How much funding does CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants provide?

CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants provides Up to US $5,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants

Q: Who is eligible for CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants?

Geography: Based in specific Midlands counties, particularly those serving underrepresented populations. Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Capacity Building Grants

Funding Amount

Up to US $5,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Organizations led by or primarily serving underrepresented populations, or those located outside Richland County are strongly encouraged to apply.

Geography

Based in specific Midlands counties, particularly those serving underrepresented populations

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

Eligibility Requirements.
Organizations must have a physical location in one of the following 11 counties in the Midlands: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda or Sumter.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Examples of Non-Eligible Activities.
Not eligible: Routine operating expenses of the organization.
Not eligible: Fundraising projects—including events.
Not eligible: Debt reduction.
Not eligible: Endowment or capital campaigns.
Not eligible: Medical research.
Not eligible: Individual conference registration.
Not eligible: Costs associated with the creation of a new nonprofit organization.
Not eligible: Completed projects or proposals that have begun implementation.
Not eligible: Grants to individuals.
Not eligible: Certifications or tuition fees

Overview

The CCFC Capacity Building Mini-Grants program offers funding to nonprofits aiming to enhance their organizational and financial stability. These grants support various projects, such as strategic planning, board development, and technology planning, enabling organizations to better fulfill their missions. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations based in specific Midlands counties, particularly those serving underrepresented populations. This initiative seeks to strengthen nonprofit infrastructure and governance for sustainable growth.

Capacity Building mini-grants provide funds to nonprofits to assist with organizational and financial stability, improved governance, and growth — allowing them to carry out their missions more effectively. Our grants will fund activities that will build and maintain organization-level infrastructure and governance.
Examples of eligible projects:

Strategic planning
CEO/executive succession planning
Board development
Strategic collaboration or mergers
Disaster planning
Facilities/Maintenance planning
Technology planning
Governance, policies and procedures
Inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) efforts
Evaluation and data organization efforts
Benefits and compensation assessment and planning

Eligibility

Eligibility RequirementsOrganizations must be determined a charitable organization in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, public entities or other charitable, educational or faith-based organizations.
Organizations must have a physical location in one of the following 11 counties in the Midlands: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda or Sumter. Organizations led by or primarily serving underrepresented populations, or those located outside Richland County are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility

Examples of Non-Eligible ActivitiesRoutine operating expenses of the organizationFundraising projects—including eventsDebt reductionEndowment or capital campaignsMedical researchIndividual conference registrationCosts associated with the creation of a new nonprofit organizationCompleted projects or proposals that have begun implementationGrants to individualsCertifications or tuition fees

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

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.