The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation makes very large, targeted gifts rather than many small grants, concentrating on capital projects and scalable philanthropic vehicles. Recent grants show a strong interest in funding collegiate athletic facilities and local healthcare capital campaigns, and the foundation also uses donor-advised channels to deploy significant sums. Their giving is regionally focused in North Carolina and directed toward institutional capital needs and major program endowments.
A defining feature of Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc is its use of very large, targeted gifts for capital and endowment purposes. The biggest recent commitment in the data is $11,003,000 to The Educational Foundation Inc the Rams Club for Chris Smith Field, followed by $10,500,000 to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (dba Dafgiving360) for Giving Program. Those gifts sit alongside major support for healthcare expansion, scholarship funds, and campus facilities, showing a pattern of institution-level philanthropy rather than broad, small-ticket grantmaking. The foundation also directs money into donor-advised channels, which appear in recent records as a significant vehicle for distributing funds. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs universities, hospitals, community organizations, and cultural institutions. In North Carolina, it has funded a cancer center campaign at Carteret County General Hospital, a homeless resource center at Greenville Community Shelter, and a scholarship and recruitment endowment at ECU Health Foundation. It also supports athletic and academic infrastructure, including a scholarship fund at UNC Educational Foundation and a scholarship endowment at NC State University Foundation. The overall picture is of a family foundation that prioritizes major projects with long-term institutional impact.
Healthcare is a clear theme. In 2025, Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc gave $1,334,000 to Carteret County General Hospital for the Accelerated Cancer Center Campaign, and $180,522 to ECU Health Foundation for the ECU Health Medical Center Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Oncology Head and Neck Clinic. The foundation also supported Alzheimer’s research twice in the recent record, with $200,000 grants in 2024 and 2025 tied to DIAN-TU Primary Prevention. Education and workforce development appear in multiple forms. The foundation gave $500,000 to UNC Educational Foundation Inc for the Montross/Walsh Scholarship Fund and $360,000 to NC State University Foundation for a Scholarship Endowment. In K-12 support, DonorsChoose received $250,000 for Supporting North Carolina Schools with DonorsChoose and $151,314 for the G.R. Whitfield School Project. Housing and community stability are also present. Greenville Community Shelter received $617,800 for a Homeless Resource Center, while Habitat for Humanity of Pitt County Inc received $200,000 for its capital campaign project.
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$302.1M
$29.4M
$23.7M
Most grants fall between $2K and $13K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Highly concentrated: very few but very large grants, repeat funding to the same institutional grantee (Rams Club/The Educational Foundation), and significant one-time capital gifts often routed through or supplemented by donor-advised vehicles.
Notable grantees: The Educational Foundation Inc / The Rams Club (repeat large capital gifts), Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc (DAFGIVING360) — giving program passthrough, Carteret County General Hospital — accelerated cancer center campaign
Typical gifts are relatively small at the center of the distribution, with p25 at $2,000, median at $5,000, and p75 at $12,500, even though the recent record includes several much larger capital and endowment commitments. The foundation appears to combine many modest awards with a smaller number of outsized grants. Recent entries span multiple years for some recipients, including The Educational Foundation Inc the Rams Club and Pitt Community College Foundation, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time-only giving. It is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in North Carolina, with 78% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent list includes multiple awards in Greenville, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Winterville, Rocky Mount, Morehead City, and Newport. Outside North Carolina, recent recipients include organizations in Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided.
Recent grants point to capital campaigns, scholarship and endowment support, healthcare expansion, and institutional facility projects. Examples include a cancer center campaign at Carteret County General Hospital, a scholarship endowment at NC State University Foundation, and a field project for The Educational Foundation Inc the Rams Club.
The distribution is centered on modest awards: p25 is $2,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $12,500. At the same time, the recent grants list includes several seven- and eight-figure gifts, so the foundation uses a wide range of grant sizes.
North Carolina receives the large majority of grants: 78% of recipients are in the HQ state. Within the recent record, Greenville, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Winterville show up repeatedly, and the top state by grant count is Tennessee.
