The Boggs Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing financial support to various charitable causes. Its mission centers around community service, with a focus on assisting organizations that address food insecurity, support individuals with autism, and provide services for the homeless. The foundation actively funds local initiatives, including food banks and community service clubs, reflecting its commitment to enhancing the well-being of its community. It primarily operates within North Carolina, although it also supports initiatives in Michigan. Through its grants, the foundation aims to foster community development and support vulnerable populations.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, community-focused nonprofit (often local to Monroe/Union County, NC) seeking modest grants (typically under $5,000) for program or service delivery and able to supply standard application documents.
Good Fit
- • Local presence or clear service to Union County/Monroe, NC.
- • Request sizes in the low-thousands or less.
- • Programs in community service areas (food assistance, local athletics, shelters, disability supports).
- • Ability to provide a project budget, organizational budget, board list, proof of tax-exempt status, and recent audit.
- • Willingness to use a mailed application and to follow a rolling submission process.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in North Carolina but includes out-of-state grants (two states observed in 2024); roughly three quarters of 2024 dollars went to NC recipients, indicating a primarily state-level footprint with occasional out-of-state awards.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded multiple independent organizations each year (4 recipients in earlier years, 6 in 2024) showing a moderate spread of grantees for a micro private foundation; financial concentration exists (one large grantee in 2024) but does not eliminate variety.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports access by unfamiliar applicants: formal application requirements and a rolling deadline are documented, a mailed submission route and phone contact are provided, and about half of 2024's recipients were new that year, so new entrants appear plausibly able to join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
