The Anthony J Brill Foundation directs a small, highly focused philanthropic effort toward supporting former and current residents of North Carolina boys & girls homes by funding their post‑secondary education costs. Its grants are narrowly targeted scholarships/payments for educational expenses and appear to benefit the same residential youth-care organization(s) in the state. The foundation prioritizes direct financial assistance to alumni of institutional child‑welfare programs rather than broad community or programmatic investments.
Very concentrated and small-scale: two modest grants in a single year (nearly identical purposes) directed to the same beneficiary/organization type, indicating repeat or duplicate support rather than broad diversification.
Anthony J Brill Foundation Inc concentrates its giving on a single kind of support: educational expense scholarships for present and former residents of North Carolina boys and girls homes. The largest recent awards show that pattern clearly, with $12,250 in 2023 and $12,025 in 2025 going to Boys & Girls Homes of NC Inc and Boys and Girls Home of NC in Lake Waccamaw for educational expenses. Beyond the institution-level grants, the foundation also makes direct scholarship payments to individual students and alumni, usually at amounts between $2,500 and $5,000. Recent recipients include Lillian Gray Rogers of Waccamaw, who received $6,000 in 2024, and Alejandra Kacapyr of Fayetteville, who received $5,000 in 2025. The grants point to a narrow, residency-based approach that supports postsecondary education costs for people connected to residential youth-care programs in North Carolina. Its published grant record shows a consistent, local pattern rather than broad program funding or multi-issue philanthropy.
The foundation’s clearest focus is postsecondary education support tied to residential youth-care history. In 2023, it gave $12,250 to Boys & Girls Homes of NC Inc in Lake Waccamaw for present or former residents to cover educational expenses. A similar award went to Boys and Girls Home of NC in 2025 for $12,025 for the same purpose. It also funds individual scholarships across North Carolina communities. Examples include $5,000 to Christian Jayne of Hope Mills in 2023, $5,000 to Darrell Collins of Hope Mills in 2024, and $5,000 to Breanna Williams of Chadbourn in 2024. The pattern suggests support for tuition and related costs rather than unrestricted grants. The grant list also includes Fayetteville, Parkton, Sanford, and Waccamaw recipients, showing that the same educational purpose is carried through multiple local recipients.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $2,500, the median is $3,000, and the p75 is $5,000. That profile fits a scholarship-style funder rather than a large institutional grantmaker, even though a few awards to the home in Lake Waccamaw are higher. The grant list shows repeat support across multiple years for the same institution and for some individuals, including annual scholarship-style payments in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation makes direct financial aid and appears to use restricted, education-specific grants. It is a local giver, and the record shows no geographic spread beyond North Carolina.
$95K
$2.5M
$216K
$206K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Homes of NC Inc, Boys and Girls Home of NC
Giving is concentrated entirely in North Carolina: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and NC is also the top state by grant count. The strongest recipient cluster is Lake Waccamaw, where the home-based awards are located. Individual scholarships also land in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Parkton, Chadbourn, Sanford, and Waccamaw, with several repeat recipients in Fayetteville and Parkton. The pattern is local and in-state rather than regional or national.
It primarily funds educational expenses for present or former residents of North Carolina boys and girls homes. The grant record includes both institutional awards to Boys & Girls Homes of NC and direct scholarships to individuals connected to that residential youth-care setting.
The typical grant size is small: p25 is $2,500, median is $3,000, and p75 is $5,000. Most individual scholarship awards in the recent list are at the $5,000 level, with a few larger institutional payments to the home in Lake Waccamaw.
No. The grant record shows 94 grants to US recipients, and 100% of grants went to recipients in North Carolina. The activity is local, with recipients spread across NC communities such as Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Parkton, and Lake Waccamaw.
The foundation supports both the boys and girls home itself and individual scholarship recipients. Recent individual recipients include Lillian Gray Rogers, Christian Jayne, and Alejandra Kacapyr, alongside awards to Boys & Girls Homes of NC and Boys and Girls Home of NC in Lake Waccamaw.
