The Slick Family Foundation concentrates its grants into a small number of sizable awards that support cultural heritage, scientific research, environmental science, regional healthcare, and select education access programs. They favor institutional operating and capital-type gifts (general operations and facility upgrades) and often make repeat grants to the same recipients, indicating ongoing partnerships rather than one-off donations. While rooted in North Carolina beneficiaries, their portfolio also includes targeted support for research and education organizations outside the state.
A $500,000 general-operating grant to Old Salem Museums and Gardens stands out in the Slick Family Foundation’s recent record and points to how the foundation uses large awards to sustain institutions over time. The foundation gives across cultural heritage, biomedical research infrastructure, environmental science, regional healthcare, and education access, with many grants aimed at operating support or facility improvements rather than restricted project work. Repeat awards are common: Texas Biomedical Research Institute received the same facility-upgrade amount in 2023 and 2024, and UNC Institute for the Environment received matching general-operation grants in those same two years. Similar continuity appears in support for university-access programs and regional nonprofits, suggesting ongoing relationships with selected organizations. The portfolio also includes grants to hospitals, museums, environmental groups, and animal welfare organizations, all within a regional pattern of giving. Several recipients are in North Carolina, but the foundation also places sizeable awards in Texas and California. Its recent giving shows a preference for institutions with clear operating or capital needs, including heritage sites, research institutes, and community-serving nonprofits.
Historic preservation is one clear thread in the Slick Family Foundation’s portfolio. It gave $500,000 to Old Salem Museums and Gardens for general operation and $25,000 to Roanoke Island Historical Association for general operation. Biomedical research and laboratory infrastructure is another priority: Texas Biomedical Research Institute received $100,015 in both 2023 and 2024 for facility upgrade. The foundation also backs environmental research and conservation work, including $99,856 in both 2023 and 2024 to UNC Institute for the Environment for general operation and $10,000 to NC Coastal Federation for general operation. Education access appears through the $50,000 grants to Uc Santa Barbara Exito Program in 2023 and 2024, each for general operation, showing support for student success programming at a university-based initiative.
Typical awards cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $21,500, and a p75 of $50,000. The foundation’s recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including 2023-2025. Grants are mostly general operating support, with some facility-upgrade funding and a small number of humanitarian awards. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$585K
$12.2M
$1.8M
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 34% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated giving: relatively few, large grants with multiple repeat awards to core institutional grantees; mixture of operating support and capital/facility funding; geographically centered in North Carolina but with selective out-of-state investments in research and higher education.
Notable grantees: Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, UNC Institute for the Environment, Outer Banks Hospital, UC Santa Barbara EXITO Program
The foundation gives most often in Texas, and 25% of grants go to recipients in North Carolina, the headquarters state. Recent awards also reached California, Washington, DC, Utah, and Texas. Recipients include organizations in San Antonio, Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Nags Head, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Newport, and Manteo. All reported recent grants went to US recipients.
Its recent grants go to museums, research institutes, hospitals, environmental organizations, education-access programs, and community nonprofits. Examples in the data include historic preservation, biomedical research infrastructure, environmental science, regional healthcare, and student success programming.
Yes. Several recipients received support in more than one year, including Texas Biomedical Research Institute in 2023 and 2024, UNC Institute for the Environment in 2023 and 2024, and Outer Banks Hospital in 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected organizations.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,500 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger outliers, such as a $500,000 general-operating grant.
Texas is the top state by grant count. North Carolina is also a major recipient state, with 25% of grants going to organizations there. Recent grants also went to California, Washington, DC, and Utah.
The recent record is weighted toward general operating support and facility upgrades. Most named grants in the data are marked general operation, with a smaller number labeled facility upgrade and one humanitarian effort for Ukrainian refugees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Salem Museums and Gardens | WinstonSalem, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Roanoke Island Historical Association | Manteo, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Palisades-Malibu YMCA | Pacific Palisades, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| NC Coastal Federation | Newport, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Fun Run for Charities - North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| St Gerard House | Hendersonville, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Mama Hill's Help Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Chrysalis | Orem, UT | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| Brother Wolf Animal Rescue | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Operation |
| National Stem Cell Foundation | Louisville, KY | $200,124 | 2024 | general operation |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $100,015 | 2024 | FACILITY UPGRADE |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tar River Region | Rocky Mount, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | general operation |
| St Gerard House | Hendersonville, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | general operation |
| Paws for Life K9 Rescue | Mission Hills, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | Animal Rescue |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institution | San Antonio, TX | $99,895 | 2024 | Biomedical Research |
| UNC INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $99,856 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| UC SANTA BARBARA EXITO PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL | NAGS HEAD, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| Gateway Technology Center | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,000 | 2024 | general operation |
| PALISADES-MALIBU YMCA | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $27,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| Palisades-Malibu YMCA | Pacific Palisades, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | General Operation |
| MAMA HILLS HELP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $16,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| SPCA of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | general operation |
| FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| Fun Run for Charities - North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | General Operation |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR UKRANIAN REFUGEES |
| The River Otter Ecology Project | Forest Knolls, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Operation |
| THE RIVER OTTER ECOLOGY PROJECT | FOREST KNOLLS, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| THE SLAC FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATON |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $100,015 | 2023 | FACILITY UPGRADE |
| UNC INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $99,856 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL | NAGS HEAD, NC | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| UC SANTA BARBARA EXITO PROGRAM | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| PALISADES-MALIBU YMCA | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | $27,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| MAMA HILLS HELP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $16,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR UKRANIAN REFUGEES |
| FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| THE RIVER OTTER ECOLOGY PROJECT | FOREST KNOLLS, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| THE SLAC FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATON |
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
$500,000General Operation
Roanoke Island Historical Association
$25,000General Operation
Palisades-Malibu YMCA
$15,000General Operation
NC Coastal Federation
$10,000General Operation
Fun Run for Charities - North Carolina Community Foundation
$5,000General Operation
General Operation
World Central Kitchen
$5,000General Operation
Mama Hill's Help Inc
$5,000General Operation
Chrysalis
$5,000General Operation
Boys & Girls Club of Tar River Region
$100,000general operation
UNC INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
$99,856GENERAL OPERATION
UC SANTA BARBARA EXITO PROGRAM
$50,000GENERAL OPERATION
OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL
$50,000GENERAL OPERATION
Gateway Technology Center
$30,000general operation
PALISADES-MALIBU YMCA
$27,000GENERAL OPERATION
Palisades-Malibu YMCA
$20,000General Operation
MAMA HILLS HELP
$16,000GENERAL OPERATION
FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
Fun Run for Charities - North Carolina Community Foundation
$5,000General Operation
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT
$5,000HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR UKRANIAN REFUGEES
The River Otter Ecology Project
$5,000General Operation
THE RIVER OTTER ECOLOGY PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
THE SLAC FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL OPERATON
UNC INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
$99,856GENERAL OPERATION
OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL
$50,000GENERAL OPERATION
UC SANTA BARBARA EXITO PROGRAM
$50,000GENERAL OPERATION
PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATION
PALISADES-MALIBU YMCA
$27,000GENERAL OPERATION
MAMA HILLS HELP
$16,000GENERAL OPERATION
COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT
$5,000HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR UKRANIAN REFUGEES
FUN RUN FOR CHARITIES- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
THE RIVER OTTER ECOLOGY PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATION
THE SLAC FOUNDATION
$2,000GENERAL OPERATON