The Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation makes relatively few but very large family-directed grants, concentrating support on faith-based relief, animal welfare in North Carolina, children's medical research, and a local private university. Grants are often designated as "family grant/financial aid," suggesting donor-directed gifts rather than broad open solicitations, and recipients include both national faith-based NGOs and hometown nonprofits.
Concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, multiple repeat awards to the same organizations, and donor/family-directed gifts rather than broad-based grantmaking.
Bill & Peggy Britt Foundation Inc makes relatively few grants, but they are large: the typical award is $500,000, and recent gifts range from $300,000 at the 25th percentile to $1,000,000 at the 75th percentile. The foundation’s recent pattern is heavily family-directed, with grants labeled "family grant, financial aid" across a small set of recipients. That gives the profile a clear shape: direct support rather than a broad, open solicitation model. Recent awards show a strong pull toward North Carolina organizations. The largest recent gift went to Spca of Wake County in Raleigh for $2,000,000, a recurring beneficiary that also received $400,000 and $200,000 in other years. Faith-based relief is another consistent thread, with Samaritan's Purse in Boone receiving multiple seven-figure and half-million-dollar awards. The foundation also supports local education and health-related institutions, including William Peace University in Raleigh and St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Across the recent grants list, the same named organizations appear more than once, suggesting repeated support rather than one-time gifts.
Animal welfare is one of the clearest funding areas. The foundation gave $2,000,000 to Spca of Wake County in Raleigh and also made additional awards of $400,000 and $200,000 to the same organization, alongside grants to Jacksonville Humane Society in Jacksonville and Paws4ever in Mebane. Faith-based relief and ministry is another recurring focus. They awarded $1,000,000 to Samaritan's Purse in Boone in 2025, after earlier grants of $1,000,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024 to the same recipient. A related grant went to Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh for $1,000,000. The foundation also supports higher education and pediatric health. William Peace University in Raleigh received $1,000,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024, while St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis received $1,000,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024.
Grant sizes skew large. The p25, median, and p75 are $300,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000, respectively, which points to a high-dollar grantmaking style. Recent awards also show repetition: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Spca of Wake County, Samaritan's Purse, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, William Peace University, Jacksonville Humane Society, and Paws4ever. The grants are described as "family grant, financial aid," and the foundation does not fund individuals. The pattern reads as direct, project-restricted financial aid through organizational recipients rather than an open application program.
$25M
$56.6M
$80.9M
$25.1M
Most grants fall between $300K and $1M, with a median of $500K.
25th Percentile
$300K
Median
$500K
75th Percentile
$1M
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Notable grantees: Samaritan's Purse, SPCA of Wake County, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, William Peace University, Hayes Barton Baptist Church
Grants are concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to US recipients. North Carolina is the top state by grant count, and 73% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent North Carolina recipients include Raleigh, Boone, and Mebane, with Raleigh appearing repeatedly through Spca of Wake County, William Peace University, and Hayes Barton Baptist Church. Outside North Carolina, recent awards also reached Memphis, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on family-directed support for animal welfare, faith-based relief and ministry, pediatric health, and local higher education. Named recipients include Spca of Wake County, Samaritan's Purse, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, William Peace University, and Hayes Barton Baptist Church.
The typical grant size is $500,000. In the recent distribution, the 25th percentile is $300,000 and the 75th percentile is $1,000,000, so many awards are in the mid-six-figure to seven-figure range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Spca of Wake County, Samaritan's Purse, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, William Peace University, Jacksonville Humane Society, and Paws4ever. The pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time gifts.
The foundation gives regionally, with all recent grants going to US recipients. North Carolina is the top state by grant count, and 73% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $5,000,000 | 2026 | ASSISTING FAMILIES & INDIVIDUALS IN NEED |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH, CARE & TREATMENT |
| WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND & EDUCATION |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $2,020,000 | 2026 | CARE & ADOPTION OF PETS |
| JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $2,000,000 | 2026 | ASSISTING ABANDONED PETS |
| ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY | MEBANE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2026 | CARE & ADOPTION OF PETS |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $2,000,000 | 2025 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $500,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $500,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA | MEMPHIS, TN | $500,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $200,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $200,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| PAWS4EVER | MEBANE, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $400,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $400,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
| PAWS4EVER | MEBANE, NC | $200,000 | 2023 | FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID |
HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH
$5,000,000RELIGIOUS
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITA
$5,000,000PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH, CARE & TREATMENT
WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY
$5,000,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND & EDUCATION
ASSISTING ABANDONED PETS
ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY
$1,000,000CARE & ADOPTION OF PETS
WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY
$500,000FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID
PAWS4EVER
$100,000FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID
WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID
HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH
$1,000,000FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID
PAWS4EVER
$200,000FAMILY GRANT, FINANCIAL AID