Triangle Capacity-Building Network

Who We Are

Triangle Capacity-Building Network is comprised of a growing collection of local funders, focused on disrupting the status quo, changing the narrative, and doing things differently in the nonprofit sector and the community it serves. Learn more about us here.

  • Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund
  • John Rex Endowment
  • Oak Foundation
  • The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
  • Triangle Community Foundation; through Fund for the Triangle

*Other regional funders and nonprofit consultants also participate as needed

We're Working To

Champion organizations that are ready to work on their internal processes, procedures, plans, and people, in order to thrive. 

Focus on organizations led by and serving Black and brown people that have traditionally been excluded or overlooked by power structures and funding cycles.

Our Research

Since the Network’s creation in 2014, we have commissioned research, engaged nonprofits in conversations about capacity building, and built a strategic direction with a desired outcome of creating strong nonprofits in the Triangle region of North Carolina.

One key metric that the research and discussion showed is the fact that area nonprofit leadership is predominantly white-led, a statistic that hasn’t changed much in the last 10 years and isn’t reflective of the clients and communities served. This is a challenge the Network is addressing, targeting their funding to organizations led by and serving Black and brown people that have traditionally been excluded or overlooked by power structures and funding cycles.

2023-2026 Partners & Programs

The following list of nonprofit organizations represent the partner grantees of Triangle Capacity-Building Network.

Triangle Capacity-Building Network Awards $1,215,000 in Multi-Year Capacity-Building Grants

May 2023: Triangle Capacity-Building Network (TCBN) is pleased to announce 15 Triangle-based nonprofits have each received three-year grants totaling $1,215,000. Each organization will receive $25,000 per year for three years to support an identified capacity-building need as well as an additional $2,000 per year for three years to fund professional development and self-care opportunities that align with their specific organizational needs. To read the full press release, click here.

Current Partners