Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Our goal as a charitable organization is to create a lasting impact in the Greensboro Community. We do this by building strong relationships with philanthropists and nonprofit organizations to understand goals and meet the needs of the community. Visit our blog to read the latest news and see the positive impact on our community when we work together.
The Community Foundation assembles philanthropic resources and expertise around pressing community issues. Knowledgeable staff and diverse volunteers guide our grantmaking and initiatives. We convene the private, public, and nonprofit sector on shared priorities for shared solutions. We believe in everyone living in a safe, affordable home. We believe in everyone accessing low-cost, high-quality healthcare. We believe in everyone growing their businesses with the resources they need for success. We believe we should care for older adults. We believe in creating arts, parks, and sports for all to enjoy. We believe in advocating for changes to the systems, policies, and institutions that perpetuate inequities in our community.
In April 2024, LeBauer Park was named one of “The Best Urban Parks in America” by AOL.com.
“When she died in 2012, prominent Greensboro resident Carolyn Weill LeBauer left $10 million [to the Community Foundation] for the creation of a spectacular city park. The 4-acre park created in her name includes a 17,000-square-foot event lawn, a children’s park, a putting green, more than an acre of ornamental gardens, and a market area.”
The park results from a powerful public-private partnership between the Community Foundation and the City, working with local stakeholders and national experts in urban landscape design and park programming. On August 8, 2016, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro gifted the new Carolyn & Maurice LeBauer Park to the City of Greensboro followed by a week of additional public celebrations, including the official lighting of the Janet Echelman sculpture, Where We Met.
In April 2024, LeBauer Park was named one of “The Best Urban Parks in America” by AOL.com.
“When she died in 2012, prominent Greensboro resident Carolyn Weill LeBauer left $10 million [to the Community Foundation] for the creation of a spectacular city park. The 4-acre park created in her name includes a 17,000-square-foot event lawn, a children’s park, a putting green, more than an acre of ornamental gardens, and a market area.”
The park results from a powerful public-private partnership between the Community Foundation and the City, working with local stakeholders and national experts in urban landscape design and park programming. On August 8, 2016, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro gifted the new Carolyn & Maurice LeBauer Park to the City of Greensboro followed by a week of additional public celebrations, including the official lighting of the Janet Echelman sculpture, Where We Met.
The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts is a $94 million, state-of-the-art, public performance facility located in downtown Greensboro. It is the most significant public-private partnership in Greensboro’s history with the Community Foundation facilitating unprecedented private philanthropy and the City of Greensboro committing public funds to realize a dream almost ten years in the making.
Since opening in the fall of 2021, the 3,000-seat theater has hosted sold-out Broadway productions, pop concerts, symphonic performances, family entertainment, and other special events for thousands of patrons providing an economic boost to Greensboro’s downtown development.
The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts is a $94 million, state-of-the-art, public performance facility located in downtown Greensboro. It is the most significant public-private partnership in Greensboro’s history with the Community Foundation facilitating unprecedented private philanthropy and the City of Greensboro committing public funds to realize a dream almost ten years in the making.
Since opening in the fall of 2021, the 3,000-seat theater has hosted sold-out Broadway productions, pop concerts, symphonic performances, family entertainment, and other special events for thousands of patrons providing an economic boost to Greensboro’s downtown development.
Our housing initiative is a shared effort between the City of Greensboro and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. Initiative funds are used to commission research on the state of housing in Greensboro as well as the effects of affordable housing.
In 2015, representatives of Guilford Education Alliance, Guilford County Schools, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, and High Point Community Foundation came together to help bring Say Yes to Education to our community.
Say Yes Guilford helps public school students in Guilford County get the support they need to graduate from high school and be ready for post-secondary success. This support starts with the youngest learners and continues until students graduate from college or post-secondary programs. In addition, the program provides last-dollar tuition scholarships to Guilford County Schools graduates so they can afford to complete college or a post-secondary certificate.
Meals on Wheels delivers more than food—it brings dignity, friendship, and hope to our senior neighbors. Senior Resources of Guilford recently purchased a medically tailored meal delivery truck with support from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, the Cone Health Foundation, and the Foundation for a Healthy High Point.
Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine cut the ribbon on its newly renovated administrative building this week. It’s on East Cone Boulevard, and the property will also be the site of a new health center that will offer health care, dental services and behavioral health care when it’s finished.
Women to Women is now accepting Letters of Interest (LOIs) for the 2025 grant cycle from April 1 – April 30, 2025.
The Teen Grantmaking Council (TGC) brings together high school students from across Guilford County to explore the power of philanthropy, discuss issues impacting teens, and take an active role in community grantmaking.
Women’s History Month is a time to honor and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and resilience of women throughout history.
As we celebrate Black History Month, we recognize the profound contributions of Greensboro’s Black community—past, present, and future.
This is a challenging time for grantees and the entire nonprofit sector as we navigate recent executive orders that may impact funding and support for organizations serving diverse communities.
More than 80 years ago, Rosie the Riveter became a cultural icon, inspiring women to fill the jobs left by men as they went off to fight in World War II. Now, a new generation of Rosies is teaching young women to fill more jobs traditionally held by men. They’re learning the ins and outs of construction and home repair with an organization called She Built This City, and it’s with support from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Small businesses make up the backbone of the American economy. They employ nearly half of all private-sector workers, but small businesses sometimes need big help. That’s where the National Institute of Minority Economic Development comes in.
For more than a decade, the Kellin Foundation has helped provide behavioral health services to the Greensboro community, and now thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, it will be able to expand even more.
$60,000 in nonprofit grants awarded to support healthcare advocacy Future Fund, a permanent grantmaking endowment of the Community Foundation of
Trying to live on the streets is difficult for anyone, but for the elderly or disabled, it can be even harder to survive.
Women to Women (W2W), a permanent grantmaking endowment of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (CFGG), is pleased to announce $276,000 in grants to 12 nonprofit programs assisting women and their families.
Through our philanthropy, we strive to create a place where everyone has the opportunity to thrive — and that starts with ensuring our children have access to a high-quality education.
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (“Community Foundation”) announces $1.5 million in nonprofit grants to support the Foundation’s focus on eldercare, health and wellness, economic mobility, and cultural vibrancy in the Triad. $1.1 million of these funds will support capital improvements for equipment, facilities, and housing for older adults through the Charles L. “Buddy” Weill Fund (“Weill Fund”), a permanent endowment of the Community Foundation.
Many of you have reached out to us about how best to support hurricane relief efforts. If you would like to give to and through a regional community foundation that serves specific counties and communities in western North Carolina, you have four options:
Unlock the power of purpose-driven philanthropy for your clients by partnering with the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. We work with professional advisors to support causes that matter most to clients’ philanthropic goals. Partner with us to navigate the realm of purposeful giving, where financial foresight and community impact meet. Our team is here to help ensure your clients’ aspirations leave a positive and transformative mark on greater Greensboro.
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