Opportunity Overview
The Leon Levine Foundation, based in Charlotte, accepts grant inquiries year round from established nonprofit organizations serving North Carolina and South Carolina. Within healthcare, the Foundation focuses on improving access to quality physical and mental healthcare and invests in organizations providing direct medical, behavioral health, dental and pharmacy services, including preventive care.
Funding and Timing
Maximum applicant value: The Foundation does not publish a fixed grant ceiling or award range for its general rolling grantmaking. Its board typically sizes grants at or below 10% of an applicant’s contributed revenue reported on the organization’s most recent Form 990. The Foundation also states that it is rarely the largest donor to an organization, rarely the only funder of a specific program, and is typically among the organization’s top five private donors. These are sizing guidelines, not guaranteed awards.
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry are accepted year round on a rolling basis. Organizations may generally submit only one LOI during the Foundation’s July 1 through June 30 fiscal year. Because the opportunity is genuinely rolling, there is no published primary deadline time or time zone.
Eligibility
Eligible grant recipients must be registered 501(c)(3) public charities, operate in North Carolina or South Carolina or for the benefit of Carolinians, and sustain contributed revenue from nongovernment sources above $500,000. The Foundation emphasizes organizational strength, leadership stability, demonstrated impact and sustainability. Startups and unproven programs are rarely funded.
Funding Types and Match
The Foundation awards general operating support, project or program support, and capital campaign support. Its stated focus for new funding opportunities is on bold, transformative ideas aligned with strategic priorities.
Match or cost share: The Foundation does not publish a mandatory applicant match percentage for this rolling grant channel. Its guidance that it is rarely the sole funder should be treated as a grant-sizing and portfolio principle, not as a formal cost-share requirement.
Application Mechanics and Required Materials
New applicants first verify eligibility, complete the Foundation’s eligibility quiz, register in the grantee portal, and submit a Letter of Inquiry. The Foundation states that it will generally contact an applicant within approximately 60 days if the organization is invited to apply. Invited applicants then complete narrative questions and upload required attachments in the portal. The public website does not enumerate every invited-application attachment, so Atlas does not invent an attachment checklist. Foundation staff may conduct an approximately one-hour site visit with executive leadership and board representation during due diligence.
Healthcare Fit
The Foundation’s healthcare strategy supports organizations providing direct access to care, including medical, behavioral health, dental and pharmacy services and preventive care. A legitimate applicant-led role may therefore exist for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform when an established eligible healthcare nonprofit proposes a specific, evidence-supported access-to-care or care-delivery project in which connected physical-exam capability is operationally relevant. The Foundation does not publish a blanket approval for any device category, so equipment eligibility must be tied to the applicant’s approved project and confirmed through the live grant process.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. The program is continuously open, locally administered by a major North Carolina foundation, and directly supports established healthcare nonprofits through operating, project and capital support. The lack of a fixed public award ceiling and the Foundation’s selective, relationship-driven review reduce certainty compared with a formal RFA.
N9+ Fit Score: 64/100. A credible connected-care role can exist within direct-access-to-care projects, but the Foundation does not identify medical equipment as a standalone priority and does not provide a standardized equipment-eligibility list. N9+ should only be included when the applicant’s clinical workflow and project design make it materially relevant.
Realistic Applicant Environment
Strong candidate organizations are established North Carolina 501(c)(3) healthcare nonprofits with more than $500,000 in contributed revenue, stable leadership, demonstrated outcomes and a defined direct-care expansion or transformation project. Care Ring in Charlotte is an example of the type of organization that matches the published profile: it is a longstanding nonprofit safety-net healthcare provider serving uninsured and underinsured patients, and public grant records show prior Leon Levine Foundation support. Prior funding does not establish eligibility for a new request, and Atlas would require a current project, fiscal-year eligibility and deduplication before any outreach.
Sources and Submission
Official grant process: The Leon Levine Foundation — How to Apply.
Official eligibility strategy: The Leon Levine Foundation — Strategy.
Official healthcare priorities: The Leon Levine Foundation — Healthcare.
Official FAQs: Grant and Application FAQs.
Verified September 12, 2026.