The 2022 grant application period for the Duplin County Unrestricted Endowment Fund and the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement Grant Program 2022 is now open!
Donor Name: North Carolina Community Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: Duplin County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $500 to $1,000
Details:
The Duplin County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. DCCF was founded in 2005 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Duplin County.
Priority is given to proposals that incorporate a holistic approach and include one or more of the following focus areas:
- Motivate youth to stay and succeed in school
- Foster positive youth-adult engagement through mentoring
- Strengthen gang awareness and prevention efforts
- Promote participation in philanthropy
- Provide leadership opportunities and employment skills training
- Increase likelihood of a successful transition to adulthood
- Develop financial literacy
- Encourage engagement in community service
- Promote mental and physical health and well-being.
Funding Information
Grants typically range from $500 to $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- An organization must meet the following criteria to apply:
- Organizations must be qualified as tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be classified as a unit of local government (including public schools). An exception is made to include fire and rescue departments.
- If your organization operates as a 501 (c)(3) public charity via a fiscal agent, your application’s supporting documentation must include a letter from the fiscal agent organization that verifies the relationship and includes when the relationship was established.
- Religious entities, including churches, congregations and other houses of worship, and/or faith-based organizations whose core functions/operations promote a specific religious doctrine or are restricted to members of a particular faith may apply for funding to support social outreach and charitable service programs to benefit the community-at-large, but they may not apply for general operating support.
- Only those organizations that serve the counties within their affiliate network will be considered. If an organization serves multiple counties within their network, that organization may complete a separate application for each of those affiliates.
- Organizations must offer programs and services without discrimination based on age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.
For more information, visit NCCF.
