
Develop, train and sustain high-quality Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) and Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs).
Children's Advocacy Centers of North Carolina Inc centers its grantmaking on sub-awards that help develop, train, and sustain high-quality Children’s Advocacy Centers and Multi-Disciplinary Teams. The recent record shows a clear operating pattern: large project-restricted grants flowing to local CAC infrastructure and partner organizations rather than to individuals. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,692,029 to Southmountain Children and Family Services Inc for CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS, followed by $683,487 to Pat's Place Inc for the same purpose. In 2023, Southmountain Children and Family Services Inc also received $1,746,459, indicating a repeated relationship around the same sub-award structure. These grants point to a funder that supports the organizations and teams around child abuse response, victim services, legal and medical consultation, and center development. Its named focus areas also include training and professional development, advocacy and public policy, and accreditation, showing that the work is aimed at strengthening the network that serves children and families rather than funding isolated one-time activities.
Child abuse prevention and victim services sit at the center of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $595,207 in 2025 to Carousel Center and $279,148 to Safechild Advocacy Center for CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS, both tied to the same network-building purpose. The grant list also shows support for multidisciplinary and clinical partnerships: Atrium Health received $449,974 in 2025 for CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS, while East Carolina University (school of Pediatrics)tedi Bear Cac received $550,224 in 2025. Those awards align with the foundation’s stated emphasis on multidisciplinary team support, legal and medical consultation, and child victim services and healing. Across the recent grants, the funding pattern is less about isolated projects and more about keeping the CAC and MDT model functioning across local service systems.
Typical award sizes cluster in a mid-six-figure range, with p25 at $151,792, a median of $188,508, and p75 at $255,341. The recent grants list shows the same organizations appearing in multiple years, including Southmountain Children and Family Services Inc, Pat's Place Inc, East Carolina University (school of Pediatrics)tedi Bear Cac, Carousel Center, Atrium Health, Onslow Partnership for Children Inc, Family Services of the Piedmont Inc, Mountain Child Advocacy Center, Safechild Advocacy Center, Dragonfly House Children's Advocacy Center Inc, and Lighthouse Cac (gaston County). That repeated appearance suggests ongoing partnership-based funding rather than one-off awards. The organization does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments.
$10.3M
$2M
$12.8M
$12.7M
Most grants fall between $152K and $255K, with a median of $189K.
25th Percentile
$152K
Median
$189K
75th Percentile
$255K
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All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, with 73 grants listed in the US and none outside the country. The recipient list includes organizations in multiple North Carolina communities, including Gastonia through Lighthouse Cac (gaston County), Asheville through Mountain Child Advocacy Center, and Wilmington through Carousel Center. Other named recipients include Pat's Place Inc, Safechild Advocacy Center, and Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center of Catawba County Inc, indicating a statewide service footprint for child advocacy work.
It supports Children’s Advocacy Centers, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, and partner organizations that provide child abuse prevention, child victim services and healing, legal and medical consultation, training, advocacy, and center development. The recent grants are structured as CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS to local service organizations and institutions.
Typical grants are fairly consistent: p25 is $151,792, median grant size is $188,508, and p75 is $255,341. Recent awards also include larger sub-awards above $1 million to the same network of service organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2025, including Southmountain Children and Family Services Inc, Pat's Place Inc, East Carolina University (school of Pediatrics)tedi Bear Cac, Carousel Center, Atrium Health, Onslow Partnership for Children Inc, and Safechild Advocacy Center.
The recipient distribution in the dataset is entirely U.S.-based: 73 grants, or 100.0%, went to US recipients. Named North Carolina recipients include Lighthouse Cac (gaston County), Mountain Child Advocacy Center, and Carousel Center.
