We invest in, convene, and amplify community-driven solutions so everyone in the Triangle can thrive. We bring people and resources together to solve complex challenges across Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston counties, focusing on children, family stability, and community wellbeing.
United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc uses pooled local giving to back community-driven solutions across the Triangle, with a grantmaking profile that includes both flexible general support and targeted investments in regional initiatives. One clear example is the inaugural Action Lab, Future of Work, which received $1 million in seed funding to expand industry-aligned training, workforce navigation, and career pathways. That kind of collaboration runs through the foundation’s work: it convenes cross-sector partners, directs operating support, and funds organizations serving children, families, and residents facing instability. Recent grants show a strong presence in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, alongside recurring support for nonprofits working on youth engagement, family stability, food access, and community wellbeing. The foundation’s flexible support appears in awards labeled general support as well as charitable grants, suggesting a mix of unrestricted and program-linked funding. Its active programs also point to a practical approach: rapid-response aid through Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund, capacity-building through Learning Labs, and leadership support through Equity In Leadership. Across these efforts, the foundation’s role is less about one narrow program than about supporting a regional network of organizations that respond to basic needs, strengthen nonprofits, and build long-term community capacity.
Workforce development is one of the clearest themes in United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc’s grantmaking. The Action Labs program and the Future of Work lab are built around industry-aligned training, workforce navigation, career pathways, and economic mobility, showing a preference for collaborative, system-level investments rather than isolated project grants. The foundation also supports child and family services through named grants to Durham Children’s Initiative, Book Harvest, Student U, and Village of Wisdom. Those awards align with its stated emphasis on children and family stability. In the safety-net space, grants to NC Counts Coalition, Inter-faith Food Shuttle, Oak City Cares Inc, and Casa connect to food access, housing stability, and emergency support. Capacity building appears as a separate thread through Learning Labs and Equity In Leadership, which are designed to strengthen nonprofits and under-represented leaders across the region.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $84K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$84K
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Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $84,360 at the 75th percentile, which points to a middle market of nonprofit awards with some larger outliers. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to several organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Families Together, Community Empowerment Fund, Durham Children’s Initiative, Book Harvest, Student U, Village of Wisdom, and YMCA of the Triangle, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Grant descriptions include both general support and charitable designations, and the organization’s active programs include unsolicited options for Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund and Impact Services. Its structure combines flexible funding with programmatic partnerships.
Giving is highly concentrated in North Carolina, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. The most visible recipient cities are Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, with Durham appearing frequently across youth, education, and community-support grants. Wake County shows up through Raleigh-based organizations, while Orange County appears through Chapel Hill recipients. The recipient-country data is entirely domestic, with 255 grants in the United States.
Its listed focus areas include workforce development, housing stability, food access, healthcare and health equity, youth development, emergency response and rapid relief, nonprofit capacity building, and leadership development and equity. The active programs reinforce those themes through Action Labs, Learning Labs, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund, and Equity In Leadership.
The foundation’s recent grant distribution centers around $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $84,360 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants, such as a $1 million seed investment in the Future of Work Action Lab.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once across the recent-grants list, including Families Together, Community Empowerment Fund, Durham Children’s Initiative, Book Harvest, Student U, Village of Wisdom, and YMCA of the Triangle. The repeated awards span 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Yes, for some efforts. The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund accepts unsolicited requests, and Impact Services also accepts unsolicited requests. Other listed programs such as Action Labs, Learning Labs, Bull City Future Fund, and Equity In Leadership do not accept unsolicited applications.
The grantmaking is local and overwhelmingly North Carolina-based: 98% of grants go to recipients in NC. Recent awards cluster in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, with 255 grants recorded in the United States overall.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of the Greater Triangle that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For nonprofits: a crisis must lead to a clear spike in requests for help. Funding can support direct assistance, expanded capacity, or other critical needs tied to serving residents facing instability.
