Grants awarded
Who does Ruby and Ernest McSwain Worthy Lands Tr fund?
Ruby and Ernest McSwain Worthy Lands Tr has awarded $6.4 million across 140 grants to 43 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $15,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $7,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$6.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
43
Grants
140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N NC Agricultural Foundation INC | $785K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N NC State University Foundation INC | $725K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N NC Cvm Foundation | $400K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | $367K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lee County Education Foundation | $350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Central Carolina | $272K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Temple Theater Company INC
|
$250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C City of Sanford | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Outreach Mission | $235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Meredith College
|
$225K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| N NC State Natural Resources Foundation INC | $175K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Sanford | $170K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Bread of Life Ministry of Sanford | $130K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Christians United Outreach Center | $115K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Breadbasket of Sanford | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Helping Hands Clinic | $105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Enrichment Center of Lee County INC | $100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| I Individual recipient | $95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Foster Parent Association | $75K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Floyd L Knight School | $72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sanford Brush and Palette Club INC | $67K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First Baptist Church | $65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cccc Foundation | $55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Ncsu - NC Veterinary Medical Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N NC Museum of Art | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Baptist on Mission | $40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Unc Health Foundation INC
|
$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Ncce Lee County | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Family Promise of Lee County INC
|
$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| N North Carolina Baptist Men | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| C Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption INC | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Way of Lee County | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Coalition for Families in Lee Count | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Stevens Center Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Lee County Partnership for Children | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Downtown Sanford INC
|
$4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NC |
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