Grants awarded
Who does Make North Carolina First fund?
Make North Carolina First has awarded $29 million across 81 grants to 37 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in civil rights & advocacy. Its typical grant is $169,000, with most between $60,000 and $375,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $200,000 versus $75,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$28.9M
Typical grant
$169K
Grantees
37
Grants
81
Years
2019–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N North Carolina Families First | $9.1M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rally NC
|
$2.6M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Progress North Carolina Action
|
$2.4M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| A A Better NC | $2.2M | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
|
|
$1.6M | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| J Justice for NC | $1.6M | 7 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
|
|
$1.4M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
|
|
$1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
Majority Rising NC
|
$970K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| D Down Home North Carolina | $852K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
| N NC Democratic Party Legal Defense Fund | $800K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
|
|
$691K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
|
|
$534K | 3 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | NC | |
Advance North Carolina INC
|
$400K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
Siembra NC
|
$375K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| T The Justice Project Action | $371K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
| R Real Facts NC | $293K | 3 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
Carolina Federation
|
$287K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Mi Familia Vota
|
$175K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
|
|
$159K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
|
|
$150K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NC | |
Forward Justice
|
$100K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NC | |
America Votes
|
$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
|
|
$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
|
|
$80K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NC | |
| F Fortaleza | $75K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NC | — |
Planned Parenthood Votes South Atlantic
|
$60K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
|
$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
|
|
$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | |
| P Put North Carolina First LLC | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
People's Action Institute
|
$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| F Flip NC | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $27K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mijente
|
$24K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
| W Working Families Party Pac | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
|
|
$15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NC | |
| D Defenders of Civil Justice | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Explore
More on 990 Scout
Sgt Mark Antonowitsch FoundationSchuyler Cemetery AssociationRisk Management Associates RmaNational Association of State Alcohol and Drug Agency Directors INCHousing Opportunities for Persons with Exceptionalities INCSouth Carolina Education RetiredThe Gary W Wood Foundation Irrevocable TrustNational Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Central Ms AreaUawr Region 8 Southwestern States Community Action Program CouncilNorth Texas Public Broadcasting FoundationGentle Friends INCKarakoram Family Foundation
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an
organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation;
we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org