The Newkirk Charis Foundation concentrates funding on local faith-based and community services, providing substantial unrestricted support to a primary church and backing community safety-net organizations. Its giving is pragmatic and local: large, general-purpose grants to a Baptist congregation and repeat support to a community services provider, with smaller gifts to family-focused medical support. The pattern suggests a donor interested in strengthening religious institutions and practical human services that serve families in their region.
Concentrated, small portfolio: few grants but relatively large amounts, heavy weighting toward one primary faith organization, some repeat funding to community service providers, and occasional smaller gifts to health-related family services.
A single $80,000 grant to Triad Baptist Church stands out in the Newkirk Charis Foundation’s recent giving and sets the tone for its work: substantial support for faith-based institutions alongside practical help for community safety-net providers. The foundation’s 2024 grants also include general support for Freedom House, where the organization gave $15,000, and support for Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Those gifts point to a funder that uses relatively large awards to strengthen organizations serving local congregations, families, and people facing immediate needs. The Newkirk Charis Foundation’s portfolio is compact but consistent. Its recent grants show repeated support for the same kinds of organizations, especially churches, Christian aid groups, and human-services nonprofits in North Carolina. It also backs medical and family support work, including Ronald McDonald House, and disaster or emergency relief through organizations such as Volunteer Florida Foundation. The pattern is local, relationship-driven grantmaking centered on direct service and faith-based community support.
In faith-based giving, the foundation made its largest recent grant, $80,000, to Triad Baptist Church for religious general fund support. It also gave $10,000 to Poplar Grove Baptist Church for general fund support, showing a clear pattern of backing congregational operations rather than project-specific work. For community human services, the foundation gave $15,000 to Freedom House in 2024 for general fund support and another $15,000 to the same organization in 2023 for community support. That repeat grantmaking indicates sustained attention to local service organizations. Its humanitarian and relief funding includes $12,000 to Samaritan's Purse for Christian aid to people in need and $5,000 to Volunteer Florida Foundation for community disaster relief. The foundation also supported family medical assistance with a $15,000 grant to Ronald Mcdonald House for medical purposes.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a mid-five-figure level: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,000, and p75 is $15,000. One grant far exceeds that range, with an $80,000 award at the top of the recent list. The foundation appears to make repeated gifts to some recipients across years, including Freedom House and Samaritan's Purse. Its grantmaking is all in the United States and is organized as foundation philanthropy rather than individual giving, with no program-related investments reported.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 78% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Notable grantees: Triad Baptist Church, Freedom House, Ronald McDonald House
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in North Carolina, which accounts for 78% of grants and is the foundation’s top state by grant count. Recent awards reached Kernersville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Concord, and Blowing Rock, showing a concentration in the Triad and nearby parts of the state. Outside North Carolina, the foundation gave to Tallahassee and Jacksonville in Florida. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants go to churches, Christian aid groups, community service organizations, family medical support nonprofits, and disaster relief groups. Examples in the data include religious general fund support, community support, medical support, and community disaster relief.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and p75 is $15,000. Most recent awards fall within that band, with one larger $80,000 grant standing above the rest.
Yes. Freedom House appears in both 2023 and 2024, and Samaritan's Purse also appears in two different years. That pattern suggests some ongoing support rather than only one-time awards.
North Carolina is the top state by grant count, with 78% of grants going to recipients in that state. Recent recipient cities include Kernersville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Concord, and Blowing Rock.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIAD BAPTIST CHURCH | KERNERSVILLE, NC | $80,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS GENERAL FUND |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| POPLAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH | CONCORD, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BLOWING ROCK, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN AID TO PEOPLE IN NEED |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | RALEIGH, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BLOWING ROCK, NC | $12,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN AID TO PEOPLE IN NEED |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY DISASTER RELIEF |
| BROOKS HEALTH FOUNDATION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $3,500 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
TRIAD BAPTIST CHURCH
$80,000RELIGIOUS GENERAL FUND
FREEDOM HOUSE
$15,000GENERAL FUND
POPLAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL FUND
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$10,000CHRISTIAN AID TO PEOPLE IN NEED
FREEDOM HOUSE
$15,000COMMUNITY
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$15,000MEDICAL
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
CHRISTIAN AID TO PEOPLE IN NEED
VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION
$5,000COMMUNITY DISASTER RELIEF
BROOKS HEALTH FOUNDATION
$3,500MEDICAL