Grants awarded
Who does Nc Idea fund?
Nc Idea has awarded $14 million across 904 grants to 660 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in community development. Its typical grant is $7,500, with most between $5,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$14.2M
Typical grant
$8K
Grantees
660
Grants
904
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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Prospera Corp
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$200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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$192K | 9 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
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$190K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| C Crisp Small Business Resource Center at East Carolina University | $172K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| E Elizabeth City State University | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Shaw University
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| W Winston-Salem State University | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Natural Capital Investment Fund | $150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fayetteville State University Development Corporation | $150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
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$147K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| M Mountain Bizcapital INC DBA Mountain Bizworks | $126K | 4 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Batteryxchange | $125K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Smart Girls Hq | $125K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Davos Corporation | $125K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Code the Dream INC
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$120K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| N Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington | $117K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sg Atkins Community Develop Corp | $114K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sg Atkins Community Corp | $112K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Ventureasheboro | $103K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Array Community Development Corporation
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| W Wcu Cei - Western Carolina Univ Corp E | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Junction Business Services DBA Nxt Clt Ne | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Provident1898 | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Rlot | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Helius Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Durham Success Summit INC | $95K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| U Unc Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | $90K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Winston Starts
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| U University of North Carolina at Pembroke Foundation INC | $82K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Access Center for Equity Success | $82K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$76K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| F Freeman Capital | $75K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Courtroom5 | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Loanwell INC | $75K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Renaissance Fiber LLC | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F First Flight Venture Center | $74K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Ab Community | $72K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $70K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Active Defender | $70K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cicil LLC | $68K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Black Girl Magic Market | $65K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hustle Winston Salem
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$65K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| I Imaginehubboundless Impact | $65K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Knox St Studios | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bristles INC | $60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B B Combs LLC | $60K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Flux Hybrids INC | $60K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Beam Dynamics LLC | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Young Founders Institute LLC | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Acta Solutions LLC | $60K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Forward Cities | $60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Home for Life Design | $60K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Animal Cancer Dx | $60K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Labrunner | $60K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Grind LLC | $60K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| T Triangle Entrepreneurial Leadership | $59K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Matcha Nude | $58K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Verenovo | $58K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Startup High Country | $58K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Framewrk INC | $58K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
City Startup Labs INC
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$55K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| G Genesis Block Labs | $51K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Central Carolina Community College Sbc | $50K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Essential Personnel | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Protect3d | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Central Carolina Community Collage | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dendi | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| G Gateway Community Development Corporation | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nash County Community College | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wranglesoft (dba Wrangle) | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Maurer's Minute Mechanic | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Botanical Bones | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Piedmont Pennies | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Opiaid LLC | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Dare Vegan Cheese | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Resolvex | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Snap Pic Fix LLC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| V Vizma Life Sciences INC | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Three Strands Recovery Wear Corporation | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Without a Trace Foods | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Spring & Mulberry | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Six Wing Studio | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nurtured Nest | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gateway Communitydevelopment Corporation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Clinispan Health INC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nc Central University | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| J Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Enterpreneurship at Davidson College | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Growmetix | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NC | |
| D Dei Directive INC | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Grind | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Copyforward | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Phase Dock INC | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Piedmont Business Capital
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| K Kc Squared LLC | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Stemz INC | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Blue Recruit INC | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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