The Coffey Foundation is a locally focused funder centered on Caldwell County/Lenoir, NC, supporting basic needs, faith-based social services, community institutions, and higher-education scholarships. It regularly makes repeat grants to small-to-medium local nonprofits (food, shelter, housing, thrift/support ministries), the community college system, regional arts groups, and individual college scholarship recipients at public and private universities. The foundation’s support is practical and place-based — sustaining direct-service organizations and investing in student access to postsecondary education.
The Coffey Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of place-based support through repeated grants to Caldwell County organizations, especially direct-service groups, housing providers, and college scholarship funds. One of its largest recent gifts was $28,000 to Caldwell County Yokefellow in Lenoir, a recipient that appears multiple times across the recent grants list. The foundation also made $25,000 grants to the Foundation of Caldwell Community College in both 2023 and 2024, and again in 2025, along with a $25,000 grant in 2025 to The Foundation of Ccc&ti Inc. That mix points to a funder that sustains recurring community needs while also backing postsecondary access through local institutions and scholarship vehicles. The grant record shows support for food assistance, shelter, housing, community college foundations, and faith-based social service organizations. It also includes local arts and education funding, such as the Caldwell Arts Council, plus individual college scholarship awards. The size pattern is practical rather than large-scale, with many grants clustered in amounts suited to operating support, program support, or scholarship distribution. Across the recent record, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in Lenoir and nearby Caldwell County organizations, with repeated awards to the same nonprofits over multiple years.
Basic-needs services are a major part of the foundation’s work. In 2024, it gave $28,000 to Caldwell County Yokefellow in Lenoir, and the same organization received additional grants of $26,350 in 2023 and $15,000 twice in 2025. Lenoir Soup Kitchen also appears repeatedly, including $10,550 in 2023 and $8,500 grants in 2024 and 2025. Housing and shelter organizations are another steady thread. Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity received $19,770 in 2023, $15,000 in 2024, $13,500 in 2025, and a $10,000 grant in 2025. Shelter Home of Caldwell County received $8,300 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports education-related institutions and student aid, including $25,000 grants to Foundation of Caldwell Community College in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus a $13,000 grant to Caldwell Arts Council in 2025.
The Coffey Foundation Inc. makes mid-sized grants: the typical range runs from $3,000 at the 25th percentile to $6,000 at the median and $8,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, rather than one-off giving. That includes multiple awards to community college foundations, food programs, housing groups, and school-related recipients. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. The grant list also shows beneficiary-directed language on several awards, with contributions not controlled by the foundation but by the recipients, including scholarship grants.
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$512K
Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Concentrated, locally targeted giving with many repeat multiyear or multi-grant relationships: multiple small-to-mid-sized awards to the same set of Caldwell County organizations plus recurring individual scholarships to students at UNC and regional campuses.
Notable grantees: Caldwell County Yokefellow, Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity, Lenoir Soup Kitchen, Communities In Schools (local chapter), UNC Chapel Hill (scholarship recipients / student awards)
Giving is tightly concentrated in North Carolina: 100% of grants in the data go to recipients in the state, and the top giving city is Lenoir. Caldwell County organizations account for much of the recent record, including recipients in Lenoir such as Caldwell County Yokefellow, Foundation of Caldwell Community College, and Caldwell Arts Council. Granite Falls also appears through South Caldwell Christian Ministries. The grant list does not show recipients outside the United States.
The recent grants point to basic-needs providers, housing organizations, community college foundations, arts groups, and faith-based social service ministries. Examples include Caldwell County Yokefellow, Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity, Foundation of Caldwell Community College, Caldwell Arts Council, and South Caldwell Christian Ministries.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Caldwell County Yokefellow received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Foundation of Caldwell Community College received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity and Lenoir Soup Kitchen also reappear across years.
The grant-size distribution is centered on relatively small awards: $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $6,000 at the median, and $8,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger awards to recurring local institutions and scholarship-related recipients.
