Belk Chapel, Queens University of Charlotte

Soon after William Henry Belk’s death in 1952, his heirs combined the charitable portion of his estate with the John M. Belk Memorial Fund to form The Belk Foundation. 

The mission of The Belk Foundation is to support local and regional educational, religious, cultural, social and medical causes “for the up-building of mankind,” including

• assisting secondary schools, colleges and universities and their programs;
  
  
• assisting religious institutions and organizations and their programs;
  
  
• supporting area arts and other cultural organizations and their programs;  
  
  
• supporting community-based human services organizations and their programs; and
  aiding hospitals and healthcare organizations and their programs.

The Belk Foundation remains committed to fulfilling the philanthropic vision of its founders and continues to be an effective means of expressing the Belk family’s values.
(resource: http://www.belk.com/main/belk_foundation.jsp)