The Hendricks-cox Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 56-6046966

Foundation Overview

Based in Gastonia, NC, The Hendricks-cox Foundation has awarded 190 grants totaling $223,750 to organizations in District of Columbia, North Carolina and 16 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $20,000, with a median award of $250.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$223,750
Total Assets
$1,258,834
Median Grant (all grants)
$250

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
31
Median Grant
$300
% Median Grant Growth
+20% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 19%

6 of 31 recipients (19%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
North Carolina

42% of grants are awarded in North Carolina, with additional funding distributed across 17 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within North Carolina, funding concentrates in Gastonia (55%), Southern Pines (8%), Tryon (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+20%

Stable funding levels with 20% change over 3 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (64%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Hendricks-cox Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Backpack Weekend Food Program $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Cancer Services $3,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Carolinas Golf Foundation $200 Southern Pines, NC, US Donation 2023
Brakes $200 Concord, NC, US Donation 2023
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden $1,000 Belmont, NC, US Donation 2023
Dega Mobile Veterinary Care $300 Fuquay Varina, NC, US Donation 2023
Doctors Wo Borders $200 Hagerstown, MD, US Donation 2023
Fence $300 Tryon, NC, US Donation 2023
First United Methodist Church $2,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Gaston Community Foundation $10,600 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
George Washington's Mt Vernon $300 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2023
Humane Society Of The Us $300 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
Intl African American Museum $200 Charleston, SC, US Donation 2023
Isha Foundation Inc $500 Mcminnville, TN, US Donation 2023
Jane Goodall Institute $300 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
Mises Institute $200 Auburn, AL, US Donation 2023
Natl Museum Of Women In The Arts $200 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
Natl Wasp Wwii Museum $1,000 Sweetwater, TX, US Donation 2023
Natl Wwii Museum $200 New Orleans, LA, US Donation 2023
Pisgah Arp Church $1,700 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Sacramento History Museum $200 Sacramento, CA, US Donation 2023
Schiele Museum Of Natural History $20,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Smile Train $250 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
Society Of St Andrew $200 Durham, NC, US Donation 2023
S Effingham Elem Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2023
St Jude Children's Hospital $500 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2023
Thomas Jefferson Fdn Inc $200 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2023
Turning Point Usa $200 Phoenix, AZ, US Donation 2023
Webb Street School $500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2023
Wounded Warrior Project $300 Topeka, KS, US Donation 2023
Aspca $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $5,500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Cancer Services $5,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Carolinas Golf Foundation $200 Southern Pines, NC, US Donation 2022
Gaston Community Foundation $11,300 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Dega Mobile Veterinary Care $300 Fuquay Varina, NC, US Donation 2022
Disabled Veterans Service Trust $500 Erlanger, KY, US Donation 2022
Doctors Wo Borders $200 Hagerstown, MD, US Donation 2022
Environmental Def Fund $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Fence $100 Tryon, NC, US Donation 2022
First United Methodist Ch $2,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Friends Of Crowders Mtn Inc $250 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
George Washington's Mt Vernon $300 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2022
Hospice And Palliative Care Charlotte $250 Charlotte, NC, US Donation 2022
Humane Society Of The Us $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Intl African American Museum $200 Charleston, SC, US Donation 2022
Isha Foundation Inc $500 Mcminnville, TN, US Donation 2022
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue $500 Holly Ridge, NC, US Donation 2022
Mercy Ships $250 Lindale, TX, US Donation 2022
Mises Institute $100 Auburn, AL, US Donation 2022
Natl Museum Of Women In The Arts $200 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Natl Wasp Wwii Museum $500 Sweetwater, TX, US Donation 2022
Natl Wwii Museum $100 New Orleans, LA, US Donation 2022
Nrdc Action Fund $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Renegade Paws Rescue $500 Savannah, GA, US Donation 2022
