Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 82-2329303Community development

Who funds Freedom Communities?

25 private foundations gave Freedom Communities in Charlotte, NC $3.4 million across 64 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

64 grants

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

  1. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Freedom Communities (FC) Low-Barrier Affordable Rental Housing

    $1,200,000
  2. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2025

    Freedom communities (FC) operating s

    $200,000
  3. HJF Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2025

    General operating grant

    $100,000
  4. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Freedom Communities (FC) Affordable Housing

    $50,000
  5. Reuhl Family FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    General support of programs

    $25,000
  6. The James Family Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2025

    Funding of programs for housing, employment, health and education in freedom drive area

    $10,300
  7. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Capital plan

    $210,000
  9. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2024

    Eearly childhood education, workforc

    $100,000
  10. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC 2024

    General Support

    $75,000
  11. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Freedom communities affordable housing

    $70,000
  12. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2024

    Building career pathways to

    $25,000
  13. Ally Charitable FoundationCharlotte, NC 2024

    Moms moving forward

    $25,000
  14. Bill and Sharon Allen Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2024

    a family centered community transformation organization in the Freedom Drive corridor of West Charlotte

    $20,000
  15. Reuhl Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    General support of programs

    $20,000
  16. The James Family Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2024

    Funding of programs for housing, employment, health and education in freedom drive area

    $10,000
  17. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2024

    General operating

    $10,000
  18. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Human services

    $1,150
  19. True Homes Foundation IncMonroe, NC 2024

    General support

    $400
  20. The LendingTree FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    Support

    $125,000
  21. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Early childhood education, workforce

    $100,000
  22. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    General Support

    $75,000
  23. True Homes Foundation IncMonroe, NC 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  24. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Funds to mediate plumbing and sewer

    $30,000
  25. Bill and Sharon Allen Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2023

    a family centered community transformation organization in the Freedom Drive corridor of West Charlotte

    $20,000
  26. Reuhl Family FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support of programs

    $10,000
  27. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $32
  29. The LendingTree FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Support

    $125,000
  30. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Family centered for housing, educati

    $100,000
  31. Ally Charitable FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Moms Moving Forward

    $25,000
  32. Bill and Sharon Allen Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    A family centered community transformation organization in the freedom drive corridor of west charlotte

    $20,000
  33. Foundation for Educational ExcellenceDenver, CO 2022

    Educational purposes

    $19,500
  34. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2022

    General operating

    $15,000
  35. JF Maddox FoundationHobbs, NM 2022

    General Operating Support - Honor of Jessica Walker

    $12,000
  36. The Haven FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Assist with needs & goals

    $10,000
  37. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $3,500
  38. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $926
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $27
  40. The LendingTree FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Support

    $125,000
  41. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $50,000
  42. Sankey Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Freedom drive corridor of west charlotte

    $50,000
  43. Merancas Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Family centered for housing, educati

    $50,000
  44. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2021

    General operating

    $25,000
  45. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Justice, equity, & inclusion

    $25,000
  46. Bill and Sharon Allen Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    A family centered community transformation organization in the freedom drive corridor of west charlotte

    $20,000
  47. Foundation for Educational ExcellenceDenver, CO 2021

    Educational purposes

    $14,000
  48. The Perper Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    To support a place-based program in Charlotte lifting up moms and their children.

    $13,500
  49. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Vibrant economies

    $10,000
  50. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2021

    General operating

    $5,000
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $3,250
  52. J Kenneth Timmons Irrevocable TrustRichmond, VA 2021

    General

    $2,000
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  54. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  55. Bill and Sharon Allen Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    A family centered community transformation organization in the freedom drive corridor of west charlotte

    $20,000
  56. The Hultquist FoundationVero Beach, FL 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $4,850
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $500
  59. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $250
  60. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $250
  61. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $4,100
  62. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $250
  63. Maier Family FoundationErie, PA 2018

    General support

    $25,000
  64. Trent Family FoundationLexington, KY 2018

    General operations

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Charlotte, NC and are not among Freedom Communities’s funders above.

  1. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 17 grants Accepts applications $392,390 to similar organizations
  2. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 10 grants Preselected only $358,200 to similar organizations
  3. NC IdeaDurham, NC 7 grants Accepts applications $98,118 to similar organizations
  4. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 9 grants Accepts applications $61,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 6 grants Accepts applications $28,000 to similar organizations
  6. Equitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 6 grants Accepts applications $106,900 to similar organizations
  7. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 6 grants Accepts applications $40,236 to similar organizations
  8. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 7 grants Accepts applications $989,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-2329303 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.