RALEIGH, N.C.–A new round of Mission Development grants approved by the SECU Foundation Board of Directors has welcomed 16 non-profits to the two-year capacity building program, with awards totaling $640,000. The Foundation said its Mission Development Grant Program, which began seven years ago, has been filling unmet financial needs for North Carolina non-profits seeking to strengthen their long-term growth and stability.
While the goal of the grant program is to assist non-profits with increasing organizational capacity, SECU Foundation has achieved several measurable goals in the process, including the ability to respond to identified needs in areas of the state with fewer resources, along with the opportunity to expand its grantmaking strategy and reach. Since 2017, over $3 million has been awarded to 89 non-profit organizations to help further their mission of serving others.
“We are thrilled with the program’s success and strong interest from non-profits throughout the state,” said SECU Foundation Executive Director Jama Campbell. “We are seeing positive, tangible outcomes for grant recipients working to boost their capacity and impact for programs and services that are vital to those in need. The cooperative efforts of many amazing people are coming together to uplift our communities and the lives of those served by these non-profits.”
Grantees representing 13 North Carolina counties include:
- Alamance Eldercare Inc., Alamance County
- Family Abuse Services of Alamance County, Alamance County
- Hands of Hope Medical Clinic, Yadkin County
- The Sister Circle International, Guilford County
- N.C. Coalition to End Homelessness, Wake County (statewide reach)
- Designed For Joy, Wake County
- Communities in Partnership, Durham County
- Dew4Him Ministries, Wake County (five-county reach)
- Pee Wee Homes, Orange County
- State Line Community Action Association, Scotland County
- Hope Alive Inc., Robeson County
- I Got Next Youth Sports Inc., Cabarrus County
- Steps to HOPE, Polk County
- Rise & Shine/Neighbors in Ministry, Transylvania County
- TFBU Foundation, Martin County
- Friends of Jockey’s Ridge State Park, Dare County