The Yeargan Foundation Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on a small number of local institutional beneficiaries in the North Carolina Triangle area, with a particular emphasis on supporting higher education endowment and community health and recreation organizations. Grants are sizable and targeted—not broad-based—and often repeat to the same organizations, indicating long-term relationships with a few core grantees.
Concentrated, relatively large grants to a handful of repeat institutional grantees (multi-grant relationships), focused on local beneficiaries rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Duke University, Transitions LifeCare / Transitions Life Care, YMCA of the Triangle
The Yeargan Foundation Charitable Trust gives in a narrow, relationship-based way: two $200,000 endowment grants to Duke University in 2023 and 2024 sit at the top of its recent record, and the rest of the pattern clusters around a small set of recurring institutions. The trust’s recent giving also includes repeated support for Transitions LifeCare, the YMCA of the Triangle, Durham Nativity School, and Community of Hope, showing a preference for multiyear commitments rather than one-off awards. Alongside those larger grants, the trust makes smaller memorial contributions, which appear in the recent grants list at $100 and connect the foundation to a wider set of named organizations. The overall picture is of a funder that uses a compact portfolio of grants to support higher education endowment work, palliative and hospice care, and local community programming. Its recent awards range from modest memorial gifts to six-figure institutional support, with several recipients appearing in consecutive years. The pattern points to a foundation that concentrates on a few organizations, often renewing support at the same levels across years.
Higher education endowment support is a clear priority. The trust gave $200,000 to Duke University in 2023 and another $200,000 in 2024, both listed as endowment grants. In community health, it supported Transitions LifeCare with $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024, with the 2024 gift marked memorial. It also backed community recreation and local services through the YMCA of the Triangle, awarding $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Education outside the university setting appears as well: Durham Nativity School received $50,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024, showing continued support but at different levels. Smaller institutional grants extend the same pattern to Wake Tech Foundation, which received $13,980 in 2024.
The Yeargan Foundation Charitable Trust’s typical grant size is $100 at the 25th percentile, $26,990 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, indicating a mix of symbolic memorial gifts and much larger institutional awards. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, especially Duke University, Transitions LifeCare, the YMCA of the Triangle, Durham Nativity School, and Community of Hope. That repetition suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants. The trust is a private charitable trust, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $100 and $50K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$50K
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The trust’s giving is regional and heavily centered in North Carolina, which accounts for 70% of grants by recipient location. Durham and Raleigh appear most often in the recent grants list, with additional grants in Garner and Wilmington. Outside North Carolina, recent recipients include Wayne, Pennsylvania; New Orleans, Louisiana; Dillingham, Alaska; and Evansville, Indiana. Although the headquarters is in Garner, the strongest giving concentration is in North Carolina recipient communities, especially the Triangle area.
Its recent grants show a focus on higher education endowment support, palliative and hospice care, and local community programming. Duke University received two $200,000 endowment grants in 2023 and 2024, while Transitions LifeCare received $100,000 in each of those years.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Duke University, Transitions LifeCare, the YMCA of the Triangle, Durham Nativity School, Community of Hope, Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust, and Church of the Saviour.
The grant-size distribution is $100 at the 25th percentile, $26,990 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. That mix reflects both very small memorial gifts and larger operating or endowment grants.
