Improving the health, education and well-being of eastern North Carolina and beyond; supporting ECU Health, the ECU health sciences schools and colleges, Laupus Library, patient care, research and student support.
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Foundation Inc’s recent giving is centered on ECU Health and the health infrastructure that supports eastern North Carolina. The largest grants on file go to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, including a $2,284,658 award in 2023, a $1,455,333 award in 2024, and a $1,846,867 award in 2025. That same pattern extends to broader ECU Health support, with additional funding to ECU Health for program support and capital. The foundation also backs the systems around care delivery and training. Its grants reach ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation, East Carolina University, Access East Inc, and Pitt County Health Department, along with organizations serving community health needs such as Beaufort County EMS and Greenville Community Shelters Inc. Scholarship and student support funding is part of the portfolio, alongside community benefit work and support tied to patient care, research, and health sciences education. The grant record shows a local operating pattern rooted in eastern North Carolina, with all recent grants going to recipients in North Carolina.
Patient care and hospital support are at the center of the foundation’s grantmaking. In that area, it gave $196,800 in 2025 to Beaufort County EMS for community benefits and health, and $147,400 in 2025 to Pitt County Government for the same broad purpose. Public health and access-to-care work also appears repeatedly. The foundation awarded $109,000 in 2025 and another $109,000 in 2024 to Access East Inc for community benefits and health, and $65,000 in 2024 to Pitt County Health Department. Education and student support are another clear strand. It funded East Carolina University with $77,500 in 2025 and $74,500 in 2024, and earlier support for East Carolina University appears in the grant list as well. Community-serving partners such as the Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Plains and Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina show a broader wellness and social-support footprint.
Grant sizes range from a 25th percentile of $8,000 to a median of $14,700 and a 75th percentile of $38,250, showing a mix of smaller community awards and larger institutional support. The recent record also includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including ECU Health Medical Center, ECU Health, Access East Inc, Pitt County Council on Aging, Pitt County Health Department, Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Plains, and Greenville Community Shelters Inc. The foundation operates as a health-system foundation and uses project/program-level and capital support. Its active programs are administered without unsolicited applications for the listed community benefit and student support scholarships.
$3.4M
$58.9M
$6M
$3.9M
Most grants fall between $8K and $38K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$38K
Scott Senatore
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Giving is highly concentrated in North Carolina, with 100% of grants in the HQ state and a local geographic scope. Greenville appears most often in the recent grants list, including recipients such as ECU Health Medical Center, ECU Health, Access East Inc, Pitt County Health Department, Pitt County Council on Aging, and Greenville Community Shelters Inc. Other North Carolina recipient locations include Washington, Winterville, Raleigh, and Charlotte. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports patient medical needs, research, student support and scholarships, pediatric services through Maynard Children’s Hospital, cancer care, nursing and allied health education, community hospital support, and planned and legacy giving. Its active programs also include community benefit grants and student support scholarships.
Typical grant size is $8,000 at the 25th percentile, $14,700 at the median, and $38,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger institutional awards, including multi-million-dollar support for ECU Health Medical Center.
The grant record is fully concentrated in North Carolina. All 103 grants in the recipient-country distribution are in the U.S., and 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of North Carolina.
For the listed active programs, unsolicited applications are not accepted. That applies to both the Community Benefit Grants Program and the Student Support (Scholarships) program.
