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Site Map for the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Give
Establish a Fund
The Community Foundation offers flexible options that make it easy for you to accomplish your charitable giving goals. Regardless of the option you choose, you’ll receive expert, personalized service that can help you accomplish your objectives and benefit the community for generations to come.
Contribute to a Field of Interest
For some of us, giving is most meaningful when it mirrors a lifelong interest or concern. So the Community Foundation makes it easy for you to target your gift to important community causes – from the Arts and Aging… to Hunger and Housing… to Children and At-Risk Youths.
Support an Agency or Cause read more
The Community Foundation team makes it easy for you or a community group to establish a fund for a special project or cause. Recent examples include funds to underwrite Greensboro’s Bicentennial celebration and to support the rebuilding of Eastern Guilford High School after a devastating fire.
Join with your Peers to put Philanthropy into Action read more
The Community Foundation offers a continuum of options to support your charitable giving throughout your lifetime. Even if you’re not ready to establish your own charitable fund, you can still join with like-minded members of the community to make a difference. The Future Fund and Teen Grantmaking Council are just two examples.
Make Philanthropy a part of your Estate Plan read more
Hundreds of generous citizens across our community are making the Community Foundation a part of their estate plan through bequests, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance policies or other planned gifts.
Contribute Online read more
We make it easy to give. Use our convenient online form to make a donation to any of our funds.
Receive
Apply for a Grant
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro believes philanthropy can play an important role in improving the quality of life and in helping to build an inclusive, caring and vibrant community.
- overview
- community grants program
- teen grantmaking council
- building stronger neighborhoods
- recent foundation grants
- grantseeker workshop registration
List of Scholarships
Through the generosity of Community Foundation donors, we’re able to offer more than two dozen scholarships that recognize achievement, respond to financial need and help us build a future generation of community leaders.
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About Us
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is a tax-exempt public charity that believes we can do more working together than any of us can accomplish separately. To that end, we help individuals, families and organizations establish charitable funds and make annual gifts from the earnings to support worthy causes.
About our Community
The Community Foundation is dedicated to strengthening our community for present and future generations. To fulfill this mission, we actively seek partnerships with local organizations and release studies and reports on the state of our community.
Frequently Asked Questions read more
Get answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about The Community Foundation of
Greater Greensboro.
Useful Information
Documents and links with useful information for donors & advisors, grant and/or scholarship seekers, and non-profit organizations.
- overview
- for donors & advisors
- for grant seekers
- for scholarship seekers
- for non-profit organizations
- other
See & Hear
Luncheon 2008 read more
Nearly 400 people helped The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro celebrate its Silver Anniversary at its Annual Luncheon on Nov. 10 at The Empire Room in Greensboro. Click here to watch highlights of the 2008 Annual Luncheon.
Success Stories read more
Read the stories behind some of the Community Foundation's funds.
Video Vault read more
Watch videos from past Community Foundation events.
Professional Advisors
Overview read more
We consider you our valued partners and want to give you what you need to guide your clients through the decision-making process as you help them craft their charitable giving plan.
Comparing planned Giving Options read more
To facilitate your client discussions, we’ve prepared a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of bequests, annuities and trusts.
Community Foundation vs. a Private Foundation
We assure a donor’s privacy, reduce costs and administrative headaches, and deliver significantly greater tax benefits.
Alamance
Overview read more
The Alamance Foundation is a geographic affiliate of The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro that provides donors with a flexible way to accomplish their giving goals.
Funds & Advisory Board
A list of the Alamance Foundation Funds including: Donor Advised Funds (Non-endowed), Special Interest Endowment Funds, Organizational Endowment Funds, Organizational Endowment Funds, Scholarship Funds (Endowed), and Discretionary Funds. As well as a list of the Alamance Foundation Board Members.
Alamance Scholarships read more
Through the generosity of Alamance Foundation donors, we offer scholarships that recognize achievement, respond to financial need and help us build a future generation of community leaders.
The Gate City Company
Overview read more
The Gate City Company is a subsidiary of The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro that is devoted to downtown revitalization.
The Future Fund
Overview read more
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro's Future Fund provides an innovative alternative for those who aren’t ready to establish a Foundation fund of their own by pooling resources with others in the community.
Fast Facts read more
A quick way to learn about the Future Fund and its goals.
History read more
The Future Fund, an initiative of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, is a fresh approach to philanthropy. Each Future Fund member contributes to an endowment that makes grants to launch new projects and initiatives that are selected by Future Fund members.
Membership Form read more
Please join the Future Fund today. Every membership dollar raised goes straight to the community in the form of grants. The more members we have, the more money we can give back to the community!
Members read more
A list of the people who are apart of the Future Fund.
Grant Applications read more
Applications for Future Fund grants, including the Future Fund 2009 Grant with a theme of supporting healthy lifestyles and the Future Fund Member-Sponsored Grant.
Grant History read more
A full list of grants, and who they were awarded to, given by the Future Fund.
Event Photos read more
Photos from Future Fund events.