Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC

Bryson Foundation Limited

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Typical grant size
$2K – $4K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
14
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Vaughn D Bryson
TREASURER
Nancy F Bryson
SECRETARY
William D Bryson
DIRECTOR
Jeffrey H Thomasson
DIRECTOR
N Catherine Bryson
PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
20.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
150
Total grants awarded
$6.2M
Total amount
$41K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.1M
30 grants
2023
$665K
31 grants
2022
$1.2M
29 grants
2021
$1.1M
29 grants
2020
$1.2M
31 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
2 grants · NC · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
1 grant · NC · ≈ likely match
$1.0M
Unc Pharmacy
2 grants · NC
$800K
Education Foundation
2 grants · NC
$483K
Unc Pediatric Genetics
1 grant · NC
$400K
Unc Mpsc
3 grants · NC
$225K
YMCA of the Triangle
1 grant · NC
$200K
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
1 grant · NC
$100K
Mps Society
5 grants · NC
$50K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Berry College
UNRESTRICTED
GA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Unc Chapel Hill
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$1.0M
Alachua Conservation Trust
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$15K
Mps Society
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$10K
No 9 Productions
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$10K
Higher Ed Works
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$10K
Carolina for Kibera
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$6K
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetary
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Harn Museum
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Hippodrome
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Phillips Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
River Phoenix Center for Peacemaking
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
United Way North Central Florida
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Constellation Charter
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$5K
Friends of St Joseph State Parks
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Habitat for Humanity Orange County
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$5K
Inter Faith Council
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$3K
Working Food
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$3K
Secu Family House
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$3K
Grace Marketplace
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$3K
Bread of the Mighty
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$3K
St Francis House
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$3K
Family Promise
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$2K
Alachua Habitat for Humanity
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$2K
Transplanting Traditions
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$2K
Florida Museum of Natural History
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$1K
Camp Dudley
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$1K
Wunc
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2024
$500
Wuft
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$500
The Duke School
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$500K
Unc Mpsc
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$25K
Habitat for Humanity Orange County
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$14K
Alachua Conservation Trust
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$10K
Mps Society
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$10K
Higher Ed Works
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$10K
No 9 Productions
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$10K
Berry College
UNRESTRICTED
GA · TY 2023
$10K
River Phoenix Center for Peacemaking
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
United Way North Central Florida
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
United Way Greater Triangle
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$5K
Phillips Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Hippodrome
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Harn Museum
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Constellation Charter
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Carolina for Kibera
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$5K
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$5K
Friends of St Joseph State Parks
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Inter Faith Council
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2023
$3K
Grace Marketplace
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$3K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.