The Hellendall Family Foundation Of
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable purposes. Its mission is inferred from its funding patterns, which focus on mental health, food security, homelessness, and community service initiatives. The foundation provides grants to a diverse range of organizations, including food banks, mental health organizations, and cultural nonprofits. It primarily serves recipients in North Carolina and Washington, D.C., reflecting a commitment to addressing local community needs.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A locally rooted charitable organization in North Carolina (or a previously funded national charity with a local connection) delivering direct services in areas like food security, homelessness, mental health, or community programs and already known to the foundation or its network.
Good Fit
- • Established local presence in North Carolina or a prior grant from this foundation.
- • Programs in food banks, homeless services, mental-health/crisis intervention, or community services.
- • Request sizes aligned with past grants (roughly $2k–$15k historically, recently clustered at the lower end).
- • Connections or introductions to the foundation’s leadership or existing grantees.
Geography
Grants span multiple states (four observed), but a clear in-state focus is present: about 64% of 2023 dollars went to North Carolina and the foundation is NC-based.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 11 distinct independent recipients (11 grants in 2023), indicating a moderately diverse recipient set for a micro private foundation despite some dollar concentration among the top five recipients.
New Applicants
Across two observed years no new recipients appeared in 2023 and the foundation’s filings and application metadata state grants are made only to preselected applicants, which together suggest invitation‑based giving and low likelihood that an unfamiliar applicant could enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
