Community Foundation Grants - Equipment Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Serving Burke County residents
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Community Foundation of Burke County offers Equipment Grants to support tax-exempt organizations serving Burke County residents. Grants can be up to $10,000 and are aimed at purchasing essential equipment, including financial software, donor databases, and programmatic tools like medical equipment. Applications are managed online through Foundant, ensuring a streamlined process for organizations seeking funding to enhance their services.
Community grants allow the Community Foundation of Burke County (CFBC) to make grants to tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) organizations that have programs benefiting the residents of Burke County. CFBC is pleased to announce that we have implemented the Foundant online grant management system. All applications and required follow-up will be done online.
To provide support for the purchase of equipment needed to serve the organization’s client population. Grant amounts will be up to a $10,000 maximum, will not exceed one year, and may cover the following costs:
financial software donor database office equipment (i.e., computers, printers) programmatic equipment (i.e., refrigerators for soup kitchens, medical equipment used for patients)
What Community Foundation of Burke County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 23
- Total given
- $1.43M
- Median grant
- $32K
- Range
- $20K–$275K
- By dollars: North Carolina 95%, Indiana 3%, South Dakota 2%. Top recipient cities: Morganton, NC; Valdese, NC; Drexel, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Waldensian Presbyterian Church of Valdese · Valdese, NC
Religion
$275K
Burke United Christian Ministries · Morganton, NC
Human services
$273K
Drexel Museum Inc · Hickory, NC
Art, culture and humanities
$135K
Waldensian Heritage Foundation · Valdese, NC
Art, culture and humanities
$111K
Amorem · Lenoir, NC
Health
$71K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Small grants
- Foundation
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