Grants awarded
Who does Stephen L Cornwell Foundation fund?
Stephen L Cornwell Foundation has awarded $1.9 million across 104 grants to 55 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$1.9M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
55
Grants
104
Years
2020–2025
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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| F Foundation for the Carolinas Read Charlotte | $280K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Roof Above | $208K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Best Nc | $155K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Charlotte Bilingual Learning Center
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$113K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| H Heart Math Tutoring INC | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| D Dreamkey Partners INC | $90K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| T The Housing Partnership - Dreamkey Partners | $67K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Unc Charlotte Foundation for the Uncc Reading Camp | $62K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Black Child Development Institute-Charlotte | $55K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Public School Forum of North Carolina INC
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$50K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| D Dreamkey Partners | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Charlotte Family Housing INC
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$46K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| N Nc State University Foundation | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N North Carolina Community Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uncc Charlotte Foundation for the Uncc Reading Camp | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Rowan Helping Ministries
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| P Public School Forum of Nc | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nc Housing Coalition | $25K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Charlotte Bilingual Preschool | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Heart Math Tutoring | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Foundation for the Carolinas a Way Home - Housing Endowment | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Foundation for the Carolinas Housing Opportunity Investment Fund | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Housing Partnership | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Holy Angels | $16K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Invest Early Nc | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Black Child Development Institute - Charlotte | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center | $13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dream Center Academy INC | $11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gaston Hospice Fund | $11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Community Care Clinic of Rowan County INC | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| R Rowan Literacy Council | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Family Crisis Council | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Cancer Services of Gaston County INC
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$9K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| S Salvation Army of Rowan County | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Care Clinic of Rowan County | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Family Crisis Council of Rowan County | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Greater Gaston | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Rowan Helping Ministries | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| N Nccfnc Network of Grantmakers - Invest Early Nc Funds Collaborative | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rufty-Holmes Senior Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Main Street Marketplace | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Crisis Assistance Ministry
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| C Carolina Caring | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H High Caliber Athletics | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| B Bit of Hope Ranch | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cancer Services of Gaston County | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dream Center Academy | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bread INC | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gaston Skills | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Backpack Weekend Food Program INC
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| C Child Trends Utilization Analysis | $3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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