Note:  This is NOT A GRANT.  This is an EMPLOYEE FUNDED CAMPAIGN and a COMPETITIVE PROCESS where only ten (10) Recipient Organizations will be SELECTED BY EMPLOYEES.

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Our Application Process opens up in the first quarter of each calendar year.  Once the application process is closed, a Selection Committee, comprised of Durham County Employees, many being experts in applicable fields (i.e. Environmental Issues, Health Issues, etc.) and line employees, will review all completed applications and select finalist organizations per category, based on various criteria.  Once the finalist organizations are selected, voting is open to all County Employees to select their preference for the Recipient Organizations.  This is an Employee Funded campaign, so our employees determine which organizations are selected.

 

Once the Recipient Organizations are chosen, Durham County Employees donate contributions for a period of 2-4 weeks (generally in the early fall), via cash, check and/or payroll deduction.  The contributions collected begin disbursement to the Recipient Organizations on a quarterly basis, beginning the next calendar year (i.e. 2025 campaign contributions will begin disbursement in January 2026).  These contributions are not grants and do not have a set level of funding.  These donations are employee contributions, therefore the amounts donated per organization can vary greatly.