Urban M-Pact concentrates its giving in southeastern North Carolina with a clear preference for faith-based social services and local community institutions. The foundation repeatedly supports Baptist congregations and child welfare organizations, while also funding youth development through sports and local higher-education or workforce programs. Grants are targeted and practical — labeled as “support” — indicating flexible operational funding for trusted local partners.
Urban M-pact’s grantmaking is anchored by sizable support for a small set of local and faith-based partners in southeastern North Carolina. The largest recent award in the record is $26,000 to Pga Reach Carolinas for support, followed by $20,000 to Baptist Children’s Home and $20,000 to Wrightsville Baptist Church, showing a pattern of substantial operating-style gifts to organizations serving children, congregations, and community programs. Their recent grants also include recurring support for Baptist Children’s Home and Wrightsville Baptist Church across multiple years, along with smaller awards to youth-serving and neighborhood programs in Wilmington and nearby communities. The foundation’s giving profile points to practical, targeted funding rather than broad thematic diversification. Much of the portfolio is concentrated in church-operated community work, child welfare services, and youth activities, including sports and skating-related programs. A smaller but distinct stream supports Indian ministry work through Rev David Brisson. Across the recent grants list, every award goes to a U.S. recipient, and the named partners are mostly based in North Carolina.
Faith-based community work is central to Urban M-pact’s giving. In one of its larger awards, the foundation gave $20,000 to Wrightsville Baptist Church for support, and it later provided $6,500 to the same congregation in 2024, suggesting ongoing backing for church-based local programming. Child welfare is another clear area of support. Baptist Children’s Home received $20,000 in 2023 as a donation and another $15,000 in 2024 for support, indicating repeated funding for residential or family-services work. Youth development appears through sports and recreational programming. The foundation awarded $26,000 to Pga Reach Carolinas for support, $500 to New Hanover Little League for support, and smaller grants tied to skating and youth events in Wilmington. It also gave $16,000 to Less's Mcree College for support, adding a local education-oriented dimension to the portfolio.
Urban M-pact’s typical grant size is modest but flexible: the distribution runs from a p25 of $750 to a median of $6,500 and a p75 of $18,000. The recent record shows both one-off and recurring awards, with Baptist Children’s Home, Wrightsville Baptist Church, and Rev David Brisson appearing in more than one year. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, makes no program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. Most awards are labeled “support” or “donation,” which suggests discretionary operating or program support for trusted recipients.
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Most grants fall between $750 and $18K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$750
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 82% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Concentrated funding to a small number of local partners with multiple repeat grants; mid-sized single-year awards used for general/program support rather than large multi-year endowments.
Notable grantees: Baptist Children’s Home, Wrightsville Baptist Church, PGA REACH Carolinas, Less’s McRee College
Giving is highly local and concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 82% of grants by recipient state. Wilmington appears repeatedly, including grants to Wrightsville Baptist Church, New Hanover Little League, Scooters's Family Skating, and Village at Greenfield Community Cen. Other North Carolina recipients include Thomasville, Brown Summit, and Banner Elk. The only non-North Carolina recipient in the recent list is Rev David Brisson in Forte Yates, ND.
The recent grants point to faith-based congregations, child welfare organizations, and youth-serving programs. Examples include Wrightsville Baptist Church, Baptist Children’s Home, Pga Reach Carolinas, New Hanover Little League, and skating-related community programs in Wilmington.
Yes. Baptist Children’s Home received grants in both 2023 and 2024, Wrightsville Baptist Church also appears in both years, and Rev David Brisson received $1,000 in each year shown. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected recipients.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $750, a median of $6,500, and a p75 of $18,000. The recent list includes both smaller community awards and larger gifts such as $26,000 and $20,000 grants.
Its grantmaking is concentrated in North Carolina, with 82% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Wilmington shows up repeatedly in the recent grants list, alongside Thomasville, Brown Summit, and Banner Elk.
No. Urban M-pact is marked as not funding individuals. The recent grants list is made up of organizations and a ministry-related recipient rather than personal grants.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESS'S MCREE COLLEGE | BANNER ELK, NC | $16,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME | THOMASVILLE, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| WRIGHTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH | WILMINGTON, NC | $6,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| REV DAVID BRISSON | FORTE YATES, ND | $1,000 | 2024 | INDIAN MINISTRY |
| NEW HANOVER LITTLE LEAGUE | WILMINGTON, NC | $500 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SCOOTERS'S FAMILY SKATING | WILMINGTON, NC | $480 | 2024 | INTERCITY KIDS SKATING |
| PGA REACH CAROLINAS | BROWN SUMMIT, NC | $26,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| WRIGHTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH | WILMINGTON, NC | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME | THOMASVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| REV DAVID BRISSON | FORTE YATES, ND | $1,000 | 2023 | INDIAN MINISTRY |
| VILLAGE AT GREENFIELD COMMUNITY CEN | WILMINGTON, NC | $460 | 2023 | YOUTH SKATING PARTY |
LESS'S MCREE COLLEGE
$16,000SUPPORT
BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME
$15,000SUPPORT
WRIGHTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
$6,500SUPPORT
REV DAVID BRISSON
$1,000INDIAN MINISTRY
NEW HANOVER LITTLE LEAGUE
$500SUPPORT
SCOOTERS'S FAMILY SKATING
$480INTERCITY KIDS SKATING
PGA REACH CAROLINAS
SUPPORT
WRIGHTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000SUPPORT
BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME
$20,000DONATION
REV DAVID BRISSON
$1,000INDIAN MINISTRY
VILLAGE AT GREENFIELD COMMUNITY CEN
$460YOUTH SKATING PARTY