The John Rex Endowment Selects 13 Nonprofits for Capacity Building Initiative Grants

 


11-05-2009

RALEIGH, N.C. - The John Rex Endowment announces 13 new grants, totaling $123,559, which will be

funded through an ongoing, long-term Capacity Building Initiative. The grants include capacity building

implementation as well as organizational assessment planning projects which aim to enhance an organization’s

ability to sustain programs and improve performance.

Three of the grants will support capacity building implementation projects such as board development and

improved communications through Web site and technology enhancements. The organizations receiving

funds for capacity building implementation include:

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County
  • Community Partnerships, Inc.
  • Haven House

Ten other nonprofits will receive organizational assessment planning grant funds which are designated to

help build infrastructure and operations efficiency for long-lasting benefits, even after the grants’ terms have

ended. The following nonprofit organizations will receive funding:

  • Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle
  • Girls on the Run Triangle
  • Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood
  • Riley Hill Family Life Center
  • SAFEchild
  • Strengthening the Black Family, Inc.
  • The Arc of Wake County
  • Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network
  • Wake Teen Medical Services

“Nonprofits can benefit from access to resources which enable them to engage in planning

and strengthen the sustainability of their programs,” said Kevin Cain, president and CEO of

the John Rex Endowment. “We are committed to capacity building and supportive relationships

with these agencies that do such important work with children and youth.”

The John Rex Endowment invests in the development and support of activities, programs and organizations

that improve the health of underserved children and youth in Wake County. To learn more,

please visit www.rexendowment.org.