The Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County awards high-impact grants to projects focusing on women and children in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Local nonprofit organizations are invited to apply following attendance at an information meeting and confirmation of eligibility.
We are excited to announce the opening of our 2024/2025 Grants Cycle!
Please return to this page often for information on training sessions, the application process, and answers to frequently asked questions.
We invite organizations who are seeking funding to meet the needs of women and children in Cumberland County to apply for our 2024/2025 grants cycle.
Funding Focus Areas
Basic Needs
- Financial insecurities (home, job , food, healthcare)
- Educational insecurities (literacy, financial literacy, academic)
- Personal Safety (human trafficking)
Child Security
- Child abuse
- Foster care
- Childcare insecurity
Applicants are required to attend one of the two training sessions offered in September. Trainings will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, September 10th at 4:00 PM and Friday, September 13th at 10:00 AM. Prior registration is required. You will be emailed the Zoom link the day before your training through the email provided in your registration. If you attended an information session in 2023, you are not required to attend again this year. If you have any questions, please reach out to tara@cumberlandcf.org.
How to Apply
A link to the online application will be available September 16, 2024. The link will be emailed to training session attendees and will also be added to this page. Funded projects will be selected based on an objective review of full applications and site visits.
Timeline for the Grant Process
- Mandatory Training Sessions: September 10th and September 13th
- Online application available: September 16, 2024
- Deadline for application submission: October 2, 2024 at 11:59 PM
- Proposals evaluated and site visits conducted: October – November, 2024
- Final grant approvals by members of giving circle: January 2025
- Funding available upon return of signed grant/communication agreements: February 2025
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Download the document above for information about the Women's Giving Circle and answers to frequently asked questions about the grant cycle.
Special considerations will be given to programs or projects that incorporate any of the following:
- Programs or projects that demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable results and have a high probability of successful continuation beyond the grant period
- Programs or projects that impact a larger population
- Opportunities to collaborate and foster partnerships, as well as leverage other funding sources
- New, creative approaches to a critical community need
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 beliefs nor be a religious organization that serves exclusively sectarian purposes.
- Organizations (any person from organization) must attend one grant information session via Zoom that will be held either Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM or Tuesday, September 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM to learn about our grant program. Go to the Cumberland Community Foundation calendar to register on the date you would like to attend.
- If you attended a grant information session in 2023 for the Women’s Giving Circle, you are not required to attend one this year (unless your organization point of contact has changed). If you are not sure if your organization attended, please email tara@cumberlandcf.org.
- Organizations must have met all reporting requirements on previous Women’s Giving Circle funding to be eligible for future funding; for those organizations with active Women’s Giving Circle grant in process, a final or interim report must be submitted to be considered for funding.
Areas Not Funded
- Capital and endowment campaigns
- Event sponsorships
- Deficit budgets
- Organizations for re-granting purposes
- Travel and conferences
- Individuals or scholarships
- Projects promoting religious or political views
