Connecting donors and nonprofits to build a more vibrant community and give everyone who calls the Triangle region home the resources and opportunity to thrive.
Triangle Community Foundation Inc. centers local capacity and place-based giving across the Triangle region, with grantmaking that ranges from small arts awards to multimillion-dollar transfers through donor-advised and affiliated funds. A single recent grant to North Carolina Community Foundation totaled $6,396,403 in 2023, showing that the foundation’s work includes large, flexible philanthropic vehicles alongside direct nonprofit support. Other significant awards went to St Mary's School for general purpose support at $2,018,598 and to Triangle Land Conservancy for environmental work at $1,592,542 in 2024. The foundation also shows sustained attention to institutions that shape community life in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. Recent grants supported Duke University Alumni and Development Records, UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development, Durham Academy, Meredith College, and the YMCA of the Triangle Area. Its portfolio includes education, environmental resilience, cultural arts, housing affordability, land conservation, and capacity building, with support for both general operations and defined programs. That mix makes it a regional intermediary as much as a direct grantmaker.
Education appears in several forms, from school support to scholarships and student access. Triangle Community Foundation Inc. gave $523,000 to Durham Academy for education in 2023, and also funded Carolina Friends School with $294,525 in 2024. Its active scholarship programs include the Carol Ann Beerstecher Nursing Scholarship and the George H. Hitchings New Investigator Award in Health Research. Environmental work is another clear thread. The foundation awarded $1,592,542 to Triangle Land Conservancy for environment in 2024, and its Sustainable Communities — Environmental Resilience program supports conservation awareness, climate resilience, and community education. Cultural arts also receive dedicated support through its Our Impact | Cultural Arts program, which provides general operating support for nonprofit arts organizations. In the human services space, it gave $230,510 to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina in 2024.
Triangle Community Foundation Inc. gives at a mid-sized level for many grants, with a typical range from $10,000 at the 25th percentile to $39,150 at the 75th percentile and a median grant of $18,250. The presence of both very large donor-advised or intermediary transfers and smaller program grants suggests a mixed community foundation structure. Its recent grants show repeat relationships rather than one-off activity: North Carolina Community Foundation, Duke University Alumni and Development Records, UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development, Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, and YMCA of the Triangle Area all appear more than once across 2023 and 2024. Several active programs also accept unsolicited applications, including Responsive Grantmaking, cultural arts, and environmental resilience.
$26.7M
$335.8M
$42.5M
$34.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $39K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$39K
LORI O'KEEFE
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Grantmaking is regional, with 72% of grants going to recipients in North Carolina. The strongest concentration is in the Triangle area, especially Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill; recent recipients include Durham Academy, the YMCA of the Triangle Area in Raleigh, and UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 1,169 grants in the United States. A smaller share of recent grants also reached outside the state, including Middletown, Delaware, Fort Valley, Georgia, and Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Its listed focus areas include Education & Youth, Environmental Resilience, Economic Resilience, Cultural Arts, Housing Affordability, Capacity Building, Scholarships / Student Support, and Land Conservation / Land Transaction. Recent grants also show support for health, human services, and general purpose giving through community and educational institutions.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $18,250 at the median, and $39,150 at the 75th percentile. Active programs also include fixed awards such as $50,000 for GSK IMPACT Awards and $20,000 for Cultural Arts operating support.