Deadline: Applications are reviewed as received; notifications within two weeks.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF NORTH CAROLINA | CARY, NC | $427,548 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| RREPS INC | RALEIGH, NC | $375,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITED WAY OF SUNCOAST TAMPA AREA | TAMPA, FL | $350,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VILLAGE OF WISDOM INC | DURHAM, NC | $103,360 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE AREA INC | RALEIGH, NC | $95,561 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PLM FAMILIES TOGETHER INC DBA FAMILIES TOGETHER | RALEIGH, NC | $93,760 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MAAME INC | DURHAM, NC | $81,250 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER INC DBA INTERACT | RALEIGH, NC | $81,055 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CASA | RALEIGH, NC | $80,121 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE | DURHAM, NC | $78,576 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EL FUTURO INC | DURHAM, NC | $75,302 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EQUITY BEFORE BIRTH | DURHAM, NC | $75,140 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FAYETTEVILLE STREET GROUP INC | DURHAM, NC | $70,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE | RALEIGH, NC | $65,341 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE LGBTQ CENTER OF DURHAM | DURHAM, NC | $65,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HEARTS | DURHAM, NC | $62,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA | DURHAM, NC | $61,158 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATION OF HOPE FOR RESEARCH & TREATMENT MENTAL ILLNESS | RALEIGH, NC | $53,360 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HEALING TRANSITIONS INC | RALEIGH, NC | $53,360 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DURHAM AND ORANGE COUNTIES | DURHAM, NC | $50,945 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TRANSPLANTING TRADITIONS COMMUNITY FARM | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DURHAM SUCCESS SUMMIT INC | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MADE IN DURHAM | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ECHO SYSTEM INC | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WEST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DURHAM, NC | $45,018 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| STANDUP-SPEAKOUT OF NORTH CAROLINA | DURHAM, NC | $45,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HAWKS NEST HEALING GARDENS LLC | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BLACK AUGUST IN THE PARK | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EARTHSEED LAND COLLECTIVE | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE HOPE CENTER AT PULLEN INC | RALEIGH, NC | $35,091 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HANDEWA FARMS LLC | ROUGEMONT, NC | $35,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE NO WOMAN NO GIRL INITIATIVE | RALEIGH, NC | $31,741 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| RESPITE IN THE ROUND LLC | ROUGEMONT, NC | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DANGERS OF THE MIND CO SOUTHERN VISION ALLIANCE | DURHAM, NC | $28,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE DANIEL CENTER FOR MATH AND SCIENCE | RALEIGH, NC | $27,970 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EMPOWER ALL INC | RALEIGH, NC | $27,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $26,733 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OAK CITY CARES INC | RALEIGH, NC | $26,729 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $26,579 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ARTSPACE INC | RALEIGH, NC | $26,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| STEPUP DURHAM | DURHAM, NC | $26,414 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BOOK HARVEST | DURHAM, NC | $25,831 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DURHAM LITERACY CENTER | DURHAM, NC | $25,788 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO MEALS ON WHEELS INC | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,538 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HOUSING FOR NEW HOPE INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,484 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DURHAM COUNTY INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,336 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PASSAGE HOME INC | RALEIGH, NC | $25,109 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LATINX EDUCATION CENTER | SILER CITY, NC | $25,085 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| 100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA INC TRIANGLE EAST CHAPTER | RALEIGH, NC | $25,051 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE CARYING PLACE INC | CARY, NC | $25,039 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
RREPS INC
$375,000CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE
MAAME INC
$81,250CHARITABLE
EQUITY BEFORE BIRTH
$75,140CHARITABLE
FAYETTEVILLE STREET GROUP INC
$70,000CHARITABLE
HEARTS
$62,500CHARITABLE
DURHAM SUCCESS SUMMIT INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
ECHO SYSTEM INC
$50,000CHARITABLE
WEST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$45,018CHARITABLE
STANDUP-SPEAKOUT OF NORTH CAROLINA
$45,000CHARITABLE
HAWKS NEST HEALING GARDENS LLC
$40,000CHARITABLE
BLACK AUGUST IN THE PARK
$40,000CHARITABLE
HANDEWA FARMS LLC
$35,000CHARITABLE
THE NO WOMAN NO GIRL INITIATIVE
$31,741CHARITABLE
RESPITE IN THE ROUND LLC
$30,000CHARITABLE
EMPOWER ALL INC
$27,000CHARITABLE
ARTSPACE INC
$26,500CHARITABLE
DURHAM LITERACY CENTER
$25,788CHARITABLE
CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO MEALS ON WHEELS INC
$25,538CHARITABLE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DURHAM COUNTY INC
$25,336CHARITABLE
LATINX EDUCATION CENTER
$25,085CHARITABLE
100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA INC TRIANGLE EAST CHAPTER
$25,051CHARITABLE
THE CARYING PLACE INC
$25,039CHARITABLE
