High Point Community Foundation Annual Grants

The High Point Community Foundation's Annual Grants Program supports initiatives that address unmet needs in the High Point community. With a funding maximum of $50,000, it encourages projects that benefit entire schools and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. The program emphasizes capacity building, urging applicants to anticipate future challenges. While the foundation is committed to impactful grants, it does not support requests for costs already incurred or political purposes, ensuring funds directly benefit the local community.

Annual Grants Program
High Point would not be what it is today without the effort of those individuals and organizations that impact our community every day. The Annual Grants Program is a living, breathing example of our commitment to meeting unmet needs of the greater High Point community.
Community Impact Grant
As our community evolves, the High Point Community Foundation adapts to ensure that our investments yield the most positive impact on High Point. Not only do we seek to respond to pressing needs as they arise, but we encourage nonprofits to build their capacity to anticipate opportunities and challenges that are on the horizon.
Funding
The maximum allowed will be $50,000 for grant requests both program and capital.

Eligibility

No waivers or exceptions to the policies set forth here will be allowed.Schools that are applying for a grant must have a project that will impact the entire school and not just a single classroom. They must also have the approval of their school principal.Only one grant request per organization is permitted. The Grants Committee will allow multiple schools and multiple departments within a municipality to apply, but has the ultimate decision authority.Nonprofit organizations must have their own 501(c)(3) status by the deadline of the grant application.During the review process, any grant request that the Committee cannot agree to fund to at least 50% of their total request will not be funded. If a grant is made as a “matching grant” the Foundation will not release a check to the grantee until the match has been made.

Ineligibility

The High Point Community Foundation does not make grants for the following: costs already incurred, endowments, loans or mortgages, sectarian purposes, political purposes, or to individuals. State wide or national programs will not be considered unless funding is sought for a portion of the program that directly benefits the greater High Point area.Organizations may not submit more than application for funding per grant cycle and must have its own 501(c)(3). NO WAIVERS OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.