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No one believes in Greensboro like we do.

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is a local, charitable giving organization with a proven history of making a real difference right here in our community. Since our founding in 1983, we have granted over $330 million to hundreds of nonprofits and have received over $440 million in contributions.

We offer unbiased guidance on charitable giving that is informed by our firsthand knowledge of emerging needs and opportunities in our community. Plus, we have a proven track record and solid reputation, with more than 650 donor-advised funds and endowments in our portfolio and over $200 million in assets. This makes us the ideal partner for anyone who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of Greensboro residents for generations to come.

The groups and issues with which we are involved is as diverse as the people who work for and lead our foundation, making us the only charitable giving organization that truly understands and celebrates what makes Greensboro so special.

Mission

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro inspires giving, maximizes opportunities, and strengthens communities for present and future generations.

Vision

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro’s vision for our city is a welcoming and thriving place where people work together to enrich the lives of all. We will accomplish this by:

  • Understanding what matters to the community;
  • Being a trusted partner that empowers others;
  • Shepherding successful projects that draw the community together; and
  • Helping diverse donors create impactful gifts.

History

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  • The Foundation of Greater Greensboro is incorporated

    The Foundation of Greater Greensboro is incorporated, spearheaded by Cynthia Doyle and assisted by Thornton Brooks and W. Roger Soles, who served as the first president. Gifts of $25,000 each from the Smith Richardson Foundation and Jefferson-Pilot Corporation begin an administrative endowment fund.

  • Endowment reaches $1 million

    Endowment reaches $1 million. Dave Atwood is hired as part-time executive director.

  • Assets top $2 million.

    Assets top $2 million.

  • The Administrative Endowment is named in honor of Cynthia Doyle.

    The Administrative Endowment is named in honor of Cynthia Doyle. Worth Durgin is named the new president. Roger Kavanagh coordinates a rent-to-own program established to aid first-time homebuyers.

  • $2 million anonymous gift

    A $2 million anonymous gift puts $1 million into unrestricted endowment. With resources from the Kavanagh Housing Fund, the Foundation financed six houses on Martin Luther King Drive.

  • Ford and MacArthur Community Leadership Program Gran

    The Foundation wins a Ford and MacArthur Community Leadership Program Grant. Dr. Priscilla Taylor leads the highly successful effort to raise $500,000 in matching funds. The first affiliate foundation is established in neighboring Alamance County.

  • Junior League donates $90,000 to launch the Children’s Trust

    The Junior League donates $90,000 to launch the Children’s Trust, established in honor of pediatrician Dr. Martha Sharpless. As sponsor of the Guilford Community AIDS Partnership, the Foundation wins a matching grant from the National Community AIDS Partnership.

  • Assets reach $15 million

    Assets reach $15 million. An anonymous gift establishes the Revolving Loan Fund to address needs of nonprofit organizations.

  • Foundation officially changes its name

    The Foundation officially changes its name to the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.

  • Planned Giving Service is launched

    The Planned Giving Service is launched, providing information on legacy philanthropy for nonprofits, professional advisors, and donors. Assets grow 30% to more than $22 million.

  • More than $9.5 million from Morris Howell’s

    More than $9.5 million from Morris Howell’s unrestricted bequest to support the Foundation leads to an unprecedented increase in assets to $40.7 million. The Foundation begins a three-year project to identify and develop community leaders.

  • Two supporting organizations are established

    Two supporting organizations are established: The Community Foundation Real Estate Management Fund, which handles gifts of real estate, and the Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, the philanthropic legacy of two longtime Greensboro residents.

  • Total assets approach $60 million

    Total assets approach $60 million, and applications for grants double during the year. Walker Sanders joins the Foundation as its president. A youth philanthropy program gets underway.