Yes. Recent healthcare-related grants include $1,334,000 to Carteret County General Hospital for the Accelerated Cancer Center Campaign, $500,000 to ECU Health Foundation for a scholarship and recruitment endowment, and $180,522 to ECU Health Foundation for an ENT oncology head and neck clinic.
Yes. The Educational Foundation Inc the Rams Club appears in both 2023 and 2024 for Chris Smith Field, and Pitt Community College Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Visions Program and Visions Endowment. That pattern indicates repeat support for some recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC (DBA DAFGIVING360) | LONE TREE, CO | $10,500,000 | 2025 | GIVING PROGRAM |
| CARTERET COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL | MOREHEAD CITY, NC | $1,334,000 | 2025 | ACCELERATED CANCER CENTER CAMPAIGN |
| AUGIE'S QUEST TO CURE ALS | DENVER, CO | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TDI1831 FOR ALS |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | HEALEY ALS MYMATCH: EARLY-PHASE TRIAL |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $875,000 | 2025 | GIVING CHALLENGE |
| GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTER | GREENVILLE, NC | $617,800 | 2025 | HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER |
| NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM SOCIETY | RALEIGH, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF FORT FISHER AQUARIUM |
| UNC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | MONTROSS/WALSH SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $259,523 | 2025 | VISIONS ENDOWMENT |
| DONORSCHOOSEORG | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS WITH DONORSCHOOSE |
| CHRIST COVENANT SCHOOL | WINTERVILLE, NC | $250,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL EXPANSION |
| NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | ROCKY MOUNT, NC | $250,000 | 2025 | BSN LICENSURE PROGRAM |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | DIAN-TU PRIMARY PREVENTION |
| ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $180,522 | 2025 | ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT) ONCOLOGY HEAD AND NECK CLINIC |
| MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM | RALEIGH, NC | $125,000 | 2025 | BIGGER PLAY, BRIGHTER FUTURES - MARBLES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | GREENVILLE, NC | $107,500 | 2025 | VARIOUS RELIEF PROJECTS |
| NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (NC CHILDREN'S MUSEUM) | CHAPEL HIL, NC | $101,588 | 2025 | CAPITAL EXPANSION |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN | WINTERVILLE, NC | $101,000 | 2025 | BUILDING BETTER FUTURES AND CLUB ACADEMY |
| NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION INC (NCMA) | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART: EAST BUILDING TRANSFORMATION |
| ONE PLACE | JACKSONVILLE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | SECU HOPE CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT |
| ST JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | GREENVILLE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | SEVERAL SUPPORT PROJECTS FOR MINISTRY |
| ACCESS DENTAL CARE INC | ASHEBORO, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION PROJECT |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RECOVERY IN WESTERN NC - HURRICANE HELENE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAR RIVER | ROCKY MT, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT DREAM |
| A TIME FOR SCIENCE | GREENVILLE, NC | $76,500 | 2025 | EASTERN NC WATERWAYS AND THEIR INHABITANTS EXHIBIT SPONSORSHIP |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PITT COUNTY INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $69,000 | 2025 | NEW HOME BUILD #85, PITT COUNTY, NC |
| CHRISTIAN RECOVERY CENTERS INC | SHALLOTTE, NC | $60,000 | 2025 | BRIDGE TO 100 ASPIRE HUB |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $57,500 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROJECTS IN EASTERN NC |
| SOUND RIVERS | WASHINGTON, NC | $55,000 | 2025 | SEVERAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $52,000 | 2025 | HELPING YOUTH TRANSITION INTO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY MEMBERS |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA | DURHAM, NC | $51,500 | 2025 | TEACH FOR AMERICA: FUNDING TEACHER RECRUITMENT, COACHING, AND RETENTION IN PITT COUNTY |
| OPERATION RESOLUTE INC | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | THE REFUGE PROJECT |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA | ASHEVILLE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RECOVERY IN WESTERN NC - HURRICANE HELENE |
| ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL | GREENVILLE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL FORWARD IN FAITH: BUILDING THE NEXT 100 YEARS CAMPAIGN |
| FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NC | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | MEETING THE INCREASED NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE IN PITT COUNTY |
