FundersNorth Carolina

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

Charlotte, NC · EIN 20-0721133. Reported 176,899 grants totalling $1.1B to 43,760 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$300median grant
$1.1Bgranted, 2021-2024
43,760organizations funded
42%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.1Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $300. Half of everything it gave fell between $96 and $1,000; the smallest was $1 and the largest $216.3M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
128,347 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
29,586 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
5,738 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
5,586 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3,781 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1,632 grants
$100,000 and Up
2,229 grants

Every organization it funded

All 43,760 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See Attachment for Grants DetailCharlotte, NC$216.3M112024
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA$27.2M33232023
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$13.5M12432023
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$8,519,59957332023
Habitat for Humanity InternationalNewnan, GA$6,294,3457922022
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA$6,034,3874932023
Atrium Health FoundationCharlotte, NC$5,030,0592832023
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA$5,013,1501832023
Enterprise Community Partners IncColumbia, MD$4,024,7501032023
UnidosusWashington, DC$3,878,2685632023
National Urban League IncNew York, NY$3,723,4873832023
Close Up FoundationArlington, VA$3,123,640532023
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$3,008,08119132023
US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington, DC$3,000,000112021
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$2,995,71217732023
Npower IncBrooklyn, NY$2,850,6042432023
Special Olympics IncWashington, DC$2,802,1433332023
Urban Alliance Foundation IncWashington, DC$2,801,0001632023
NAACP Empowerment Programs IncBaltimore, MD$2,800,050632023
Education Development Center IncWaltham, MA$2,546,000732023
Local Initiatives Support CorporatNew York, NY$2,525,000322022
Generation You Employed IncWashington, DC$2,375,000532023
The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC$2,312,500832023
Water Org IncKansas City, MO$2,270,7806532023
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$2,201,1498032023
The Nature ConservancyRochester, NY$2,184,9721732023
The Global Foodbanking NetworkChicago, IL$2,112,1351932023
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA$2,012,3501822023
The University of Connecticut FounStorrs, CT$2,007,500512021
The Obama FoundationChicago, IL$2,001,920722023
Johnson C Smith University IncorpoCharlotte, NC$2,000,485412022
World Trade Center Performing ArtsNew York, NY$2,000,000222022
Community Development FinanceOakland, CA$1,750,0001032023
Friends of the World Food ProgramWashington, DC$1,726,42910532023
Year Up IncBoston, MA$1,693,8485032023
American Cancer Society IncKennesaw, GA$1,670,70216332023
Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC$1,654,6593332023
Metro Dallas Homeless AllianceDallas, TX$1,620,000522022
American Cancer Society - GeorgiaKennesaw, GA$1,618,3577422023
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$1,609,3644532023
American Cancer Society Inc - GeorAtlanta, GA$1,570,4643012022
American Diabetes Association ArMerrifield, VA$1,569,1264612022
American Diabetes Association - NaMerrifield, VA$1,569,0201922022
American Diabetes Association aMerrifield, VA$1,567,4271812023
Hispanic Federation IncNew York, NY$1,552,6991732023
American Friends of Magen David aNew York, NY$1,545,6651912023
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation IncNew York, NY$1,504,0551032023
Museum AssociatesLos Angeles, CA$1,500,000112021
Harlem Rbi IncorporatedNew York, NY$1,388,3061232023
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$1,374,1308222022
Neighborhood Reinvestment CorpWashington, DC$1,350,000332023
Local Initiatives Support CorporaNew York, NY$1,300,500212023
Regents of the University of MichiAnn Arbor, MI$1,269,6501622022
Second Harvest Food Bank of MetrolCharlotte, NC$1,261,36210322022
Cradles to Crayons IncNewton, MA$1,156,9739132023
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NY$1,149,1429732023
The Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC$1,135,000732023
United Way of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA$1,129,3903932023
Asian Americans Advancing JusticeLos Angeles, CA$1,124,6346232023
Clean Air Task Force IncBoston, MA$1,106,2581732023
Washington Area Community InvestmeWashington, DC$1,100,000322022
Community Food Bank of New JerseyHillside, NJ$1,077,56212732023
Grove Park Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$1,056,000822022
Building Bridges Across the RiverWashington, DC$1,050,000632023
Children's Hospital of the King'sNorfolk, VA$1,032,5613932023
Radical Hope IncConcord, MA$1,006,032532023
Karamu House IncCleveland, OH$1,005,5622632023
Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL$1,004,999832023
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra SociCharlotte, NC$1,004,2551512023
St Petersburg College FoundationSt Petersburg, FL$1,003,9732632023
Johnson C Smith University IncorpCharlotte, NC$1,001,740612023
The Asian American FoundationWashington, DC$1,000,518222023
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY$1,000,195432023
AshokaArlington, VA$1,000,000332023