Rotary Community Garden $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Sacramento History Museum $200 Sacramento, CA, US Donation 2022
Saint Philip Neri Catholic Ch $500 Fort Mill, SC, US Donation 2022
Schiele Museum Of Natural History $1,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Smile Train $250 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Society Of St Andrew $200 Durham, NC, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Elem Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Middle Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
St Jude Children's Hospital $200 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2022
Thomas Jefferson Fdn Inc $100 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Topeka, KS, US Donation 2022
Aspca $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $5,500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Cancer Services $5,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Carolinas Golf Foundation $200 Southern Pines, NC, US Donation 2022
Gaston Community Foundation $11,300 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Dega Mobile Veterinary Care $300 Fuquay Varina, NC, US Donation 2022
Disabled Veterans Service Trust $500 Erlanger, KY, US Donation 2022
Doctors Wo Borders $200 Hagerstown, MD, US Donation 2022
Environmental Def Fund $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Fence $100 Tryon, NC, US Donation 2022
First United Methodist Ch $2,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Friends Of Crowders Mtn Inc $250 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
George Washington's Mt Vernon $300 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2022
Hospice And Palliative Care Charlotte $250 Charlotte, NC, US Donation 2022
Humane Society Of The Us $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Intl African American Museum $200 Charleston, SC, US Donation 2022
Isha Foundation Inc $500 Mcminnville, TN, US Donation 2022
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue $500 Holly Ridge, NC, US Donation 2022
Mercy Ships $250 Lindale, TX, US Donation 2022
Mises Institute $100 Auburn, AL, US Donation 2022
Natl Museum Of Women In The Arts $200 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Natl Wasp Wwii Museum $500 Sweetwater, TX, US Donation 2022
Natl Wwii Museum $100 New Orleans, LA, US Donation 2022
Nrdc Action Fund $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Renegade Paws Rescue $500 Savannah, GA, US Donation 2022
Rotary Community Garden $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Sacramento History Museum $200 Sacramento, CA, US Donation 2022
Saint Philip Neri Catholic Ch $500 Fort Mill, SC, US Donation 2022
Schiele Museum Of Natural History $1,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Smile Train $250 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Society Of St Andrew $200 Durham, NC, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Elem Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Middle Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
St Jude Children's Hospital $200 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2022
Thomas Jefferson Fdn Inc $100 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Topeka, KS, US Donation 2022
Aspca $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $5,500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Cancer Services $5,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Carolinas Golf Foundation $200 Southern Pines, NC, US Donation 2022
Gaston Community Foundation $11,300 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Dega Mobile Veterinary Care $300 Fuquay Varina, NC, US Donation 2022
Disabled Veterans Service Trust $500 Erlanger, KY, US Donation 2022
Doctors Wo Borders $200 Hagerstown, MD, US Donation 2022
Environmental Def Fund $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Fence $100 Tryon, NC, US Donation 2022
First United Methodist Ch $2,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Friends Of Crowders Mtn Inc $250 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
George Washington's Mt Vernon $300 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2022
Hospice And Palliative Care Charlotte $250 Charlotte, NC, US Donation 2022
Humane Society Of The Us $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Intl African American Museum $200 Charleston, SC, US Donation 2022
Isha Foundation Inc $500 Mcminnville, TN, US Donation 2022
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue $500 Holly Ridge, NC, US Donation 2022
Mercy Ships $250 Lindale, TX, US Donation 2022
Mises Institute $100 Auburn, AL, US Donation 2022
Natl Museum Of Women In The Arts $200 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Natl Wasp Wwii Museum $500 Sweetwater, TX, US Donation 2022
Natl Wwii Museum $100 New Orleans, LA, US Donation 2022
Nrdc Action Fund $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Renegade Paws Rescue $500 Savannah, GA, US Donation 2022
Rotary Community Garden $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Sacramento History Museum $200 Sacramento, CA, US Donation 2022
