Private foundation · EIN 45-6575237 · Raleigh, North Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Jt Hobby Jr Endowment Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $280K total, median $13K. 78% of grants stayed in North Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$280K
Median grant
$13K
Stays in NC
78%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.0M

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fishburne Hudgins Educational Foundation Fishburne Military AcademyWaynesboro, VAGeneral support$75K
Carolina BalletRaleigh, NCGeneral support$20K
CASARaleigh, NCGeneral support$20K
The Lustgarten FoundationBethpage, NYGeneral support$20K
Hilltop Home FoundationRaleigh, NCGeneral support$15K
Transition Kids Hospice of Wake CountyRaleigh, NCGeneral support$15K
Methodist Home for ChildrenRaleigh, NCGeneral support$15K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral support$15K
Healing TransitionsRaleigh, NCGeneral support$15K
Baptist Children's Home of NcThomasville, NCGeneral support$10K
Dorothea Dix Park ConservancyRaleigh, NCGeneral support$10K
SafechildRaleigh, NCGeneral support$10K
Salvation ArmyRaleigh, NCGeneral support$10K
Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation IncRaleigh, NCGeneral support$10K
YMCA of Triangle AreaRaleigh, NCGeneral support$10K
Triangle Family ServicesRaleigh, NCGeneral support$5,000
Shepherd's Table Soup KitchenRaleigh, NCGeneral support$3,000
American Red CrossBoone, IAGeneral support$2,000

By state: North Carolina 14 · Virginia 1 · New York 1 · Tennessee 1 · Iowa 1

About this foundation

Jt Hobby Jr Endowment Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina, administered in care of Richard H Haywood, tax-exempt since 2012. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Jt Hobby Jr Endowment Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Jt Hobby Jr Endowment Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $280K across 18 grants, a median of $13K.

Where does Jt Hobby Jr Endowment Fund give?

North Carolina (14 grants), Virginia (1 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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