Grants for Nonprofit Organizations to Support Community Services in NC
GrantID: 8208
Grant Funding Amount Low: $20,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $40,000
Summary
This grant opportunity is a regular competitive grant cycle, providing funding for program initiatives, capital improvements, and special community projects. Grants are awarded to 501(c)(3) public charities or nonprofits working through eligible fiscal sponsors — individuals or for-profit organizations are not eligible. Also provides scholarship funding for students, with a long history of supporting both traditional and non-traditional learners through various named scholarship funds.
Many of the grant awards are modest but meaningful. In recent grant cycles, funds distributed collectively to local nonprofits have totaled in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some mini-grant awards in recent quarters have ranged from a few hundred dollars to a couple thousand, helping smaller organizations meet immediate or emerging needs. Larger program and project grants are also available, and special anniversary grant rounds have sought proposals for transformative ideas with awards in the $20,000–$40,000 range.
The purpose of these grants is to strengthen the local nonprofit infrastructure, support essential services, and facilitate growth in areas such as health, community development, education, arts, and social welfare. Unrestricted and field-of-interest grants allow flexibility so that funding can respond to changing community needs.
There is emphasis on long-term impact, sustainability, and collaboration.
Scholarship funding supports students pursuing higher education, reflecting a dual mission of empowering individuals and uplifting the broader community. The foundation’s structure as a community endowment ensures that donations are invested over time — generating income that fuels grantmaking and scholarships perpetually. Recipients of grants or scholarships are typically required to report back on how funds were used and the outcomes achieved.
Overall, this grant opportunity provides a reliable, community-centered source of support for nonprofits seeking to expand services or improve infrastructure, as well as for students in need of financial assistance to pursue education.
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