15. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2023

    Building success for our youth: one kid at a time

    $60,000
  16. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. The Babies Hospital Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2023

    Operating support

    $10,000
  18. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2023

    Woodworking forat-Risk Youth

    $3,500
  19. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2023

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  20. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 2023

    General Purposes

    $500
  21. Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation IncWrightsville Beach, NC 2023

    Financial support

    $500
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $88
  23. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2023

    Matching gifts

    $60
  24. The Babies Hospital Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2022

    Operating support

    $10,000
  25. The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2022

    To build success one kid at at time.

    $5,000
  26. The Gibney Family Foundation IncMeridian, ID 2022

    Furnishings to improve the functionality and appearance of our upstairs classroom space

    $5,000
  27. The Robert A and Shirley J Jones FoundationWilmette, IL 2022

    Keeping kids in school

    $3,000
  28. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2022

    Woodworking forat-Risk Youth

    $3,000
  29. Mungo Homes Foundation IncIrmo, SC 2022

    Operating costs

    $2,500
  30. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 2022

    General Purposes

    $1,000
  31. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2022

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  32. Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation IncWrightsville Beach, NC 2022

    Financial support

    $500
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $124
  34. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $60
  35. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $28
  36. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2021

    General operating support - matching funds

    $60,000
  37. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    in support of programs in New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties

    $20,000
  38. The Babies Hospital Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2021

    Operating support

    $10,000
  39. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $5,000
  40. The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2021

    To build success one kid at at time.

    $5,000
  41. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2021

    Woodworking forat-Risk Youth

    $4,000
  42. Stein Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, NC 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  43. Loweth-Alvord FoundationWilmington, NC 2021

    General Purposes

    $1,000
  44. Penny Lima Newhouse FoundationWilmington, NC 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2021

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  46. Jerry & Marilyn Cook Foundation IncWrightsville Beach, NC 2021

    Financial support

    $500
  47. Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Family FoundationWrightsville Beach, NC 2021

    Charitable operations

    $250
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $121
  49. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $85
  50. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $72
  51. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2020

    General operating

    $61,188
  52. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2020

    Matching funds

    $60,000
  53. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  54. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    outreach program for young crime victims from domestic violence shelters in new hanover, brunswick and pender counties

    $15,000
  55. The Babies Hospital Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2020

    Operating support

    $10,000
  56. The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2020

    To build success one kid at a time.

    $5,000
  57. Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2020

    Woodworking forat-Risk Youth

    $3,500
  58. The Harms Family FoundationWilmington, NC 2020

    Charitable

    $2,500
  59. Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Family FoundationWrightsville Beach, NC 2020

    Charitable operations

    $250
  60. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $250
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $64
  62. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2019

    Matching funds

    $60,000
  63. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  64. The Eshelman FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,500
  65. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $12,500
  66. The Myrtle and RT Sinclair Jr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2019

    To build success one kid at a time.

    $10,000
  67. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $7,500
  68. Directed Balloun Family FoundationHenderson, NV 2019

    General support

    $1,000
  69. The Harms Family FoundationWilmington, NC 2019

    Charitable

    $500
  70. Cape Fear Memorial FoundationWilmington, NC 2018

    Governor's crime commission matching fund

    $60,000
  71. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  72. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 2017

    Building expansion

    $50,000
  73. Japajag FoundationWilmington, NC 2017

    Unrestricted contribution

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Wilmington, NC and are not among Kids Making It Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC 2 grants Accepts applications $100,000 to similar organizations
  2. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 1 grant Accepts applications $100,000 to similar organizations
  3. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 3 grants Accepts applications $15,900 to similar organizations
  4. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 4 grants Preselected only $900 to similar organizations
  5. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 1 grant Preselected only $750 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-1606084 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.