This year the board will grant:
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$500 to Lump to Laughter for the When My Single-Parent Has Breast Cancer, “What about ME?” program
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$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Columbus County program
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$1,254 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for the Earn While You Learn incentive program
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$500 to The HELP Mission Inc. for family assistance programs
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$1,298 to the American Heart Association for the CPR in Schools: Training the Next Generation of Lifesavers program
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$1,254 to the Columbus County Literacy Council for the Each One Teach One program
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$1,254 to the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville for the Nature Neighborhood: Creating a Place for Wildlife program
High Basinger thanked the community for its support of the Columbus County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Columbus County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Anne Sorhagen at 910-202-6727 or asorhagen@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Columbus County Community Foundation
The Columbus County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, resource for area nonprofits, source of grants for worthy local causes and partner for donors. CCCF is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Columbus County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the CCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. CCCF was founded in 1999 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to High, board members include: Henry Edmund (vice president), Liz McLean (secretary), Andy Wayne (treasurer), Amber Bellamy, Bill Gore, Gary Kramer, Lisa Richey, Terray Suggs, Kevin Williamson, Adam Wooten and Richard Wright.
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Columbus County Community Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave. Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $130 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With nearly $247 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.