Applications are now being accepted for the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Grant.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
State: North Carolina
County: Guilford County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
- Cultural Vibrancy
- A culturally vibrant Greensboro is a community where all residents have access to diverse cultural, educational, and natural resources. The region’s vibrant culture is built upon inclusive community dialogue and civic engagement in its various forms. The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is particularly interested in funding organizations whose programs and projects bolster cultural vibrancy programs and projects which bring together diverse, multi-generational audiences across lines of difference.
- Economic Mobility
- For residents to become economically mobile, they must have a strong economic foundation. With that, the Community Foundation is committed to funding organization’s whose work encompasses the following:
- Workforce Development and Education
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Access to Workforce Housing
- For residents to become economically mobile, they must have a strong economic foundation. With that, the Community Foundation is committed to funding organization’s whose work encompasses the following:
- Health and Wellness
- At the Community Foundation, they recognize that health and wellness is a foundational component of any thriving community. With that, they recognize that residents must have the opportunity to age with dignity and access to services which foster health and wellness for the whole person. The Community Foundation is particularly interested in funding the following:
- Direct services for uninsured and underinsured populations in Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham County.
- Increased access to fresh, healthy, and nourishing food in Guilford County.
- At the Community Foundation, they recognize that health and wellness is a foundational component of any thriving community. With that, they recognize that residents must have the opportunity to age with dignity and access to services which foster health and wellness for the whole person. The Community Foundation is particularly interested in funding the following:
Funding Information
Requests may be up to $25,000.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in or serving Greensboro and/or Guilford County
- With the exception of organizations providing direct services for uninsured and underinsured populations who may be located in or serving Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham County as noted above.
- If you are in the midst of a two-year grant (year one of two) you are not eligible to apply until that grant has concluded.
- Grants are not awarded to organizations with outstanding grant reports due.
- Grants are not awarded to individuals.
- Public agencies (e.g., health departments, housing authorities, or other government-operated entities) are not eligible to apply for funding but may participate as partners in funded efforts.
- Public schools (K–12 and Colleges/Universities) are eligible to apply.
- The Community Foundation’s Grants and Initiatives department does not fund sponsorships and festivals
- As they work to prioritize equity in the grantmaking process, board and staff diversity along with the total operating budget will be considered by staff and respective grantmaking committees; all applications will be reviewed regardless of budget size.
- Priority is given to grant proposals that focus on long-term strategies to advance and sustain the Community Foundation’s focus on cultural vibrancy, economic mobility, and health and wellness.
For more information, visit CFGC.