Yes. Recent grants include repeat support for North Carolina Community Foundation, Duke University Alumni and Development Records, UNC Chapel Hill Office of University Development, Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, and YMCA of the Triangle Area across both 2023 and 2024.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including GSK IMPACT Awards, Responsive Grantmaking, Our Impact | Cultural Arts, Carol Ann Beerstecher Nursing Scholarship, George H. Hitchings New Investigator Award in Health Research, The Paul Green Foundation (Arts Grants), Grants for Nonprofits, Send A Kid To Camp / Partner Camp Grants, and Sustainable Communities — Environmental Resilience.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $1,393,677 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| UNC CHAPEL HILL OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $1,331,012 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA | ASHEVILLE, NC | $650,186 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WINSTON SALEM | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $540,000 | 2026 | RELI/SPIRITUALTY |
| TRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY | DURHAM, NC | $516,401 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $383,768 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC | RALEIGH, NC | $346,780 | 2026 | HEALTH CARE |
| ENO RIVER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP | DURHAM, NC | $337,500 | 2026 | RELI/SPIRITUALTY |
| NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $330,500 | 2026 | ARTS-CULTR-HUMAN |
| MEREDITH COLLEGE | RALEIGH, NC | $311,632 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE AREA | RALEIGH, NC | $269,413 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC (DBA DAFGIVING360) | OMAHA, NE | $261,903 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| PERSPECTIVES CHARTER SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | $258,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| LATINXED | SILER CITY, NC | $250,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DURHAM ACADEMY | DURHAM, NC | $229,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| NORTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION NETWORK | RALEIGH, NC | $225,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| CODE THE DREAM | DURHAM, NC | $220,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE HOPE CENTER AT PULLEN | RALEIGH, NC | $216,297 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| PBS NORTH CAROLINA | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC | $212,050 | 2026 | ARTS-CULTR-HUMAN |
| CASA | RALEIGH, NC | $209,547 | 2026 | HOUSING |
| FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $201,924 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE B TEAM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $199,076 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| EL FUTURO | DURHAM, NC | $187,775 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE | DURHAM, NC | $183,129 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES FORUM INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $172,468 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL | DURHAM, NC | $163,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| WONDER CONNECTION | CALABASUS, CA | $159,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| EL PUEBLO INC | RALEIGH, NC | $156,000 | 2026 | CIV RTS/SOC ACTN |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $151,349 | 2026 | PHILAN/VOL/GRANT |
| HEATON CHRISTIAN CHURCH | ELK PARK, NC | $151,000 | 2026 | RELI/SPIRITUALTY |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER - HEADQUARTERS | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $150,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENT |
| DHIC INC(FORMERLY DOWNTOWN HOUSING IMPROVEMENT CORP) | RALEIGH, NC | $143,250 | 2026 | HOUSING |
| ELON UNIVERSITY | ELON, NC | $140,250 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| RALEIGH AREA LAND TRUST | RALEIGH, NC | $136,000 | 2026 | HOUSING |
| COMPASS CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $132,500 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HAVEN HOUSE SERVICES | RALEIGH, NC | $128,547 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE | RALEIGH, NC | $125,346 | 2026 | COMMUN/BUS/INDUS |
| THE HILL CENTER INC DBA HILL LEARNING CENTER | DURHAM, NC | $124,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION INC | RALEIGH, NC | $124,480 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHATHAM COUNTY | SILER CITY, NC | $120,750 | 2026 | YOUTH DEVELOPMNT |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE RALEIGH | CARY, NC | $120,500 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| BOOK HARVEST | DURHAM, NC | $118,250 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE EMILY K CENTER | DURHAM, NC | $114,938 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - DURHAM | DURHAM, NC | $113,000 | 2026 | FOOD/AGRI/NUTRIT |
| PRESERVING HOME | CARY, NC | $109,797 | 2026 | HOUSING |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | RALEIGH, NC | $108,855 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SECU FAMILY HOUSE AT UNC HOSPITALS | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $107,500 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| REFUGEE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | CARRBORO, NC | $106,950 | 2026 | COMMUN/BUS/INDUS |
| JOSH'S HOPE FOUNDATION INC | HILLSBOROUGH, NC | $105,300 | 2026 | EMPLOYMENT |
UNC CHAPEL HILL OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT
$1,331,012EDUCATION
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WINSTON SALEM
$540,000RELI/SPIRITUALTY
Current and upcoming funding from Triangle Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations addressing housing affordability in the Triangle region.
Deadline: September 14, 2026 to October 16, 2026
EDUCATION
ENO RIVER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
$337,500RELI/SPIRITUALTY
MEREDITH COLLEGE
$311,632EDUCATION
LATINXED
$250,000EDUCATION
DURHAM ACADEMY
$229,500EDUCATION
PBS NORTH CAROLINA
$212,050ARTS-CULTR-HUMAN
INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES FORUM INC
$172,468ENVIRONMENT
HEATON CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$151,000RELI/SPIRITUALTY
ELON UNIVERSITY
$140,250EDUCATION
LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE
$125,346COMMUN/BUS/INDUS
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE RALEIGH
$120,500MENTAL HEALTH
JOSH'S HOPE FOUNDATION INC
$105,300EMPLOYMENT
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations undertaking effective and strategic community engagement; further criteria are not stated.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit organizations contributing to a healthier Research Triangle Region.
Deadline: Annual awards program; current cycle listed as mid-cycle.
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