ENACT Foundation

Established in 2022, the Enact Foundation is dedicated to supporting nonprofit organizations helping to build better, more equitable communities where their employees live and work. A grant of $10,000 in 2023 was just received and discussions are underway on how best to use the funds.

SYNGENTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Syngenta Community Grant Program strives to provide meaningful funding to nonprofits that help protect the environment.  A grant of $1,000 in 2018 supported environmental awareness pontoon boat tours of Jordan Lake for elected officials and staff of communities in the 8 counties comprising the watershed. Another $2,500 in 2019 supported “super” trash cleanups in the wake of sustained periods of flooding in 2018. Our most recent grant of $2,500 in 2023 was just received and discussions are underway on how best to use the funds.

REI

An REI Local Store stewardship grant of $8,000 was used to improve the efficiency and planning of CJL’s shoreline trash removal efforts.  Summer college interns were hired in 2016 and 2017 to quantify the trash and tires removed and the volunteer efficiency in 8 years of cleanups along 43 subsections of 20 miles of shoreline culminating in development of a GIS Trash Map .   

CHATHAM PARK INVESTORS, LLC

Chatham Park Investors, LLC and Preston Development Corporation have donated over $6,000 from 2013 to 2018 to cover our operating expenses such as liability insurance; rental of a self-storage unit for our supplies; signage for Adopt-A-Shoreline and Adopt-A-Feeder Stream Programs; and dues at meetup.com/helpcleanjordanlake.

WALMART FOUNDATION GRANT

The Walmart Foundation awarded $3,000 in May 2013 produced Stewards of Change a video explaining that stronger litter prevention and recycling programs throughout the 1,700 square-mile watershed are essential to the sustainability of the lake. The video is posted on our website and used in presentations to public interest groups, civic clubs and local government officials in the eight counties upstream of the lake.

BIOGEN IDEC FOUNDATION GRANT

The Biogen Idec Foundation awarded $4,150 in January 2012 launched our Adopt-A-Shoreline Program.  The funds were used to attract participation from various community organizations and to post attractive signs at adopted shoreline sections to recognize their effort.  The Program has grown to 22 groups participating. Not only is unsightly litter being removed by this program, but the Adopt-A-Shoreline signs make shoreline users more aware of the problem.

BUSINESS AND CLUB SPONSORS

• Amante Pizza (Cary, N.C.)

• Bridgestone Community Clean-Up Support Spent Tire Recycling Program

• Carolina Kayak Club

• Chatham Park Investors LLC. (Cary, N.C.)

• Crosswinds Boating Center (Apex, N.C.)

• Google Matching Gift Program (Mountain View, Calif.)

• Jordan Hydroelectric Limited Partnership (Moncure, N.C.)

• Preston Development (Cary, N.C.)

• REI at Southpoint (Durham, N.C.)

• Great Outdoor Provision Company at Chapel Hill (N.C.)

• Townsend and Bertram Company (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

• Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store

• Harris Teeter

• Dumpster.com

CASH DONATIONS

Clean Jordan Lake has raised about $26,000 in cash donations from individuals, businesses and clubs.

LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES

• Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling

• NC Dept. of Transportation, Highway Stormwater Program

• NC Wildlife Resources Commission

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• Haw River Assembly (Bynum, N.C.)