John M Belk Endowment
EIN 561954114Total Given 2016–2024
$110.6M
225 grants · $12.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $25K–$522K
grant size
25%
balanced · 34/138 multi-year
repeat
$415.8M
Assets (2024)
138
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Catawba Valley Community College Fo
Phone
(980) 381-4122
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.9M | $314.1M | $3.1M | 2 |
| 2017 | $3.0M | $355.2M | $5.1M | 5 |
| 2018 | $12.1M | $328.6M | $21.6M | 11 |
| 2019 | $14.5M | $368.7M | $32.4M | 16 |
| 2020 | $15.7M | $418.8M | $19.8M | 19 |
| 2021 | $17.0M | $448.6M | $76.0M | 31 |
| 2022 | $17.0M | $364.4M | $11.3M | 28 |
| 2023 | $14.7M | $395.1M | $2.6M | 27 |
| 2024 | $14.7M | $415.8M | $39.5M | 86 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 225 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$100K
Average
$491K
75th Pctl
$522K
Maximum
$4.9M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
MP
Mary Claudia Belk Pilon
9+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
GD
George Dewey
2 yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
BM
Brian Marley
2 yrs
Board Member/Treasurer
Leadership
VE
Virginia M Esposito
9+ yrs
Board Member/Secretary
Leadership
AZ
Anthony Zeiss
3 yrs
Board Member
KT
Kristen Teskey
2 yrs
Exec. Dir./Assistant. Sec
JA
Jeffrey Alligood
2 yrs
Dir. of Fin.&Oper./Assistant. T
MP
Mary Claudia Belk Pilon
9+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
GD
George Dewey
2 yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
BM
Brian Marley
2 yrs
Board Member/Treasurer
Leadership
VE
Virginia M Esposito
9+ yrs
Board Member/Secretary
Leadership
CB
Claudia W Belk
Board Member
JA
Jeffrey Alligood
2 yrs
Dir. of Fin.&Oper./Assistant. T
KT
Kristen Teskey
2 yrs
Exec. Dir./Assistant. Sec
Grants Awarded (225 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National College Advising Corps | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,939,334 | Preparing for Statewide Impact / Expansion and Infrastructure | 2019 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Charlottel, NC | $4,500,000 | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| National College Advising Corps | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,500,000 | Support for the 2020-21 School Year in North Carolina | 2020 |
| College Advising Corps Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,333,333 | Preparing for statewide impact | 2018 |
| NC State University | Raleigh, NC | $3,148,267 | Envisioning excellence for community college leadership | 2019 |
| NC State University | Raleigh, NC | $3,075,171 | Envisioning Excellence for Community College Leadership | 2020 |
| College Advising Corps | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,880,000 | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $2,800,000 | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Foundation For The Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $2,738,000 | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| College Advising Corps | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500,000 | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| NC State University | Raleigh, NC | $2,490,197 | Envisioning excellence for community college leadership | 2018 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $2,150,000 | Bldg Capacity of Virtual Cntrs for Teaching/Learning to Improve Student Success in NCCC | 2021 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $2,149,405 | Envisioning Excellence for Community College Leadership | 2021 |
| National College Advising Corps | Raleigh, NC | $2,144,509 | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Foundation For The Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $2,000,000 | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Single Stop USA | New York, NY | $1,800,000 | Expansion of Single Stop into North Carolina Community Colleges | 2016 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $1,750,000 | BELK Center | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,690,509 | Audit of UNC Math Pathways/ Audit of North Carolina's Financial Aid / Math Pathways Implementation Projects | 2019 |
| Single Stop Usa | New York, NY | $1,632,010 | EXPANSION OF SINGLE STOP INTO NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES | 2017 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $1,600,000 | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| myFutureNC Inc | Raleigh, NC | $1,500,000 | 2020-2021 Strategic Initiatives | 2020 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $1,500,000 | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| James B Hunt Jr Institute for Education | Cary, NC | $1,500,000 | Supporting Policy Condition in NC | 2022 |
| Hunt Institute | Cary, NC | $1,500,000 | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| James B Hunt Jr Institute For Educational Leadership And Policy | Cary, NC | $1,500,000 | General Operating Support | 2024 |