Yes. The recent grant list shows repeated support across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The same residential home appears in multiple years, and some individual scholarship recipients also appear more than once, indicating an ongoing scholarship pattern rather than isolated one-time gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS AND GIRLS HOME OF NC | LAKE WACCAMAW, NC | $12,025 | 2025 | PRESENTED TO PRESENT OR FORMER RESIDENTS TO COVER THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES |
| CODY WHITTINGTON | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JASMINE FORD | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ISABELLE THIEME | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CATHERINE RIZZOLO | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JORDAN EVERETT | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KENDELL P WILLIAMS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| EMILY TART | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEXANDRIA DEVILLE | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEJANDRA KACAPYR | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| NICHOLAS LANE | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KRISTEN MCVICKERS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MICHAEL BROOKS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TUCKER GATES | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| REAGAN KINLAW | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LILLIAN GRAY ROGERS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROBERT LANE JR | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| COLLIN HERNANDEZ | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KYLE WAKEFIELD | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BREANNA WILLIAMS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LINDSEY SMITH | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KATERINA RUPPE | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MATTHEW THOMAS MILLER | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BOYS AND GIRLS HOME OF NC | LAKE WACCAMAW, NC | $9,828 | 2024 | PRESENTED TO PRESENT OR FORMER RESIDENTS TO COVER THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES |
| LILLIAN GRAY ROGERS | WACCAMAW, NC | $6,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CATHERINE RIZZOLO | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| COLLIN HERNANDEZ | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BREANNA WILLIAMS | CHADBOURN, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LINDSEY SMITH | HOPE MILLS, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MICHAEL BROOKS | PARKTON, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEXANDRIA DEVILLE | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MATTHEW THOMAS MILLER | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TUCKER GATES | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KRISTEN MCVICKERS | PARKTON, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| DARRELL COLLINS | HOPE MILLS, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JORDAN EVERETT | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KENDELL P WILLIAMS | FAYETTEVIILE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| REAGAN KINLAW | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ISABELLE THIEME | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MACELYN GRAY ROGERS | WACCAMAW, NC | $3,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TOPANGA TART | PEMBROKE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHRISTIAN JAYNE | HOPE MILLS, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| AUSTIN THOMPSON | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CODY WHITTINGTON | PARKTON, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEXIS DIANA | HOPE MILLS, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALEJANDRA KACAPYR | SOUTHERN PINES, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JASMINE FORD | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROBERT LANE JR | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SAMANTHA BROOKS | PARKTON, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LAYTON KINLAW | FAYETTEVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
BOYS AND GIRLS HOME OF NC
$12,025PRESENTED TO PRESENT OR FORMER RESIDENTS TO COVER THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES
CODY WHITTINGTON
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
JASMINE FORD
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
ISABELLE THIEME
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
CATHERINE RIZZOLO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
JORDAN EVERETT
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
KENDELL P WILLIAMS
SCHOLARSHIP
EMILY TART
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
ALEXANDRIA DEVILLE
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
ALEJANDRA KACAPYR
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
NICHOLAS LANE
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
KRISTEN MCVICKERS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
MICHAEL BROOKS
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
TUCKER GATES
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
REAGAN KINLAW
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
LILLIAN GRAY ROGERS
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
ROBERT LANE JR
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
COLLIN HERNANDEZ
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
KYLE WAKEFIELD
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
BREANNA WILLIAMS
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
LINDSEY SMITH
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
KATERINA RUPPE
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
MATTHEW THOMAS MILLER
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
BOYS AND GIRLS HOME OF NC
$9,828PRESENTED TO PRESENT OR FORMER RESIDENTS TO COVER THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES
LILLIAN GRAY ROGERS
$6,000SCHOLARSHIP
CATHERINE RIZZOLO
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
COLLIN HERNANDEZ
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
BREANNA WILLIAMS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
LINDSEY SMITH
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
MICHAEL BROOKS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
ALEXANDRIA DEVILLE
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
MATTHEW THOMAS MILLER
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
TUCKER GATES
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
KRISTEN MCVICKERS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
DARRELL COLLINS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
JORDAN EVERETT
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
KENDELL P WILLIAMS
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
REAGAN KINLAW
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
ISABELLE THIEME
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
MACELYN GRAY ROGERS
$3,500SCHOLARSHIP
TOPANGA TART
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIAN JAYNE
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
AUSTIN THOMPSON
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
CODY WHITTINGTON
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
ALEXIS DIANA
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
ALEJANDRA KACAPYR
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
JASMINE FORD
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
ROBERT LANE JR
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
SAMANTHA BROOKS
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP
LAYTON KINLAW
$2,500SCHOLARSHIP