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Grants paid by Nc Idea, tax year 2021

EIN 01-0702442 · Durham, NC · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE U41

In tax year 2021, Nc Idea (EIN 01-0702442) reported 167 grants paid totaling $2,992,086. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by Nc Idea for tax year 2021
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2021	First Flight Venture Center Research Triangle Park, NC	B	$100,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Crisp Small Business Resource Center at East Carolina University Greenville, NC	U	$98,300	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Natural Capital Investment Fund Charles Town, WV	U	$75,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Sg Atkins Community Corp Winstonsalem, NC	U	$75,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Prospera Charlotte, NC	U	$75,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Provident1898 Durham, NC	U	$66,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Young Founders Institute LLC Carrboro, NC	U	$60,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Mountain Bizcapital Inc DBA Mountain Bizworks Asheville, NC	U	$55,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Ventureasheboro Asheboro, NC	U	$51,930	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Aspire Community Capital Charlotte, NC	B	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Knox St Studios Durham, NC	U	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Dendi Raleigh, NC	U	$50,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the Entrepreneurship Center Chapel Hill, NC	U	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Six Wing Studio Raleigh, NC	U	$50,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	City Startup Labs Charlotte, NC	C	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Code the Dream Durham, NC	B	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Blue Recruit Inc Raleigh, NC	U	$50,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Wranglesoft (dba Wrangle) Durham, NC	U	$50,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Grind Asheville, NC	U	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Genesis Block Labs Wilmington, NC	D	$50,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Triangle Entrepreneurial Leadership Raleigh, NC	U	$49,250	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Unc Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wilmington, NC	U	$45,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Imaginehubboundless Impact Greensboro, NC	U	$45,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Batteryxchange Huntersville, NC	U	$42,500	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Rlot Wake Forest, NC	U	$40,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Winston Starts Winston Salem, NC	B	$37,500	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Electronic Lab Logs Inc Wilmington, NC	U	$32,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Protect3d Durham, NC	U	$31,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Natrx Inc Raleigh, NC	U	$30,775	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Arpio Cary, NC	U	$30,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Helius Durham, NC	U	$30,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Shyftauto Winterville, NC	U	$30,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	B	$30,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Home Lending Pal Durham, NC	U	$30,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Nc A&t State University Greensboro, NC	U	$30,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	North Carolina State Treasurer Durham, NC	U	$30,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Couplet Care LLC Durham, NC	U	$29,750	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Launchuncg Greensboro, NC	U	$29,484	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Thread Capital Raleigh, NC	B	$27,500	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Unbox the Dress North Canton, OH	U	$26,750	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Vizma Life Sciences Inc Durham, NC	U	$26,500	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Dare Vegan Cheese Asheville, NC	U	$25,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Carolina Small Business Development Fund Raleigh, NC	B	$25,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Piedmont Business Capital Greensboro, NC	B	$25,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Stemz Inc Winstonsalem, NC	U	$24,500	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Foundation Inc Pembroke, NC	B	$24,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	B	$21,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Ascend Goals Charlotte, NC	U	$20,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Davos Corporation Durham, NC	U	$20,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	North Carolina Business Council Raleigh, NC	U	$20,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Smart Girls Hq Charlotte, NC	U	$20,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Active Defender Carthage, NC	D	$20,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Bunker Labs Chicago, IL	U	$20,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Access Center for Equity Success Winston Salem, NC	U	$16,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington Wake Forest, NC	U	$16,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	B	$15,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Maurer's Minute Mechanic Winterville, NC	U	$12,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Bridge of Hope Life Transformational Services LLC Ahoskie, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Beam Dynamics LLC Winston Salem, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Snappicfix Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Young Urban Professionals New Bern, NC	C	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Loyd Visuals LLC Charlotte, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Wildweed Gardens Chapel Hill, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Sinobas Amplification LLC New Bern, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Brunswick Community College Small Business Center Supply, NC	D	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	First Flight Venture Center Research Triangle Park, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (nc Growth) Chapel Hill, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Ventureprise Inc Charlotte, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The Research Triangle Foundation Rtp, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Illumined Leadership Solutions LLC Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Antlia Energy LLC Charlotte, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Km Macias Inc Fayetteville, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Up On 3 Matthews, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Plantd Climbring Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Vision Church Raleigh, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Clever Education Solutions Raleigh, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Clinispan Health Charlotte, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Hustle Winston Salem Winstonsalem, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Wake County Social and Economic Vitality Program Raleigh, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Communities in Partnership Durham, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Innovate Charlotte Charlotte, NC	C	$10,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Center for Creative