Private foundation · EIN 60-0000581 · Goldsboro, North Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Borden 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: 34 grants paid, $188K total, median $4,500. 74% of grants stayed in North Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
34
$188K
Median grant
$4,500
Stays in NC
74%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.6M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls ClubsRaleigh, NCProgram support$20K
United Way-Wayne CountyGoldsboro, NCProgram support$15K
Wake Med FoundationRaleigh, NCProgram support$15K
Nc Aquarium SocietyRaleigh, NCProgram support$13K
Wayne County Development AllianceGoldsboro, NCProgram support$13K
Clemson University FoundationClemson, SCProgram support$10K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCProgram support$10K
Shrine MontOrkney Springs, VAProgram support$10K
Wake ReliefRaleigh, NCProgram support$10K
A Place to BeMiddleburg, VAProgram support$5,000
American Red CrossWashington, DCProgram support$5,000
Boys and Girls ClubsGoldsboro, NCProgram support$5,000
Downtown Goldsboro Development CorpGoldsboro, NCProgram support$5,000
Friends of Handley Regional LibraryWinchester, VAProgram support$5,000
Salvation Army of GoldsboroGoldsboro, NCProgram support$5,000
Wayne Opportunity Center IncGoldsboro, NCProgram support$5,000
Winchester Education FoundationWinchester, VAProgram support$5,000
Children's Cancer Ptrs - CarolinasSpartanburg, SCProgram support$4,000
University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCProgram support$4,000
American Cancer SocietyRaleigh, NCProgram support$2,500
Carolina Public HumanitiesChapel Hill, NCProgram support$2,500
Communities Supprting SchoolsGoldsboro, NCProgram support$2,500
Paramount Theatre FoundationGoldsboro, NCProgram support$2,500
Wayne Pregnancy CenterGoldsboro, NCProgram support$2,500
Healthy Families N Shenandoah ValWinchester, VAProgram support$2,000
Old Waynesborough CommissionGoldsboro, NCProgram support$2,000
Wayne County Recovery CorporationGoldsboro, NCProgram support$2,000
Boy Scouts of America - TuscaroraGoldsboro, NCProgram support$1,200
Preservation North CarolinaRaleigh, NCProgram support$1,200
Girls on the Run-Shenandoah ValleyWinchester, VAProgram support$1,000
Nc Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NCProgram support$1,000
Wayne Charitable PartnershipGoldsboro, NCProgram support$1,000
Core Sound Waterfowl MuseumHarkers Island, NCProgram support$500
Literacy Connections of Wayne CoGoldsboro, NCProgram support$500

By state: North Carolina 25 · Virginia 6 · South Carolina 2 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Borden Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Goldsboro, North Carolina, administered in care of Edwin B Borden, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Borden 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 Borden Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $188K across 34 grants, a median of $4,500.

Where does Borden Foundation give?

North Carolina (25 grants), Virginia (6 grants), South Carolina (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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