The Mitscherlich Foundation concentrates its giving on place-based youth enrichment, primarily supporting outdoor/nature education programs and community arts/development in the Raleigh area. A small number of sizable gifts dominate their portfolio, and they favor repeat funding to organizations that provide outdoor experiences and neighborhood cultural programming for young people.
Concentrated, local giving with a few large grants and repeat support to a small set of grantees rather than many small, one-off gifts.
A pair of large 2025 donations to Werkin Outdoors and Kids in Nature define Mitscherlich Foundation’s recent giving: together they show a funder focused on outdoor and nature-based experiences for young people in Raleigh. The foundation also made another sizable gift to Array Community Development in Durham, pointing to a mix of youth enrichment and neighborhood-oriented support within a local North Carolina footprint. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with a small number of awards accounting for most of the activity. Grants cluster around programs that connect children and teens to outdoor recreation, experiential education, and community life. The foundation’s role in this landscape is not spread across many geographies or issue areas; it repeatedly backs organizations serving the Raleigh area and nearby North Carolina communities. Recent entries also include support for Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, showing that the foundation’s local grantmaking extends beyond Raleigh when the recipient fits its giving pattern.
In outdoor and nature-based experiential education, Mitscherlich Foundation gave $123,580 to Kids in Nature in 2025 for a donation, after a $37,533 grant to the same organization in 2024. That repeat support points to an ongoing relationship with a youth-focused outdoor program. The foundation also backed Werkin Outdoors with $218,094 in 2025 and another $56,200 in 2025, making outdoor recreation access a major part of its portfolio. In community arts and neighborhood development, Array Community Development received $30,000 in Durham. The grants list also includes $6,026 to Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, indicating some support for child-serving institutions beyond the Raleigh core.
Typical grant size falls at a p25 of $3,613, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $80,556, which shows a pattern of a few larger awards alongside smaller support. The recent record includes repeat grants to the same recipients across 2024 and 2025, especially Kids in Nature and Werkin Outdoors, suggesting ongoing rather than purely one-time funding. Mitscherlich Foundation also funds individuals, as shown by a 2025 assistance grant to Silva Morin for home destroyed by fire. The available records show donation-style grants and direct assistance, with no program-related investments reported.
$474K
$1.9M
$58K
$78K
Most grants fall between $4K and $81K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$81K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Notable grantees: Werkin Outdoors, Kids in Nature, Array Community Development
All recent grants in the dataset went to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants were made to organizations or individuals in North Carolina. Raleigh is the clearest center of activity, with multiple recipients there, including Werkin Outdoors, Kids in Nature, a team fundraiser, and Silva Morin. Durham and Oxford also appear in the recent list, showing some spread beyond the foundation’s Raleigh base while staying within the state. The top state by grant count is North Carolina.
Its recent grants center on outdoor and nature-based experiential education for children and teens in North Carolina, access to outdoor recreation for underserved youth, and community arts and neighborhood development in the Raleigh area. The grant list also includes direct assistance tied to a home destroyed by fire.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support to the same grantees across multiple years, including Kids in Nature in 2024 and 2025, and multiple 2025 grants to Werkin Outdoors.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $3,613, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $80,556. That mix indicates several small grants and a smaller number of much larger awards.
Its giving is local and concentrated in North Carolina. Every recent grant in the dataset went to a recipient in NC, with Raleigh appearing repeatedly among the recipient cities, alongside Durham and Oxford.
Yes. The recent grants list includes a 2025 assistance grant to Silva Morin in Raleigh for home destroyed by fire, showing that the foundation makes direct support to individuals as well as organizational donations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WERKIN OUTDOORS | RALEIGH, NC | $218,094 | 2025 | DONATION |
| KIDS IN NATURE | RALEIGH, NC | $123,580 | 2025 | DONATION |
| WERKIN OUTDOORS | RALEIGH, NC | $56,200 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ARRAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | DURHAM, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MASONIC HOME FOR CHILDREN | OXFORD, NC | $6,026 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MISCELLANEOUS - TEAM FUND RAISER | RALEIGH, NC | $1,200 | 2025 | MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS |
| SILVA MORIN | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE |
| Kids in Nature | Raleigh, NC | $37,533 | 2024 | Donation |
WERKIN OUTDOORS
$218,094DONATION
KIDS IN NATURE
$123,580DONATION
WERKIN OUTDOORS
$56,200DONATION
ARRAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$30,000DONATION
MASONIC HOME FOR CHILDREN
$6,026DONATION
MISCELLANEOUS - TEAM FUND RAISER
$1,200MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS
SILVA MORIN
ASSISTANCE FOR HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
Kids in Nature
$37,533Donation