Truliant Federal Credit Union - June 14 application date

Truliant Federal Credit Union’s Charitable Program provides further investment in nonprofit organizations who are strengthening and improving local communities. The next grant deadline is June 14, 2021.

The Cannon Foundation Announces Grant Awards

Concord, N.C. — On June 8, 2021, the Board of Directors for The Cannon Foundation approved a total of $1,448,169 in grants across the state to non-profit organizations advancing efforts in higher education, healthcare, human services, and other areas.

WNC Bridge Foundation Announces Hybrid Drums & Dragons Fundraising Event

WNC Bridge Foundation’s premier fundraising event, Drums & Dragons, launches registration June 7^th at charityfootprints.com/DrumsAndDragons2021 Drums & Dragons is a great team-building experience enjoyed by local businesses and non-profits in our community. Participants can create or join a team online to raise funds for the local participating non-profit of their choice. Teams and individuals can participate ahead of the race by staying active and logging steps for the virtual portion of the event or join in person at the rowing event on Saturday, August 28^th at Lake Julian Park in Arden.
 

Golden LEAF Board awards $5.7 million at June meeting

At the June 2021 Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $2.4 million in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program, Community-Based Grant Initiative, and Disaster Recovery Grant Program. In addition, the Board awarded $1.75 million to N.C. Community College System to provide scholarships for community college students and $1.5 million to the Center for Creative Leadership to implement the leadership training component of the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program.

Golden LEAF announces award of 215 scholarships to rural high school seniors and community college transfer students

Golden LEAF is pleased to announce 215 new scholarships have been awarded to support students attending four-year colleges or universities in North Carolina this fall. This year’s scholarship recipients hail from 73 rural counties and most have lived in rural North Carolina all of their life. Students will receive $3,000 each year for up to four years of undergraduate study while attending a participating college or university.

Duke Energy announces $1 million in grant opportunities for North Carolina nonprofits dedicated to social justice, racial equity

Nonprofits serving communities of color will receive $25,000 grants for general operating funds.

With $7.25M Charitable Grant from Anonymous Trust, NC State’s College of Education to Launch Transformational Scholarships Program to Prepare 100 Teachers for Eastern NC

NC State’s College of Education has received a $7.25 million charitable grant from the Anonymous Trust to establish the Transformational Scholarships Program and prepare 100 teachers for counties in Eastern North Carolina with fewer resources but greater needs. This is the largest gift the College of Education has received for student scholarships since records have been kept, and among the largest of its kind ever awarded to any college of education in North Carolina to prepare teachers.

Women for Women Giving Circle Announces $310,000 in Grants Supporting WNC Women and Girls

(May 2021) – Women for Women recently awarded seven grants totaling $310,000. With these awards and in its 16^th year of grantmaking, the giving circle has invested more than $4.4 million to support programs serving WNC women and girls.

Women for Women’s mission is to improve the lives of women and girls through collective giving. The giving circle always welcomes new members; membership information is at www.cfwnc.org.

NC DHHS Announces Medicaid Healthy Opportunities Pilot for Western North Carolina, Names Dogwood Health Trust Healthy Opportunities Network Lead

Innovative pilot project expected to infuse tens of millions of dollars into the region.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Now Accepting Applications for State-Level Systemic Change Strategy Fall 2021 Grant Cycle

Grant opportunity for local, regional, and statewide organizations and coalitions or collaboratives working to achieve state-level systemic change