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Filing year 2024

LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION

Durham, North Carolina·EIN 36-4749289·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$53.4M
Total expenses
$7.7M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chair

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$6.1M

Itemized grants

129

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHERN EQUALITYASHEVILLE, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$160k
NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUPSAN FRANCISCO, CAAMPLIFY FUND$150k
PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITYATLANTA, GAPROJECT SUPP JUSTICE40 ACCELERATOR$150k
EQUALITY NC FOUNDATIONRALEIGH, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125k
EQUALITY VIRGINIARICHMOND, VAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$125k
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDAORLANDO, FLGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$105k
APPALACHIAN VOICESBOONE, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
CENTER FOR HEIRS' PROP PRESERVATIONORTH CAROLINA, SCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
FREEDOM CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICECHARLOTTE, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
OPERATION RESTORATIONNEW ORLEANS, LAOPERATION RESTORATION$100k
PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITYATLANTA, GAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
TAPROOT EARTHTULSA, OKGULF SOUTH FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL$100k
ALLIANCE FOR HIGHER ED IN PRISONDENVER, COGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$90k
FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUESNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$90k
TIME OUT YOUTHCHARLOTTE, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$90k
AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONAUBURN, ALAL PRISON ARTS & EDUCATION PROJECT$80k
TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVENASHVILLE, TNGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$80k
FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES LAND ASSISTANCE FUNDATLANTA, GAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
GEORGIA CONSERVATION VOTERS ED FUNDATLANTA, GAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
NATIONZ FOUNDATIONRICHMOND, VAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY ED FUNDALEXANDRIA, VAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORKRALEIGH, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
POWER COALITION FOR EQUITY & JUSTICENEW ORLEANS, LAPOWER COALITION FOR EQUITY & JUSTICE$75k
RURAL INVESTMENT TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENTST PAUL, MNGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
SOUTHEAST CLIMATE & ENERGY NETWORKSUNRISE, FLGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.1M
$7.5M
2023
$1.9M
$7.7M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in North Carolina

LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in North Carolina earns a median of $42,970.

25th percentile
$10k
Median
$42,970
75th percentile
$100k
90th percentile
$204k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 471 organizations across 471 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for North Carolina
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What are LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $7.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.