About Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation
The Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation was formed in 2000 to enhance the lives of residents in our communities by supporting specialized memory care, providing financial assistance so no one is forced to leave due to hardship, and creating environments where residents can age with dignity and receive necessary care.
Focus Areas
Memory care / dementia servicesElder care / residential care for seniorsFinancial assistance / benevolence for residentsCapital campaigns / facility development
Who They Fund
low-income church members/congregantseconomically disadvantaged individuals/families within a faith community
Funding Style
direct servicerestricted/program-specific supportfaith-based partnershipshort-term/one-time assistance
About Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation
Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by benevolent ministry support for Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina Incorporated, with a 2025 grant of $2,902,057 and a 2024 grant of $1,838,824. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated purpose: supporting residents in ThriveMore communities through memory care, financial assistance, and care settings that help older adults remain in place with dignity. The foundation also funds resident-focused services beyond general operations. In 2025, it gave $14,000 to First Baptist Church in Smithfield for medication purchases for low-income church members, showing how its support can extend to faith-community assistance tied to basic health needs. Its active programs point to a narrow but practical grantmaking model: resident benevolence, prescription help, and facility improvements in North Carolina communities. The foundation’s work centers on older adults living in Baptist-affiliated residential settings, especially where dementia care, affordability, and day-to-day quality of life intersect. Recent awards show a mix of major institutional support and smaller targeted assistance for specific needs.
What Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation Funds
The foundation’s cause areas are tightly linked to senior residential care. In benevolence, it gave $2,902,057 to Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina Incorporated to fund and support benevolent ministry. In memory care, its Immeasurably More capital campaign is tied to the EverTogether Residence, a model designed so a resident with dementia and a care partner can live together with needed care. It also supports medication access: a 2025 grant of $14,000 to First Baptist Church in Smithfield assisted with purchasing medications for low-income church members. Another program, Enhancing Our Communities, is aimed at improvements inside ThriveMore communities, including renovated common areas, specialized equipment, and recreational opportunities for residents. Across these efforts, the foundation focuses on practical support that helps older adults stay in community settings and receive needed care.
How Baptist Retirement Homes Foundation Gives
The only grant-size figure provided is a flat profile: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,838,824, indicating a highly concentrated distribution around a single award level. The recent grants also suggest a mix of large institutional support and smaller targeted assistance, but the available data does not show a multi-year pattern beyond 2024 and 2025. Grantmaking is program-specific rather than unrestricted, with named programs for benevolence, medication assistance, community improvements, and capital support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$45.2M
Total Revenue
$3.8M
Total Expenses
$3.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.8M and $1.8M, with a median of $1.8M.
25th Percentile
$1.8M
Median
$1.8M
75th Percentile
$1.8M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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