Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 45-2610533Education

Who funds Book Harvest?

56 private foundations gave Book Harvest in Durham, NC $3.8 million across 169 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

169 grants

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

  1. Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008Raleigh, NC 2025

    Grant for general operating support

    $135,000
  2. Thing 123 FoundationElmhurst, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Childtrust FoundationRaleigh, NC 2025

    To help realize a world of literacy and justice for alla world in which every child grows up with an abundant home library and to foster a love of books and reading.

    $20,000
  4. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2025

    Support of the book babies program

    $15,000
  5. Barnes Family FoundationDurham, NC 2025

    General purpose support

    $15,000
  6. Yusko Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2025

    General support

    $2,500
  8. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2025

    General purposes

    $2,000
  9. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  10. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2025

    Educational

    $500
  11. Bell Cook Family FoundationRaleigh, NC 2025

    General support

    $50
  12. The Oak Foundation USANew York, NY 2024

    To provide support to book harvest in its efforts to transform literacy for under-resourced children across north carolina.

    $750,000
  13. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Property care; buildings; renovation

    $440,000
  14. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC 2024

    General Support

    $150,000
  15. Anonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008Raleigh, NC 2024

    Outright grant for general operating support

    $110,000
  16. The Walters Family FoundationMilford, MI 2024

    WFF funding will help to provide books to children who need them and engage familities and communities to promote children's lifelong literacy and academic success.

    $30,000
  17. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  18. FM Kirby Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2024

    In support of 501c3 purpose

    $20,000
  19. Yusko Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Thing 123 FoundationElmhurst, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  21. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  22. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2024

    Educational

    $6,000
  23. The Edgerley Family FoundationOverland Park, KS 2024

    Support-general fund

    $5,000
  24. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  25. The Eirenikos FoundationKittrell, NC 2024

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  26. Hamsa FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    Contribution

    $5,000
  27. E Craig Wall Sr FoundationConway, SC 2024

    Charitable education

    $4,000
  28. Durham Merchants Association Charitable FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    General support

    $3,000
  29. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2024

    General purposes

    $2,000
  30. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2024

    To provide books to the poor

    $2,000
  31. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2024

    Educational

    $1,500
  32. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Matching Grant

    $1,000
  33. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2024

    General operating expenses

    $1,000
  34. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2024

    To improve children's literacy

    $1,000
  35. Baldwin Foundation TrustLakeville, CT 2024

    General

    $1,000
  36. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2024

    Operating expenses

    $560
  37. Robert B & Janet A Hoffman FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2024

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  38. The Oak Foundation USANew York, NY 2023

    To promote literacy for every community by ensuring every child has books and parents receive support

    $750,000
  39. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    General Support

    $150,000
  40. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  41. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $35,000
  42. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To support an early literacy parent education program in north carolina

    $30,000
  43. Harry L Rust & Helen M Rust Charitable FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    With literacy and justice for all

    $25,000
  44. The Jandy Ammons Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2023

    Community book boxes

    $20,688
  45. FM Kirby Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2023

    In support of 501c3 purpose

    $20,000
  46. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Program Support

    $15,000
  47. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2023

    Support of the book babies program

    $10,000
  48. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2023

    Educational

    $6,000
  49. The Edgerley Family FoundationOverland Park, KS 2023

    Support-general fund

    $5,000
  50. Mebane Charitable Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $5,000
  51. Hamsa FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Contribution

    $5,000
  52. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2023

    General support

    $4,200
  53. Durham Merchants Association Charitable FoundationDurham, NC 2023

    General support

    $3,500
  54. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Program Support

    $3,000
  55. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2023

    General purposes

    $2,000
  56. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2023

    To provide books to the poor

    $1,500
  57. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Matching Grant

    $1,000
  58. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2023

    General operating expenses

    $1,000
  59. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $500
  60. The Carl and Toby Sloane Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  61. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    Trustee matching gifts program

    $500
  62. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Unrestricted

    $500
  63. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2023

    Operating expenses

    $250
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $156
  65. Mebane Charitable Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $110,000
  66. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  67. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To support an early literacy parent education program in north carolina

    $30,000
  68. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Vibrant economies

    $19,933
  69. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Program Support

    $15,000
  70. FM Kirby Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2022

    In support of 501c3 purpose

    $12,500
  71. Fox Family Foundation IncDurham, NC 2022

    Operating support in two parts: 1) restricted program operating support for book harvest durham; and 2) unrestricted operating support

    $12,500
  72. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Support of the book babies program

    $10,000
  73. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    Book babies program

    $10,000
  74. Durham Merchants Association Charitable FoundationDurham, NC 2022

    General support

    $9,500
  75. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Educational

    $6,000
  76. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  77. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    To provide books to the poor

    $3,012
  78. The Carl and Toby Sloane Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  79. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Program Support

    $2,500
  80. Hamsa FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Contribution

    $2,500
  81. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2022

    General purposes

    $2,000
  82. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted (SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $1,109
  83. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    Matching grant

    $1,000
  84. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2022

    General operating expenses

    $1,000
  85. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Literacy

    $1,000
  86. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000
  87. The Jelly FoundationCarrboro, NC 2022

    Book harvest provides an abundance of books and ongoing literacy support to families and their children from birth and serves as a model for communities committed to ensuring that children are lifelong readers and learners.

