About Triangle Community Foundation
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.
Focus Areas
Education & YouthEnvironmental ResilienceEconomic ResilienceCultural ArtsHousing AffordabilityCapacity BuildingScholarships / Student SupportLand Conservation / Land Transaction
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations / philanthropic intermediariesgeneral public / community beneficiariesyouth and young peoplepeople with health and mental health needs
About Triangle Community Foundation
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.
What Triangle Community Foundation Funds
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.
How Triangle Community Foundation Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$25.5M
Total Assets
$281.7M
Total Revenue
$30.2M
Total Expenses
$31.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $39K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$39K
Geographic Reach
Regional39 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LORI O'KEEFE
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