  • More than 250 people ages 25-45 join the Future Fund

    More than 250 people ages 25-45 join the Future Fund, donating approximately $33,000 for an endowment fund. The Foundation spearheads a Social Capital Benchmark Study in Guilford County. Building Stronger Neighborhoods, a grantmaking program for neighborhoods, is launched as a partnership between local foundations and the Greensboro Public Library.

     

    Building Stronger Neighborhoods grants and technical assistance program begins.

  • Contributions increase 95% and grants increase 35%

    Contributions increase 95% and grants increase 35% to $7.5 million, marking unprecedented asset growth. The Foundation joins with other local foundations to support Action Greensboro, a community-wide initiative to revitalize economic and community development.

  • Total grants increase 32%

    Total grants increase 32% to a then-record high of almost $9.9 million. The Foundation joins forces with the High Point Community Foundation to create a Guilford County-wide education network. The nonprofits participating in the Nonprofit Endowment Challenge raise over $100,000 toward their endowments, and each receives an additional $10,000 endowment from the Foundation.

     

    SPICE (Strengthening Parent Involvement in Children’s Education) Grant Program Begins with Guilford County Council of PTAs.

  • The Foundation moves into new offices at Foundation Place

    The Foundation moves into new offices at Foundation Place at 330 South Greene Street and is joined by the Cemala Foundation in the new space. An evaluation of the Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking program finds that the Foundation’s trust and reputation in the community are highly rated, and relationships with nonprofits are strong and supportive.

  • Foundation assets grow to $85 million

    Foundation assets grow to $85 million. A $100,000 grant from W. K. Kellogg Foundation enables the Foundation to convene learning circles throughout diverse communities in Greensboro to study traditions of giving. The Toleo Foundation Community Scholarship Program is established by Tobee and Leonard Kaplan to provide financial assistance to seven high school seniors graduating from Guilford County public schools and who will attend a public institution in North Carolina.

  • Fondo del Patronato Mezquital

    The Fondo del Patronato Mezquital is established to support the transnational philanthropy of Patronato Mezquital – a “hometown association” of more than 200 families residing in central North Carolina who hail from the Mexico town of Mezquital and together raise funds for charitable projects in their homeland. This is the first hometown association fund in North Carolina at a community foundation.

  • The Piedmont Unity Project

    The Piedmont Unity Project is launched in partnership with Guilford Green Foundation.

  • IMPACT Greensboro

    IMPACT Greensboro is formed as the result of the findings of a social capital survey. Public and private institutions collaborate to support this unique program that demonstrates how ordinary citizens from different backgrounds can forge authentic and meaningful relationships, find shared values, and develop solutions to day-to-day community issues.

  • Celebrating its Silver Anniversary

    Celebrating its Silver Anniversary, the Foundation launches a series of high-impact, permanent endowments for the betterment of the Greensboro area. The first two established – Women to Women and The Public Art Endowment – raise money to address issues of interest to women and their families and to acquire significant pieces of public art to facilitate community.

  • Foundation assets grow to over $100 million

    Foundation assets grow to over $100 million. Guardian II, a sculpture by internationally renowned artist Billy Lee, is unveiled on the grounds of the Old Guilford County Courthouse, making it the first gift to the residents of Guilford County by the Public Art Endowment.

  • Interactive Resource Center

    Construction begins on the Interactive Resource Center, a day center for homeless people in the Greensboro area. The Foundation played an integral role in this: bringing partners together, facilitating the planning of the project, and accepting the Richard Strasser family’s generous gift of real estate for the Center. The Community Leadership Investment Fund is introduced and Building Stronger Neighborhoods celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

  • Interactive Resource Center opens

    The Interactive Resource Center opens. Lisa Ling speaks at the first Women to Women Celebration luncheon, launching the public phase of the Women to Women Endowment. The Foundation activates the online fundholder portal. The Future Fund achieves its $1 million fundraising goal. The Public Art Endowment unveils Standing Vase with Five Flowers by James Surls along Green Valley Road.

  • Greensboro City Council asks the Foundation to convene a task force

    The Greensboro City Council asks the Foundation to convene a task force to study the feasibility and benefits of constructing a performing arts center in the downtown area. The Teen Grantmaking Council welcomes its 100th participant. The Foundation receives assets from the estate of Carolyn Weill LeBauer “for the creation of a public park.”

  • Taskforce presents final recommendations to the city

    The performing arts center taskforce presents final recommendations to the city. The Greensboro City Council votes to commit $20 million to the project of constructing a new state-of-the-art performing arts center downtown.

  • Carolyn and Maurice LeBauer Park

    At the instruction and bequest recipient of Carolyn LeBauer’s estate, plans are unveiled for the Carolyn and Maurice LeBauer Park and slated for opening in 2016. Women to Women grants its first multi-year grant to the YWCA totaling $210,000. The Foundation facilitates more than $15 million in grantmaking to nonprofit causes through nine grantmaking portfolios.

  • Cynthia Doyle, passes away in January

    Cynthia Doyle, the driving force behind the establishment of the Foundation, passes away in January. Community Foundation staff dedicate an annual Community Service Day in her memory. Say Yes to Education’s national office selects Guilford County as its next site. The newly-formed Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative receives $320,000 in national grants. The Foundation tops $16 million in grantmaking.

  • Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative launches apprenticeship programs

    Triad Workforce Solutions Collaborative launches apprenticeship programs to benefit area high school students and employers. To the delight of all community residents, The Carolyn and Maurice LeBauer Park opens in downtown Greensboro. The LeBauer Park and, in partnership with The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation, the Center City Park are conveyed to the City of Greensboro.

  • Construction for The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts begins

    Construction for The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts begins in earnest after the April 26 groundbreaking event. Donor support remains strong for the new performing arts center, which is scheduled for completion in 2020.

  • A devastating tornado strikes east Greensboro in April

    A devastating tornado strikes east Greensboro in April. The Foundation’s Tornado Relief Fund provides over $800,000 to support recovery efforts. Through our Expanding Community Giving initiative, four Giving Circles, which recognize unique cultural customs and charitable focus areas of the respective donors, are established.

  • Total grantmaking tops $300 million

    Total grantmaking since the 1983 creation of the Foundation tops $300 million. For his 20-year work anniversary, an endowment to support local children attending theatre performances is established in President Walker Sanders’ honor.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

A community foundation is a tax-exempt public charity that manages a group of funds established by individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. The foundation makes grants from these funds for the long-term benefit of the community.

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro offers great flexibility in the kind of fund you establish and in the level of involvement you desire. Donor-advised funds allow you to be actively involved in deciding how your gift is used. Community Grantmaking Funds leave those decisions to the Foundation’s program experts, who determine how best to use your gift to respond to the community’s needs. Regardless the level of involvement you choose, you can target your fund to support a particular interest, scholarship, nonprofit organization, or cause.

Minimums can vary by the type of fund you choose to open. For more information about establishing a fund, Contact Phelps

The overall, long-term investment objective of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is to achieve an annualized total return through appreciation and income (net of investment management fees and expenses) that is greater than the rate of inflation (as measured by the broad, domestic Consumer Price Index) plus 5%, which protects fund assets against inflation. In other words, today’s endowment contributions will be prudently invested, provide an annual funding stream, and at a minimum maintain purchasing power in perpetuity.

Our Investment Committee works with an independent investment advisor, the Funds Evaluation Group (FEG), for investment management and oversight of our portfolio. For details about how funds are invested, Investment Management & Options or contact Jackie.

For a full list of our funds, please download our most recent annual report.

Grants awarded through funds at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro must be made to organizations with official 501(c)(3) or similar status.

For donor-advised funds, grants recommendations can be made at any time. You submit a grant recommendation form. We verify the charity’s nonprofit status and make the gift on your behalf. Grants from our grantmaking programs are made throughout the year, generally within 10 days of recommendation.

Absolutely! This is core to what we do. The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro’s professional grantmaking staff is available to help you with grantmaking decisions.

Yes. The grantee will be notified of your wish to remain anonymous and any acknowledgment of your gift will be forwarded to you through us.

Yes, donor-advised fundholders can name a successor advisor.

Unfortunately, you cannot use a donor-advised fund to fulfill a pledge for which you have made a prior commitment. When you contribute cash or property to the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro to establish a donor-advised fund, you are entitled to a charitable deduction. If you then used the fund to fulfill a pledge, you will be deemed to have received a personal benefit, which is your release from your obligation to fulfill your pledge.

Grant guidelines and applications are available here.

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Board

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is governed by a diverse, 30+ member Board of Directors comprised of residents from across our community, so our decisions and recommendations are made truly for the benefit of all Greensboro residents.

2020

Sam Cone

Sam Cone

Financial Consultant,
Pinsker Wealth Management

Arlene Gutterman

Arlene Gutterman2

Retired

Ramsey Hamadi

Ramsey Hamadi2

CEO and Chief Financial Officer, Triad Business Bank

Jennifer Koenig2

Partner, Schell Bray PLLC

Ron Milstein

Ron Milstein2

Retired

Yulonda Smith Latham

Partner and COO,
Walter Latham Entertainment

Adrian Starks

Adrian Starks

Bishop, World Victory International
Christian Center

2021

Uma Avva

Uma Avva

Community Volunteer

Anita Bachmann

Anita Bachmann2

CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan – North Carolina

Larry Czarda

Larry Czarda

President, Greensboro College

Jennifer Hall

Jennifer Hall

Partner, KPMG, LLP

David Heggie2

YMCA of Greensboro

Addy Jeffrey

Addy Jeffrey2

Community Volunteer

Gary Palmer

Gary Palmer2

Manager of Community Affairs, Replacements, Ltd.

Bob Powell

Bob Powell

Professor, NC A&T University

Jonathan Smith

Jonathan Smith

Managing Partner, Smith Partners Wealth Management

Ernestine Taylor

Ernestine Taylor2

Owner, ETConsulting and Coaching, LLC

2022

Brian Clarida

Brian Clarida2

Clinical Assistant Professor, UNCG School of Education

Donna Griffin

Donna Griffin

Community Volunteer

Kevin James

Kevin James

Dean of the College of Business and Economics, NC A&T University

Afi Johnson Parris

Afi Johnson-Parris

Attorney, Johnson-Parris Law

José Oliva

José Oliva

Manager of Public Affairs, Replacements, Ltd.

