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Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund Grant

The Winston-Salem Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Open to various academic backgrounds, the fund aims to make higher education accessible to students regardless of GPA or high school attended.

Other requirements

  • To provide scholarships to Forsyth County residents, who are of the Methodist denomination, and who will pursue education for the Methodist ministry or Christian education.

Overview

The Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund, established in 1946, offers scholarships for Forsyth County residents of the Methodist denomination pursuing education in ministry or Christian education. With over 150 scholarship funds, the program has supported 573 students with $1.67 million in aid this year. Open to various academic backgrounds, the fund aims to make higher education accessible to students regardless of GPA or high school attended. Applications can be submitted online.

We hold more than 160 scholarship funds that supported 582 students from Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties with $1.7 million this school year.
Scholarships are available in a wide range of areas—no matter your GPA, your high school, or the college you plan to attend, we likely have an opportunity for which you’re eligible to apply.
Ogburn, as a memorial to his wife, Mrs. Emma Kapp Ogburn, to provide scholarships to Forsyth County residents, who are of the Methodist denomination, and who will pursue education for the Methodist ministry or Christian education.
Download and submit completed applications Here.

Eligibility

To provide scholarships to Forsyth County residents, who are of the Methodist denomination, and who will pursue education for the Methodist ministry or Christian education.

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

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Christian nonprofits

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