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Grant recipient EIN 56-1934619Education

Who funds Cary Academy?

19 private foundations gave Cary Academy in Cary, NC $7.9 million across 66 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

66 grants

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

  1. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2025

    Charitable

    $1,090,000
  2. The Zolfo FoundationBend, OR 2025

    Support Arts program for students

    $18,893
  3. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2025

    Conrad hall endowment

    $1,000
  4. The Noel FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2024

    Scholarship endowment

    $565,000
  6. The Michael G Curran Family FoundationBradenton, FL 2024

    Operations

    $10,000
  7. The E Merle & Ollie W Edwards FouKinston, NC 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $3,400
  9. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2024

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $2,500
  10. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  11. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  12. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  13. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $1,000
  14. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gifts

    $500
  15. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2023

    Building fund

    $1,265,000
  16. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2023

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $2,500
  17. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  18. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  19. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Fidelity matching gifts to education

    $1,750
  20. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2023

    Other civic / community

    $1,000
  21. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2023

    Conrad hall endowment

    $1,000
  22. The Noel FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $446
  24. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2022

    Building fund

    $1,250,000
  25. The Michael G Curran Family FoundationBradenton, FL 2022

    General operations

    $15,000
  26. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2022

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $2,500
  27. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  28. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  29. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  30. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 07/05/2022

    $1,000
  31. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 12/03/21

    $1,000
  32. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $1,000
  33. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Matching gift

    $1,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $655
  35. The Zolfo FoundationBend, OR 2022

    Education

    $500
  36. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2022

    General donation

    $500
  37. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Employee matching gift donation

    $67
  38. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2021

    Building fund

    $1,250,000
  39. The Michael G Curran Family FoundationBradenton, FL 2021

    General operations

    $15,000
  40. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $3,300
  41. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  42. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Matching gifts to education

    $2,000
  43. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2021

    General donation

    $2,000
  44. Heidt FoundationVirginia Beach, VA 2021

    To provide general support

    $1,000
  45. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $726
  47. Reynolds American FoundationWinston Salem, NC 2021

    Charitable activities

    $500
  48. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2020

    Building fund

    $1,000,000
  49. The Abernethy Pickar Family FoundationWinter Park, FL 2020

    Philanthropic

    $10,000
  50. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $6,377
  51. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $3,603
  52. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    Education

    $2,000
  53. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2020

    General donation

    $2,000
  54. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Mip payout for 10/08/19

    $1,000
  55. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $699
  57. The Zolfo FoundationBend, OR 2020

    Education

    $500
  58. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2019

    Building fund

    $750,000
  59. The Michael G Curran Family FoundationBradenton, FL 2019

    Operations

    $16,000
  60. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2019

    General donation

    $2,000
  61. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $1,775
  62. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $100
  63. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2018

    Building fund

    $500,000
  64. The Michael G Curran Family FoundationBradenton, FL 2018

    Operations

    $16,000
  65. Campbell Family FoundationApex, NC 2018

    General donation

    $2,000
  66. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Cary, NC and are not among Cary Academy’s funders above.

  1. The Belk FoundationCharlotte, NC 9 grants Preselected only $411,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC 2 grants Accepts applications $182,000 to similar organizations
  3. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2 grants Preselected only $2,600 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 3 grants Preselected only $1,700 to similar organizations
  5. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 7 grants Preselected only $1,956,000 to similar organizations
  6. John M Belk EndowmentCharlotte, NC 1 grant Preselected only $1,500,000 to similar organizations
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 6 grants Accepts applications $614,001 to similar organizations
  8. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2 grants Preselected only $500,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 56-1934619 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.