Funding search · EIN 561528982 · Greensboro, NC
The Cemala Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 144
- grants reported
- $4.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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51 grants matching “greensboro” · $1.8M
- $125,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $75,000
Unc Greensboro Excellence Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $70,000
Unc Greensboro College of Visual & Performing Arts · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $62,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $40,000
Ymca Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
Arts Council of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Forge Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Step Up Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Unc Greensboro Master of Public Affairs · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Black Child Development Insitute of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Women'S Resource Center of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Cerebral Palsey Association · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Literary Organization · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Downtown Greensboro Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Unc Greensboro Equipdhdfs · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $7,500
Greensboro Opera Company · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $155,000
Action Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $125,000
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $75,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Community Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Stepup Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Women'S Resource Center of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Ymca Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Salvation Army Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Greensboro Cerebral Palsey Association · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $12,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Downtown Greensboro Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Literary Organization · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Junior League of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $7,500
Greensboro Opera Company · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $2,500
Greensboro Jewish Federation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $200,000
Action Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $125,000
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $75,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $50,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Downtown Parks · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Salvation Army Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Community Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $12,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $7,500
Greensboro Opera Company · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Downtown Greensboro Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Greensboro Literary Organization · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ready for School Ready for Life3 grants · $777,169
- Action Greensboro2 grants · $355,000
- Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation3 grants · $250,000
- Unc Greensboro2 grants · $250,000
- United Way of Greater Greensboro3 grants · $175,000
- Action Greenbsoro1 grant · $138,500
- Miriam P Brenner Children'S Museum1 grant · $135,000
- Greensboro Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $87,500
- Guilford Education Alliance3 grants · $85,000
- Unc Greensboro Excellence Foundation1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 144 grants.
- $350,375
Ready for School Ready for Life · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $216,500
Ready for School Ready for Life · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $210,294
Ready for School Ready for Life · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $200,000
Action Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $155,000
Action Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $138,500
Action Greenbsoro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $135,000
Miriam P Brenner Children'S Museum · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $125,000
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $75,000
Unc Greensboro Excellence Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $75,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $75,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $70,000
Unc Greensboro College of Visual & Performing Arts · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $62,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $44,000
Uncg-Center for Youth Family and Community Partnership · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $40,000
Guilford Education Alliance · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $40,000
Ymca Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
Arts Council of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $35,000
Artsgreensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Get in the Game · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Junior Achievement of the Triad · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $35,000
Artsgreensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $35,000
Guilford Education Alliance · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,250
Backpack Beginnings · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,250
Backpack Beginnings · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Forge Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Invest Early Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
North Carolina for Community and Justice · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
She Built This City · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $25,000
Community Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Freedom House · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Nc Folk & Heritage Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
North Carolina Community Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Stepup Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Nc Folk & Heritage Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Voices Together · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Backpack Beginnings · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Nc Folk & Heritage Festivals · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Salvation Army · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Step Up Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Salvation Army Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Women'S Resource Center of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Ymca Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Downtown Parks · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
Salvation Army Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Black Child Development Insitute of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Horsepower · High Point, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Junior Achievement of the Triad · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Teach for America · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Triangle Sports Commission · Morrisville, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Unc Greensboro Master of Public Affairs · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Women'S Resource Center of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $15,000
Greensboro Cerebral Palsey Association · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Teach for America · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Uncg-Masters in Public Affairs Program · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Women Shoah-Jewish Placemaking · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Community Theatre of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Reading Connections · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Teach for America · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Triangle Sports Commission · Morrisville, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Uncg-Masters in Public Affairs Program · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Women Shoah-Jewish Placemaking · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $15,000
Youth Villages North Carolina · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $12,500
East Market Street Development · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $12,500
Eastern Musical Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $12,500
Eastern Music Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $12,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $12,500
Eastern Music Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $12,500
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Beyond Sports Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Crossroads Pathway To Success · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Downtown Greensboro Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Friends of John Coltrane · High Point, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Cerebral Palsey Association · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Literary Organization · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Nc a&T State University Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Parents As Teachers · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Reading Connections · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Unc Greensboro Equipdhdfs · Greensboro, NC · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Beyond Sports Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Downtown Greensboro Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Greensboro Literary Organization · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Guilford Education Alliance · Greensboro, NC · 2023
General operating support
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