Grants That Make a Difference
Profiles in this archive may become incorrect over time.
"Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Southeastern organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. Getting the grant is only the beginning of the story. At least once a month, "Grants That Make a Difference" will profile these important grants and what their recipients are doing with them.
The Golden Leaf Foundation, a North Carolina nonprofit, has announced fifty-five grants totaling
$7.37 million to further its mission of helping the state transition from a tobacco-based
economy. The grants to organizations all over the state range from $5,000 to more than $500,000,
including a $512,000 award to the Golden Leaf scholarship program at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition to the UNC grant, the foundation awarded $155,000 in scholarship funding to
North Carolina Independent Colleges and
Universities, $530,000 to
North Carolina State University for
the development of new crops and other agricultural projects, $360,262 to the
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation to support increased production of organic crops, cheese, and bee products in the state, and $140,000 to
Durham Technical Community
College for industrial systems technologies.
The foundation, which receives half the funds from North Carolina's settlement with cigarette
manufacturers, also gives to organizations that support tourism. In that category,
North Carolina Central University received $140,000 for a program to train displaced
tobacco workers for jobs in the hospitality and tourism industry, while the
North Carolina Arts Council
received $250,000 for a number of tourism initiatives.
For a complete list of the 2003 grants awarded by the Golden Leaf Foundation, see their
Web site.
Grantmaker Contact Information:
Grantmaker Name:Golden Leaf Foundation
Address: 800 Tiffany Boulevard, Suite 200
Rocky Mount NC 27804
Phone: 252-442-7474
FAX: 252-442-7404
Email: info@goldenleaf.org
URL: www.goldenleaf.org
The selection of organizations for the "Grants that Make a Difference" is based on criteria such as programmatic interests, geographic focus, and size of funding programs to ensure the broadest possible representation of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see support for your organization featured in "Grants that Make a Difference," e-mail a detailed description of the grant, including the name and contact information of the funder and of your organization, the amount given, and how the grant made a difference. For your convenience, we have provided a template to follow. We welcome press releases in addition to, or as a substitute for, the information in the template.
Email the description or press release to atweb@fcncenter.org, with "Grants that Make a Difference" in the subject line.
Recipient Name:
Project Name:
Organization Mission and how it relates to the project:
Beneficiaries or Community Impact:
Funding Partner(s): (Grantmaker Names)
Grant Amount:
Recipient Contact: Name, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, URL
Grantmaker Contact: Name, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, URL
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