Golden LEAF's mission is to promote the social welfare of North Carolina's citizens and to receive and distribute funds for economic impact assistance to economically affected or tobacco-dependent regions of North Carolina.
Golden LEAF’s annual grantsmaking focuses on three priorities: agriculture, job creation and retention, and workforce preparedness. To complement these areas, we also fund projects that provide education and other opportunities to support and develop economic growth in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities.
Golden LEAF awards grants annually to diverse organizations and entities across North Carolina. To find out where and how the funding has been used in past years, you can search our comprehensive grants database.