COMMUNITY INVESTING
FOR THE
Greater Good
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Our Purpose
The Greater Cabarrus Foundation is the community foundation for those who live, pray, and work in Cabarrus County, and those who wish to invest collaboratively in support of the nonprofit agencies which are addressing the greatest challenges in our community.
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“Local folks making local decisions with local money addressing local needs.”
- Jon Yancey
Greater Cabarrus Foundation Board of Directors
How we accomplish our mission
The Greater Cabarrus Foundation is dedicated to initiating and expanding philanthropic efforts to support local nonprofit agencies and drive positive change across Cabarrus County. We leverage our deep understanding of our community, combined with our flexibility and responsiveness, to serve as a crucial partner in community development through our three primary functions: fundraising, grantmaking, and capacity building through collaboration.
Fundraising And Resource Development
We work closely with community investors to understand their passions and intentions, directing gifts to address the exact purposes they have identified. By pooling financial contributions, we maximize resources to tackle critical community needs and establish permanent funds which ensure long-term sustainability.
Grantmaking
We utilize our knowledge of community needs to strengthen the ecosystem of nonprofit agencies in Cabarrus County. Our grantmaking focuses on supporting agencies that address key predictors of health and wellbeing, including housing, food, healthcare, safe environments, education, employment, and independent living. We provide increased and long-term support through various grantmaking programs, including donor-advised funds and a permanent community endowment fund.
capacity building through Collaboration
We bring together diverse public and private stakeholders – agencies, businesses, government entities, donors, and community members – to collaborate on solutions and initiatives that address the most pressing needs in our community and help build the organizational capacity of those agencies which provide valuable services to their clients. Guided by the Community Needs Assessment produced by the Cabarrus Health Alliance, we ensure our efforts are aligned with both current and future community needs.
Why invest with us?
Local Focus
The grants we distribute will support agencies and clients in Cabarrus County. Contributions will not be redirected to other municipalities or geographic areas. Further, whenever possible, we will foster economic development by utilizing local vendors to purchase of goods and services we need to execute our mission.
Operating Support vs Capital Support
While there are other very worthwhile and effective philanthropic organizations and foundations which support agencies and organizations in Cabarrus County, most provide financial support for capital projects, while we provide financial support for agency operations.
Long-Term PerspectivE
Our intent is to provide long term support and capacity building for the agencies in our community so that they may be here for decades to come and will be able to serve more people as our county grows.