    $700
  88. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2022

    Operating expenses

    $500
  89. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $250
  90. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Volunteer program

    $50
  91. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To support various local organizations during the pandemic

    $50,000
  92. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  93. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To support an early literacy parent education program in north carolina

    $30,000
  94. North Carolina GSK Foundation IncDurham, NC 2021

    To expand the initiative Read, Play, Learn which provides books and literacy programming at laundromats.

    $25,000
  95. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Support of the book babies program

    $10,000
  96. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Program Support

    $10,000
  97. FM Kirby Foundation IncMorristown, NJ 2021

    In support of 501c3 purpose

    $10,000
  98. Durham Merchants Association Charitable FoundationDurham, NC 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  99. Mebane Charitable Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $10,000
  100. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Vibrant economies

    $10,000
  101. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $7,000
  102. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Educational

    $6,000
  103. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  104. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Program Support

    $5,000
  105. Gad and Marlene Janay Foundation IncHighland Beach, FL 2021

    Support for operations

    $5,000
  106. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 2021

    Keep learning alive: book access as a proven antidote to inequitable opportunity gaps

    $4,960
  107. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2021

    Operations

    $3,000
  108. The Carl and Toby Sloane Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  109. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2021

    To provide books to the poor

    $2,500
  110. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Vibrant economies

    $2,400
  111. Childtrust FoundationRaleigh, NC 2021

    To support the randomized trial evaluation of the book babies home visiting program

    $2,375
  112. The Kooken Family FoundationWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    To support children's reading progra

    $2,000
  113. The Edgerley Family FoundationOverland Park, KS 2021

    Support-general fund

    $1,000
  114. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2021

    General purposes

    $1,000
  115. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2021

    General operating expenses

    $1,000
  116. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000
  117. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $1,000
  118. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    matching grant

    $600
  119. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Literacy

    $500
  120. The Eason FoundationDurham, NC 2021

    General

    $500
  121. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    Trustee matching gifts program

    $500
  122. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    Trustee matching gifts program

    $500
  123. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2021

    Operating expenses

    $310
  124. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $308
  125. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  126. Mebane Charitable Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $60,000
  127. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  128. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To support an early literacy parent education program in north carolina

    $20,000
  129. Childtrust FoundationRaleigh, NC 2020

    To support the randomized trial evaluation of the book babies home visiting program

    $10,000
  130. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Support of the book babies program

    $10,000
  131. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Educational

    $6,000
  132. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2020

    General operating

    $5,000
  133. Evelyn D Schmidt Charitable TrustDurham, NC 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  134. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Education

    $5,000
  135. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2020

    Operations

    $3,000
  136. Strowd Roses IncChapel Hill, NC 2020

    General support

    $3,000
  137. Yusko Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2020

    General support

    $2,500
  138. Lenovo FoundationMorrisville, NC 2020

    Grant for volunteer activity

    $2,500
  139. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2020

    Support of operations

    $1,000
  140. Durham Merchants Association Charitable FoundationDurham, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  141. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000
  142. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $1,000
  143. Parker FoundationJanesville, WI 2020

    General purposes

    $750
  144. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Literacy

    $500
  145. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    Assist organizations with its needs and goals

    $500
  146. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $273
  147. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    Matching Grant

    $250
  148. The Hodges Family FoundationGreensboro, NC 2020

    Improve literacy

    $100
  149. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $27,000
  150. Harry L Rust & Helen M Rust Charitable FoundationKansas City, MO 2019

    Book babies: closing the opportunity gap for every child

    $17,250
  151. Morgan Creek FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2019

    Support of the book babies program

    $10,000
  152. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2019

    Operations

    $3,000
  153. The Carl and Toby Sloane Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  154. Credit Suisse Americas FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating

    $2,500
  155. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2019

    Books for underprivileged children

    $2,000
  156. Yusko Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2019

    General support

    $1,000
  157. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2019

    Program Support

    $1,000
  158. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2019

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000
  159. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2019

    Literacy

    $500
  160. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    Matching Grant

    $250
  161. The Hodges Family FoundationGreensboro, NC 2019

    Improve literacy

    $100
  162. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $50
  163. The Mericos FoundationPasadena, CA 2018

    To support the book babies project.

    $10,000
  164. John L & Ardis J Piers Private FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2018

    Books for underprivileged children

    $1,500
  165. Yusko Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  166. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2018

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000
  167. The Marian FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2018

    Literacy

    $500
  168. The Hodges Family FoundationGreensboro, NC 2018

    Improve literacy

    $100
  169. Shared Visions Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC 2017

    Books to triangle children

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Durham, NC and are not among Book Harvest’s funders above.

  1. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost PMB #101Durham, NC 29 grants Accepts applications $2,949,495 to similar organizations
  2. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 7 grants Preselected only $55,128 to similar organizations
  3. NC IdeaDurham, NC 13 grants Accepts applications $453,150 to similar organizations
  4. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 6 grants Preselected only $2,773 to similar organizations
  5. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 10 grants Preselected only $1,019,137 to similar organizations
  6. Barnhill Family FoundationWilmington, DE 24 grants Preselected only $988,830 to similar organizations
  7. Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation IncGreenville, NC 20 grants Preselected only $376,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 6 grants Accepts applications $345,100 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-2610533 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.