What kinds of organizations does Charlie's Heart Foundation support?

The foundation supports nonprofits focused on children and family mental health, bereavement support, counseling and therapy services, foster care and kinship support, and other services for underserved and under-resourced communities. Its active programs also emphasize organizations that keep families together through difficult life circumstances.

Does Charlie's Heart Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. The Annual Grant Program accepts unsolicited applications, and it offers grants of $5,000 to $30,000 for mental health programs serving uninsured and underinsured families and communities. Some partnership programs are invitation-only, including the three-year partnership model.

What is the foundation's typical grant size?

Recent awards are centered in the $10,750 p25 to $25,000 p75 range, with a median grant size of $20,000. The active grant programs also show annual awards that can range from $5,000 to $50,000, depending on the program.

Is the foundation mostly local or regional in its giving?

Its giving is regional, with 69% of grants going to recipients in North Carolina. Charlotte is a frequent recipient city, and the recent grants list also includes recipients in Raleigh, Hayesville, Austin, Beaufort, Greenville, and Atlanta.

Charlie's Heart Foundation

Name: Charlie's Heart Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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MATTHEWS, NCWebsite7045026005

About Charlie's Heart Foundation

To fund holistic programs that promote the mental well-being of vulnerable families.

Focus Areas

Children and family mental healthBereavement supportCounseling and therapy servicesSupport for underserved and under-resourced communitiesGrantmaking to small nonprofitsPartnership development

Funding Style

unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportcore organizational support

Topics

organizational sustainabilityoperational infrastructureadministrative capacity

About Charlie's Heart Foundation

Charlie's Heart Foundation gives through a family-centered mental health lens, with annual and multi-year grants that support grief care, counseling, foster and kinship support, and services for underserved families. Its active programs include annual grants for nonprofits serving uninsured and underinsured communities, plus invitation-only partnership grants for organizations that have already completed at least one annual cycle. The foundation also uses multi-year support to deepen relationships with selected partners, including The Still Place’s bereavement retreats for families with seriously ill children and bereaved families in Hayesville, NC. Another example of its broader community approach is Addis Jemari, which received repeated general operating support across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests the foundation is comfortable backing both direct-service work and the organizational capacity behind it. The annual grant program specifically emphasizes holistic mental and emotional well-being for families in under-resourced communities, while the partnership model is tied to sustained program expansion and scholarships. Across the recent grants, the foundation appears to favor nonprofits that keep families together through difficult life circumstances and that can show ongoing program value over time.

What Charlie's Heart Foundation Funds

Children and family mental health is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $30,000 to Kinder-mourn Inc in 2025 for general operations, and its partnership program is designed to strengthen selected nonprofit partners working in this area. Bereavement support is another recurring theme: The Still Place Inc received $20,000 in 2025 for general operations, and the foundation’s three-year partnership model has also supported bereavement retreats. Foster care and kinship-related work shows up as well. Foster Village Charlotte received $25,000 in 2025 for general operations, while Fostering Great Ideas Re-imagine Foster Care received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The portfolio also includes support for counseling and therapy-oriented services, alongside grants to community-based nonprofits serving families facing difficult circumstances.

How Charlie's Heart Foundation Gives

Typical awards cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $10,750, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $25,000. Recent giving also includes larger annual gifts of $40,000 and repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Addis Jemari Inc, Kinder-mourn Inc, Claire's Army Inc, The Still Place Inc, Mitchell Bays Turner Pediatric Fund Inc, Hopeful Horizons, and Fostering Great Ideas Re-imagine Foster Care. That repetition points to a mix of recurring general operating support and longer-term partnership funding. The foundation also runs both open and invitation-only programs: the annual grant cycle accepts unsolicited applications, while the partnership program is invitation-only and intended for organizations that have already completed at least one annual grant cycle.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$241K

Total Assets

$667K

Total Revenue

$315K

Total Expenses

$341K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $11K and $25K, with a median of $20K.

25th Percentile

$11K

Median

$20K

75th Percentile

$25K

Geographic Reach

Regional5 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Leadership

REBECCA HOLT

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
ADDIS JEMARI INC	RALEIGH, NC	$40,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KINDER-MOURN INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$30,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTER VILLAGE CHARLOTTE	CHARLOTTE, NC	$25,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE STILL PLACE INC	HAYESVILLE, NC	$20,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
MITCHELL BAYS TURNER PEDIATRIC FUND INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$20,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
COUNCIL FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$20,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
PROJECT 658 - HOPE COMMUNITY CLINIC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$15,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
MIND BODY BABY	CHARLOTTE, NC	$15,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
HOPEFUL HORIZONS	BEAUFORT, SC	$15,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTERING GREAT IDEAS RE-IMAGINE FOSTER CARE	GREENVILLE, SC	$11,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
BEAUTY MARKS FOR GIRLS	WOODRUFF, SC	$10,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE PARENTING PATH	WINSTONSALEM, NC	$10,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALLIANCE MEDICAL MINISTRY INC	RALEIGH, NC	$10,000	2025	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
ADDIS JEMARI INC	RALEIGH, NC	$40,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
GLIMMER OF HOPE FOUNDATION	AUSTIN, TX	$30,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KINDER-MOURN INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$30,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE STILL PLACE INC	HAYESVILLE, NC	$20,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
HOPEFUL HORIZONS	BEAUFORT, SC	$20,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
MITCHELL BAYS TURNER PEDIATRIC FUND INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$20,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
CLAIRE'S ARMY INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$20,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTERING GREAT IDEAS RE-IMAGINE FOSTER CARE	GREENVILLE, SC	$11,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALLIANCE MEDICAL MINISTRY INC	RALEIGH, NC	$10,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTER VILLAGE CHARLOTTE	CHARLOTTE, NC	$10,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE PARENTING PATH	WINSTONSALEM, NC	$10,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
COUNCIL FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$10,000	2024	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
ADDIS JEMARI INC	RALEIGH, NC	$40,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
GLIMMER OF HOPE FOUNDATION	AUSTIN, TX	$30,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KINDER-MOURN INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$30,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
HEARTGIFT	AUSTIN, TX	$25,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE STILL PLACE INC	HAYESVILLE, NC	$20,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
CLAIRE'S ARMY INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$20,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
MITCHELL BAYS TURNER PEDIATRIC FUND INC	CHARLOTTE, NC	$15,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
HIMALAYAN CHILDRENS CHARITIES (HCC)	ATLANTA, GA	$12,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTERING GREAT IDEAS RE-IMAGINE FOSTER CARE	GREENVILLE, SC	$11,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
RENEWAL HOUSE INC	NASHVILLE, TN	$10,000	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FOSTER VILLAGE CHARLOTTE	CHARLOTTE, NC	$7,500	2023	TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS

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