North Carolina recipients account for 70% of grants, and recent awards cluster in Durham, Raleigh, and Garner. The foundation also made smaller grants to organizations in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Alaska, and Indiana.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $1,000,000 | 2026 | Courage to Confront Crisis Campaign |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $400,000 | 2026 | Hubert-Yeargan Center Gift Fund |
| Transitions Life Care | Raleigh, NC | $325,000 | 2026 | Hospice and Palliative Care, Bereavement Services |
| Bastion Community of Resilence | New Orleans, LA | $300,000 | 2026 | Veteran Wellness Center Completion and Expansions |
| Durham Nativity School | Durham, NC | $162,500 | 2026 | Provide Excellent Education for Young Men |
| Community of Hope | Garner, NC | $120,000 | 2026 | Community Assistance for Housing and Food Insecurity |
| 50 Legs in 50 Days | Clearwater, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | Provide Amputees with Care and Prosthetics |
| Canines for Service Inc | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | Train Service Canines for Veterans |
| Immigrant Defenders Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | Universal Representation for all Immigrants Facing Deportation |
| Brother Martin High School | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 2026 | Form Young Men in Trusting Environment Rooted in Religious Values |
| Bristol Bay Heritage Land Trust | Dillingham, AK | $5,000 | 2026 | Fly Fishing and Guide Academy |
| Covenant House | Topeka, KS | $5,000 | 2026 | Provide Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Counseling to Youth |
| Dream House Wellness Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 2026 | Expanding Access to Mental and Spiritual Wellness |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $100 | 2026 | Research Cancer Cure |
| Church of the Savior | Wayne, PA | $100 | 2026 | Contribution |
| AdventHealth Foundation | Orlando, FL | $100 | 2026 | Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ |
| Transitions Kids | Raleigh, NC | $100 | 2026 | Hospice and Palliative Care, Bereavement Services |
| Chapters Health Foundation | Temple Terrace, FL | $100 | 2026 | Quality End of Life Care and Bereavement Services |
| Able to Serve | Garner, NC | $100 | 2026 | Equipping Adults with Disabilities to Live with Purpose and Dignity |
| Son of a Saint | New Orleans, LA | $100 | 2026 | Improve Lives of Fatherless Boys |
| Children's of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $100 | 2026 | Children's Hospital |
| Myers Park Presbyterian Church | Charlotte, NC | $100 | 2026 | Memorial Gift to Ministry |
| WAKE MED FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| TRANSITIONS LIFECARE | RALEIGH, NC | $325,100 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL | DURHAM, NC | $195,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| COMMUNITY OF HOPE | GARNER, NC | $116,625 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SAMARITAN PURSE | BOONE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| WAKE TECH FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $14,680 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST | DILLINGHAM, AK | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH | LOUISVILLE, KY | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL |
| HADASSAH | NEW YORK, NY | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL |
| CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR | WAYNE, PA | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL |
| AVERSBORO ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH | GARNER, NC | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL |
| AVOW FUND INC | NAPLES, FL | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $200,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT |
| TRANSITIONS LIFE CARE | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | MEMORIAL |
| YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| COMMUNITY OF HOPE | GARNER, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| WAKE TECH FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $13,980 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST | DILLINGHAM, AK | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL EASTERN NC | RALEIGH, NC | $100 | 2024 | MEMORIAL |
| CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR | WAYNE, PA | $100 | 2024 | MEMORIAL |
| LINDA WHITE HOSPICE HOUSE | EVANSVILLE, IN | $100 | 2024 | MEMORIAL |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $200,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT |
| TRANSITIONS LIFECARE | RALEIGH, NC | $100,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
WakeMed Foundation
$1,000,000Courage to Confront Crisis Campaign
Transitions Life Care
$325,000Hospice and Palliative Care, Bereavement Services
Bastion Community of Resilence
$300,000Veteran Wellness Center Completion and Expansions
Community of Hope
$120,000Community Assistance for Housing and Food Insecurity
Canines for Service Inc
$50,000Train Service Canines for Veterans
Universal Representation for all Immigrants Facing Deportation
Brother Martin High School
$5,000Form Young Men in Trusting Environment Rooted in Religious Values
Covenant House
$5,000Provide Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Counseling to Youth
Dream House Wellness Foundation
$2,000Expanding Access to Mental and Spiritual Wellness
American Cancer Society
$100Research Cancer Cure
Church of the Savior
$100Contribution
Transitions Kids
$100Hospice and Palliative Care, Bereavement Services
Chapters Health Foundation
$100Quality End of Life Care and Bereavement Services
Able to Serve
$100Equipping Adults with Disabilities to Live with Purpose and Dignity
Children's of Mississippi
$100Children's Hospital
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
$100Memorial Gift to Ministry
WAKE MED FOUNDATION
$1,000,000CONTRIBUTION
COMMUNITY OF HOPE
$116,625CONTRIBUTION
WAKE TECH FOUNDATION
$14,680CONTRIBUTION
ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000CONTRIBUTION
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH
$100MEMORIAL
HADASSAH
$100MEMORIAL
CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
$100MEMORIAL
AVERSBORO ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
$100MEMORIAL
AVOW FUND INC
$100MEMORIAL
COMMUNITY OF HOPE
$40,000CONTRIBUTION
CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
$100MEMORIAL
LINDA WHITE HOSPICE HOUSE
$100MEMORIAL