CCCF Capacity Building Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000
Deadline
November 30, 2026
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- November 30, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: November 1 · November 30
From the program guidelines: “Apply through CCCF's online grant portal when the cycle is open (Nov 1 – Nov 30); review the 'Before You Start' page for requirements.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- South Carolina
Overview
Central Carolina Community Foundation's Capacity Building Grants help nonprofits invest in leadership, systems and infrastructure — funding may support planning (strategic/succession/business), leadership (board development, governance, executive coaching), operations (financial management, technology/data systems, HR), and communications (marketing, branding). Applicants may request up to $10,000 (funds are often used to hire a consultant). Eligibility: organizations located in or serving the Foundation's 11-county Midlands (SC) region. Applications open Nov 1, close Nov 30; applicants notified early February; project period Mar 1 – Sep 30.
How to Apply
Apply through CCCF's online grant portal when the cycle is open (Nov 1 – Nov 30); review the 'Before You Start' page for requirements. Deadline November 30.
What Central Carolina Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 488
- Total given
- $26.45M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,009–$1.48M
- 82% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: South Carolina 82%, North Carolina 5%, Pennsylvania 4%. Top recipient cities: Columbia, SC; Greenville, SC; Charleston, SC.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
New Morning Foundation · Columbia, SC
$1.48M
Trenholm Road United Methodist Church Foundation · Columbia, SC
$1.37M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA
$1.15M
Koger Center for the Arts · Columbia, SC
$1.14M
Feeding the Carolinas · Clemmons, NC
$774K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
Project Locations
- SC
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