Economy Winstonsalem, NC	C	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Rim Helmets LLC Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Creative Allies Inc Morrisville, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Foundation Inc Pembroke, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Jecha Networks Inc Charlotte, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Curate Belmont, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Unbiased Insights Cary, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Dogvested Inc Hendersonville, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Adaptbionic Chapel Hill, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Lumen Design Group Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The Boost Pad Charlotte, NC	C	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Sankofa Farms LLC Durham, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Daywatt LLC Cornelius, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Interview School Wilmington, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Substantial Media LLC Knightdale, NC	U	$10,000	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Urban League of Central Carolinas Charlotte, NC	B	$10,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Mountain Bizcapital Inc DBA Mountain Bizworks Asheville, NC	U	$10,000	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Green Stream Technologies Inc Wake Forest, NC	U	$9,500	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Acta Solutions LLC Chapel Hill, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Chatstyle Matthews, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Washington's Hammer LLC Elizabeth City, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Allclouds San Francisco, CA	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	West End Learning LLC Winstonsalem, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Jayla's Heirlooms Charlotte, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Plantnrgy LLC Apex, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Framewrk Inc Charlotte, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	I-Mama LLC Raleigh, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Lira Inc Durham, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Hot Route Charlotte, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Cardstalk Inc Asheville, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Draba LLC Boone, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Flux Hybrids Inc Raleigh, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Wildflower Ventures LLC Raleigh, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Counsel Connect Raleigh, NC	U	$7,500	paid	MICRO GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Pip & Grow LLC Davidson, NC	U	$7,250	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Mountain Bizcapital Inc DBA Mountain Bizworks Asheville, NC	U	$6,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Thee13 Asheville, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Vance Granville Community College Henderson, NC	D	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Goodroads LLC Charlotte, NC	U	$5,000	paid	SEED GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Hustle Winston-Salem Winstonsalem, NC	B	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Charlotte Fractional Cmos Charlotte, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Center for Creative Economy Winstonsalem, NC	C	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation Henderson, NC	B	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Artists Designing Evolution (ad Project) Barnardsville, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Davidson College Davidson, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Stemulating Minds LLC Raleigh, NC	D	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Jb Tyler Marketing & Consulting LLC Morrisville, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Innovate Charlotte Charlotte, NC	C	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Innovate Raleigh Raleigh, NC	D	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	City of Asheville Asheville, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Prospera Nc LLC Orlando, FL	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Carteret County Public Library System Beaufort, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Carteret County Economic Development Foundation Inc Morehead City, NC	C	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Grind LLC Asheville, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Recity Network Durham, NC	B	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The Diversity Movement Raleigh, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Uncw Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wilmington, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Diamond N-D Rough Wake Forest, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Audacity Labs Durham, NC	B	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Charlotte Lgbt Chamber of Commerce Charlotte, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Alamance Community College Institutional Advancement Graham, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Ncsu Institue of Emerging Issues Raleigh, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Brandi Fox Charlotte, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Black Business Expo USA Durham, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Stepup Durham Durham, NC	B	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Rjrd Associates & Consultants Burlington, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Think Garden Charlotte, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Pathos Ethos Durham, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Venture for America New York, NY	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC	U	$5,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Montreat College On Behalf of Carolina Cyber Center Montreat, NC	U	$4,600	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	C	$4,500	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Plr Connect Events Hendersonville, NC	U	$3,927	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Innovative Networking Group LLC Rocky Mount, NC	U	$3,374	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Soy Emprendedor Winston Salem, NC	U	$3,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Queens University Entrepreneur Leadership Circle Charlotte, NC	U	$3,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Glenna Batts-Gonzalez Morrisville, NC	U	$2,500	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	B	$2,500	paid	ECOSYSTEM GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Stepup Durham Durham, NC	B	$2,500	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Durham Success Summit Durham, NC	B	$1,596	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Sg Atkins Community Develop Corp Winstonsalem, NC	U	$1,500	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Elyssia Fisher Durham, NC	U	$1,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Durham Soup a Project of Hack Fremont, CA	U	$1,000	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Genesis Block Labs Wilmington, NC	D	$600	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Boundless Impact Greensboro, NC	C	$600	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412
2021	Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy Rocky Mount, NC	U	$400	paid	ENGAGE GRANTS	202220719349100412

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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

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