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Community Grants Program (Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro)

Community Foundation of Greater

Funding Amount

$8,000-$25,000 in a documented round ($164,500 awarded across 12 organizations)

Deadline

September 30, 2026

5 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

'Our Community Grants Program is an annual, competitive grants process for nonprofit organizations' serving the Greensboro, North Carolina community. The Foundation focuses grants on nonprofits that demonstrate outcomes and impact in three program areas - Health and Wellness ('residents must have the opportunity to age with dignity and have access to services which foster health and wellness for the whole person'), Cultural Vibrancy ('a community where all residents have access to diverse cultural, educational, and natural resources'), and Economic Mobility ('for residents to become economically mobile, they must have a strong economic foundation'). In a documented round the Foundation awarded $164,500 through the competitive Community Grants Program to 12 organizations, with individual awards ranging from $8,000 to $25,000.

Eligibility

Who Can Apply

Nonprofits

How to Apply

Stated on the nonprofits page: 'Grant Application open now through September 30th!' Applications are accepted online through the Foundation's online grant portal and must be submitted electronically; all applicants must have a log-on credential to access, store, and submit their application, grant report, and other grant information. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Greensboro Public Library's Nonprofit Resource Center and the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium for capacity-building help in designing a request. Questions: grants@cfgg.org.

What Community Foundation of Greater actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
275
Total given
$14.52M
Median grant
$15K
Range
$5,170–$1.48M
  • 86% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, where this grant's project is located.
  • By dollars: North Carolina 86%, Florida 6%, District of Columbia 3%. Top recipient cities: Greensboro, NC; Washington, DC; Raleigh, NC.
  • 37% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Alamance Community Foundation · Burlington, NC

    $1.48M

  • The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL

    $613K

  • Shifted · Greensboro, NC

    $596K

  • Kellin Foundation · Greensboro, NC

    $542K

  • Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC

    $510K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitscommunity-services

Project Locations

NC

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