Private foundation · EIN 56-1984601 · Conover, North Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Goforth Family Foundation

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: 22 grants paid, $61K total, median $1,000. 27% of grants stayed in North Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$61K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NC
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Anchor of Hope Presbyterian ChurchMax Meadows, VACollege scholarship fund$20K
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCGeneral operating fund$13K
FIRST Baptist Church of StatesvilleStatesville, NCGeneral operating fund$5,000
The Hospital AuxiliaryHilton Head Island, SCGeneral operating fund$5,000
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral operating fund$2,000
Power CrossStatesville, NCGeneral operating fund$2,000
FIRST Baptist Church of SpartanburgSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Greenville Humane SocietyGreenville, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Hope Remains Youth RanchWellford, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Spartanburg Humane SocietySpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Peace CenterGreenville, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Oconee Humane SocietySeneca, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Iredell County 4-HStatesville, NCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Anchor of Hope Outreach IncCampobello, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Animal AlliesSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Project RestSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Spartanburg Soup KitchenSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
The Carpenter's TableMoore, SCGeneral operating fund$1,000
Sc Christian FoundationSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$555
Total MinistriesSpartanburg, SCGeneral operating fund$445
Mt Vernon Baptist ChurchOlin, NCGeneral operating fund$300
Fairview Baptist ChurchStatesville, NCGeneral operating fund$200

By state: North Carolina 6 · Virginia 1 · South Carolina 14 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Goforth Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Conover, North Carolina, administered in care of Dwight Goforth, tax-exempt since 1996. 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 Goforth Family Foundation 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 Goforth Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $61K across 22 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Goforth Family Foundation give?

North Carolina (6 grants), Virginia (1 grants), South Carolina (14 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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