Frequently Asked Questions

It is an encompassing fund for Orange County government, so donations can be given to support any department or County-sponsored activity. All gifts are tax deductible and used for the purpose for which they are given and acknowledged as such. Additionally, this fund is a framework for receiving a variety of donations, which are managed by Truist Bank.

No. Orange County welcomes the public and its residents to make charitable donations and gifts to support favored efforts and county-sponsored activities. These gifts would help Orange County to carry out many of its vital services as a supplement to the county's annual budget.

Programs range from the Community Spay/Neuter program, Family Success Alliance, Emergency Housing Assistance and Blackwood Farm Park Disc Golf Course. See below for the complete list.

• Animal Services-General Support
• Animal Services-Community Spay/Neuter program
• Animal Services- Free-roaming cat initiative
• Animal Services-Medical Care for Shelter Pets
• Department on Aging-General Support
• Community Climate Action Grant Program
• Criminal Justice Resource Department-Eviction Diversion Program
• DEAPR-Blackwood Farm Park Disc Golf Course
• DEAPR-Lands Legacy Program
• DEAPR-Little River Regional Park
• DEAPR-Recreation Division-General Support
• DSS-Disaster Relief Program
• DSS- Foster & Adoptive Family Recognition
• DSS- School Supplies and Food Pantry
• DSS- Toy Chest
• Emergency Services-Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Emergency Services-EMS Community Paramedic Program (Post Overdose Response, Mobile Crisis Team, and Falls Prevention)
• Emergency Services-Fire Safety Prevention
• Emergency Services-General Support
• Emergency Services-Personnel Assistance Fund
• Emergency Services-Training and Education
• Emergency Services-County Special Operations Team (Large Animal Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, Rope Rescue, etc.)
• Environmental Health
• Health Department-Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (FIT)
• Health Department-General Support
• Health-Family Success Alliance
• Housing Department-Emergency Housing Assistance
• Orange County Arts Commission-General Support
• Orange County Public Library-General Support
• Orange County Veterans Memorial

The Orange County Community Giving Fund accepts donations online or checks can be mailed to:

ATTN: COMMUNITY GIVING FUND
Orange County Finance & Administrative Services
PO Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278

If donating by check, please indicate in the memo field for which fund the gift is intended.

Yes. When you make a gift, you receive the full tax advantages available by law for gifts to public charities. Donors are able to avoid capital gains tax for gifts of appreciated assets, and donors’ estate tax liability may be reduced. Truist Bank will provide a receipt to confirm your charitable income tax deduction in the year the gift is made in accordance with IRS rules. 

To learn more about the fund, please send an e-mail to donations@orangecountync.gov.