Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) Records
Abstract
The Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) was a Greensboro, North Carolina, based limited-life foundation supporting community-based initiatives that fostered authentic democracy and made communities better places to live. Founded in 2007, F4DC made over $11 million in grants and provided over 100,000 hours in technical assistance to support grassroots democratic efforts, primarily focused in the Southeastern U.S., North Carolina, and Greensboro. As a result of our response to COVID-19, F4DC’s sunset came several months sooner than originally planned. F4DC closed its public-facing operations on June 30, 2020.
The collections contains materials related to F4DC projects, grants, conferences, and other initiatives.
Dates
- 2002 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Biographical / Historical
The Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) was a Greensboro, North Carolina, based limited-life foundation supporting community-based initiatives that fostered authentic democracy and made communities better places to live. Founded in 2007, F4DC made over $11 million in grants and provided over 100,000 hours in technical assistance to support grassroots democratic efforts, primarily focused in the Southeastern U.S., North Carolina, and Greensboro.
In 2010, F4DC made the decision to move all its resources to support community controlled projects by the end of 2020. F4DC's decision to sunset its operations, rather than exist in perpetuity like most foundations, allowed them to bring more financial resources to bear faster.
As a result of our response to COVID-19, F4DC’s sunset came several months sooner than originally planned. F4DC closed its public-facing operations on June 30, 2020
Extent
39.61 Linear Feet (95 document storage boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bulk of materials donated by Marnie Thompson in July 2020. Additional materials donated by Marnie Thompson in December 2023.
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Processing Information
Processing by Lisa Withers and Patrick Dollar.
- Title
- Fund for Democratic Communities Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patrick Dollar and Nils Skudra
- Date
- January 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository