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About Troon Foundation
The Troon Foundation appears to function primarily as a vehicle for family-directed philanthropy rather than operating as a traditional grantmaker to nonprofits. All reported grants were large, directed to a donor-advised/charitable giving account associated with James and Kathleen Piermarini, suggesting the foundation’s funds are moved into a DAF for later distribution by the named donors.
Focus Areas
Funding of donor-advised/charitable giving accounts (pass-through philanthropy)Family-directed grantmaking and philanthropic facilitation
Who They Fund
children and youth (including foster youth)hospital patients and their familieslow-income individuals and families experiencing food insecuritypeople experiencing homelessness and veteranspeople with mental health and substance use needsrefugees and welfare recipients
Giving Approach
About Troon Foundation
The Troon Foundation’s largest reported activity is not a single nonprofit grant but repeated transfers into the Fidelity Charitable Giving Account of James M and Kathleen H. Piermarini, including a $1,635,000 grant in 2023 and another $700,000 in 2025. That pattern places family-directed philanthropy at the center of the foundation’s recent record. Alongside those account-funded transfers, the foundation also supports operating and program needs for community organizations in North Carolina and neighboring states, with grant sizes often in the five-figure and low six-figure range. Among the more distinctive nonprofit recipients are United Way of Alamance County, which received repeated support for general funds and a housing specialist, and Bon Secours, which received funding for NICU and PICU-related equipment and programming across four sites. The foundation’s recent awards also include food banks, mentoring organizations, mental health providers, and local community groups. Its public grantmaking activity shows a mix of unrestricted support, program-specific awards, and capacity-oriented funding rather than a narrow single-issue portfolio.
What Troon Foundation Funds
The Troon Foundation supports several practical service areas through named program grants. In food security, it gave $113,312 to Safe Alamance for food assistance and staffing, and $100,000 to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank for the Partner Impact Program. Housing and stabilization also appear in the record: United Way of Alamance County received $190,000 for general funds and a housing specialist. Healthcare support is another recurring theme. Bon Secours received $228,835 for Gardenfest, NICU/PICU, and NICU cameras for four sites, while Cone Health Philanthropy was awarded $86,000 for a healing garden and employee application. Youth development shows up through $150,000 to Big Brothers & Sisters for mentoring and $90,000 for the same purpose in a later year. The foundation also backed mental health work, including $125,000 to Women’s Initiative for mental health support and $74,208 to On Our Own for a mental health program.
How Troon Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $35,000 at the median, and $82,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both very large transfers into the Piermarini charitable giving account and many program grants in the $74,000 to $190,000 range. The foundation shows repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially to United Way of Alamance County, Christmas Cheer, Safe Alamance, Big Brothers & Sisters, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The active program description says it accepts unsolicited interest through a contact/interest form and requests organizational details. It also describes general grantmaking as unrestricted support for organizations in education, health, social services, and charities.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$49.1M
Total Revenue
$4.9M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $82K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$82K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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