The Withrow Foundation concentrates its giving in the Charlotte area, prioritizing faith‑based community services, local higher education scholarships, and social service agencies that serve vulnerable populations. Grants are often directed to a small set of repeat local partners—particularly a regional university, churches, and Salvation Army affiliates—indicating a preference for organizations that deliver community relief, spiritual support, and student aid. The foundation also makes occasional grants to prevention/awareness nonprofits (e.g., dating violence prevention).
A $50,000 scholarship grant to Gardner-Webb University is the largest recent award on file for David E and Marilyn W Withrow Foundation, and it points to a grantmaker that treats education as one of its core priorities. The foundation gives mostly in Charlotte and nearby North Carolina communities, with repeated support for churches, a regional university, and local service groups. Its recent record shows a pattern of steady annual awards rather than isolated one-time gifts, including multi-year support for both scholarship funds and community charities. The foundation’s grants also show a strong faith-based component. Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church received repeated support across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte received annual gifts in the same period for fundraising and volunteer service tied to its community programs. Alongside those commitments, the foundation has made smaller awards to local schools, a dating-violence prevention group, and ministry organizations, indicating a mix of student aid, church support, and social-service giving centered in the Charlotte area.
Education is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s grant history. Gardner-Webb University received $25,000 in 2023 and another $25,000 in 2025 for its annual scholarship fund, showing a recurring commitment to student support. Faith-based community service is another major area. Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church received $32,000 in 2023, $24,500 in 2024, and $31,000 in 2025 for religious charity to help the community. New Covenant Bibleway Church also received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the same purpose. The foundation has also supported community relief and outreach through The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, including three consecutive $20,000 grants from 2023 through 2025 for fundraising and volunteer service in support of the Army’s programs and activities. A smaller but distinct line of giving reached prevention work: Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage received $10,000 in 2023 for dating-violence prevention, education, awareness, research, and healthy-relationships outreach.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $21,125. The recent record also includes several larger awards, but the distribution suggests many gifts cluster below the top tier. The pattern is highly repeat-oriented: multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including annual support to a university, churches, and a local service organization. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation, with no program-related investments reported. It funds individuals as well as organizations, and the recent grants list shows no sign of an application portal or unsolicited process.
$80K
$590K
$25K
$87K
Most grants fall between $1K and $21K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Concentrated, repeat funding to a small number of local partners: several mid‑to‑large gifts allocated to recurring grantees rather than many small one‑offs. Emphasis on program and fundraising support for faith‑based and community service organizations, plus targeted grants to nonprofit prevention efforts.
Notable grantees: Gardner‑Webb University, Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte, Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage
The foundation’s giving is concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 92% of grants. Charlotte is the main recipient city, appearing across university support, church giving, and social-service awards. Other North Carolina recipients include Concord, Black Mountain, and Connelly Springs. Outside the state, only two recipients appear in the recent grants list: Orlando, Florida, and Washington, DC. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 24 grants in the United States.
Recent grants show support for scholarship funds at Gardner-Webb University, faith-based community organizations such as Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church and New Covenant Bibleway Church, and service organizations including The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte. The foundation also funded dating-violence prevention work through Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage.
Its grant sizes are centered at relatively modest amounts: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $21,125. The recent list includes both smaller gifts and larger awards such as $50,000 to Gardner-Webb University.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Gardner-Webb University in 2023 and 2025, Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 92% of grants. Charlotte appears most often among recipient locations, with additional North Carolina grants in Concord, Black Mountain, and Connelly Springs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $31,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD. |
| Pioneers | ORLANDO, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | Gift |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | Gift |
| NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| AGMS MUSIC BOOSTERS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $150 | 2025 | Fundraiser |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $24,500 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD. |
| FRIENDS OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS | Connelly Springs, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND |
| RIDGECREST FOUNDATION | black mountain, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY Conference Center, Camp Crestridge for Girls, and Camp Ridgecrest for Boys, so that millions more lives will be impacted for God's glory. |
| NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| Urban Ministry Center | Charlotte, NC | $500 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $32,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 2023 | FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD. |
| Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | Fund raising group committed to prevention, education, awareness, research and promoting healthy relationships and the warning signs of dating violence. |
| SALVATION ARMY WOMEN'S AUXILARY | CONCORD, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | fund raising and volunteer service group in support of The Army's programs and activities in the community in cooperation with the Advisory Board. |
| RIDGECREST FOUNDATION | black mountain, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY Conference Center, Camp Crestridge for Girls, and Camp Ridgecrest for Boys, so that millions more lives will be impacted for God's glory. |
| FRIENDS OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS | Connelly Springs, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND |
| MYERS PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND |
| Myers Park Traditional School | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 2023 | INSPIRE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING IN STUDENTS |
| NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY |
PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$31,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY
$25,000DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte
$20,000FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD.
Pioneers
$2,000Gift
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
$1,000Gift
NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH
$1,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY
AGMS MUSIC BOOSTERS
$150Fundraiser
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY
$50,000DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$24,500RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte
$20,000FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD.
FRIENDS OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS
$5,000DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND
RIDGECREST FOUNDATION
$5,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY Conference Center, Camp Crestridge for Girls, and Camp Ridgecrest for Boys, so that millions more lives will be impacted for God's glory.
NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH
$1,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY
PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
$32,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY
$25,000DONATION TO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte
$20,000FUND RAISING AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE GROUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMY'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD.
Fund raising group committed to prevention, education, awareness, research and promoting healthy relationships and the warning signs of dating violence.
SALVATION ARMY WOMEN'S AUXILARY
$10,000fund raising and volunteer service group in support of The Army's programs and activities in the community in cooperation with the Advisory Board.
RIDGECREST FOUNDATION
$5,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY Conference Center, Camp Crestridge for Girls, and Camp Ridgecrest for Boys, so that millions more lives will be impacted for God's glory.
FRIENDS OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS
$5,000DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND
MYERS PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$2,000DONATION TO ANNUAL FUND
Myers Park Traditional School
$1,000INSPIRE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING IN STUDENTS
NEW COVENANT BIBLEWAY CHURCH
$1,000RELIGIOUS CHARITY TO HELP COMMUNITY