Less than 10 months after the launch, community members had contributed $305,000. A comprehensive grant application, community review, and selection process resulted in awards to 15 nonprofits committed to safety, healing, and opportunity for Durham’s young people:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties — $25,000
• BUMP: The Triangle — $10,000
• Durham Success Summit — $50,000
• Durham YMCA — $10,000
– Echo — $25,000
• El Futuro — $50,000
• Greater Ascension Community and Economic Development — $10,000
• Growth NC — $10,000
• Made in Durham — $25,000
• POOF Teen Center — $20,000
• Purpose Learning Lab — $20,000
• Sidekicks Academy — $10,000
• StandUp-SpeakOut of North Carolina — $20,000
• Student U — $10,000
• Youth Mentoring Collaborative — $10,000

Sustained donor generosity will produce sustained financial support for nonprofits that know how to optimize the impact of every dollar.