About Giving With Grace Foundation
Giving With Grace Foundation concentrates substantial, local giving in the Charlotte/Lake Norman region of North Carolina, funding a small number of large, targeted grants. Their priorities combine support for vulnerable children (including foster youth and children with life‑threatening illnesses), services for people with disabilities, and regional animal rescue and welfare organizations. The pattern suggests mission-driven, place-based philanthropy with a hands-on, charitable/faith‑inflected orientation.
Focus Areas
Support for foster children and foster care services in the CarolinasGrants to organizations serving children with life‑threatening illnesses (Make‑A‑Wish type services)Programs supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilitiesRegional animal rescue and humane society support in the Charlotte / Lake Norman area
Who They Fund
companion animals (dogs, cats) and rescued wildlifechildren in foster care (including foster teens and those aging out)children with life‑threatening illnesses / pediatric cancer patients
About Giving With Grace Foundation
Giving With Grace Foundation’s largest recent gift went to Least of These Carolinas Inc for foster children, a signal that support for children in vulnerable situations sits near the center of its work. The foundation pairs that commitment with sizable giving to organizations serving children with life-threatening illnesses, people with disabilities, and animal rescue groups. In 2025, its grant list includes repeated support for a few organizations rather than a wide scatter of one-time awards, which points to a focused, relationship-based approach. The foundation’s recent grants show a strong place-based pattern across North Carolina, especially around Charlotte, Gastonia, Mooresville, Belmont, and Statesville. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina received support for children with life-threatening illnesses, while Holy Angels Foundation received funding for care for the differently abled. Animal welfare is another major lane, with substantial grants to Humane Society of Charlotte, Lake Norman Humane, Stand for Animals, and other regional rescue organizations. Its giving also reaches beyond core child and animal services into hospice care, wildlife rescue, spay/neuter work, preschool, and food support. The result is a compact grantmaking profile with a clear local orientation and a recurring emphasis on direct service organizations working with children, women, and animals in need.
What Giving With Grace Foundation Funds
A major strand of the foundation’s grantmaking is foster care support. Least of These Carolinas Inc received both a $361,000 grant and a separate $63,475 grant in 2025 for foster children, and Youth Villages received $30,000 for foster children aging out. Another clear focus is services for children with serious illnesses. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina was funded at $250,000 and again at $60,000 for children with life-threatening illnesses, and Cool Kids Campaign Foundation received $35,000 for programs for children with cancer. The foundation also backs services for people with disabilities and child protection. Holy Angels Foundation received $112,500 and $35,000 for care for the differently abled, while Dove House Childrens Advocacy Center received $60,000 and $30,000 for child victims of abuse. Animal welfare is a fourth recurring area, with grants to Lake Norman Humane, Humane Society of Charlotte, and Spay Neuter NC tied to rescue and spay/neuter work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$19.7M
Total Revenue
$734K
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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