The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 27-4064401Civil rights

Who funds Campaign for Southern Equality?

42 private foundations gave Campaign for Southern Equality in Asheville, NC $4 million across 109 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

109 grants

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

  1. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2025

    Southern Equality Fund and the Trans Youth Emergency Project

    $100,000
  2. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2025

    General operating support

    $40,000
  3. Lishmah FoundationBeverly Hills, MI 2025

    Distribution to a qualified charity

    $25,000
  4. Hugh J Andersen FoundationBayport, MN 2025

    Trans youth emergency project

    $20,000
  5. The Gorman Family Foundation IncBristol, CT 2025

    Chartiable contribution

    $3,000
  6. The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2025

    General Support

    $2,583
  7. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  8. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  9. Tridan Foundation IncWoodcliff Lake, NJ 2025

    Support of operations

    $0
  10. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82533 studying the experiences of gender-nonconforming (TGNCNB) youth and their families and long-term impacts of anti-trans policies on their futures

    $231,220
  11. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $160,000
  12. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $125,000
  13. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    For general operating support, southern trans youth emergency project, WNC disaster relief

    $105,000
  14. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Support for the trans youth emergency project.

    $100,000
  15. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Southern Equality Fund and the Trans Youth Emergency Project

    $100,000
  16. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support general operations

    $50,000
  18. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    SC united for justice & equality

    $45,000
  19. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General operating

    $40,000
  20. Tikkun Olam Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support rapid response to hurricane helen

    $25,000
  21. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  22. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    Hurricane relief efforts

    $10,000
  23. The Scott FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To support the organization's mission to build a south where LGBTQ+ people have full legal and lived equality in every part of life, ensuring their rights are not determined by their zip code.

    $10,000
  24. Giant's CausewayWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,000
  25. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2024

    General

    $5,000
  26. Morris Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2024

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  27. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    Travel/honorarium conf panelist

    $3,800
  28. Tridan Foundation IncWoodcliff Lake, NJ 2024

    Support of operations

    $2,500
  29. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2024

    Other civic / community

    $1,000
  30. Dorothy & Chester Smith Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General support

    $1,000
  31. Byrd-Borland FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    Furtherance of donee mission

    $1,000
  32. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2024

    General operating support

    $1,000
  33. James B Chanin Foundation IncOakland, CA 2024

    Strenght LGBTQ community in south

    $1,000
  34. The Clark Nexsen Foundation IncVirginia Beach, VA 2024

    Program support

    $250
  35. The Neel FoundationCroton on Hudson, NY 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $250
  36. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    Stipend inside philanth interview

    $125
  37. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Civil rights, social action, advocacy

    $50
  38. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support to continue serving LGBTQ people in north carolina and the south to build power for policy change and lived equality.

    $175,000
  39. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2023

    General operating support

    $125,000
  40. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support to continue serving LGBTQ people in the south to build power for policy change and lived equality.

    $125,000
  41. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support for the southern trans youth emergency project, a new regional effort that provides rapid response support to frontline organizations and directly to the families of youth who are impacted by anti-transgender healthcare bans in the u.s. South.

    $100,000
  42. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2023

    Southern equality fund

    $50,000
  43. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  44. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2023

    SC united for equity & justice

    $45,000
  45. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Southern Equality Fund

    $40,000
  46. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Trans Emergency Care Program

    $25,000
  47. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2023

    Southern lgbtqa health initiative.

    $25,000
  48. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For general support of its mission

    $20,000
  49. The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Transgender Youth Advocacy fund

    $10,000
  50. Giant's CausewayWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  51. Vivo FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2023

    To further the mission of the donee

    $5,000
  52. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support to continue serving LGBTQ people in north carolina and the south to build power for policy change and lived equality.

    $3,000
  53. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2023

    General

    $1,000
  54. Byrd-Borland FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Furtherance of donee mission

    $1,000
  55. Bearded Lady ProductionsBoone, NC 2023

    Community support services

    $400
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $346
  57. The Neel FoundationCroton on Hudson, NY 2023

    Charitable donation

    $200
  58. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Civil rights, social action, advocacy

    $50
  59. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $125,000
  60. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $100,000
  61. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2022

    This grant will support the efforts of southern LGBTQ health initiative in WNC to reduce health and wellness disparities facing LGBTQ people in WNC, particularly amongst those who are low-income, bipoc, in rural communities, and trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC).

    $100,000
  62. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2022

    Southern equality fund

    $50,000
  63. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Support to expand staff capacity by hiring an online fundraising consultant and a data entry specialist, improving fundraising infrastructure and enhancing coordination across fundraising, communications, and program staff.

    $50,000
  64. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  65. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Southern Equality Fund

    $40,000
  66. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2022

    To fight anti-trans legislation

    $10,000
  67. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2022

    Help with costs of its resilience and healing project

    $10,000
  68. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2022

    Leadership coaching

    $7,000
  69. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $473
  70. The Hummel Family Fund IncPittsboro, NC 2022

    Support

    $200
  71. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $100
  72. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Employee matching gift donation

    $10
  73. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $150,000
  74. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  75. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2021

    Southern equality fund

    $50,000
  76. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Support to expand staff capacity by hiring an online fundraising consultant and a data entry specialist, improving fundraising infrastructure and enhancing coordination across fundraising, communications, and program staff

    $50,000
  77. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Southern Equality Fund

    $40,000
  78. The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  79. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2021

    Regranting for trans support

    $25,000
  80. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  81. Morris Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2021

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  82. Frederick O Watson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose

    $5,000
  83. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $399
  84. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $120
  85. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Other Grants and Contributions: Employee matching gift

    $100
  86. Arcus FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $125,000
  87. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  88. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2020

    Southern equality fund

    $75,000
  89. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  90. Freeman FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Southern Equality Fund

    $40,000
  91. The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  92. The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  93. Arch Community FundWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  94. The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2020

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  95. Jessie Smith Noyes FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  96. Frederick O Watson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose

    $5,000
  97. Hummel Hodges Foundation IncAsheville, NC 2020

    Organizational support

    $1,000
  98. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $281
  99. The Hummel Family Fund IncPittsboro, NC 2020

    Support

    $150
  100. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $120
  101. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2019

    General operating support

    $100,000
  102. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2019

    Southern equality fund

    $50,000
  103. Frederick O Watson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Unrestricted Contributiion for General Purpose

    $10,000
  104. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2019

    Help with the costs of its resilience and healing project.

    $10,000
  105. The Hummel Family Fund IncPittsboro, NC 2019

    Support

    $200
  106. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2018

    General operating support

    $100,000
  107. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2018

    General operating support

    $50,000
  108. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2018

    Southern equality fund

    $50,000
  109. Tzedek Social Justice FundAsheville, NC 2018

    All contributions were made to organizations whose primary activities are charitable, religious, or educational in nature.

    $17,701

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Asheville, NC and are not among Campaign for Southern Equality’s funders above.

  1. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 1 grant Preselected only $12,500 to similar organizations
  2. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 1 grant Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations
  4. Page & George Bradham Family FoundationDenver, NC 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 6 grants Accepts applications $170 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-4064401 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.