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In-Person Grant Cycle Training

Nonprofits are encouraged to attend this in-person training session in preparation for the start of the William C. and Norma C. Cannon Charitable Trust grant cycle.


Grant Cycle Training Session
When: Friday, January 30, 2026 – 11:30AM-1:30PM
Where: 4855 Milestone Ave, Kannapolis

This grant cycle will begin on February 1st.

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Our Purpose

Building a Stronger Cabarrus County

The Greater Cabarrus Foundation is the community foundation for those who live, pray, and work in Cabarrus County. We partner with donors to invest in local nonprofit agencies addressing our community’s greatest needs—helping you give with purpose and create a lasting legacy.

Through strategic grantmaking, fundraising, and collaboration, we strengthen the agencies that provide vital services in housing, food, health, education, and more. Together, we’re building a vibrant, inclusive Cabarrus County for generations to come.

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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?

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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.
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