The Jack H. and Ruth C. Campbell Foundation concentrates its modest giving into a small number of sizable grants, primarily supporting arts and cultural work through intermediaries. They make repeat, pass‑through-style gifts to community foundations and occasionally fund national humanitarian causes such as hunger relief. Their pattern suggests use of donor-advised or designated funds to channel support rather than broad direct grantmaking.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with repeat payments to the same intermediary (community foundation); primarily pass‑through or DAF-style distributions with occasional direct national grants.
A $50,000 pass-through gift to Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster, followed by a $48,000 allocation in the next year, shows how Jack H and Ruth C Campbell Fdn Inc concentrates its giving through named, donor-directed channels. The foundation’s pattern is not broad or diffuse: it makes a small number of grants, often in amounts that recur year to year, and several of those grants are applied to specific donor names or benefit-fund instructions. That structure appears alongside support for arts and cultural organizations, community foundations, and food security work. The recent record also shows the foundation balancing local Charlotte-area cultural and community institutions with national relief organizations. Charlotte Ballet, Charlotte Symphony, Charlotte Latin School, and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library all appear among its recipients, while Feeding America and World Central Kitchen represent larger-scale hunger and disaster-response funding. The repeated use of community-foundation intermediaries suggests a grantmaking style built around designated support rather than an open, programmatic application cycle. Across the file, the foundation’s giving looks deliberate, limited in number, and centered on a few longstanding relationships and causes.
Arts and culture are a visible part of the foundation’s recent activity. It gave $5,000 to Charlotte Ballet for general support in 2024 and another $5,000 to Charlotte Symphany for general support the same year, with both organizations also appearing in 2023. Related cultural support includes $2,500 to Bach Akademie Charlotte in 2024 and $2,500 to Chamber Music for All for general support. Community-serving institutions also receive support. The foundation granted $10,000 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for general support in 2024, and $2,500 to Christ Church Preschool & Kindergarten for FBO CCK Fund in 2024. Hunger relief and crisis response are another thread. Feeding America received $25,000 for general support in 2023, while World Central Kitchen Inc received $10,000 for general support in 2024. The International Rescue Committee also received a $10,000 contribution in 2024.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. That points to a small number of recurring mid-sized grants, with a few larger allocations at the top of the file. The same recipient can appear in consecutive years, including grants to Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster in 2023 and 2024, and several Charlotte-area organizations that received support in both years. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent record also suggests pass-through or donor-directed giving, with entries such as applied-to and FBO language appearing in the grant descriptions.
$118K
$1.8M
$274K
$140K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Notable grantees: Winston‑Salem Foundation, Feeding America, Local arts/cultural grantees funded via community foundations
All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration is in North Carolina, especially Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Charlotte recipients include Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte Ballet, Charlotte Latin School, Loaves and Fishes, Humane Society of Charlotte, and Wing Haven Garden. Winston-Salem appears through Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster, the largest recent recipient. Outside North Carolina, grants also reached Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, PA; Albert Lea, MN; Horn Lake, MO; and Davidson, NC.
Recent grants show a mix of arts and cultural organizations, community-serving institutions, and hunger-relief groups. Charlotte Ballet, Charlotte Symphany, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Feeding America, and World Central Kitchen Inc all appear in the recent record, along with several community-foundation or donor-directed allocations.
The grant-size profile is compact: p25 is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. That means many awards cluster at $5,000, with a smaller number of larger grants such as $10,000, $25,000, $48,000, and $50,000.
Yes. While North Carolina receives the most grants, the recent file also includes recipients in Washington, DC; Pennsylvania; Minnesota; Missouri; and other U.S. locations. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals, and the recent grants list shows organizational recipients such as foundations, libraries, arts groups, and relief agencies.
Yes. Several recipients recur across 2023 and 2024, including Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster, Charlotte Ballet, Charlotte Symphany, Loaves and Fishes, Humane Society of Charlotte, A Child's Place, Charlotte Latin School, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Wing Haven Garden.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster | WinstonSalem, NC | $48,735 | 2026 | APPLIED TO JACK & SUSAN |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| The Relatives | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| A CHILD'S PLACE | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK METROLINA | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Nourish up | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Christ Church | Charlotte, NC | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMYAL | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Bach Akademie Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| Chamber Music for All | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WING HAVEN GARDEN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster | WinstonSalem, NC | $41,000 | 2025 | APPLIED TO JACK & SUSAN |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | BOONE, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | FBO EASTERN NC HURRICANE |
| Nourish up | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A CHILD'S PLACE | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Chamber Music for All | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMYAL | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY | Charlotte, NC | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WING HAVEN GARDEN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Bach Akademie Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| Christ Church | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster | WinstonSalem, NC | $48,000 | 2024 | APPLIED TO JACK & SUSAN |
| CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | Albert Lea, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A CHILD'S PLACE | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE BALLET | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOAVES AND FISHES | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMYAL | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Bach Akademie Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| WING HAVEN GARDEN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Chamber Music for All | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | FBO CCK FUND |
| Winston-Salem Foundation Attn Susan Elster | WinstonSalem, NC | $50,000 | 2023 | APPLIED TO JACK & SUSAN |
| FEEDING AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE BALLET | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOAVES AND FISHES | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A CHILD'S PLACE | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
World Central Kitchen Inc
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A CHILD'S PLACE
GENERAL SUPPORT
Nourish up
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Christ Church
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
Bach Akademie Charlotte
$2,500CONTRIBUTION
Chamber Music for All
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
WING HAVEN GARDEN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$20,000FBO EASTERN NC HURRICANE
Nourish up
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A CHILD'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Chamber Music for All
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WING HAVEN GARDEN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
Bach Akademie Charlotte
$2,500CONTRIBUTION
Christ Church
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
A CHILD'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOAVES AND FISHES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Bach Akademie Charlotte
$2,500CONTRIBUTION
WING HAVEN GARDEN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
Chamber Music for All
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
$2,500FBO CCK FUND
CHARLOTTE SYMPHANY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOAVES AND FISHES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A CHILD'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT