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Dollars for Doers (Employee Volunteer Grants)
Who can apply: LendingTree employees who volunteer and log hours are eligible. Recipient nonprofits must be eligible per the Foundation's/process rules.
About Lendingtree Foundation
The LendingTree Foundation directs its giving to regional civic infrastructure by providing large, unrestricted support to a single intermediary in the Charlotte area. All reported grants go to the Foundation For The Carolinas (listed twice), indicating a strategy of channeling philanthropy through a local community foundation to support broad, place-based needs rather than funding many direct-service nonprofits.
Focus Areas
General operating/support for a regional community foundation (Foundation For The Carolinas)Place-based philanthropy focused on Charlotte / Greater Charlotte civic and community needsIntermediary grantmaking and donor-advised or endowment-building support via a community foundation
Who They Fund
K–12 students and classroomsyouth athletes / school sports teamsdisaster-affected local communitieschildren in foster care or residential programsdiaspora cultural communities
About Lendingtree Foundation
The LendingTree Foundation’s clearest pattern is channeling large unrestricted support through Charlotte’s community infrastructure, especially Foundation for the Carolinas, which appears multiple times in the recent grants list at $250,000. That intermediary-centered approach sits alongside direct support for local organizations working in Charlotte on mobility, housing, education, and neighborhood development. Recent grant recipients include Freedom Communities, Do Greater Charlotte, Digi-bridge, Dottie Rose Foundation, Charlotte Rescue Mission, Common Wealth Charlotte, Artpop Street Gallery, Charlotte Is Creative, West Side Community Land Trust, and The Relatives Inc. Several of those organizations received $125,000 awards in both 2023 and 2024, showing repeated support across years rather than a single isolated gift. The foundation also makes smaller gifts, with $25,000 awards to groups such as Right Moves for Youth Inc and Wayfinders, and a $5,000 grant to Stiletto Boss University. Overall, the portfolio points to place-based philanthropy in Charlotte that combines intermediary funding with direct grants to community-embedded nonprofits.
What Lendingtree Foundation Funds
A major part of the foundation’s work centers on homeownership and upward mobility. In 2023 and 2024, it gave $125,000 to West Side Community Land Trust for support, and it also backed Common Wealth Charlotte with $125,000 in each of those years. It has also funded Freedom Communities and Do Greater Charlotte at the same grant level, indicating repeated support for organizations tied to local economic opportunity. The foundation also supports creative and community-building work: Artpop Street Gallery received $125,000 in 2023 and again in 2024, and Charlotte Is Creative also received $125,000 in both years. Education and youth-focused support appears as well, including $125,000 to Digi-bridge in both 2023 and 2024 and $25,000 to Right Moves for Youth Inc in 2023. The portfolio includes direct support for community-serving nonprofits such as Charlotte Rescue Mission and The Relatives Inc, each funded at $125,000 in both years.
How Lendingtree Foundation Gives
The reported grant sizes are clustered around a few levels: p25 is $5,000, the median is $125,000, and p75 is $125,000. That pattern reflects a portfolio split between smaller employee-linked gifts and a recurring set of larger community grants. The recent grants list shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, especially at $125,000, suggesting ongoing support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation operates through both direct grants and employee-giving mechanisms, including a volunteer grant program, employee matching, and matched charitable donations. It also runs a cohort model for founder-led organizations, with the active program description specifying multi-year, trust-based support. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Impact Grants and employee volunteer grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$73K
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$22K
Total Expenses
$123K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $125K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$125K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Lendingtree Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lendingtree Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 230 | $3.3M | 99.6% |
| 2 | India | 1 |
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