What We Fund
If your organization is interested in partnering with the Trust, please ask yourself the following two questions to determine if your organization and/or work is a good fit with the Trust.
1. Is your organization located or operating in North Carolina?
2. Does your organization's work focus on improving low-income North Carolinians' quality of life and quality of health?
If your answer is yes to both, go ahead and review the information below, and the information regarding our two Divisions (to your left) to understand the types of funding that are available. Then, if you have any questions, please check here for information about applying for a grant. We look forward to hearing from you!
Organizations
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Target Populations
- Do your organization's activities primarily support or help "financially needy" populations?
The Trust's definitions of "financially needy" include:
individuals living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level; the uninsured; and those eligible for Medicaid and/or the free/reduced school lunch program.
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Are your clients (or focus population) residents of North Carolina? If you can answer yes, then you may fit our geographic criteria:
Our two divisions target populations by location- the Poor and Needy Division serves Forsyth County residents and the Health Care Division supports programs and organizations serving residents across North Carolina.
If you are located or operating outside of North Carolina, we are unable to partner with you.
Funding Opportunities
Currently, the Trust offers two funding opportunities- Responsive (grants made in response to applications through the regular application cycles) and Proactive (initiatives developed by the Trust often funded through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process) .
Applications
Our application deadlines have changed! The new timeline is outlined here, and further information is released prior to each grant cycle. Generally, we accept applications that propose Operating Programs, which usually introduce a new program or expand an existing program, or Capital Projects, which specifically request construction/ renovation or equipment.
Grant Guidelines
Guidelines for grant lengths and amounts are available on our website here. If you contact the Trust directly, our staff can speak with you specifically about your ideas.
Generally, funding guidelines are specified by each Division, and depend upon the application's classification as an operating program request or capital request.
Types of Grants
Grant funds awarded by the Trust may support the following:
- Capacity building (e.g.- efforts to increase organizational and community effectiveness)
- Direct services
- Grassroots changes and systemic improvements
- Program planning (e.g.- development of specific operating programs)
- Technical assistance (e.g.- efforts to improve the capacity of grantees to achieve specific grant results)