Capacity Building mini-grants provide funds to nonprofits to assist with organizational and financial stability, improved governance, and growth — allowing them to carry out their missions more effectively.
Donor Name: Central Carolina Community Foundation
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Grant Duration: 7 months
Details:
The grants will fund activities that will build and maintain organization-level infrastructure and governance. This includes projects hiring of consultants and to improve the organization’s:
- Strategic planning
- CEO/executive succession planning
- Board development
- Strategic collaboration or mergers
- Disaster planning
- Facilities/Maintenance planning
- Technology planning
- Governance, policies and procedures
- Inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) efforts
- Evaluation and data organization effort
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $5,000.
Note: The Community Foundation acknowledges general costs are associated with operating a nonprofit. As such, grantees may allocate up to 15% of their grant award for general and administrative costs (i.e. overhead or indirect costs).
Project Dates
- June 1, 2023 – Project Starts
- December 31, 2023 – Project Ends
Eligibility Requirements
- Organizations must be determined a charitable organization in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, public entities or other charitable, educational or faith-based organizations.
- Organizations must have a physical location in one of the following 11 counties in the Midlands: Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda or Sumter. Organizations led by BIPOC people or located outside Richland County are strongly encouraged to apply.
Examples of Non-Eligible Activities
- Routine operating expenses of the organization, including staffing costs
- Fundraising projects—including events
- Debt reduction
- Endowment or capital campaigns
- Medical research
- Individual conference registration
- Costs associated with the creation of a new nonprofit organization
- Completed projects or proposals that have begun implementation
- Grants to individuals
- Certifications or tuition fees
For more information, visit Capacity Building Mini-Grants.