Russ Robinson

Russ Robinson2

Attorney, Hagan Barrett PLLC

Chuck Wallington

Chuck Wallington2

Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Cone Health

Jackie Wieland

Jackie Wieland2

First Vice President of Investments, Stifel Investments

Terms expire at the end of the year indicated.
2Second Term

Former Board Members

Carole Alexander
William J. Armfield*
John L. Bakane
David M. Ball
Edward J. Bauman*
Scott Baxter
Jonathan D. Bell
Richmond G. Bernhardt
William H. Black*
Joanne K. Bluethenthal*
Donald E. Bolden*
Joseph F. Bond*
Sion A. Boney*
R. Steve Bowden
Louise F. Brady
Nancy M. Brenner
Patricia P. Brooks
Chester H. Brown
P. David Brown
Frances H. Bullock
Lisa L. Bullock
Claudette Burroughs-White*
Linda A. Carlisle
Henry G. Carrison
Mary Leigh W. Carrison
Roy E. Carroll
W. Lee Carter
Wilbur L. Carter*
Michael B. Cashwell
Joann C. Cassell
Kent J. Chabotar
Suresh Chandra
Howard A. Chubbs*
Griselda Clark
D. Hayes Clement
Calvin O. Cleveland
James Clotfelter
Sallie Clotfelter
Nettie L. Coad*
Johnnetta B. Cole
Sue W. Cole
T. Clyde Collins
Alan W. Cone*
Barbara S. Cone
Elizabeth W. Cone
Herman Cone*
Sally B. Cone
Justin C. Conrad
Warren G. Corgan
Ben T. Craig
Luck Davidson
Jean H. Davison
Nora Dial-Stanley
Abby Donnelly
Cynthia E. Doyle*
Eunice M. Dudley
James E. Dunn
Lowell Easter
Mona G. Edwards
John Ellison
John D. Englar
C. Edmund Fairley
Charles H. Flynt
Edward B. Fort
Dorothy Frank*
Henry E. Frye
Shirley T. Frye
Rosalind Fuse-Hall
Roger Gant*
Florence F. Gatten
Philip R. Gelzer*
William F. Geter
Michelle Gethers-Clark
Jon M. Glazman
Michael H. Godwin
David L. Grimes
Charles T. Hagan, III
David B. Hagan
Charles A. Hayes*
William L. Hemphill*
Patrice A. Hinnant
Kathy Hinshaw
Z. N. Holler*
Tomasita Jacubowitz
Maurice N. Jennings
Joyce H. Johnson
Ronald P. Johnson
Wallace R. Johnson
Linda C. Jones*
Randall R. Kaplan
Robert C. Ketner
Lloyd G. King
William A. Klopman*
Cornelius C. Lamberth
Gail M. LeBauer
Carter W. Leinster
Albert S. Lineberry, Jr.
Albert S. Lineberry, Sr.*
Ann R. Lineweaver
Paul H. Livingston
J. Lee Lloyd
Robert E. Long
Donald B. Lowe*
Barbara A. Lusk
Julianne Malveaux
Kathy E. Manning
Michael T. Marshall
Harold L. Martin
H. Nolo Martinez
Susan L. McDonald
Sallie A. McMillion
Lawrence C. McSwain
Edwin S. Melvin
Roberto D. Mendez
Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth C. Mlekush
Karla D. Munden
David M. Nisbet*
Victor M. Nussbaum*
David B. Olin*
Elaine T. Ostrowski
P. Harold O'Tuel
William C. Parker
Martha T. Peddrick
Anthony B. Petitt
Reid Phillips
Suzanne B. Plihcik
L. Richardson Preyer*
Erica L. Procton
Fred L. Proctor*
Charles M. Reid
Norman G. Ridenhour*
Calvin Riley
Lewis R. Ritchie
Cathy Roland
Norman Samet
Gloria R. Scott
John G. Scott
Mable S. Scott
R. Henderson Scott
Ralph Shelton*
Carole W. Simms
Terry W. Simon
MacArthur C. Sims
Linda Sloan
Thomas R. Sloan
Adrian Smith
Lanty L. Smith
Margaret C. Smith
Melanie R. Soles
W. Roger Soles*
Andrew Spainhour
R. David Sprinkle
Nicholas J. St. George
Dennis G. Stearns
Paul W. Stephanz*
Louis C. Stephens*
Katherine G. Stern
David A. Stonecipher
Martha T. Stukes
Melvin C. Swann*
Priscilla P. Taylor
Stuart A. Taylor
Dewey L. Trogdon
Gerald L. Truesdale
Tim D. Tsujii
Jon Wall
John T. Warmath*
H. Michael Weaver
Charles L. Weill
Edward L. Whitfield
Craven E. Williams
Howard L. Williams
James T. Williams*
Lea E. Williams
Richard J. Williams
Otis L. Wilson*
Troy W. Woodard*
David M. Worth
Thomas E. Wright
E. Jay Yelton
Ann Zuraw

*Deceased

Staff

These are the people forging relationships with individuals, nonprofits, community leaders, and donors from across our community. They are the ones who shepherd along big projects, like LeBauer Park and the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. And they are the ones organizing donation drives and physically clearing the debris after a devastating tornado ripped through our city. They know Greensboro. But most importantly, they care about Greensboro.

