Responsive Grantmaking

Today we are pleased to announce the 24 nonprofit organizations serving the Triangle that have received a total of $436,525 to help maintain capacity through a period of organizational change.

The nonprofit sector both locally and nationally has faced significant challenges in recent years. Nonprofit leaders and staff have had to react and respond to evolving needs from their communities, often while dealing with direct impacts in their own lives, and turnover in the nonprofit sector has been high since the COVID-19 pandemic. With the recent and multiple executive orders announced by the White House creating a new level of uncertainty about the availability of federal funding and potential ability to carry out missions, the risk of burnout is even higher. We anticipate uncertainty and instability will remain for some time, which is why we redeployed our Responsive Grantmaking program this past spring, with the goal of supporting established Triangle nonprofits in maintaining their capacity through a period of organizational change.

While we initially anticipated granting a total of $100,000 from our Fund for the Triangle, we were overwhelmed with gratitude when Foundation fundholders Pat and Tom Gipson offered a matching grant opportunity for fellow fundholders. The combined generosity was such that the Foundation has been able to grant over four times more than originally anticipated, and we are planning to offer another round of funding this fall.