Saint Philip Neri Catholic Ch $500 Fort Mill, SC, US Donation 2022
Schiele Museum Of Natural History $1,200 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2022
Smile Train $250 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Society Of St Andrew $200 Durham, NC, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Elem Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
S Effingham Middle Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2022
St Jude Children's Hospital $200 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2022
Thomas Jefferson Fdn Inc $100 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Topeka, KS, US Donation 2022
Aspca $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $2,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Brothersisterhood Of Wncc Umc $200 Belmont, NC, US Donation 2021
Cancer Services $6,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Carolinas Golf Foundation $500 Southern Pines, NC, US Donation 2021
Caromont Health Foundation $1,500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Gaston Community Foundation $7,800 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden $500 Belmont, NC, US Donation 2021
Fence $100 Tryon, NC, US Donation 2021
First United Methodist Church - Gastonia $2,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Friends Of Notre-dame De Paris $100 Philadelphia, PA, US Donation 2021
George Washington's Mt Vernon $300 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2021
Heart Society $1,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Hillsdale College $100 Hillsdale, MI, US Donation 2021
Humane Society Of The United States $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Independent Institute $100 Oakland, CA, US Donation 2021
Jand Goodall Institute $200 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Kindred Hospice $100 Aiken, SC, US Donation 2021
Mercy Ships $250 Lindale, TX, US Donation 2021
Mises Institute $600 Auburn, AL, US Donation 2021
National Museum Of Women In The Arts $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
National Wildlife Federation $100 Merrifield, VA, US Donation 2021
National Wwii Museum $100 New Orleans, LA, US Donation 2021
Nrdc Action Fund $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2021
Parkinson's Foundation $100 Miami, FL, US Donation 2021
Pbs Charlotte $200 Charlotte, NC, US Donation 2021
Rideability Therapeutic Riding Center $500 Clover, SC, US Donation 2021
Sacramento History Museum $200 Sacramento, CA, US Donation 2021
Schiele Museum Of Natural History $1,900 Gastonia, NC, US Donation 2021
Shriner's Healthcare For Children - Fl $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2021
Smile Train $250 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Society Of St Andrew $200 Durham, NC, US Donation 2021
S Effingham Elem Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2021
S Effingham Middle Sch Pto $1,000 Guyton, GA, US Donation 2021
Southern Dharma Retreat Center $200 Hot Springs, NC, US Donation 2021
Unc-tv $200 Raleigh, NC, US Donation 2021
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Topeka, KS, US Donation 2021
Young America's Foundation $100 Reston, VA, US Donation 2021
Andy Banks Memorial Scholarship Fund $500 Raleigh, NC, US Gift In Memory Of Andy Banks 2020
Boys And Girls Club Of Greater Gaston $8,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donations To Support Their Succeed Past 3 And Dancing For Future Stars Fundraisers 2020
Cancer Services Of Gaston County $10,000 Gastonia, NC, US Donation To Support Golf Tournament Fundraiser 2020
Carolinas Golf Foundation $6,000 Southern Pines, NC, US Gift In Memory Of William R Cox 2020
Caromont Health Foundation $1,500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation To Support Their Wow Women Optimizing Wellness Program 2020
Ella May Wiggins Memorial Committee $500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation For Their Ella May Wiggins Memorial Project 2020
First United Methodist Church $2,100 Gastonia, NC, US Donation And Memorial Gift Andy Banks To Support Their Ministries 2020
Girls Scouts Of Historic Georgia $10,000 Savannah, GA, US Donation To Sponsor Troop In Savannah Ga Area 2020
Habitat For Humanity Of Gaston County $500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation In Honor Of Team Building Captains 2020
Heart Society $500 Gastonia, NC, US Donation To Support Their Open Heart Open Golf Tournament Fundraiser 2020
Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church $200 Belmont, NC, US Donation In Honor Of Debbie Seeger 2020
Temple Emanuel $100 Gastonia, NC, US Gift In Memory Of Marc Rauch 2020
Tricounty Animal Rescue Inc $100 Alexis, NC, US Gift In Memory Of Debbi Feuer Dunn 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 56-6046966
Website N/A
Address 1200 CHESLTON CT Gastonia, NC 28054-3846

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Hendricks-cox Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Presidenttreas Shirley H Cox
Secretary Kellen S Cox

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.