Black Economic Alliance FoundationWashington, DC$1,000,000222022
Catholic Community Fund of the ArcBraintree, MA$1,000,000112021
George W Bush FoundationDallas, TX$1,000,000332023
Invest Detroit FoundationDetroit, MI$1,000,000632023
National Center for State CourtsWilliamsburg, VA$1,000,000222022
Studio Museum in Harlem IncNew York, NY$1,000,000322022
United States Hispanic Chamber ofWashington, DC$995,000332023
Cooperative for Assistance and RelAtlanta, GA$989,9825322022
American National Red CrossCharlotte, NC$988,9678322022
Grid AlternativesOakland, CA$976,0751732023
Prosperity NowWashington, DC$975,000432023
City Year IncBoston, MA$969,3781632023
United Way of Long IslandDeer Park, NY$944,9764432023
Loaves & Fishes Inc Dba Loaves & FCharlotte, NC$941,6072012022
Food Bank of Delaware IncNewark, DE$930,62312632023
U S Green Building Council IncWashington, DC$923,000432023
Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI$903,6113732023
National Disability Institute IncWashington, DC$901,500732023
North Texas Food BankPlano, TX$885,46214832023
City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY$876,5936632023
National Coalition for Asian PacifOakland, CA$875,000422022
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY$871,7765922022
Florida International University FMiami, FL$862,600722022
Juxtaposition IncMinneapolis, MN$861,516732023
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT$835,1689332023
Miami Dade College Foundation IncMiami, FL$825,646832023
Mercy Housing IncDenver, CO$825,000332023
Delaware State UniversityDover, DE$824,740532023
Shedd Aquarium SocietyChicago, IL$822,3031532023
Jobtrain IncMenlo Park, CA$810,350732023
Bread for the City IncWashington, DC$805,7452632023
North Carolina Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NC$802,4373532023
American ForestsWashington, DC$800,080632023
Connect DetroitDetroit, MI$800,000632023
University of Houston FoundationHouston, TX$793,345932023
Greenlight Fund IncBoston, MA$785,5001232023
North American Telugu AssociationPrinceton, NJ$775,6903332023
The Baruch College FundNew York, NY$767,5681532023
Stephen C Rose Legacy FoundationProvidence, RI$767,500322023
Prairie View A&m UniversityPrairie View, TX$761,750932023
Community Solutions InternationalNew York, NY$760,000432023
National Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE$757,4603732023
Florida A&m University FoundationTallahassee, FL$756,6503232023
Vcu College of Engineering FoundatRichmond, VA$754,0001022022
Dorothea Dix Park ConservancyRaleigh, NC$752,000532023
World Resources InstituteWashington DC, DC$751,6243032023
National Cares Mentoring MovementNew York, CA$751,024532023
Goodwill Industries InternationalRockville, MD$751,000532023
RedfSan Francisco, CA$751,000532023
Parkland FoundationDallas, TX$750,275522022
Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA$750,025732023
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre CentenniaTulsa, OK$750,000322022
Blavity Org Foundation IncRancho Cucamonga, CA$750,000322022
Boston Foundation IncBoston, MA$750,000322022
Motown Historical Museum IncDetroit, MI$750,000332023
Nevada Health and Bioscience CorpoLas Vegas, NV$750,000322022
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PA$750,000632023
Pima Community College FoundationTucson, AZ$750,000332023
Robert F Kennedy Center for JusticWashington, DC$750,000112022
Seed Global Health IncBoston, MA$750,000332023
Wellspace HealthSacramento, CA$750,000422022
Wing Luke Memorial FoundationSeattle, WA$750,000332023
Ceres IncBoston, MA$745,200532023
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$741,19211732023
The Posse Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA$740,100822022
Homefree USA IncLandover, MD$740,000432023
Center for Employment OpportunitieBuffalo, NY$731,8161322022
Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$731,1839332023
Regional Food Bank of Northeast FlJacksonville, FL$729,0644722022
Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA$728,3161932023
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$725,9235932023
National Community Reinvestment CoWashington, DC$725,000322022
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$713,0174132023
Renaissance West Community InitiatCharlotte, NC$700,316522022
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT$700,3073532023
National Council on Aging IncArlington, VA$700,200432023
Detroit Employment Solutions CorpoDetroit, MI$700,000422022
Lincoln Center for the PerformingNew York, NY$700,000422022
Rocky Mountain InstituteBoulder, CO$700,000532023
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA$699,4863922023
Philadelphia Youth Network IncPhiladelphia, PA$695,0001132023
Latino Business Action Network IncSan Jose, CA$692,000522022
International Medical CorpsLos Angeles, CA$691,8445332023
Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY$690,1032932023
The Greater Boston Food Bank IncBoston, MA$683,9948232023
Charmeck Family Justice Center IncCharlotte, NC$666,666212022
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CA$655,000832023
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee SBaltimore, MD$654,576922022
Elevate EnergyChicago, IL$650,000332023
Fund for Public Schools IncNew York, NY$650,000632023
Global Health Corps IncNew York, NY$650,000332023
Urban InstituteWashington, DC$650,000432023
Floating Hospital IncNew York, NY$644,5991032023
United Way IncLos Angeles, CA$642,2982722023
Hispanic Scholarship FundGardena, CA$638,2234432023
Juma VenturesSan Francisco, CA$636,6512332023
Regents of the University of MichAnn Arbor, MI$636,3001012023
Every Mother CountsNew York, NY$635,6773632023