| THE EDWARD C SMITH CIVIC CENTER | LEXINGTON, NC | $47,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL FUNDING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION | NEWPORT, NC | $39,960 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $39,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TEAM GLEASON FOUNDATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $30,000 | 2025 | FUND DRIVE |
| PITT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL AT EMERGE | GREENVILLE, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | EMERALD EXPRESS TROLLEY |
| HORIZONS OF PITT COUNTY | WINTERVILLE, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | SUMMER PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION INC (UNC) | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS FOR PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GRANTS - EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA |
| GREENVILLE LEARNING CENTER | GREENVILLE, NC | $28,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| PITT COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $27,500 | 2025 | MEALS ON WHEELS |
| HOPE OF GLORY MINISTRIES | GREENVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | HOPE OF GLORY COMMUNITY CO-OP PROGRAM |
| CHURCHES OUTREACH NETWORK | GREENVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | CFOC SPRING SCHOOL BREAK FOOD PROGRAM |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | VETERAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUS SCHOOL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION |
| CAROLINAS FCA | ROCK HILL, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE MINISTRY FUND |
CARTERET COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
$1,334,000ACCELERATED CANCER CENTER CAMPAIGN
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$1,000,000HEALEY ALS MYMATCH: EARLY-PHASE TRIAL
GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTER
HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER
NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM SOCIETY
$500,000EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF FORT FISHER AQUARIUM
DONORSCHOOSEORG
$250,000SUPPORTING NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS WITH DONORSCHOOSE
CHRIST COVENANT SCHOOL
$250,000SCHOOL EXPANSION
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
$200,000DIAN-TU PRIMARY PREVENTION
ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT) ONCOLOGY HEAD AND NECK CLINIC
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$107,500VARIOUS RELIEF PROJECTS
NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (NC CHILDREN'S MUSEUM)
$101,588CAPITAL EXPANSION
BUILDING BETTER FUTURES AND CLUB ACADEMY
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION INC (NCMA)
$100,000NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART: EAST BUILDING TRANSFORMATION
ST JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$100,000SEVERAL SUPPORT PROJECTS FOR MINISTRY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAR RIVER
$100,000PROJECT DREAM
A TIME FOR SCIENCE
$76,500EASTERN NC WATERWAYS AND THEIR INHABITANTS EXHIBIT SPONSORSHIP
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PITT COUNTY INC
$69,000NEW HOME BUILD #85, PITT COUNTY, NC
CHRISTIAN RECOVERY CENTERS INC
$60,000BRIDGE TO 100 ASPIRE HUB
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$57,500VARIOUS PROJECTS IN EASTERN NC
SOUND RIVERS
$55,000SEVERAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION
$52,000HELPING YOUTH TRANSITION INTO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$51,500TEACH FOR AMERICA: FUNDING TEACHER RECRUITMENT, COACHING, AND RETENTION IN PITT COUNTY
OPERATION RESOLUTE INC
$50,000THE REFUGE PROJECT
DISASTER RECOVERY IN WESTERN NC - HURRICANE HELENE
ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$50,000ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL FORWARD IN FAITH: BUILDING THE NEXT 100 YEARS CAMPAIGN
MEETING THE INCREASED NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE IN PITT COUNTY
THE EDWARD C SMITH CIVIC CENTER
$47,500OPERATIONAL FUNDING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
PITT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL AT EMERGE
$30,000EMERALD EXPRESS TROLLEY
HORIZONS OF PITT COUNTY
$30,000SUMMER PROGRAM SUPPORT
SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION INC (UNC)
$30,000PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS FOR PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
$30,000PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GRANTS - EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE LEARNING CENTER
$28,000EDUCATION SUPPORT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION
$25,000VETERAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUS SCHOOL
$25,000SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
CAROLINAS FCA
$25,000HURRICANE HELENE MINISTRY FUND