Funding Amount

$25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Ribbon of Hope Grant

Funder: North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

Award Amount: $25,000

Geographic Scope: Nash and Edgecombe Counties, North Carolina

Focus Areas:

  • Family and community engagement in elementary schools

  • Ready Schools and Ready Communities programs

  • School leadership and student transitions to kindergarten

  • Engaging learning environments
  • Program Description:
    Supports DEPC's Ready Schools and Ready Communities initiatives. These programs work to build relationships between schools, communities, and families to increase opportunities for engagement and learning, ultimately improving student achievement.

    Results to Date:

  • 17 of 19 area elementary schools have participated in Ready Schools

  • Improvements in school leadership, family involvement, transitions to kindergarten, and engaging environments
  • Recipient: Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC)

    About the Funder:
    The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation is an independent self-funding 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supporting activities that help meet the educational and health needs of today's society and future generations. Since 1986, has granted $65.9 million to support North Carolina projects and programs emphasizing health, science, and education at all academic and professional levels.

    Funder Contact: NCGSKFoundation.org, @ncgskfound

    Contact Information:

  • Down East Partnership for Children

  • 215 Lexington Street

  • Rocky Mount, NC 27801

  • P.O. Box 1245

  • Rocky Mount, NC 27802

  • Phone: (252) 985-4300

  • Fax: (252) 985-4319

  • Web: depc.org
  • What Down East Partnership for Children actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    2
    Total given
    $89K
    Median grant
    $45K
    • By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Tarboro, NC; Nashville, NC.

    Example grants

    • Edgecombe County Public Schools · Tarboro, NC

      Literacy Program

      $45K

    • Nash County Public Schools · Nashville, NC

      Early Childhood Transition

      $45K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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