FarestartSeattle, WA$629,0251032023
United Way of Massachusetts Bay inBoston, MA$619,1983622022
Kiva MicrofundsSan Francisco, CA$618,5011732023
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DC$604,550722022
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco ISan Francisco, CA$602,0801222022
Groundwork Hudson Valley IncYonkers, NY$600,4901032023
Council on the Environment IncNew York, NY$600,252632023
Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PA$600,000432023
Impact HubVashon, WA$600,000332023
West Side CltCharlotte, NC$600,000422022
United Way of Tarrant CountyFort Worth, TX$595,5554232023
Greenville Chamber Foundation IncGreenville, SC$587,7002032023
Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ$585,5334232023
Young Mens Christian Association ONew York, NY$583,0291622022
CASARaleigh, NC$579,0571232023
Island Harvest LtdMelville, NY$578,2952832023
Allies for Community Business IncChicago, IL$575,000632023
Youthbuild USA IncRoxbury, MA$575,000532023
Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL$573,39116132023
University of South Carolina EducaColumbia, SC$570,200922022
Cypress Hills Local Development CoBrooklyn, NY$570,000422022
Lovin Spoonfuls IncNewton, MA$563,6551332023
Cooperative for Assistance and ReAtlanta, GA$561,4253312023
University of DelawareNewark, DE$560,9673232023
Junior Achievement USAColorado Spgs, CO$560,000632023
Atlanta Technical College FoundatiAtlanta, GA$553,700722022
Boston Public Library Fund IncBoston, MA$552,825532023
Citizenship Education FundChicago, IL$550,000332023
United States Conference of MayorsWashington, DC$550,000222022
Valencia College Foundation IncOrlando, FL$550,000532023
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library FounCharlotte, NC$547,9424722022
Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC$546,1055032023
Ascendus IncNew York, NY$545,500932023
Citymeals-on-WheelsNew York, NY$531,5213832023
Feeding Westchester IncElmsford, NY$531,0035932023
Pine Street Inn IncBoston, MA$528,5252432023
Hill-Stead MuseumFarmington, CT$526,2501532023
First Nations Development InstitutLongmont, CO$525,8701522022
United National Indian Tribal YoutMesa, AZ$525,4311722022
Atlantic Council of the U S IncWashington, DC$525,000532023
Orange Countys United WayIrvine, CA$524,4505132023
Lift IncWashington, DC$523,555832023
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT$523,01710532023
San Diego Symphony Orchestra AssocSan Diego, CA$522,500422022
Stonehill College IncEaston, MA$521,3251532023
Special Olympics InternationalWashington, DC$520,000212021
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC$515,280522022
Arizona State University FoundatioTempe, AZ$513,9771122022
Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA$512,0839232023
St Jude Children's Research HospMemphis, TN$511,60312312023
Riverside Community College DistriRiverside, CA$510,000322022
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC$509,5381822022
National Wildlife FederationReston, VA$508,2664032023
Leadership Conference Education FuWashington, DC$507,2391322022
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY$506,0611232023
International African American MusCharleston, SC$504,4851022022
Financial Health Network IncChicago, IL$504,210432023
American Indian College FundDenver, CO$503,5695232023
Long Island Cares IncHauppauge, NY$502,7647232023
St Louis Community College FoundatBridgeton, MO$502,500422022
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$502,406832023
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum IncKansas City, MO$502,000422023
Entrepreneur Startup Business DeveSt Louis, MO$501,000522022
Northern Virginia Community CollegAnnadale, VA$501,000422022
National Museum of African AmericaWashington, DC$500,7631312021
After School Matters IncChicago, IL$500,175932023
The HistorymakersChicago, IL$500,143532023
Roca IncChelsea, MA$500,099332023
Columbia University Irving MedicalNew York, NY$500,075312021
Florida State College at JacksonviJacksonville, FL$500,056422022
City Colleges of Chicago FoundatioChicago, IL$500,000222022
Congressional Hispanic Caucus InstWashington, DC$500,000222022
Dallas County Community College DiDallas, TX$500,000222022
Excelencia in Education IncWashington, DC$500,000222023
Inroads IncAtlanta, GA$500,000222023
Johnson & Wales UniversityCharlotte, NC$500,000112021
Lawrence Catholic Academy of LawrLawrence, MA$500,000112023
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegLos Angeles, CA$500,000222022

16,499 of 43,760 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 98,379 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
16,474 grants
Education
14,995 grants
Animal Welfare
9,283 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
7,516 grants
Arts & Culture
6,516 grants
Food & Nutrition
5,928 grants
Health Care
4,821 grants
Diseases & Disorders
4,349 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202162,074$306.5M$250
202255,830$314.9M$325
202358,994$225.6M$385
20241$216.3M$216.3M

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 26% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

North Carolina
$279.3M
California
$102.4M
New York
$87.1M
District of Columbia
$66.0M
Virginia
$58.7M
Texas
$55.6M
Florida
$49.7M
Georgia
$42.6M

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $300. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 401 N Tryon St NC1-021-06-01, Charlotte, NC, 28255. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 20-0721133 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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