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Grant recipient EIN 56-0552780Arts and culture

Who funds John C Campbell Folk School?

23 private foundations gave John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC $3.3 million across 73 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

73 grants

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

  1. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR 2025

    Art & culture

    $50,000
  2. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR 2025

    Art & culture

    $30,000
  3. Co Tua Marion S Covington FDNDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  4. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2025

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  7. Elbert W Rogers FoundationGreenville, SC 2025

    Art and music education

    $1,000
  8. Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2025

    Charitable

    $300
  9. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR 2024

    Art & culture

    $105,000
  10. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $3,000
  13. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Lyndhurst Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2024

    To match LH Associates contributions

    $1,000
  15. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    500

    $500
  16. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2023

    Support for folk arts programming

    $585,000
  17. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR 2023

    Art & culture

    $36,000
  18. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  19. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  20. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General operating support

    $3,000
  21. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $1,000
  22. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $688
  24. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $150
  25. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2022

    2020-2023 JCCFS folk arts and cultures project

    $385,000
  26. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2022

    2022-24 JCCFS technical capacity building initiatives

    $300,000
  27. Windgate Charitable Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR 2022

    Art & culture

    $36,000
  28. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  29. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2022

    Charitable

    $5,000
  30. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $3,000
  31. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $979
  33. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $500
  34. D'addario Foundation IncFarmingdale, NY 2022

    To support growth and appreciation of music

    $210
  35. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2021

    Support for folk arts and cultures project

    $400,000
  36. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2021

    Charitable

    $5,000
  37. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $4,500
  38. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General operating support

    $3,000
  39. The Cotter Foundation IncDavidson, NC 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $955
  42. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $550
  43. Sa Ming FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  44. The Roth Family FoundationCary, NC 2021

    Support

    $250
  45. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $80
  46. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $40
  47. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2020

    Support for folk arts and cultures project

    $615,000
  48. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2020

    Covid-19 emergency request

    $200,000
  49. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2020

    Charitable

    $5,000
  50. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Operating support

    $3,000
  51. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2020

    General operating

    $3,000
  52. The Cotter Foundation IncDavidson, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  53. Moore Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $500
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $465
  55. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $200
  56. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $150
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $120
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $60
  59. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2019

    Support for capacity building for campus development and culture-bearer program

    $100,000
  60. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2019

    Charitable

    $10,000
  61. FJ Foundation IncGeorgetown, IN 2019

    Artisan Blacksmith Scholarship

    $5,000
  62. Lundy Fetterman Family Foundation Trust UA 10-16-13Clinton, NC 2019

    Educational

    $5,000
  63. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2019

    Operating support

    $3,000
  64. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2019

    General operating

    $3,000
  65. Henagan Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2019

    Honor of pam prince

    $2,500
  66. Willard Thomas and Margaret Rose PlogsterthPennington, NJ 2019

    General operating

    $2,000
  67. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2018

    Strategic and master campus plans development and culture-bearer program

    $268,000
  68. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI 2018

    Charitable

    $10,000
  69. Lundy Fetterman Family Foundation Trust UA 10-16-13Clinton, NC 2018

    Educational

    $5,000
  70. Dub and Murray Martin TrustSaint Louis, MO 2018

    General operating

    $3,660
  71. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2018

    Yearly grant distribution

    $3,000
  72. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $250
  73. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in North Carolina and are not among John C Campbell Folk School’s funders above.

  1. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 70 grants Preselected only $86,950 to similar organizations
  2. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 75 grants Accepts applications $3,140,730 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $22,121 to similar organizations
  4. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost PMB #101Durham, NC 92 grants Accepts applications $1,318,000 to similar organizations
  5. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 63 grants Preselected only $2,104,033 to similar organizations
  6. Reynolds American FoundationWinston Salem, NC 45 grants Accepts applications $589,159 to similar organizations
  7. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 74 grants Accepts applications $4,290,059 to similar organizations
  8. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 72 grants Accepts applications $1,127,152 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-0552780 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.