Several recipients appear in multiple years, including ECU Health Medical Center, ECU Health, Access East Inc, Pitt County Council on Aging, Pitt County Health Department, Boys & Girls Club of Coastal Plains, and Greenville Community Shelters Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing support for core health and community partners.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | GREENVILLE, NC | $1,846,867 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ECU HEALTH | GREENVILLE, NC | $352,223 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| BEAUFORT COUNTY EMS | WASHINGTON, NC | $196,800 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ECU MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES FOUNDATION | GREENVILLE, NC | $187,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY GOVERNMENT | GREENVILLE, NC | $147,400 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ACCESS EAST INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $109,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | GREENVILLE, NC | $78,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $77,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COASTAL PLAINS | WINTERVILLE, NC | $51,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTERS INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| CARENET COUNSELING EAST | GREENVILLE, NC | $23,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| NC MEDASSIST | CHARLOTTE, NC | $22,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION OF PITT COUNTY | GREENVILLE, NC | $16,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY COALITION ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE | GREENVILLE, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS | GREENVILLE, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ALBEMARLE | ELIZABETH CITY, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| RIPE FOR REVIVAL | ROCKY MOUNT, NC | $14,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| OAKMONT BAPTIST CHURCH | GREENVILLE, NC | $12,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| THE BLIND CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA | WASHINGTON, NC | $11,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| THIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER | GREENVILLE, NC | $10,150 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| CHURCHES OUTREACH NETWORK | GREENVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PROJECT ANNA INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| TRANSFORMING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| SHEPHERD'S HELPERS | GREENVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| DAUGHTERS OF WORTH | GREENVILLE, NC | $9,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| CENTER FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & LEADERSHIP | GREENVILLE, NC | $8,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| HOPE OF GLORY MINISTRIES | GREENVILLE, NC | $7,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER PITT COUNTY NC INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $7,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ACES FOR AUTISM | WINTERVILLE, NC | $7,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | WINTERVILLE, NC | $7,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| THE NEHEMIAH INITIATIVE | WINTERVILLE, NC | $6,500 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| BEAUFORT COUNTY UNITED WAY | WASHINGTON, NC | $6,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ZION HOMELESS SHELTER & KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, NC | $6,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY CARE INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $6,000 | 2025 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | GREENVILLE, NC | $1,455,333 | 2024 | PROG SUPPORT/CAPITAL |
| ECU HEALTH | GREENVILLE, NC | $238,711 | 2024 | PROG SUPPORT/CAPITAL |
| ACCESS EAST INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $109,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | GREENVILLE, NC | $78,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | CHARLOTTE, NC | $74,500 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | GREENVILLE, NC | $65,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COASTAL PLAINS | WINTERVILLE, NC | $52,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| NC COOPERATIVE EXT SVCS - PITT COUNTY | GREENVILLE, NC | $50,750 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTERS INC | GREENVILLE, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $30,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| CARENET COUNSELING EAST | GREENVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| NC MEDASSIST | CHARLOTTE, NC | $24,500 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES | GREENVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS | GREENVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
| SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION OF PITT COUNTY | GREENVILLE, NC | $16,000 | 2024 | CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH |
ECU HEALTH
$352,223CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
BEAUFORT COUNTY EMS
$196,800CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY GOVERNMENT
$147,400CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$77,500CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTERS INC
$40,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
CARENET COUNSELING EAST
$23,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION OF PITT COUNTY
$16,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY COALITION ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
$15,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS
$15,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
RIPE FOR REVIVAL
$14,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
OAKMONT BAPTIST CHURCH
$12,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
THE BLIND CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA
$11,500CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PROJECT ANNA INC
$10,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
TRANSFORMING CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC
$10,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
SHEPHERD'S HELPERS
$10,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
DAUGHTERS OF WORTH
$9,500CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
CENTER FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & LEADERSHIP
$8,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
REBUILDING TOGETHER PITT COUNTY NC INC
$7,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
$7,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
BEAUFORT COUNTY UNITED WAY
$6,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
ZION HOMELESS SHELTER & KITCHEN
$6,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY CARE INC
$6,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
ECU HEALTH
$238,711PROG SUPPORT/CAPITAL
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
$74,500CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$65,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
NC COOPERATIVE EXT SVCS - PITT COUNTY
$50,750CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
GREENVILLE COMMUNITY SHELTERS INC
$40,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
CARENET COUNSELING EAST
$25,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$20,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS
$20,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH
SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION OF PITT COUNTY
$16,000CMTY BENEFITS&HEALTH