The mission of the NC State Student Aid Association (Wolfpack Club) is to provide private financial support for athletic scholarships and facilities for NC State University. Additionally, the Student Aid Association provides communication and services for all friends of Wolfpack athletics.
NC State Student Aid Association Inc centers its giving on NC State University, with the largest recent awards tied to student scholarships and capital projects. In 2025, the association granted $14,791,731 to NC State University for NCSU student scholarships, following a $14,279,884 scholarship grant in 2024 and a $17,932,310 capital-project grant that same year. That pattern points to a funder focused on both direct student aid and the physical resources that support Wolfpack athletics and campus life. The association’s recent grants also show support for student-athlete aid and facility work. In 2023, it awarded $12,363,246 for NCSU student athletic scholarships, and in 2025 it provided $9,365,202 for NCSU facility improvements and support. The organization’s mission describes private financial support for athletic scholarships and facilities at NC State University, along with communication and services for friends of Wolfpack athletics. All recent grants listed here went to NC State University in Raleigh.
Student support is a major thread in the association’s grantmaking. It gave $14,791,731 in 2025 to NC State University for NCSU student scholarships, and $14,279,884 in 2024 for the same purpose. Those awards show a sustained emphasis on undergraduate financial support rather than one-off project funding. Athletics is another core area. In 2023, the association granted $12,363,246 to NC State University for NCSU student athletic scholarships, aligning with its stated mission around athletic scholarships. It also supports the university’s built environment. The association awarded $17,932,310 in 2024 for NCSU capital projects and $9,365,202 in 2025 for NCSU facility improvements and support. A smaller 2023 grant of $127,050 was listed as other support.
Typical grants are large and tightly clustered: p25 is $6,213,347, median is $12,363,246, and p75 is $14,535,808. The recent record also suggests a recurring relationship with the same recipient and purpose areas across multiple years, especially scholarships and capital support for NC State University. The foundation does not appear to make grants to individuals, and the profile describes its funding as restricted and project-specific rather than open-ended. The recent grants shown are all made to a single institutional recipient in Raleigh.
$71.9M
$123.7M
$32.6M
$30.5M
Most grants fall between $6.2M and $14.5M, with a median of $12.4M.
25th Percentile
$6.2M
Median
$12.4M
75th Percentile
$14.5M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NC.
BENJAMIN J BROUSSARD
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Grantmaking is fully local in the available record: 100% of grants went to recipients in NC, and the top state by grant count is also NC. The recipient city is consistently Raleigh, where NC State University received the listed awards. No other recipient states or countries appear in the recent-grants data, and the country distribution shows all seven grants in the US.
Its recent grants center on NC State University student scholarships, student-athletic scholarships, capital projects, and facility improvements. The mission statement also says it provides private financial support for athletic scholarships and facilities at NC State University.
The grant-size distribution is large: p25 is $6,213,347, the median is $12,363,246, and p75 is $14,535,808. That means half of the listed grants fall roughly between $6.2 million and $14.5 million.
Yes. In 2023 it awarded $12,363,246 to NC State University for NCSU student athletic scholarships. That fits the organization’s stated focus on athletic scholarships.
All of the recent grants listed go to NC State University in Raleigh, NC. The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based, and 100% of grants in the provided data are to recipients in North Carolina.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $14,791,731 | 2025 | NCSU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $9,365,202 | 2025 | NCSU FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORT |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $17,932,310 | 2024 | NCSU CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $14,279,884 | 2024 | NCSU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $12,363,246 | 2023 | NCSU STUDENT ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $3,061,492 | 2023 | NCSU CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $127,050 | 2023 | OTHER SUPPORT |
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,791,731NCSU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$9,365,202NCSU FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND SUPPORT
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$17,932,310NCSU CAPITAL PROJECTS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,279,884NCSU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$12,363,246NCSU STUDENT ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$3,061,492NCSU CAPITAL PROJECTS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
$127,050OTHER SUPPORT