TA Blue Bell Foundation concentrates on unrestricted operating support for community-serving organizations, with an emphasis on faith-affiliated youth services and neighborhood family centers. Their awards are large and targeted — often to established intermediaries or local anchors — suggesting a preference for strengthening organizations’ core capacity rather than project-specific funding.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants in a year (one blockbuster $1M award plus two sizeable grants). Predominantly unrestricted/general operating funding to established organizations and intermediaries rather than many small or new grantees.
Ta Blue Bell Foundation Main’s largest 2023 grant was a $1,000,000 general operating award to Kontoor Brands Foundation in Greensboro, North Carolina, underscoring a pattern of large unrestricted support to established community intermediaries. The foundation’s recent giving also includes $300,000 to Wilson Family Young Mens Christian Assoc in Wilson, North Carolina, and $250,000 to Martha Obryan Center Inc in Nashville, Tennessee, both labeled general operating support. Across its recent awards, the foundation appears to favor organizations that anchor local service networks rather than narrowly defined projects. Faith-affiliated youth services, neighborhood family centers, food assistance groups, and community foundations all appear in the grant list, with multiple awards made to Greensboro-area organizations. The mix suggests a funder interested in strengthening core capacity for groups serving families, youth, and basic needs. Its grants are concentrated in the United States, and the recent record shows repeated support for organizations that can distribute resources or deliver direct community services at scale.
A clear thread in the foundation’s giving is general operating support for community-serving organizations. In Greensboro, it awarded $30,000 to Greensboro Urban Ministry for general operating support and another $30,000 to A Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc for the same purpose, pairing basic-needs work with local infrastructure. Food access also appears in the $30,000 grant to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest No in Winston Salem. Faith-linked youth and family services are another visible area: Wilson Family Young Mens Christian Assoc received $300,000 for general operating support, and Living Water of Greensboro Inc received $25,000. The foundation also backed domestic-violence services with a $25,000 grant to Council on Domestic Violence for Page Co in Luray, Virginia. These awards show a preference for organizations serving families through recurring community support roles.
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $66,994 at the 75th percentile, even though the distribution includes one much larger $1,000,000 award. The recent list shows a strong tilt toward general operating support rather than project-specific funding. Several recipients are community foundations, food banks, and neighborhood service organizations, which fits a core-capacity strategy. The data provided covers 2023 only, so it shows a snapshot rather than a multi-year pattern. Ta Blue Bell Foundation Main does not fund individuals and is not identified as a DAF or family foundation in the supplied data.
$1.9M
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$310K
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $25K and $67K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$67K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Notable grantees: Kontoor Brands Foundation, Wilson Family Young Mens Christian Assoc, Martha O'Bryan Center Inc
Giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. North Carolina appears most often, including Greensboro, Wilson, Winston Salem, and Stokesdale. Other recipient cities in the recent list include Nashville, Brookhaven, Oklahoma City, Luray, Virginia Beach, and Stokesdale. The foundation gives 0% of grants to Nevada recipients, despite being headquartered in Las Vegas. The geographic pattern points to a concentration in North Carolina rather than the headquarters state.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly general operating awards. Examples include $1,000,000 to Kontoor Brands Foundation, $300,000 to Wilson Family Young Mens Christian Assoc, and $250,000 to Martha Obryan Center Inc, all marked general operating support.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $66,994 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes one $1,000,000 grant, which is much larger than the rest.
North Carolina is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities there include Greensboro, Wilson, Winston Salem, and Stokesdale, showing a strong concentration of grants in that state.
Recent grantees include a corporate giving foundation, a YMCA, a community center, a Salvation Army branch, a community foundation, a food bank, and a domestic violence organization. That mix points to community-serving intermediaries, faith-affiliated youth services, and neighborhood support organizations.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KONTOOR BRANDS FOUNDATION | GREENSBORO, NC | $1,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WILSON FAMILY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC | WILSON, NC | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARTHA OBRYAN CENTER INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BROOKHAVEN, GA | $66,994 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| A SIMPLE GESTURE GREENSBORO INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NO | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER GREENSBO | GREENSBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY | GREENSBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COUNCIL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR PAGE CO | LURAY, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LIVING WATER OF GREENSBORO INC | STOKESDALE, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PAGE COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | LURAY, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OPERATION SMILE INC | VIRGINIA BCH, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
KONTOOR BRANDS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$66,994GENERAL OPERATING
GENERAL OPERATING
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NO
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
COUNCIL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR PAGE CO
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
LIVING WATER OF GREENSBORO INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
PAGE COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING