A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 56-1073440Arts and culture

Who funds Catawba Science Center Inc?

20 private foundations gave Catawba Science Center Inc in Hickory, NC $840,700 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. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2025

    General and unrestricted - dinosaur exhibit

    $25,000
  2. Beaver Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2025

    Portal to science

    $15,000
  3. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2025

    Family-to-family project

    $7,000
  4. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2024

    General support

    $35,000
  5. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2024

    General and unrestricted - flutterby butterfly habitat

    $25,000
  6. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2024

    Planetarium Projection System

    $10,000
  7. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2024

    Family-to-family project

    $7,000
  8. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL 2024

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $1,000
  9. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2023

    Help with the costs of renovating its edgerton gallery to create a new permanent conservtion exhibit to be called, "land to sea"

    $65,000
  10. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2023

    General support

    $35,000
  11. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 2023

    Expanding horizons! Exploring our solar system and beyond

    $35,000
  12. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2023

    STEM exhibition

    $25,000
  13. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2023

    General and unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2023

    Planetarium Projection System

    $10,000
  15. Beaver Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2023

    General and unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2023

    Family-to-family project

    $7,000
  17. Broyhill Family Foundation IncLenoir, NC 2023

    Museum support

    $5,000
  18. The Bolick FoundationConover, NC 2023

    Portal to science

    $3,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $124
  20. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2022

    General and unrestricted

    $25,000
  21. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2022

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $20,000
  22. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2022

    Equipment and furniture

    $10,000
  23. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2022

    General purpose

    $10,000
  24. Beaver Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2022

    Creating access to science (cats) program

    $10,000
  25. O Leonard Moretz FDN TuaHickory, NC 2022

    General purpose

    $10,000
  26. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Vibrant economies

    $10,000
  27. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2022

    Scholarship fund

    $7,000
  28. Broyhill Family Foundation IncLenoir, NC 2022

    Museum support

    $5,000
  29. The Bolick FoundationConover, NC 2022

    Scholarship funding

    $3,500
  30. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $400
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $142
  32. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Employee matching gift donation

    $10
  33. David B Jones FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  34. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2021

    General and unrestricted

    $25,000
  35. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2021

    General support

    $20,000
  36. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2021

    STEM workspace

    $10,000
  37. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2021

    General purpose

    $10,000
  38. Beaver Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2021

    Creating access to science (cats) program

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

    Vibrant economies

    $10,000
  40. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2021

    Scholarship fund

    $7,000
  41. Broyhill Family Foundation IncLenoir, NC 2021

    Museum support

    $5,000
  42. O Leonard Moretz FDN TuaHickory, NC 2021

    General purpose

    $5,000
  43. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Vibrant economies

    $4,000
  44. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $2,500
  45. The Bolick FoundationConover, NC 2021

    General operating fund

    $2,000
  46. Richard M Griffin Sr Family FoundationTaylorsville, NC 2021

    Philanthropic

    $1,000
  47. Hambrick Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2021

    All donations are philanthropic

    $1,000
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $156
  49. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $120
  50. E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter FoundationRadnor, PA 2020

    Help with costs of replacing the center's planetarium projector, computers, infrastructure and related systems

    $80,000
  51. TSH Charitable FoundationHickory, NC 2020

    General and unrestricted

    $30,000
  52. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2020

    Exhibition and general program support

    $25,000
  53. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  54. O Leonard Moretz FDN TuaHickory, NC 2020

    General purpose

    $15,000
  55. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2020

    General purpose

    $10,000
  56. Beaver Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2020

    Creating access to science (cats) program

    $10,000
  57. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Education

    $7,500
  58. The LB Lane Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2020

    Scholarship fund

    $7,000
  59. Broyhill Family Foundation IncLenoir, NC 2020

    Museum support

    $5,000
  60. The Bolick FoundationConover, NC 2020

    General operating fund

    $2,000
  61. Hambrick Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2020

    All donations are philanthropic

    $500
  62. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $450
  63. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $140
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $88
  65. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $60
  66. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $10
  67. Corning Incorporated FoundationCorning, NY 2019

    General program support

    $10,000
  68. George Foundation IncHickory, NC 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  69. Underdown Family FoundationHickory, NC 2019

    General purpose

    $5,000
  70. Hambrick Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2019

    All donations are philanthropic

    $500
  71. Richard M Griffin Sr Family FoundationTaylorsville, NC 2018

    Philanthropic

    $2,000
  72. Hambrick Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2018

    All donations are philanthropic

    $500
  73. Hambrick Family Foundation IncHickory, NC 2017

    All donations are philanthropic

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Hickory, NC and are not among Catawba Science Center Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Claude S Jr and Raenelle Aberne Testamentary Charitable TrustHickory, NC 15 grants Preselected only $65,760 to similar organizations
  2. Harold and Margaret Deal FoundationHickory, NC 6 grants Accepts applications $9,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Yount Foundation INCHickory, NC 3 grants Preselected only $3,000 to similar organizations
  4. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 1 grant Preselected only $27,500 to similar organizations
  5. Stevens Family Foundation IncBoone, NC 7 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  6. Bernhardt Furniture FoundationLenoir, NC 4 grants Accepts applications $8,000 to similar organizations
  7. Milton & Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond FoundationWilliamstown, MA 4 grants Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations
  8. Dan and Merrie Boone Foundation IncWilmington, DE 5 grants Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-1073440 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.