The listed grants are tied to CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS and align with child abuse prevention, child victim services and healing, multidisciplinary team support, training and professional development, advocacy and public policy, legal and medical consultation, and center development and accreditation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHMOUNTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | — | $1,692,029 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| PAT'S PLACE INC | — | $683,487 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CAROUSEL CENTER | — | $595,207 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (SCHOOL OF PEDIATRICS)TEDI BEAR CAC | — | $550,224 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CROSSROADS INC | — | $474,133 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| ATRIUM HEALTH | — | $449,974 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT INC | — | $409,719 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| ONSLOW PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC | — | $391,701 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAFECHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $279,148 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| DRAGONFLY HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $255,341 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $252,242 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| MOUNTAIN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $242,828 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| LIGHTHOUSE CAC (GASTON COUNTY) | — | $225,414 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| HELP INC | — | $222,315 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| FAMILY SERVICES INC | — | $204,929 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| DOVE HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $201,436 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION CENTER OF CATAWBA COUNTY INC | — | $199,366 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAFESPOT CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF FAIRFAX COUNTY | — | $196,651 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| PREVENT CHILD ABUSE ROWAN INC-TERRIE HESS HOUSE | — | $192,910 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| LINCOLN COUNTY COALITION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE INC | — | $191,162 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| FAMILY RESOURCES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY INC | — | $188,508 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY INC | — | $179,496 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| KIDS FIRST INC | — | $179,253 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| HAVEN | — | $175,041 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| KIDS PLACE CAC | — | $172,909 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIAN | — | $171,745 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAMPSON COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $171,027 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAFELIGHT INC | — | $168,718 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| AWAKE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $168,475 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CALDWELL COUNTY INC | — | $164,981 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| KARE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $158,600 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| RANDOLPH COUNTY CRISIS CENTER | — | $154,684 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| TURNING POINT | — | $145,311 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS HOMES OF NC | — | $84,023 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAMCHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $79,740 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| ALLEGHANY PART FOR CHILDREN | — | $74,430 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SOUTHMOUNTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | — | $1,746,459 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (SCHOOL OF PEDIATRICS)TEDI BEAR CAC | — | $679,207 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| PAT'S PLACE INC | — | $589,293 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| ONSLOW PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC | — | $378,078 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT INC | — | $360,039 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CAROUSEL CENTER | — | $336,374 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| ATRIUM HEALTH | — | $327,167 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CROSSROADS INC | — | $268,828 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| SAFECHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $265,067 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| MOUNTAIN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $225,401 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION CENTER OF CATAWBA COUNTY INC | — | $219,517 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| FAMILY RESOURCES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY INC | — | $214,535 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| DRAGONFLY HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC | — | $213,068 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CALDWELL COUNTY INC | — | $204,156 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS |
SOUTHMOUNTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC
$1,692,029CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
PAT'S PLACE INC
$683,487CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CAROUSEL CENTER
$595,207CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (SCHOOL OF PEDIATRICS)TEDI BEAR CAC
$550,224CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CROSSROADS INC
$474,133CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
ATRIUM HEALTH
$449,974CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT INC
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
ONSLOW PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$391,701CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAFECHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$279,148CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
DRAGONFLY HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$255,341CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$252,242CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
MOUNTAIN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$242,828CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
LIGHTHOUSE CAC (GASTON COUNTY)
$225,414CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
HELP INC
$222,315CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
FAMILY SERVICES INC
$204,929CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
DOVE HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$201,436CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION CENTER OF CATAWBA COUNTY INC
$199,366CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAFESPOT CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF FAIRFAX COUNTY
$196,651CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE ROWAN INC-TERRIE HESS HOUSE
$192,910CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
LINCOLN COUNTY COALITION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE INC
$191,162CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
FAMILY RESOURCES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY INC
$188,508CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY INC
$179,496CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
KIDS FIRST INC
$179,253CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
HAVEN
$175,041CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
KIDS PLACE CAC
$172,909CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIAN
$171,745CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAMPSON COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$171,027CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAFELIGHT INC
$168,718CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
AWAKE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$168,475CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CALDWELL COUNTY INC
$164,981CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
KARE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$158,600CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
RANDOLPH COUNTY CRISIS CENTER
$154,684CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
TURNING POINT
$145,311CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
BOYS AND GIRLS HOMES OF NC
$84,023CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAMCHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$79,740CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
ALLEGHANY PART FOR CHILDREN
$74,430CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SOUTHMOUNTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES INC
$1,746,459CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (SCHOOL OF PEDIATRICS)TEDI BEAR CAC
$679,207CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
PAT'S PLACE INC
$589,293CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
ONSLOW PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC
$378,078CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT INC
$360,039CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CAROUSEL CENTER
$336,374CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
ATRIUM HEALTH
$327,167CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CROSSROADS INC
$268,828CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
SAFECHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$265,067CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
MOUNTAIN CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$225,401CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION CENTER OF CATAWBA COUNTY INC
$219,517CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
FAMILY RESOURCES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY INC
$214,535CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
DRAGONFLY HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER INC
$213,068CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF CALDWELL COUNTY INC
$204,156CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY SUB-AWARDS