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    LeRae Umfleet

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    First steps things to consider

    Identify a Need

    Identify Funding Sources

    Develop Proposal

    Submit Proposal

    Follow-up

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    Types of Funding Sources

    Federal

    State Local

    Corporations

    Foundations

    Civic Groups

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    Federal/National

    Institute for Museum and Library Serviceswww.imls.gov Conservation Assessment Program Conservation Project Support Museums for America

    National Endowment for the Arts

    www.nea.gov Challenge America Fast-Track Access to Artistic Excellence

    National Endowment for the Humanitieswww.neh.gov Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions Americas Historical and Cultural Organizations

    Costume Society of Americawww.costumesocietyamerica.com/

    - Grants to Support Costume in Small Museums

    (National Park Service)

    http://www.imls.gov/http://www.nea.gov/http://www.neh.gov/http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/http://www.neh.gov/http://www.nea.gov/http://www.imls.gov/
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    www.grants.gov

    http://www.grants.gov/http://www.grants.gov/
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    Collections Planning Grants

    American Association of Museums

    Museums Assessment Program

    Heritage Preservation/IMLS

    Conservation Assessment Program

    http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/index.cfmhttp://www.heritagepreservation.org/cap/http://www.heritagepreservation.org/cap/http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/index.cfm
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    State and Local

    North Carolina Preservation Consortium Small Grants for Conservation (

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    Foundations

    Corporate Sponsors for exhibits, fundraising events, major

    renovation projects (cash and in-kind) Corporate giving campaigns

    Private Variety of Large and Small grants

    Local Local community foundations, Chambers of

    Commerce, municipalities, etc. Civic Groups

    Small grants for special events/exhibits

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    Local Grant Sources

    www.nccommunityfoundation.org

    http://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/http://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/
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    Corporate Grants

    Arrowpoint Capital CorporationBank of America CorporationBarnhardt Manufacturing CompanyBelk, Inc.Best Distributing Company

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NCBranch Banking and Trust CompanyBurlington Industries LLCDuke Energy CorporationFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc.Food Lion, LLC.

    Goodrich CorporationHall Contracting Corporation

    Harris TeeterLowe's Companies, Inc.Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.Mt. Olive Pickle CompanyPiedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.

    Progress Energy, Inc.R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyRBC BankSAS Institute Inc.Southern BankSPX Corporation

    Stonecutter Mills CorporationTanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc

    Top North Carolina Corporate Grantors

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    Top Corporate Grantors in US

    Bank of America

    Wachovia/Wells Fargo

    Two of the top 10 corporate grantors in US are based in NC!

    http://webmedia.bankofamerica.com/aheadbankofamerica/factsheets/North%20Carolina_StateFactSheet.pdfhttp://webmedia.bankofamerica.com/aheadbankofamerica/factsheets/North%20Carolina_StateFactSheet.pdfhttp://www.wachovia.com/http://webmedia.bankofamerica.com/aheadbankofamerica/factsheets/North%20Carolina_StateFactSheet.pdfhttp://www.wachovia.com/http://webmedia.bankofamerica.com/aheadbankofamerica/factsheets/North%20Carolina_StateFactSheet.pdfhttp://webmedia.bankofamerica.com/aheadbankofamerica/factsheets/North%20Carolina_StateFactSheet.pdf
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    Private Foundation Grants

    *Research * *Research* *Research*

    Cannon Foundation

    Kresge Foundation

    Marion S. Covington Foundation

    Broyhill Foundation

    Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

    Z. Smith Reynolds FoundationCemala Foundation

    Michael & Laura BraderAraje Foundation

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    Nonprofit Resource Centers

    Community Foundation of Western North CarolinaPack Memorial Library, Asheville

    Transylvania County Library Chapel Hill Public Library Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

    Durham County Public Library Blue Ridge Community CollegeSmall Business Center, Flat Rock

    Greensboro Public Library High Point Public Library Onslow County Public Library

    Wake County Public Library Spruce Pine Public Library New Hanover County Public Library Forsyth County Public Library

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    Civic GroupsBe Creative!

    Daughters/Sons of the American Revolution

    Daughters/Sons of the Confederacy

    Questers Master Gardeners

    4H

    Junior Tarheel Historian/YMCA/youth groups Optimists, Kiwanas, Jaycees, Shriners, Masons,

    Ruritans, Womens Clubs, Rotary, Junior Leagues

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    For more information

    LeRae UmfleetNC Department of Cultural Resources

    Collections Management Branch & Connecting to

    Collections [email protected]

    919-807-7289

    www.c2c.ncdcr.gov

    mailto:[email protected]://www.c2c.ncdcr.gov/http://www.c2c.ncdcr.gov/mailto:[email protected]