H. Walker Sanders

H. Walker Sanders

President
336.790.5198

David Bolton

David Bolton

Director
Workforce Initiatives
336.279.7111

LaToya Cheek

LaToya Cheek

Senior Accountant
336.279.7065

Julie Ann Cooper

Julie Ann Cooper

Donor Services Associate
336.790.6526

Christine Evans

Christine Evans

Donor Services Coordinator
336.790.7766

Ann Flynt

Ann Flynt

Coordinator
Apprenticeships and ETWI
336.324.4373

R. Ross Harris

R. Ross Harris

Director
Communications and Marketing
336.790.7812

Steve Hayes

Steve Hayes

Director
Guilford Nonprofit Consortium
336.392.3616

Kathy Johnson

Kathy Johnson

Senior Accountant
336.790.2893

Connie Leeper

Connie Leeper

Manager
Grants and Scholarships
336.790.6613

Athan Lindsay

Athan Lindsay

Director
Community Philanthropy
336.790.6339

Kevin Lundy

Kevin Lundy

Director
Grantmaking Programs
336.790.6611

Dena Maginnes - Jeffrey

Dena Maginnes - Jeffrey

Project Coordinator
Women to Women
336.379.9100

Patti-Angela Maney

Patti-Angela Maney

Executive Assistant
336.790.5200

Keevie Martin

Keevie Martin

Manager
Employee Engagement and Operations
336.790.6220

Crystal Maurer

Crystal Maurer

Assistant
Guilford Nonprofit Consortium
336.790.0817

Jackie O'Connell

Jackie O'Connell

Executive Vice President
336.790.7527

Marci Peace

Marci Peace

Vice President
Finance
336.790.7518

Amy Plyler

Amy Plyler

Receptionist and Development Assistant
336.790.6163

Traci D. Poole

Traci D. Poole

Digital and Communications Officer
336.790.7830

Tara McKenzie Sandercock

Senior Vice President
Foundation and Community Relations
336.379.9100 x 113

Michelle Sorrells

Michelle Sorrells

Program Associate and Youth Philanthropy Coordinator
336.790.2655

D. Phelps Sprinkle

D. Phelps Sprinkle

Vice President
Development and Donor Services
336.790.7798

Cheryl C. Stewart

Cheryl C. Stewart

Project Coordinator
Public Art Endowment
336.379.9100

Emily G. Thompson

Emily G. Thompson

Director
Donor Services
336.790.7769

Effie Varitimidis

Effie Varitimidis

Project Coordinator
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
336.790.9620

Financials

Today, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro manages over $200 million in assets in over 650 charitable funds, and we distribute more than $25 million in grants annually to worthy organizations across the community.

For financial highlights and for a full list of our funds, download our most recent annual report.

For past audited financial statements or past 990 Forms, please contact us.

2019 Annual Report
2019 Audited Financial Statement
2018 form 990, community foundation
2018 Form 990, Community Foundation real estate mgmt fund
2018 form 990, Frank Family Foundation
Investment Policy Statement
Community Accredited Foundation G Only

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is a proud member of the Council on Foundations and maintains accreditation from the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations Accreditation Program which sets rigorous standards for operational quality, donor services, and accountability. We also hold the GuideStar Seal of Transparency and belong to the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.

Careers

Make a career out of making a difference

If you want to help donors realize their vision for a better Greensboro, if you want to help connect needs in our community with local resources and support, if you believe in Greensboro as much as we do, come join us. We can’t wait to accomplish even bigger things together.

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If you have a vision for creating your legacy in Greensboro, the desire to make an impact, or a need you think is worth supporting, we want to hear about it. Reach out to us so we can start making a difference, together.

330 South Greene St
Suite 100
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 379-9100
info@cfgg.org

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 5:00
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Suite 100
Greensboro, NC 27401
United States

(336) 379-9100
info@cfgg.org

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