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Grant recipient EIN 82-4082527Education

Who funds Higher Ed Works?

25 private foundations gave Higher Ed Works in Raleigh, NC $737,532 across 50 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

50 grants

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

  1. The Goodnight Educational FoundationCary, NC 2025

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  3. Bell Koonce Burnette FoundationRaleigh, NC 2025

    General support

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

    Unrestricted funds

    $45,000
  5. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    For general operating support

    $40,000
  6. Maynard Family FoundationRaleigh, NC 2024

    Educate state residents about the public education system in NC

    $25,000
  7. The Leonard G Herring Family FoundationWilkesboro, NC 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Robertson FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Bryson Foundation LimitedChapel Hill, NC 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation IncGreenville, NC 2024

    Youth educational services

    $10,000
  11. W Trent Ragland Jr FoundationHigh Point, NC 2024

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. The Elliott & Harriet Goldstein Private Fdndba Highland Vineyard FoundationNashville, TN 2024

    Education

    $1,000
  13. Maynard Family FoundationRaleigh, NC 2023

    Educate state residents about the public education system in NC

    $25,000
  14. The Leonard G Herring Family FoundationWilkesboro, NC 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  15. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Robertson FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $15,000
  17. Bryson Foundation LimitedChapel Hill, NC 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. The Maurice J Koury Foundation IncBurlington, NC 2023

    To support the general fund

    $10,000
  19. Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding FoundatioSmithfield, NC 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  20. The Jeffrey & Jennifer Allred Family Foundation IncSullivans Island, SC 2023

    Exempt operating purpose

    $2,000
  21. The Elliott & Harriet Goldstein Private Fdndba Highland Vineyard FoundationNashville, TN 2023

    Education

    $1,000
  22. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    For general operating support

    $32,500
  23. Earl & Margery Johnson Family FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  24. The Leonard G Herring Family FoundationWilkesboro, NC 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  25. Robertson FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  26. State Employees Credit Union FoundationRaleigh, NC 2022

    Capacity building program

    $15,000
  27. Hillsdale FundGreensboro, NC 2022

    To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  28. Bryson Foundation LimitedChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. Ta John W and Anna H Hanes FoundationWinston Salem, NC 2022

    General operating support

    $8,333
  30. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    For general operating support

    $35,000
  31. The Dickson Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    General support

    $33,333
  32. State Employees Credit Union FoundationRaleigh, NC 2021

    Capacity building program

    $25,000
  33. The Leonard G Herring Family FoundationWilkesboro, NC 2021

    general support

    $20,000
  34. Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582Knoxville, TN 2021

    General operations

    $10,000
  35. The Shelton FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Community Support

    $10,000
  36. Ta John W and Anna H Hanes FoundationWinston Salem, NC 2021

    General operating

    $8,333
  37. Bryson Foundation LimitedChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  38. The Elliott & Harriet Goldstein Private Fdndba Highland Vineyard FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    Education

    $2,500
  39. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  40. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    For general operating support

    $35,000
  41. Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582Knoxville, TN 2020

    General operations

    $25,000
  42. Ta John W and Anna H Hanes FoundationWinston Salem, NC 2020

    General operating

    $8,333
  43. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  44. Bryson Foundation LimitedChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  45. The Earl N Phillips Jr FamilyHigh Point, NC 2020

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  46. The Lookout FoundationGreensboro, NC 2020

    To assist the org with their mission

    $2,000
  47. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  48. Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582Knoxville, TN 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  49. Hillsdale FundGreensboro, NC 2019

    To assist the tax exempt organization to carry out its exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  50. The George W Henderson III Family Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2019

    General purpose support

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Raleigh, NC and are not among Higher Ed Works’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 409 grants Preselected only $86,187 to similar organizations
  2. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 120 grants Accepts applications $2,179,835 to similar organizations
  3. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 175 grants Accepts applications $1,223,329 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $55,387 to similar organizations
  5. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 64 grants Preselected only $69,913 to similar organizations
  6. John Rex EndowmentRaleigh, NC 49 grants Preselected only $3,709,358 to similar organizations
  7. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 10 grants Preselected only $29,264 to similar organizations
  8. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 27 grants Accepts applications $1,330,250 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4082527 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.