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6 <br /> Located at: <br /> 100 Park Offices ' <br /> �« Suite 209 <br /> ,. <br /> Please send mail to. <br /> 2 , y P.O. Box 12834 <br /> ��^ � Research Triangle Park <br /> r <br /> North Carolina 27709 <br /> 919 549-9840 <br /> . Fax:919 990.9066 <br /> TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION <br /> Information on Grants <br /> 1. What is the Triangle Community program that specifically benefits the <br /> Foundation? Triangle, in which case the project budget <br /> should clearly list the costs of the local <br /> The Triangle Community Foundation is a component. Funds requested from the <br /> public charity established in 1983 to expand Foundation may be combined with funds <br /> private philanthropy in the communities of from other sources to support larger <br /> Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham projects. <br /> Counties. One of over 400 community <br /> foundations nationwide, we accomplish our <br /> mission by making grants to address the 3. Who is eligible to apply for a Community <br /> community's most pressing needs and Foundation grant? <br /> promising opportunities and by managing <br /> charitable funds created by individuals, The Foundation makes grants only to <br /> corporations, and other organizations. nonprofit organizations, government <br /> Current assets exceed $40 million. More agencies and religious congregations. <br /> than $13.7 million has been granted to Generally, the nonprofit organizations are <br /> nonprofit organizations from the Triangle tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the <br /> Community Foundation since its inception. Internal Revenue Code. However, the <br /> Foundation may occasionally make grants <br /> to other nonprofit organizations provided <br /> 2. What kind of grantmaking programs that the funds are to be used for charitable <br /> does the Community Foundation have? purposes. We have rarely made grants for <br /> capital campaigns, conferences, private <br /> The Foundation makes grants for new schools, or religious or sectarian purposes. <br /> initiatives or one-time special projects that <br /> address significant community needs. 4. What counties does the Triangle <br /> Grants are made in cultural affairs and the Community Foundation serve? <br /> arts, community development, education, <br /> environmental issues, health, social Through its grant cycles, the Foundation <br /> services, and other areas that benefit makes grants only for programs that benefit <br /> residents of Wake, Durham, Orange, the communities of Wake, Durham, <br /> and/or Chatham Counties. Grants will be Orange, and/or Chatham Counties, not for <br /> up to $10,000 with most ranging from state-wide or national programs. Some <br /> $5,000-$7,000; grants exceed this level donors with funds in the Foundation may <br /> only on very rare occasions. Statewide designate grants to areas outside the <br /> programs will not be considered unless Triangle, but grants through the grant <br /> funding is sought only for a portion of the cycles are restricted to the Triangle. <br /> Triangle Community Foundation Page 1 of 5 Information on Grants <br /> Ofte space courtesy of Robert D.Teer,Jr.,Developer <br />