The Ally Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving locally in the Charlotte area, with large, targeted investments in workforce training and youth development. Most of its funding goes to healthcare workforce development and scholarship programs delivered through Atrium Health, alongside multi-year support for Give Merit’s place-based youth mentorship and skills initiatives. The foundation favors program-focused grants that build career pathways for local young people and healthcare employees.
Ally Charitable Foundation’s giving is shaped by large, repeated investments in workforce pipelines and community mobility programs. One of its clearest signals is a three-year stream of support for Atrium Health Foundation’s Workforce Development Center of Excellence and Scholarship Fund, with $1,000,000 grants recorded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside a major place-based youth investment in Detroit: $1,050,000 to Give Merit Inc for Merit Park, described as creating platforms for youth to create their own future through mentorship and skill development. The foundation also backs housing, financial education, and racial equity work through a mix of program grants and sponsorships. Recent awards include support for Habitat for Humanity of The Charlotte Region’s Meadows at Plato Price, The Relatives’ youth safety and stability work, and Foundation for the Carolinas’ Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor substantial, targeted grants that connect economic mobility with career pathways, housing stability, and neighborhood-level community building.
Workforce development is the most consistent theme in the recent grants. Ally Charitable Foundation gave $1,000,000 in 2025 to Atrium Health Foundation for the Workforce Development Center of Excellence and Scholarship Fund, continuing the same $1,000,000 pattern in the prior two years. Housing and stabilization are another clear area. In 2025, the foundation awarded $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region Inc for The Meadows at Plato Place, and in 2024 it supported The Relatives Inc with $130,000 for guiding youth in crisis to safety, stability, and independence, plus work on a new On Ramp Resource Center. The foundation also funds digital and community equity efforts. Local Initiatives Support Corporation received $400,000 in 2025 for multi-year LISC – Welcome Home & Digital Navigator, linking housing support with digital access. Education and career exposure show up through Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which received $381,651 in 2023 for TMCF-Ally Moguls in the Making (2021-2023).
Typical grant size centers on mid-five-figure awards: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $40,000. The recent grants list also shows a smaller number of seven-figure and high six-figure awards, which indicates a layered approach that combines modest program support with larger strategic commitments. The foundation uses both recurring and one-off grants. Atrium Health Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the same scholarship and workforce development purpose, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation appears in both 2024 and 2025 on a multi-year basis. Ally Charitable Foundation is a regular funder, and its active programs include both competitive grants and rolling sponsorships. It also accepts unsolicited requests through several program lines.
$4.3M
$89.6M
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$4.5M
Most grants fall between $15K and $40K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Highly concentrated: few, large grants (three grants totaling $3M to Atrium Health and one six-figure grant to Give Merit). Emphasis on repeat, multi-grant support to a core healthcare partner and strategic single large gifts to targeted youth programs.
Notable grantees: Atrium Health Foundation, Give Merit Inc, Merit Park (Give Merit program)
Most recent grants land in the United States, and the foundation gives most often in Michigan by grant count. Charlotte, Detroit, and Flint appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, with Charlotte tied to multiple housing, equity, and workforce awards and Detroit tied to youth development and digital navigator support. Flint also appears through United Way of Genesee County grants. The foundation’s headquarters are in Charlotte, but its giving footprint extends beyond North Carolina into Michigan, Utah, Colorado, and Washington, DC.
It funds 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations through grants tied to affordable housing, financial education, workforce development, and economic mobility. Recent grants also show support for youth mentorship, racial equity, digital navigator services, and housing stability work in Charlotte, Detroit, and other U.S. locations.
Yes. Its General Grants program, sponsorship programs, and annual grant cycle all accept unsolicited requests. The sponsorship line is rolling, and one sponsorship program notes requests should be submitted at least 10 weeks before an event.
The typical award sits in the mid-five-figure range. The 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $40,000. Recent grantmaking also includes larger awards, including multiple $1,000,000 grants.
Michigan is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Recent grants also repeatedly reach Charlotte and Detroit, with additional awards in Flint, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC.
