Private foundation · EIN 56-6065286 · High Point, North Carolina

Huffman-Cornwell 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: 27 grants paid, $154K total, median $5,000. 81% of grants stayed in North Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$154K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NC
81%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mimosa Christian Counseling CenterMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$15K
Historic Burke FoundationMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$13K
Burke County United WayMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$12K
Meeting PlaceMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$10K
Good Samaritan ClinicPort Smith, AZGeneral purposes$10K
Burke Arts CouncilMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$10K
Burke United Christian MinistriesMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$10K
FIRST Presbyterian ChurchMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$10K
FIRST United Methodist ChurchMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$10K
Nc School for Deaf FoundationMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$7,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and WeCharlotte, NCGeneral purposes$5,000
Burke County Young LifeMorganton, NCGeneral$5,000
The Autism Society of NcGreensboro, NCGeneral purposes$5,000
Community Kindness IncBelleville, ILGeneral purposes$5,000
The House of RefugeMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$4,000
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NCEducation$3,500
The Overflow Nc IncMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$3,500
Nc State UniversityRaleigh, NCEducation$2,500
UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCEducation$2,000
Assure the FutureMorganton, NCEducation$2,000
Prevent Blindness IncRaleigh, NCGeneral purposes$2,000
Burke County Literacy CouncilMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$2,000
Historic Gilboa FoundationMorganton, NCGeneral purposes$1,500
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNEducation$1,000
Averett UniversityDanville, VAEducation$1,000
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIEducation$1,000
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NCEducation$1,000

By state: North Carolina 22 · Arizona 1 · Illinois 1 · Tennessee 1 · Virginia 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Huffman-Cornwell Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in High Point, North Carolina, administered in care of Firat Citizens Bank, tax-exempt since 1964. 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 Huffman-Cornwell 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 Huffman-Cornwell Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $154K across 27 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Huffman-Cornwell Foundation give?

North Carolina (22 grants), Arizona (1 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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