Bull City Future Fund

Overview

In August 2024, we partnered with Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams and Triangle Community Foundation to launch the Bull City Future Fund, designed to facilitate community investments by private sector stakeholders and community members to sustain nonprofits focused on youth engagement. In the face of over-stressed extracurricular offerings and summer programs that cannot adequately support young people, the Fund invests grant money in nonprofits to boost Durham’s youth engagement opportunities, thereby positively impacting youth development and community safety..

$305,000 Awarded to 15 Nonprofits

Less than 10 months after the Fund’s launch, community members had contributed $305,000. A comprehensive grant application, community review, and selection process resulted in monetary awards to 15 deserving area 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

While these grants mark the Fund’s first impactful step, they certainly are not the last. Sustained donor generosity will produce sustained financial support for nonprofits that know how to optimize the impact of every dollar.

Be Part of the Solution

None of us can do this work alone. Achieving lasting change necessitates a shared commitment. This is a time to reinvest in our region’s future—to deliver tangible results for neighbors who need it most. And by investing in the lives of kids, our communities will be better positioned than ever to thrive.

Donate online anytime. To donate via check, please send to PO Box 110583 Durham, NC 27709 with the memo “Bull City Future Fund.” For any other donation questions, please reach out to Jeff Howell at jhowell@unitedwaytriangle.org.

Nonprofits interested in applying for funding through the Bull City Future Fund can do so by clicking the application button below.