The A.J. Fletcher Foundation works to improve the lives and well-being of all North Carolinians.
The A.J. Fletcher Foundation has a clear institutional anchor: it operates for the exclusive benefit of The Fletcher Academy while also supporting public charities that serve North Carolina residents. That dual role shows up in the recent grant record, where major awards have gone to The Fletcher Academy School of Achievement Inc for operations and facilities support and to North Carolina Community Foundation vehicles tied to Dix Park. The foundation’s giving also reaches into journalism infrastructure, campus expansion, recovery services, and civic education, all within a North Carolina-only grant footprint. Recent grants show repeated support for the same core organizations over multiple years, including The Fletcher Academy School of Achievement Inc, Healing Transitions Inc, and North Carolina Justice Center, suggesting an ongoing relationship rather than one-off awards. Other sizable commitments have supported broadcast studios and media institutions in Chapel Hill, along with education and youth-serving groups in Raleigh and Durham. The result is a pattern of place-based grantmaking centered on institutions and facilities that shape education, public information, and community services across the state.
Education is a major throughline. The foundation awarded $500,000 to Unc School of Media and Journalism for a broadcast TV studio for education and media, and $500,000 to Meredith College for a broadcast TV studio capital campaign. In higher education support, Shaw University received $250,000 for real estate and strategic development. The foundation also backs journalism and media infrastructure through $500,000 to School of Journalism Foundation of North Carolina Inc for a broadcast studio, plus grants to States Newsroom for NC Newsline journalism and NC Newsline. Beyond education and media, it supports recovery-oriented services: Healing Transitions Inc received $400,000 for capital expansion and $200,000 for a capital campaign. Civic and community education appears as well, with North Carolina Black Alliance Inc receiving $200,000 for an education and engagement program and $200,000 for a civic education program.
Typical grants cluster around mid-five and low-six figures: the p25 is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the p75 is $100,000. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including The Fletcher Academy School of Achievement Inc, Healing Transitions Inc, North Carolina Community Foundation Inc, States Newsroom, and North Carolina Black Alliance Inc. That repetition points to ongoing, relationship-based funding. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and its active programs state that support is by invitation only; unsolicited requests are not accepted. It does not fund individuals.
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$279.2M
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$10.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
DAMON J CIRCOSTA
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The grant record is heavily concentrated in North Carolina, with 97% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Raleigh appears most often in the recent grants list, followed by Chapel Hill and Durham. Examples include The Fletcher Academy School of Achievement Inc and North Carolina Justice Center in Raleigh, School of Journalism Foundation of North Carolina Inc and States Newsroom in Chapel Hill, and East Durham Children's Initiative and Durham Children's Initiative in Durham. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
No. The foundation’s active grant programs state that grants are made by invitation only, and that unsolicited requests, letters of inquiry, and proposals are not accepted.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger capital and operations grants in the hundreds of thousands and millions.
Its grantmaking centers on education and preservation of knowledge, elder care or support for the elderly, infirm, or indigent, mass media and communication arts, performing and visual arts, and public recreation. The recent grant record also shows support for recovery services, civic education, and nonprofit capacity.
The recent grants show recurring support to several organizations across multiple years, including The Fletcher Academy School of Achievement Inc, Healing Transitions Inc, North Carolina Community Foundation Inc, States Newsroom, and North Carolina Black Alliance Inc. That pattern indicates repeated relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FLETCHER ACADEMY SCHOOL OF ACHIEVEMENT INC | RALEIGH, NC | $2,675,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES SUPPORT |
| NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | DOROTHEA DIX PARK FUND |
| UNC HUSSMAN SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MEDIA FOUNDATION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | BROADCAST STUDIO |
| STATES NEWSROOM | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $285,000 | 2025 | NC NEWSLINE |
| THE SHAW UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $250,000 | 2025 | REAL ESTATE & STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT |
| OCCONEECHEE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA #421 | RALEIGH, NC | $218,750 | 2025 | SCOUTREACH ACCESS TO SCOUTING AND CRISTO REY WORK STUDY PROGRAM |
| HEALING TRANSITIONS INC | RALEIGH, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER | RALEIGH, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $180,000 | 2025 | CAMPUS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH |
| UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE INC | DURHAM, NC | $175,000 | 2025 | INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT THE GREATER TRIANGLE AND BULL CITY FUTURE FUND |
| APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC | BOONE, NC | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND HOSPITAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE INC | RALEIGH, NC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SAFECHILD | RALEIGH, NC | $150,000 | 2025 | CHAMPION OUR CHILDREN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NOTE IN THE POCKET INC | RALEIGH, NC | $126,750 | 2025 | DURHAM EXPANSION, WORK STUDY PROGRAM, AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC | ASHEVILLE, NC | $125,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION FUND |
| CASA | RALEIGH, NC | $107,500 | 2025 | KING'S RIDGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| SE RALEIGH PROMISE INC | RALEIGH, NC | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | MARINE FISHERIES SCIENCE AND EDUCATION |
| HOPE CENTER AT PULLEN INC | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE | DURHAM, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS & CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | WOODSON HALL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $85,000 | 2025 | WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF LAW FLETCHER SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| GO GLOBAL NC | WAKE FOREST, NC | $75,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BUILDING |
| YOU CAN VOTE | DURHAM, NC | $75,000 | 2025 | CAMPUS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH |
