Guilford Green Foundation Grants

Since 1996, the Friendship Drive has assisted GGF in providing more than $375,000 in funding to various non-profit organizations in Guilford County. Take a moment to see our Grant History! The Guilford Green Foundation seeks to provide funding for qualified organizations or institutions serving Guilford County's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community.    

2008 Grant Application

Applications are now available! Click here to download the 2008 Application and Grant Guidelines.

Applications will be due by July 29, 2008 with decisions made by October. For more information or questions, please contact info@ggfnc.org.

Grant Report Form

TheGuilford Green Foundation requires that grant recipients agree to provide a year end accounting of the funds use for their granted purpose.  To download a copy of this fom, click here.

Unity Project Organization Survey

Click here to take the Piedmont Unity Project Organizational Survey!

2007 Grants

The Guilford Green Foundation held its Annual Granting Ceremony on Wednesday, October 10 ath the Blandwood Mansion Carriage House in the downtown Greensboro. Mayor Keith Holliday served as keynote speaker at the event in which over $65,000 will be granted to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups and organizations in a five county region. 

The following grants were made:

A&T University – Acceptance with out Exception: $3,000

General Operating Expenses for Campus LGBT Organization

Alamance Cares: $4,000

Hispanic Outreach in Alamance County

Alternative Resources of the Triad: $1,500

Triad Pride 2008

Central Carolina Health Network: $1,500

Outreach positions focused on gay Hispanic and African Americans

Elon University Student Life and Multi Cultural Affairs: $7,000

Production of “Deep Impact” diversity video and Safe Zone Project

Gay, Straight Advocates for Education: $2,000

National Conference and Lobby Day Fees

Mental Health Association: $4,000

Expansion of Latino Mental Health campaign – integration of LGBT issues

North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence: $3,000

Project Rainbow Net: LGBT Domestic Violence Program

New Garden Friends School Gay Lesbian Action Meeting: $1,000

Educational training for school staff

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Greensboro (PFLAG): $1,000

Marketing Materials

Positive Wellness Alliance (Davidson County): $4,000

HIV/AIDS Case Management

Touring Theatre of North Carolina: $5,000

Production of “The Fountains of the Earth” by NC African American playwright

Triad Friends: $2,750

Triad Friends House Operating Expenses

Triad Health Project: $12,000

General Operating

Triad Pride Mens Chorus: $1,200

Attendance fees for annual GALA Conference

UNCG Nicolas A. Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic: $2,000

Project Safe Love: Research on LGBT Domestic Violence

UNCG Wellness Center: $1,000

Safe Zone Project

UNCG Pride: $1,500

General Operating Expenses

UNCG Speech and Hearing Center: $4,400

Program expenses for Transgender Voice and Communication Therapy Program

The Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro: $4,000

Support for Community Resource Counseling

At a time in which merely 0.1% of US foundation grants are given to LGBT-focused projects Guilford Green has grown significantly since its inception ten years ago. Since 2000, Guilford Green has increased its grantmaking from $30,000 to $65,000. The GGF Endowment now totals close to $400,00 and total grantmaking totals $441,610.00.