NC Community Foundation distributes over $4 million in grants through NC Healing Communities Fund

North Carolina Community Foundation launched its NC Healing Communities Fund in January 2021 to benefit nonprofit organizations suffering from the financial impacts of COVID-19. The Fund specifically focuses on supporting organizations embedded in and serving marginalized communities, including communities of color, communities of lower wealth, mostly rural communities, and where English may not be the primary language.

So far this year, the Fund has distributed 115 grants, totaling $4,250,000. Of the organizations receiving grants from the fund, 100% report COVID-19 impacts of revenue loss (74%) and/or increased demand for services (76%), and 100% primarily serve marginalized communities. In addition, 88% of them have annual operating budgets below $1 million.