The Cannon Foundation

Primary Contact: 
Frank Davis, Executive Director
Location: 
P.O. Box 548
Concord, NC 28026-0548
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Areas of Interest Description: 

Health Care, Higher Education, Community Service, Arts, Culture, Historic Preservations, Religious, Environment.

Geographic Focus: 
Geographic Focus Limitations: 

Funds the Cabarrus County, North Carolina area.

Total Annual Giving: 

$9,521,441

Average Grant Range: 

$25,000

Average Number of Requests & Grants Per Year: 

116

Application Procedures: 

All applicants must submit the Foundation's original application form.

All applicants must submit a brief description of their organization, and the reason why their organization requires funding.

All applicants should submit the original application form, brief description of their organization, as well as the reason why their organization requires funding by one of the following dates:  January 5, April 5, July 5, October 5.  All applications have to be received by 5:00 P.M. on one of these dates, and not solely postmarked.

Funding Limitations Description: 

The Foundation will not fund to individuals, nor to endowment funds, nor will they offer funding for loaning purposes, scholarships, or fellowships.

The Foundation will not fund multi-year pledges.

The Foundation requires one year between proposals from all applicants--whether the request was approved or denied.

The Foundation will not create frequent grants to the same organization unless their request for funding is extremely different from their previous requests.

The Foundation requires that the organization show reliable evidence that the project can be sustained financially--on a continual basis.

Selected Grants: 

Central Cabarrus Bible Teaching Association, North Carolina 2006:  $7,500

Charlotte Rescu Mission, North Carolina 2006:  $15,000

Cedar Grove African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church, North Carolina 2003:  $1500

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