Filed as: CHARLES AND MELANIE WINTON FOUNDATION · Private foundation · EIN 83-2231964

Charles And Melanie Winton Foundation Inc

Preselected only

Charlotte, NC

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202602549349100410
Total assets (EOY)$8,721,869
Grants paid$515,458
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed22
Giving in home state (NC)51%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K4
$5K–$25K11
$25K–$100K5
$100K+2

Smallest $2,000 · Largest $110,000

Geographic focus

NC
51%
SC
21%
GA
21%
IN
5%
TN
1%
DC
1%

Common purposes

operations

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$661,500$7,176,07917
2024$378,500$7,983,10412
2025$515,458$8,721,86922

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Claflin UniversityORANGEBURG, SCOPERATIONS$110,000
Boys And Girls Club Of AmericaATLANTA, GAOPERATIONS$100,000
The John Crosland SchoolCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$69,458
Uncf CharlotteCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$58,500
Christian Theological SeminaryINDIANAPOLIS, INOPERATIONS$25,000
Cms FoundationCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$25,000
Chappell Memorial Baptist (Charlotte)CHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$25,000
Gaston Christian SchoolGASTONIA, NCOPERATIONS$12,500
Brookstone SchoolCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$10,000
Carolina Youth CoalitionCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$10,000
Healing Hearts Healing Homes FoundationDOUGLASVILLE, GAOPERATIONS$10,000
St Paul Baptist ChurchCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$10,000
First Baptist Church StatesvilleSTATESVILLE, NCOPERATIONS$10,000
Nourish Up CharlotteCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$10,000
First Baptist ChurchSTATESVILLE, NCOPERATIONS$5,000
Susan G KomenCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$5,000
Christian Brothers UniversityMEMPHIS, TNOPERATIONS$5,000
The Links Foundation IncWASHINGTON, DCOPERATIONS$5,000
North Carolina Central UniversityDURHAM, NCOPERATIONS$3,000
Breakthrough T1DCHARLOTTE, NCOPERATIONS$2,500
Rainbow Express MinistriesMATTHEWS, NCOPERATIONS$2,500
North Carolina A&T State UniversityGREENSBORO, NCOPERATIONS$2,000
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