The Maynard Family Foundation concentrates its support on education and children’s services with a clear emphasis on higher-education capital projects and professional/skills training, primarily in North Carolina. They also fund child welfare and pediatric health initiatives and back a mix of K–12 innovation and youth-development programs. Grants are program- and capital-focused, often targeted to a small set of repeat institutional partners.
A $1 million capital campaign grant to East Carolina University Educational Foundation stands out in the Maynard Family Foundation’s recent giving, and it fits a broader pattern of large, purpose-specific support for North Carolina institutions. The foundation’s recent grants repeatedly back education at multiple levels, from campus projects and fellowships to school innovation and youth development, alongside child welfare and pediatric health work. Grants to Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation supported the William Quinton Maynard Fellowship Fund in both 2023 and 2024, showing an ongoing relationship with graduate education. Another major line of support has gone to East Carolina University Educational Foundation for Maynard Scholars, alongside funding for children’s health through ECU Health Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Greenville. The foundation also gives to child abuse prevention, domestic abuse services, military-child camp programming, and education groups that work on public school policy or school-based support. Recipients are overwhelmingly North Carolina organizations, and several appear more than once across the recent grants list.
Higher education is a central part of the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $500,000 in 2024 to Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation to support the William Quinton Maynard Fellowship Fund, and it also supported Wake Forest University with general support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In Eastern North Carolina, the foundation funded East Carolina University Educational Foundation with $300,000 in 2023 for Maynard Scholars, following a $1 million capital campaign grant in 2023. Child and family services are another clear area: Safe Child received $75,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for child abuse prevention and intervention services, while Interact received support for victims of domestic abuse. The foundation also backed Camp Corral for meaningful camp experiences for military children and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for its Club Academy program.
The typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, the recent record includes much larger program and capital gifts, including seven-figure and six-figure awards tied to named institutional priorities. The pattern is repeat support rather than one-off giving: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation, East Carolina University Educational Foundation, Safe Child, Ron Clark Academy Inc, Spca of Wake County, Interact, and Camp Corral. The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants also show a mix of general support, scholarships and fellowships, capital campaigns, and project-specific awards.
$1M
$17.1M
$536K
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, large gifts to a limited number of institutional partners with several repeat multi-year or multi-grant commitments; a mix of major capital gifts and targeted program support, primarily regionally focused in North Carolina but occasionally funding national education/training organizations.
Notable grantees: East Carolina University Educational Foundation, Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation, Safe Child (child abuse prevention/intervention), Ron Clark Academy, Children’s Miracle Network Hospital / ECU Health Foundation (pediatric health support)
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 82% of grants. Greenville and Raleigh appear repeatedly, along with Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Cary, and Winterville. Outside the state, the recent list includes Atlanta and Washington, DC. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 49 grants to U.S. organizations. This is a local giving profile centered on North Carolina institutions, especially in the eastern part of the state.
The foundation gives to higher education, child welfare, pediatric health, K–12 education, and youth development. Recent grants include support for a fellowship fund at Kenan Flagler Business School, child abuse prevention services at Safe Child, and children’s health work through ECU Health Foundation.
The foundation’s grant sizes are often modest, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent record also includes larger grants for capital and fellowship support, including awards at $100,000, $300,000, $500,000, and $1 million.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation in 2023 and 2024, East Carolina University Educational Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Safe Child in 2023 and 2024, and Ron Clark Academy Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 82% of grants. Greenville, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Cary, and Winterville all appear in the recent grants list.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and its recent grantmaking includes a fellowship fund at Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation, which supports the William Quinton Maynard Fellowship Fund.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAKEMED FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RON CLARK ACADEMY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $18,000 | 2026 | DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| CAMP CORRAL | RALEIGH, NC | $7,500 | 2026 | PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY CHILDREN |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | CARY, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM |
| ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SICK AND INJURED CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK |
| PUBLIC ED WORKS | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATE STATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NC |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RON CLARK ACADEMY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $18,000 | 2025 | DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | CARY, NC | $7,000 | 2025 | ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM |
| BEACON OF HOPE | MARSHALL, NC | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS |
| INTERACT | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| WALNUT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | MARSHALL, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS |
| CROSBY SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT |
| CAMP CORRAL | RALEIGH, NC | $3,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY CHILDREN |
| KENAN FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE WILLIAM QUINTON MAYNARD FELLOWSHIP FUND. |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $300,000 | 2024 | MAYNARD SCHOLARS |
| SAFE CHILD | RALEIGH, NC | $75,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN |
| RON CLARK ACADEMY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $68,000 | 2024 | DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| HIGHER ED WORKS | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATE STATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NC |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN | WINTERVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CLUB ACADEMY PROGRAM |
| INTERACT | RALEIGH, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAMP CORRAL | RALEIGH, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY CHILDREN |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | CARY, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM |
| GOOD HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH | CARY, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| CROSBY SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT |
| MABOPANE FOUNDATION | APEX, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHILDREN LIVING IN THE YA BANA VILLAGE OF SOUTH AFRICA |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PATIENT SUPPORT. |
| YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE AREA | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TAYLOR AND NORTHWEST CARY YMCA'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| K-1-MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS | TULSA, OK | $11 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2023 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| KENAN FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $500,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE WILLIAM QUINTON MAYNARD FELLOWSHIP FUND. |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $300,000 | 2023 | MAYNARD SCHOLARS |
| CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITAL | GREENVILLE, NC | $100,000 | 2023 | DELIVER HEALTHCARE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. |
| NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOC EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO SECURE A BETTER FUTURE |
| SAFE CHILD | RALEIGH, NC | $75,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN |
| RON CLARK ACADEMY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $54,000 | 2023 | DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| NC CHILD | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY |
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | CARY, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM |
| CAMP CORRAL | RALEIGH, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY CHILDREN |
| ALDERT ROOT ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHING EXCELLENCE, AND QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION | IRVINE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE MOBILITY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| NC THEATRE | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INTERACT | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC HELP AND EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ADULTS |
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WAKEMED FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$5,000ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM
ECU HEALTH FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT SICK AND INJURED CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
EDUCATE STATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NC
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$7,000ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM
BEACON OF HOPE
$6,000SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS
WALNUT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS
ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
TO SUPPORT THE WILLIAM QUINTON MAYNARD FELLOWSHIP FUND.
PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN
EDUCATE STATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NC
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$10,000ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM
GOOD HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
$5,000SUPPORT RELIGIOUS SERVICES
ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
MABOPANE FOUNDATION
$1,000SUPPORT CHILDREN LIVING IN THE YA BANA VILLAGE OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPPORT TAYLOR AND NORTHWEST CARY YMCA'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
K-1-MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS
$11GENERAL SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THE WILLIAM QUINTON MAYNARD FELLOWSHIP FUND.
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITAL
$100,000DELIVER HEALTHCARE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO SECURE A BETTER FUTURE
PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$15,000ST. PAUL'S CARES PROGRAM
ALDERT ROOT ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$10,000PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHING EXCELLENCE, AND QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
NC THEATRE
$10,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC HELP AND EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ADULTS