Monitoring & Evaluation

Monitoring Grants

The purpose of monitoring is to help the Grantee succeed, to help the Foundation evaluate the success of the grant, and to receive input from the Grantee on the project and other projects which may evolve from it. Grantees will be asked to make a final report. Grants may be paid in full or in installments based upon the contract set up by the Foundation and Grantee.

Grant Evaluation 

Once a project is concluded, Grantees are required to evaluate the project in light of its original goals, numbers of people served, outcomes and social impact. We expect Grantees to be honest about failure, as well as about successes.

Projects Funded by the H.W. Durham Foundation

Since 1989, the Foundation has given grants totaling in excess of $10 million, primarily in the following areas:

• Arts & Culture
• Education
• Health
• Independent living
• Intergenerational
• Nutrition
• Quality of Life
• Research & Technical Assistance
• Special events
• Special Needs
• Voluntarism & Employment