Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County

Grant Information

Scorecard

The Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County is pleased to make available to the Cumberland County community its Scorecard of data related to the status of women and children in Cumberland County.  This Scorecard highlights the focus areas of our grantmaking - homelessness, food insecurity, healthcare and educational atainment for women and children.

• 2011 Scorecard (pdf)
• 2010 Scorecard (pdf)
• 2009 Scorecard (pdf)

WGCCC Scorecard is updated annually with data on the original areas of Basic Needs and to add new indicators as the Women's Giving Circle selects its annual direction for grant making.  It is our hope that this Scorecard will become a valuable tool not only for our members but also for the community, helping to focus our collective efforts on improving the lives of women and children in Cumberland County.

Congratulations:

The following organizations are invited to complete an application for the 2012 Women's Giving Circle of Cumberland County grant cycle:

• CARE Center Family Violence Program
• Cumberland Co. Coordinating Council on Older Adults
• Cumberland Interfaith Hospitatlity Network, Inc.
• Hungry Angelz

The deadline for the application is Friday, February 3rd by 5:00 P.M.  The application is found below under the Documents Needed section.

Thank you to each of the organizations that submitted a Letter of Inquiry.  We enjoyed learning about your program and appreciate the great work you are doing in our community for women and children.

2012 Grant Funding Priorities

The Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County awards high-impact grants to projects focusing on women and children in Cumberland County, NC. The focus areas chosen by the membership for the 2012 grant cycle are the following:

• Homelessness among women and children
• Food Insecurity among women and children
• Or a combination of both

Special considerations will be given to projects that incorporate any of the following:

• provide a new, creative approach to a critical community need
• offer opportunities to collaborate and foster partnerships, as well as leverage other funding sources
• projects that demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable results and have a high probability of successful continuation beyond the grant period
• projects that impact a larger population will be given priority

Eligibility

• Organizations must be located and provide services in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
• Applicants must qualify as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be classified as a unit of government.
• Organizations must not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief nor be a religious organization that serves exclusively sectarian purposes.

 Areas Not Funded

• Capital and endowment campaigns
• Fraternal Organizations
• Organizations for re-granting purposes
• Travel and conferences
• Individuals
• Projects promoting religious or political views
• Scholarships                                                                                     

Deadline for Letter of Inquiry - January 6, 2012 by 5:00 P.M. at the Cumberland Community Foundation office - 308 Green Street

A letter of inquiry is a short form to be completed by an organization that wishes to make the Grants Committee aware of a potential project.  The Grants Committee will review the Letters of Inquiry during the initial research phrase of the grants process and invite projects of their choosing from this pool to complete full grant applications.

IMPORTANT

Letters of Inquiry are not grant proposals.  They are strictly for preliminary information-gathering purposes.  Submitting a Letter of Inquiry does not guarantee formal consideration for funding.

Documents needed

Introduction to the Grants Process

Frequently Asked Questions

2012 Letter of Inquiry: Procedures and Form (word document)

Application for 2012 nonprofits that have been invited to apply only

2011 Grantees

• Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch was awarded $25,000 for their Frink Street Transformation Project.
• Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network was awarded $15,000 to support the security fencing project.
• Grace & Mercy House, Inc. was awarded $9,340 to support services offered through a residential program to homeless women and their children.

2010 Grantees

• Cumberland County Department of Public Health - $20,000 for their Baby Store Project. 
• Center for Economic Empowerment and Development (formerly Women’s Center of Fayetteville) - $12,500 to support their Lease to Home Program. 
• St. Ann Neighborhood Youth Center - $7,500 for their Community Afterschool and Summer Program. 
• Planned Parenthood of Central N.C. - $4,500 for education materials for teen pregnancy prevention. 

• Child Advocacy Center - $4,000 for child abuse prevention materials. 
• Hungry Angelz - -$1,500 to provide food for homeless and in-need school children on the weekends.

2009 Grantees

• Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network - $13,500
• Cumberland Co. Medication Assistance Program - $6,000
• CARE Center Family Violence Program - $3,500
• Second Harvest Food Bank - $1,500
• The Salvation Army - $1,500