| HOPE RENOVATIONS | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $75,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN INC | WINTERVILLE, NC | $75,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HAVEN HOUSE INC | RALEIGH, NC | $67,500 | 2025 | NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BUILDING |
| PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | RALEIGH, NC | $67,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH ON THE NC SCHOOL VOUCHER SYSTEM AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| THEGIFTED ARTS INC | RALEIGH, NC | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING |
| OAK CITY CARES INC | RALEIGH, NC | $57,500 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| HIGHER ED WORKS | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AVERY COUNTY SCHOOLS | NEWLAND, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TAR RIVER REGION INC | ROCKY MOUNT, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT DREAM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC | NEWPORT, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS | BAKERSVILLE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS | BURNSVILLE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| STUDENT U | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE WESTERN YOUTH NETWORK INC | BOONE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NORTH CAROLINA BROADCAST HISTORY MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GIRL SCOUTS NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PINES INC | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | CAMP MARY ATKINSON AMPHITHEATER |
| WOMENS CENTER OF WAKE COUNTY INC | RALEIGH, NC | $47,500 | 2025 | HOUSING NAVIGATION FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE TRIANGLE AREA INC | RALEIGH, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | WORK STUDY PROGRAM |
| DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC | RALEIGH, NC | $33,300 | 2025 | MOBILE BOUTIQUE |
| THE CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER CAREGIVING | CARY, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CVC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE |
| EAST COAST GREENWAY ALLIANCE INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | TTI 2.0 TRIANGLE TRAIL INITIATIVE, STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE |
| NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING COALITION INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY INC | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | THE HELEN WRIGHT CENTER FOR WOMEN PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION INC | LINVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ROANOKE ISLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC | MANTEO, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | THE LOST COLONY THEATER |
| WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM | CARY, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | WAKE COUNTY DEBATE INITIATIVE AND SCHOOL MEAL ANGEL FUND |
THE FLETCHER ACADEMY SCHOOL OF ACHIEVEMENT INC
$2,675,000OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES SUPPORT
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$1,000,000DOROTHEA DIX PARK FUND
UNC HUSSMAN SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MEDIA FOUNDATION
$500,000BROADCAST STUDIO
STATES NEWSROOM
$285,000NC NEWSLINE
THE SHAW UNIVERSITY
$250,000REAL ESTATE & STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
OCCONEECHEE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA #421
$218,750SCOUTREACH ACCESS TO SCOUTING AND CRISTO REY WORK STUDY PROGRAM
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HEALING TRANSITIONS INC
$200,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER
$200,000EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT SUPPORT
COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND
$180,000CAMPUS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE INC
$175,000INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT THE GREATER TRIANGLE AND BULL CITY FUTURE FUND
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
$175,000GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND HOSPITAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE INC
$150,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SAFECHILD
$150,000CHAMPION OUR CHILDREN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NOTE IN THE POCKET INC
$126,750DURHAM EXPANSION, WORK STUDY PROGRAM, AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC
$125,000EDUCATION FUND
CASA
$107,500KING'S RIDGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
SE RALEIGH PROMISE INC
$105,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$100,000MARINE FISHERIES SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
HOPE CENTER AT PULLEN INC
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATIONS & CAPITAL SUPPORT
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$100,000WOODSON HALL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
$85,000WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF LAW FLETCHER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
GO GLOBAL NC
$75,000DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BUILDING
YOU CAN VOTE
$75,000CAMPUS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
HOPE RENOVATIONS
$75,000CAPACITY BUILDING
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN INC
$75,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
HAVEN HOUSE INC
$67,500NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BUILDING
PUBLIC SCHOOL FORUM OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$67,500RESEARCH ON THE NC SCHOOL VOUCHER SYSTEM AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
THEGIFTED ARTS INC
$65,000GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING
OAK CITY CARES INC
$57,500CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
HIGHER ED WORKS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AVERY COUNTY SCHOOLS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TAR RIVER REGION INC
$50,000PROJECT DREAM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC
$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
STUDENT U
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE WESTERN YOUTH NETWORK INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA BROADCAST HISTORY MUSEUM
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GIRL SCOUTS NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PINES INC
$50,000CAMP MARY ATKINSON AMPHITHEATER
WOMENS CENTER OF WAKE COUNTY INC
$47,500HOUSING NAVIGATION FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE TRIANGLE AREA INC
$40,000WORK STUDY PROGRAM
DRESS FOR SUCCESS TRIANGLE NC
$33,300MOBILE BOUTIQUE
THE CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER CAREGIVING
$30,000CVC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
EAST COAST GREENWAY ALLIANCE INC
$25,000TTI 2.0 TRIANGLE TRAIL INITIATIVE, STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING COALITION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY INC
$25,000THE HELEN WRIGHT CENTER FOR WOMEN PROGRAM SUPPORT
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ROANOKE ISLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
$25,000THE LOST COLONY THEATER
WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
$25,000WAKE COUNTY DEBATE INITIATIVE AND SCHOOL MEAL ANGEL FUND
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