Its giving is local and entirely in North Carolina. Every grant in the provided recipient-country data goes to U.S. organizations, and the top giving city is Lenoir. Granite Falls appears as another recipient city through South Caldwell Christian Ministries.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FOUNDATION OF CCC&TI INC | LENOIR, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| CALDWELL COUNTY YOKEFELLOW | LENOIR, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| CALDWELL COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | LENOIR, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS | LENOIR, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| LENOIR SOUP KITCHEN | LENOIR, NC | $8,500 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - JAXON MULLIS | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - NATALIE CRUMP | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - DYLAN PODUNAVAC | HUDSON, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - CALEB WEINER | HUDSON, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY - ANDREA DENISE GODFREY | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - KATHERINE ELIZABETH CLARK | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - KATHRYN DIANE WHISNANT | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - ELLA GWEN ARROWOOD | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - ISABELLA HAWKINS | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - CHARLOTTE MARIE GARDNER | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - GARRETT GOUDAS | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SOUTH CALDWELL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - ALYSSA MCMASTERS | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ABIGAIL CAMPBELL | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - JAYDEN LANFORD | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - DALTON HENDERSON | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - QUINTEN WALKER CURTIS | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - ARIANA HERNANDEZ | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - MARY CATHERINE FORD | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC GREENSBORO - SOPHIA BANYAI | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - MAX HUSS MACCHIA | HUDSON, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - RACHEL KRIPNER | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - HAYLEY VICTORIA HARTLEY | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - EMMA ELIZABETH INGRAM | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - PAUL JACOB NORWOOD | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - THOMAS HOWARD | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY - AYDEN BOLLINGER | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY - ZOIE CATHERINE MILLER | LENOIR, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - LANEY CARPENTER | HUDSON, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC ASHEVILLE - CHANDLER GRAY DIXON | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL | LENOIR, NC | $7,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| CALDWELL HOUSE INC | LENOIR, NC | $7,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| ROBIN'S NEST | LENOIR, NC | $6,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ERIN SHOWS | GRANITE FALLS, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SHELTER HOME OF CALDWELL COUNTY | LENOIR, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - ADELYN HINSHAW | HICKORY, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ABIGAIL SUSAN KIDDER | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - KENDYL THOMAS | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL - LILY WRIGHT | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - FAITH ELIZABETH MCINTYRE | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LSU - MASON CARTER LEWIS | HICKORY, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| JAMES C HARPER SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS |
| LEES-MCRAE COLLEGE - PYPER CABLE | HUDSON, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ANDERSON UNIVERSITY - JOSEPHINE CRISP | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LEE UNIVERSITY - NOLAN MICHAEL WALLACE | LENOIR, NC | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
THE FOUNDATION OF CCC&TI INC
$25,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
CALDWELL COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS
$10,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
LENOIR SOUP KITCHEN
$8,500THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - JAXON MULLIS
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - NATALIE CRUMP
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - DYLAN PODUNAVAC
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - CALEB WEINER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY - ANDREA DENISE GODFREY
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY - KATHERINE ELIZABETH CLARK
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - KATHRYN DIANE WHISNANT
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - ELLA GWEN ARROWOOD
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - ISABELLA HAWKINS
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - CHARLOTTE MARIE GARDNER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - GARRETT GOUDAS
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - ALYSSA MCMASTERS
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ABIGAIL CAMPBELL
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - JAYDEN LANFORD
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - QUINTEN WALKER CURTIS
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - ARIANA HERNANDEZ
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - MARY CATHERINE FORD
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC GREENSBORO - SOPHIA BANYAI
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - MAX HUSS MACCHIA
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - RACHEL KRIPNER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - HAYLEY VICTORIA HARTLEY
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - EMMA ELIZABETH INGRAM
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - PAUL JACOB NORWOOD
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - THOMAS HOWARD
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY - AYDEN BOLLINGER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY - ZOIE CATHERINE MILLER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - LANEY CARPENTER
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC ASHEVILLE - CHANDLER GRAY DIXON
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
CALDWELL ARTS COUNCIL
$7,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
CALDWELL HOUSE INC
$7,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
ROBIN'S NEST
$6,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ERIN SHOWS
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
SHELTER HOME OF CALDWELL COUNTY
$5,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - ADELYN HINSHAW
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
NC STATE UNIVERSITY - ABIGAIL SUSAN KIDDER
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - KENDYL THOMAS
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNC CHAPEL HILL - LILY WRIGHT
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - FAITH ELIZABETH MCINTYRE
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
LSU - MASON CARTER LEWIS
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
JAMES C HARPER SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
$4,000THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION BUT BY THE RECIPIENTS
LEES-MCRAE COLLEGE - PYPER CABLE
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY - JOSEPHINE CRISP
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
LEE UNIVERSITY - NOLAN MICHAEL WALLACE
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS