George And Sarah Buchanan Foundation
The George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation is a private independent foundation based in Greensboro, NC that awards grants in areas including military support, special needs, at-risk youth, education, and faith-based organizations. The foundation’s site provides program descriptions, guidance for applicants, and a downloadable application/online submission page. Contact information on the site (P.O. Box in Greensboro, email at @buchananfoundation.com) matches public filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-medium nonprofit working in education, military/veteran support, youth development, special needs, or faith-based services that seeks general operating support or scholarship funding and can effectively use awards in the $10k–$150k range.
Good Fit
- • Work in listed program areas (education, veterans/military, youth, special needs, faith-based).
- • Requests framed as general support or scholarship funding.
- • Ability to absorb and report on typical grants (many recent grants around $30k; some up to $150k).
- • Demonstrated track record or credible program outcomes.
- • Regional connection or clear explanation of impact if out-of-state.
Geography
The foundation funds organizations across many states (23 distinct states in the latest year), with roughly 31% of dollars staying in North Carolina and the remainder distributed nationally.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 82 distinct recipients (up from 47 two years earlier), showing a broad and growing portfolio of independent grantees rather than a tiny closed circle; top-five concentration is modest at 20%.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes program guidance and an online application, and it added 14 new recipients in 2024 (25 new in 2023), so observed behavior and visible submission routes indicate that unfamiliar applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
