Capacity-Building Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Support nonprofits working in any program area with organizational capacity building.
Geographic Scope: Forsyth County, North Carolina only
Funding Categories (four categories available):
- Governance / Leadership / Professional Development
- Learning / Adaptation / Evaluation
- Technical Skills
- Diversity / Equity / Inclusion
Eligibility: Nonprofits working in any program area
How to Apply
Application Process
- Review grant programs and deadlines to determine alignment with funding needs
- Visit the Grants Portal to log in or create an account
- Submit online grant application by the deadline
Application Portal: Grants Portal at wsfoundation.org
What The Winston-Salem Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 823
- Total given
- $90.39M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,100–$5.84M
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Charities Aid Foundation America
14 grant(s) for varying purposes
$5.84M
Family Services
46 grant(s) for varying purposes
$3.37M
Davie Community Foundation
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$3M
City Year
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.65M
American Heart Association
19 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.06M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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