The Amelia and Michael Warner Foundation concentrates its support on education-related causes, with heavy, repeat backing for a single private K–12 institution and supplemental gifts to literacy/literary programming and a local university. Their giving suggests a personal or regional connection to Raleigh-area schooling and to promoting literacy and higher-education access rather than broad national philanthropy.
Concentrated and targeted: a small number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to favorite institutions (notably Ravenscroft School), plus one-time gifts to related educational/literary organizations. Total grantmaking is modest and focused rather than widely distributed.
A pair of $50,000 gifts to Ravenscroft School, first in 2023 and again in 2025, anchor the Amelia and Michael Warner Foundation Inc’s recent grant history. That repeated support points to a funder with a strong education emphasis and a close connection to Raleigh-area institutions. Across the latest grants, the foundation also backed Pat Conroy Literacy Center, Wake Forest University, and Duke University, while smaller awards reached a health-related nonprofit and a local arts support group tied to Ravenscroft. The pattern is consistent with a local foundation that gives flexible operating support rather than tightly restricted project grants. The foundation’s largest awards sit alongside a much broader set of smaller commitments, suggesting a mix of major institutional support and targeted community gifts. Ravenscroft School received the largest gifts in the file, while Pat Conroy Literacy Center and Wake Forest University also appear with multiple awards. Duke University and NC Spinal Cord Injury Association show up in the more modest range, which rounds out a portfolio centered on education, literacy, and a few nearby charitable priorities. All recorded grants went to U.S. recipients, with the strongest concentration in North Carolina.
Education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent giving. Ravenscroft School received $50,000 in 2023 and another $50,000 in 2025, both marked to carry out exempt purposes. The school also received $500 in 2024, and Ravenscroft Friends of Fine Arts was awarded $2,520 in 2025, which ties the funder to both the institution and a related support group. Literacy is another visible focus. Pat Conroy Literacy Center in Beaufort, South Carolina received $15,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2024, showing repeat support over multiple years. Higher education also appears in the grant record: Wake Forest University received $10,125 in 2025, while earlier gifts went to Wake Forest University - Athletics and Wake Forest University - Pro Humanitate Society. The foundation also made smaller grants to NC Spinal Cord Injury Association and Duke University.
Grant sizes cluster around smaller discretionary gifts with a few large institutional awards. The reported distribution is $1,250 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $12,562 at the 75th percentile. The file also shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating ongoing rather than one-time relationships. The foundation is a private family-style funder with assets of $945,045 and annual grants of $162,870, and it does not make program-related investments or fund individuals. The grant descriptions consistently use general operating language, phrased as support to carry out exempt purposes.
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$945K
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$74K
Most grants fall between $1K and $13K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Notable grantees: Ravenscroft School, Pat Conroy Literacy Center, Wake Forest University
Giving is heavily concentrated in North Carolina: 80% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and North Carolina is also the top state by grant count. Raleigh appears repeatedly through Ravenscroft School and Ravenscroft Friends of Fine Arts, while Winston-Salem appears through Wake Forest University and related units. Other North Carolina recipients include Cary and Durham. Outside the state, the only named non-North Carolina recipient in the recent grants is Pat Conroy Literacy Center in Beaufort, South Carolina. All recorded grants went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants are centered on education and literacy. Ravenscroft School received two $50,000 grants, Pat Conroy Literacy Center received $15,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Wake Forest University received a $10,125 grant in 2025. Smaller gifts also went to related school and university organizations.
The foundation’s reported grant-size distribution is $1,250 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $12,562 at the 75th percentile. That mix sits alongside a few much larger awards, including $50,000 grants to Ravenscroft School.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ravenscroft School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Pat Conroy Literacy Center in 2023 and 2024; NC Spinal Cord Injury Association in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Duke University in 2024 and 2025.
North Carolina is the main giving state, accounting for 80% of grants. Recent North Carolina recipients are in Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Cary, and Durham, which shows a strong in-state focus.
The recent grants are described broadly as being made “to carry out exempt purpose of organization.” That wording appears on gifts to schools, universities, a literacy center, and other nonprofits, suggesting flexible support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $10,125 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION | CARY, NC | $2,600 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| RAVENSCROFT FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS | RALEIGH, NC | $2,520 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| PAT CONROY LITERACY CENTER | BEAUFORT, SC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION | CARY, NC | $3,000 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL | RALEIGH, NC | $500 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| PAT CONROY LITERACY CENTER | BEAUFORT, SC | $15,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY - ATHLETICS | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $5,125 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY - PRO HUMANITATE SOCIETY | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION | CARY, NC | $1,500 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
| ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION | PORTLAND, OR | $500 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION. |
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL
$50,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
$10,125TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION
$2,600TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
RAVENSCROFT FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS
$2,520TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$1,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
PAT CONROY LITERACY CENTER
$15,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION
$3,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$1,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL
$500TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL
$50,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
PAT CONROY LITERACY CENTER
$15,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY - ATHLETICS
$5,125TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY - PRO HUMANITATE SOCIETY
$5,000TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
NC SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION
$1,500TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION
$500TO CARRY OUT EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.