Women in Philanthropy, an affiliate of Eastern Carolina Community Foundation, opens their fourth annual grant cycle on May 21, 2012.
Applications can be downloaded from www.easterncarolinacf.org and are due by 5 pm on July 2. Grants from Women in Philanthropy are for nonprofit 501(c) 3 groups in the Pee Dee region which support the needs of the underprivileged in the community. Funding supports programs that address an existing or emerging community need that supports health, nutrition and/or assistance of victims of violence, neglect or poverty.
Women in Philanthropy was founded in 2009 and provides an opportunity for a group of caring and focused women to come together to learn about financial and philanthropic issues and address the needs in the following Pee Dee counties: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg. Since its foundation, Women in Philanthropy has distributed approximately $100,000 to 17 nonprofit organizations throughout the Pee Dee.
A copy of the grant application may be downloaded from Eastern Carolina Community Foundation’s web site at www.easterncarolinacf.org. For more information, call the Community Foundation at 843-667-1131.