Yes. Atrium Health Foundation received $1,000,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the same workforce development and scholarship fund. Local Initiatives Support Corporation also appears in both 2024 and 2025 with a multi-year digital navigator and housing-related effort.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | DETROIT, MI | $400,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR: LISC -WELCOME HOME & DIGITAL NAVIGATOR |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $400,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR: MAYOR'S RACIAL EQUITY FUND #1 |
| THE OTHER SIDE ACADEMY | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $284,000 | 2025 | THE OTHER SIDE BUILDERS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHARLOTTE REGION INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $250,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR: THE MEADOWS AT PLATO PLACE |
| CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $114,000 | 2025 | THE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS PROGRAMS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $107,000 | 2025 | 2023 ALLY EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT VIA JA PROGRAMMING |
| EMERGING INDUSTRIES TRAINING INSTITUTE | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION ACCELERATION PROJECT |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | BUILDING A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD (BAHN) 2023 |
| THE OTHER SIDE ACADEMY | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | THE OTHER SIDE VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER |
| INVEST DETROIT FOUNDATION | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD FUND 3 |
| UGF INSTITUTE INC | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | DETROIT, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | MULTI-YEAR: LISC - DIVERSE SUPPLIER GRANT INITIATIVE |
| SUCCESS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | ROAD TO SUCCESS/KEN GARFF ESPORTS |
| SUCCESS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | OGDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT INITIATIVE |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN | YPSILANTI, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | ALLY FINANCIAL SITE-BASED (SIB) MENTORING |
| UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TECH UNITED COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUBS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL LITERACY AT DON WEEKEND AND BEYOND |
| CAUGHT UP | GROSSE POINTE, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| LEADING ON OPPORTUNITY (FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS) | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | LEADING ON OPPORTUNITY GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JOURNI INCORPORATED | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| SOLA I CAN FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SOLA PATHWAYS TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM & OPERATIONS |
| CHARLOTTE REGIONAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT ACCELERATE! |
| LAWN ACADEMY | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $50,000 | 2025 | EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION ACCELERATION PROJECT |
| MICHIGAN HISPANIC COLLABORATIVE | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| CIRCLE DE LUZ INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| UNITED COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITON | DETROIT, MI | $45,000 | 2025 | FORECLOSURE & HOMELESS PREVENTION |
| WASATCH HOMELESS HEALTHCARE | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $40,000 | 2025 | GIVE ONE RAISE TWO 2024 |
| CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | CLEMSON, SC | $30,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF JEFFREY J. BROWN |
| THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC STUDIES AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | DIGITAL GROWTH ACCELERATOR |
| DETROIT PHOENIX CENTER | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| MARINERS INN | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | THE ANCHOR |
| DOTTIE ROSE FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | STACK BYTES |
| SHE BUILT THIS CITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | WOMEN AT WORK APPRENTICESHIP |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT CORPORATION | GLENDALE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS |
| THE MAN TO MAN PROJECT INC | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GROUND UP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| ROOF ABOVE INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | ENDING HOMELESSNESS WITH HOUSING |
| TURN COMMUNITY SERVICES | SALT LAKE CTY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | HOLLADAY HEIGHTS ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM REMODEL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY'S EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS |
| PREMIERE FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - FINANCIAL EDUCATION |
| MICHIGAN COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK | LANSING, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS DBA MIWEALTH | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | SWES HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE AND STABILITY PROGRAM |
| ADA JENKINS FAMILIES AND CAREERS DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | DAVIDSON, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | ECONOMIC MOBILITY |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FOC) |
| DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | PREP FOR SUCCESS |
| WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PARK IN THE CITY OF DETROIT | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | TECHTOWN DETROIT'S ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS |
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION
$1,000,000WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
$400,000MULTI-YEAR: LISC -WELCOME HOME & DIGITAL NAVIGATOR
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS
$400,000MULTI-YEAR: MAYOR'S RACIAL EQUITY FUND #1
THE OTHER SIDE ACADEMY
$284,000THE OTHER SIDE BUILDERS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHARLOTTE REGION INC
$250,000MULTI-YEAR: THE MEADOWS AT PLATO PLACE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC
$114,000THE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS PROGRAMS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$107,0002023 ALLY EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT VIA JA PROGRAMMING
EMERGING INDUSTRIES TRAINING INSTITUTE
$100,000NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$100,000EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION ACCELERATION PROJECT
REBUILDING TOGETHER
$100,000BUILDING A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD (BAHN) 2023
THE OTHER SIDE ACADEMY
$100,000THE OTHER SIDE VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER
INVEST DETROIT FOUNDATION
$100,000STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD FUND 3
UGF INSTITUTE INC
$100,000SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
$100,000MULTI-YEAR: LISC - DIVERSE SUPPLIER GRANT INITIATIVE
SUCCESS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$75,000ROAD TO SUCCESS/KEN GARFF ESPORTS
SUCCESS IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$75,000OGDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT INITIATIVE
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
$50,000ALLY FINANCIAL SITE-BASED (SIB) MENTORING
UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
$50,000TECH UNITED COMMUNITY RESOURCE HUBS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
$50,000FINANCIAL LITERACY AT DON WEEKEND AND BEYOND
CAUGHT UP
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
LEADING ON OPPORTUNITY (FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS)
$50,000LEADING ON OPPORTUNITY GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JOURNI INCORPORATED
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SOLA I CAN FOUNDATION
$50,000SOLA PATHWAYS TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM & OPERATIONS
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$50,000PROJECT ACCELERATE!
LAWN ACADEMY
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION ACCELERATION PROJECT
MICHIGAN HISPANIC COLLABORATIVE
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CIRCLE DE LUZ INC
$50,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
UNITED COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITON
$45,000FORECLOSURE & HOMELESS PREVENTION
WASATCH HOMELESS HEALTHCARE
$40,000GIVE ONE RAISE TWO 2024
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF JEFFREY J. BROWN
THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC STUDIES AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$30,000DIGITAL GROWTH ACCELERATOR
DETROIT PHOENIX CENTER
$25,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MARINERS INN
$25,000THE ANCHOR
DOTTIE ROSE FOUNDATION
$25,000STACK BYTES
SHE BUILT THIS CITY
$25,000WOMEN AT WORK APPRENTICESHIP
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
$25,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
THE MAN TO MAN PROJECT INC
$25,000GROUND UP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
ROOF ABOVE INC
$25,000ENDING HOMELESSNESS WITH HOUSING
TURN COMMUNITY SERVICES
$25,000HOLLADAY HEIGHTS ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM REMODEL
THE SALVATION ARMY
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY'S EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
PREMIERE FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA
$25,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - FINANCIAL EDUCATION
MICHIGAN COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK
$25,000TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SOUTHWEST ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS DBA MIWEALTH
$25,000SWES HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE AND STABILITY PROGRAM
ADA JENKINS FAMILIES AND CAREERS DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
$25,000ECONOMIC MOBILITY
LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION
$25,000FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FOC)
DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM YOUTH PROGRAM
$25,000PREP FOR SUCCESS
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PARK IN THE CITY OF DETROIT
$25,000TECHTOWN DETROIT'S ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2023
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION
$25,000PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
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