The David BELK Cannon Foundation

EIN 270004751 Private Foundation

Charlotte, NC 28204 |(704) 854-6006

Total Given 2017–2024
$41.2M
248 grants · $5.1M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$31K
typical mid grants · $15K–$150K
grant size
39%
supporter · 51/131 multi-year
repeat
$132.5M
Assets (2024)
131
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Youth Development Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Tamara Burrell
Phone (704) 854-6006
Deadlines None
Restrictions Must be a 501(c)(3)
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $7.7M $125.1M $2.1M 43
2018 $8.4M $109.5M $4.5M 33
2019 N/A $124.5M $3.2M N/A
2020 $7.4M $130.8M $4.8M 48
2022 $5.9M $117.6M $1.3M 39
2023 $5.6M $126.3M $3.6M 45
2024 $6.2M $132.5M $8.4M 40

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 248 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$31K
Average
$166K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$2.1M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (248 total)

Purpose
Gaston Day School Gastonia, NC $2,055,000 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
Davidson College Davidson, NC $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Gaston Memorial Hospital Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,666,667 VASCULAR HYBRID OPERATING ROOM 2018
Community Foundation of Gaston County Gastonia, NC $1,540,000 GENERAL SUPPORT, DBC DAF FUND 2017
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,500,000 New Hope Business District 2024
Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, VA $1,500,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2017
Caromont Health Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,250,000 FUNDS TO TO HELP FIGHT COVID-19 AND TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT 2020
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,094,300 DBC Donor Advised Fund 2022
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,000,000 New Hope Business District 2022
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $1,000,000 New Hope Business District 2023
Davidson College Davidson, NC $1,000,000 Center for Career Development 2023
McCallie School Chattanooga, TN $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Gaston Day School Gastonia, NC $892,000 Board Directed, Construction of new upper school building 2024
Gaston Memorial Hospital Foundation Gastonia, NC $833,333 VASCULAR HYBRID OPERATING ROOM 2018
Presbyterian College Clinton, SC $816,667 RENOVATIONS OF THE WILLIAM H. BELK AUDITORIUM 2020
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $766,371 DBC Donor Advised Fund 2023
Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, VA $750,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2018
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $675,000 GENERAL SUPPORT, S. NEW HOPE ROAD LAND 2020
Saint Mary's School Raleigh, NC $666,667 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2020
Carolina Thread Trail Charlotte, NC $666,667 SOUTH FORK CORRIDOR 2020
Saint Mary's School Raleigh, NC $666,667 Construction 2022
Gaston Community Foundation Gastonia, NC $543,600 DBC Donor Advised Fund, Rankin Fund, Strategic Planning 2024
Gaston County Family YMCA Gastonia, NC $503,000 WARLICK YMCA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Chapel Hill, NC $500,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2020
Davidson College Davidson, NC $500,000 Center for Career Development 2022

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