Support the Charlotte-area community through fundraising, community outreach programs and distribution of proceeds to local nonprofits in the Carolinas; the community is at the center of the organization's work.
Checkers Charitable Foundation’s giving is built around fundraising with the Checkers, a pattern that shows up repeatedly across local nonprofits, schools, and community organizations. The foundation uses game-night ticket sales and related partnerships to move money back into Charlotte-area causes, while also making occasional in-kind donations such as tickets or merchandise for fundraising use. Recent grants show that this model reaches a mix of health, veteran, youth, and community-serving organizations, including Novant Health, Veterans Bridge Home, and The Independence Fund. The largest recent award in the data is $21,000 to Novant Health for fundraising with the Checkers, followed closely by $20,000 to Veterans Bridge Home for the same purpose. Other named recipients include The Humane Society, Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital, Providence Spring Elementary, Make a Wish Foundation, Discovery Place, OliviaStrong Foundation, and Ceenta Cares. The foundation’s work is closely tied to local event-based support rather than broad institutional grantmaking, with proceeds and activities directed toward organizations that can benefit from Checkers season programming and ticket-based fundraising efforts.
A central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is health-related community support. Novant Health received $21,000 in 2025, and NOVANT Health Hemby Children’s Hospital received $12,500 in 2024, both labeled fundraising with the Checkers. Veterans Bridge Home also received $20,000 in 2025 for the same purpose, showing that the foundation’s event-based model reaches organizations serving veterans as well as health partners. Youth and family-serving organizations also appear in the recent grants list. Providence Spring Elementary received $8,775 in 2025, while Make a Wish Foundation received $8,250 in 2024 and Discovery Place received $8,000 in 2024. The Humane Society’s $14,092 grant in 2024 adds an animal welfare element to the foundation’s community support profile.
Typical grant size sits in a tight band: the 25th percentile is $8,125, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,296. The recent awards cluster around fundraising-linked amounts rather than large operating grants. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including The Independence Fund, which received $12,500 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024, and Novant Health, which appears with different recipient entities in 2024 and 2025. The foundation accepts unsolicited requests for several fundraising and donation-item programs. Its structure is local and event-driven, with in-kind support, ticket partnerships, and seasonal community initiatives alongside cash grants.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in North Carolina, with 91% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Charlotte is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, alongside Winston Salem and one out-of-state recipient in Gahanna, Ohio. The geography fits a local support model centered on Charlotte-area organizations and related community partners in the Carolinas. Every listed recent grant went to a U.S. recipient.
The recent grants and program descriptions point to local nonprofits, schools, health partners, veteran-serving groups, youth programs, and community organizations. Named recipients include Veterans Bridge Home, The Humane Society, Providence Spring Elementary, Discovery Place, and Ceenta Cares, usually tied to fundraising with the Checkers.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively tight: the 25th percentile is $8,125, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,296.
Yes. The Donation Item Requests and the fundraising ticket programs are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, and the donation-item program notes that requests are considered and fulfilled when possible.
North Carolina is the main giving state, with 91% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Charlotte and Winston Salem, plus one recipient in Gahanna, Ohio.
Its core model is event-based fundraising through Checkers ticket programs. Organizations buy at least 100 tickets, sell them through a group link, and receive $5 back per ticket sold. The foundation also offers occasional in-kind donations such as tickets or merchandise for fundraising use.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Checkers Charitable Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Company, school, or organization able to purchase/sell at least 100 tickets and participate in the Checkers fundraising program (contact required).
Who can apply: Nonprofits in the Charlotte area; due to volume, only granted requests will receive a response.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVANT HEALTH | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $21,000 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| VETERANS BRIDGE HOME | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| THE INDEPENDENCE FUND | CHARLOTTE, NC | $12,500 | 2025 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| THE INDEPENDENCE FUND | CHARLOTTE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| PROVIDENCE SPRING ELEMENTARY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $8,775 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| NOVANT HEALTH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $8,750 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| CEENTA CARES | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,040 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS. |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY | Charlotte, NC | $14,092 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| NOVANT Health Hemby Children's Hospital | CHARLOTTE, NC | $12,500 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| THE INDEPENDENCE FUND | CHARLOTTE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | Charlotte, NC | $8,250 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| DISCOVERY PLACE | Charlotte, NC | $8,000 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
| OliviaStrong Foundation | Gahanna, OH | $5,930 | 2024 | Fundraising with the Checkers. |
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
$20,000FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS.
PROVIDENCE SPRING ELEMENTARY
$8,775FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS.
CEENTA CARES
$5,040FUNDRAISING WITH THE CHECKERS.
DISCOVERY PLACE
$8,000Fundraising with the Checkers.
OliviaStrong Foundation
$5,930Fundraising with the Checkers.
