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Nonprofit · EIN 56-6057494

UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516

Financials

$62.9M$65.3M2023$71.6M$59M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$71,635,095$58,974,890$12,660,205$687,650,728$3,822,608$683,828,120
June 30, 2024990 (amended)$62,934,826$65,312,422-$2,377,596$629,790,542$5,838,306$623,952,236
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$60,548,960
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10,591,600
Net gain from sales of assets
$745,320
Net income from fundraising events
-$110,364
Other revenue
$494,535

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$46,651,704
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$469,377
Other salaries and wages
$4,093,861
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,915,446
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$76,527
Accounting fees
$80,900
Occupancy
$622,699
Travel
$89,785
Depreciation
$88,049
Program services (functional)
$46,651,704
Management and general (functional)
$6,136,260
Fundraising (functional)
$6,186,926

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$629,790,542
Total assets, end of year
$687,650,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,822,608
Net assets, end of year
$683,828,120
Land, buildings and equipment
$191,838
Publicly traded securities
$187,785,516
Net assets without donor restrictions
$33,407,517
Net assets with donor restrictions
$650,420,603
Gross receipts
$83,150,582
Employees
0
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1949
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE H NELSON-BERNIERCHIEF PHILANTHROPY & PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
40$484,031$108,443
MARTIN ALEXANDER BAUCOMVP, TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
40$277,516$65,999
KARA RAYNORVP FOR PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$245,479$67,738
ALLISON SMITHEXEC DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$218,880$62,176
JODI ROBINETTEVP, DONOR EXPERIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$205,896$65,883
ELIZABETH H GALLAVP FOR PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$227,643$40,092
JON ANGIERCFO
Officer
40$236,721$25,784
DR CAM ENARSON MBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR FRED M DULADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JOHN A KIRKLAND JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR STEPHANIE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TERRI PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BLAIR SHWEDO JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BOB WINSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BRYAN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MR BUZZ HEIDTDIRECTOR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MR DANIEL DUFFYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR E HOOPER HARDISON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ED MCMAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR EDWARD HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR GRAY REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR J CARLTON SHOWALTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR KENT INSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR KYLE MACEMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR MICHAEL ANDREASENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR RICHARD H MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR RONALD A BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR SAM SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR STEVE SKOLSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR VICTOR KATSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR WELFORD TABORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR WESLEY BURKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR WESLEY FOWLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS BILLIE STALLINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS JANET HADARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS JOYCE POPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS KAREN ALBRITTONDIRECTOR - BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MS MACHELLE SANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS MARGARET DE ST AUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS MELISSA DANIELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MS SHAWNA CANNON LEMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE H NELSON-BERNIERCHIEF PHILANTHROPY & PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
40$436,654$66,487
MARTIN ALEXANDER BAUCOMVP, TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
40$249,674$41,970
ELIZABETH H GALLAVP FOR PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$209,926$36,420
ROBERT MATTHEW CAINSNR EX DIR DEVELOP
Highest-paid employee
40$178,500$32,032
KARA RAYNORVP FOR PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
40$176,500$31,776
AIME C MITCHELLEX DIR OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$173,435$31,325
JON ANGIERCFO
Officer
40$82,872$7,825
DR CAM ENARSON MBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR FRED M DULADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JOHN A KIRKLAND JRDIRECTOR - BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DR LISA GILLESPIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR STEPHANIE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TERRI PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR WESLEY BURKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR WESLEY C FOWLER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BOB WINSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BRYAN LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR BUZZ HEIDTDIRECTOR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR D RUSSELL HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR DANIEL DUFFYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR E HOOPER HARDISON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR ED MCMAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR EDWARD HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR GRAY REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR J CARLTON SHOWALTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR MICHAEL ANDREASENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR RICHARD H MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR RONALD A BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR SAM SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR STEVE SKOLSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR VICTOR KATSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR WELFORD TABORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS ANNE POWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS BILLIE STALLINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS JANET HADARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS JOYCE POPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS KAREN ALBRITTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS MACHELLE SANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS MARGARET DE ST AUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS MELISSA DANIELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS SHAWNA CANNON LEMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
123 W FRANKLIN ST STE 510, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516-2684
In care of
% LEE A WAGNER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JON ANGIER, 123 W FRANKLIN ST, STE CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516
Signed the 990
JON ANGIER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(919) 966-1201
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

Mission

AT UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION, WE INSPIRE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR UNC HEALTH AND UNC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THAT TRANSFORMS HEALTHCARE AND PROVIDES HOPE TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ORIGINALLY CHARTERED IN 1949 AS THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION FOSTERS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT OF CLINICAL CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR AREAS ACROSS UNC HEALTH, INCLUDING UNC LINEBERGER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, UNC CHILDREN'S, THE UNC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND MANY OTHER DIVISIONS, CENTERS AND INSTITUTES.AT UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION, WE WORK DILIGENTLY FOR THE MEDICALPROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO IMPROVE HEALTH FOR ALL. WE POWER PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT THE HIGHEST QUALITY CLINICAL CARE, LIFE-CHANGING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD.IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED MORE THAN 32,000 GIFTS FROM OVER 14,000 DONORS. CULTIVATION AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE RECOGNITION SOCIETIES, DONOR WALLS, ANNUAL REPORTS AND ENDOWMENT IMPACT REPORTS. THE DEVELOPMENT STAFF PERSONALLY ENGAGED WITH DONORS THROUGH PHONE CALLS AND VISITS, ALSO CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS.THE UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION MANAGES OVER 1,800 FUNDS, COMPRISED OF ENDOWED, RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED ACCOUNTS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT THE EXISTING AND EMERGING NEEDS OF UNC HEALTH: RESEARCH, PATIENT CARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.THE PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS AT UNC HEALTH CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO DISCOVER BETTER WAYS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGH PREVENTING AND TREATING DISEASE. THE FUNDS RAISED BY UNC HEALTH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND PROJECTED NEED FOR BETTER ACCESS TO CARE, BETTER TREATMENTS AND BETTER OUTCOMES.
    Expenses $46,651,704 · grants $46,651,704 · revenue $604,899

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-6057494
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Organization supporting a government college or university
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1951
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$687,650,728
Income (IRS master file)
$83,150,582

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$71,635,095$58,974,890$687,650,728IRS
990June 2024$62,934,826$65,312,422$629,790,542XML
990June 2023$57,795,670$59,596,819$578,700,034IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-6057494).

Questions about UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC is 56-6057494.
Is UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
Are donations to UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JON ANGIER.
Who are the officers and directors of UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $484,031 (LESLIE H NELSON-BERNIER, CHIEF PHILANTHROPY & PRES).
How much revenue does UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $71,635,095, expenses of $58,974,890 and total assets of $687,650,728 at year end.

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