Stuart and Margaret L Forbes Founda

COLUMBUS, NC EIN: 56-2079528

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0M

+46.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$127K

+67.5% YoY

Grant Count

5

+150.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

-33.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$40K$79K$119K$158K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,983,219$1,350,953$1,315,147
Revenue$123,921$53,714$91,102
Expenses$144,086$90,119$80,596
Qualifying Distributions$126,711$75,655$66,500
Net Investment Income$123,421$53,714$91,102
Distributable Amount$87,563$66,204$64,319

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$32K$63K$95K$127K2 grants20212 grants20222 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS$105KGO GLOBAL NC - GLOBAL TE…$15KTRYON CHILDREN'S THEATER…$5KLANIER LIBRARY$2KCAROLINA FOOTHILLS FOUND…$200

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAMES T BOYLE JRVICE CHR/PRE2
SUSAN MCHUGHCHAIR/VICE P2
F K MCFARLAND IIIDIRECT/SEC/T2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

ColumbusForest CityMorrisvilleRaleighTryon

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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