Craven County Community Foundation awards more than $177,000 in local grants

Craven County Community Foundation awards more than $177,000 in local grants

9/4/2018
The board of advisors of the Craven County Community Foundation recently announced $177,020 in local grant awards from the community grantmaking fund and local component funds: the Richard Chapman Cleve Fund, Nelson Family Memorial Endowment Fund, Harry and Virginia Killian Charitable Endowment and Brian Fisher Endowment, at a grant awards ceremony hosted at Tryon Palace, according to Tyler Harris, board president.
 
 
This year the board granted:
  • $1,000 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for 2018 Camp Royall program scholarships
  • $5,000 to Backpack Blessings Inc. for the “Holiday Blessings” program
  • $15,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for the Formula for Impact program
  • $7,020 to the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh for the Senior Pharmacy Program
  • $1,000 to the Craven Arts Council for the Technology Quest program
  • $5,000 to the Craven Community College Foundation for the Work Ready Scholarship program
  • $2,000 to Craven Concerts Inc. for the Bring the Magic of Live Music to School Children outreach program
  • $7,500 to Craven County Partners in Education for the “Say It Loud!”-A 21st Century Auditorium program
  • $12,000 to Craven County Partners in Education for the Graphing Calculators for HHS- Hand Held Technology program
  • $10,000 to the Craven Literacy Council for the Using Literacy to Better a Person’s Life program
  • $12,000 to the Eastern Carolina YMCA for the 2018 Twin Rivers YMCA Summer Camp need-based scholarship program
  • $15,000 to MERCI Clinic Inc. for the primary care program
  • $2,000 to the Neuromuscular Disease Support Organization for the 2nd Annual NMDSO Education and Outreach Summit
  • $2,000 to the Neuse Pamlico Sound Women’s Coalition for the Camp Hope Project
  • $2,000 to the New Bern Civic Theatre for the Athens Renaissance: Accessibility for All Patrons of the Theatre program
  • $3,000 to New Bern Police Department Citizen Volunteers Inc. for the New Bern Police Department 2018 Youth Outreach program
  • $7,500 to the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust for the Neuse River Initiative
  • $3,000 to the North Carolina Symphony Inc. for the Ensembles in the Schools for Craven County Elementary Students program
  • $3,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Craven County program
  • $10,000 to Promise Place for the Trauma Focused Therapy Mental Health program
  • $5,000 to the Public Radio East Foundation for general operating support
  • $3,500 to Reach Out and Read for the ROAR Craven County program
  • $10,000 to Religious Community Services for the Perishable and Prepared Food Recovery program
  • $7,500 to Reviving Lives Ministries of New Bern Inc. for the 12 Step Addiction Recovery program
  • $1,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for the Craven County program
  • $6,000 to Township Seven EMS Inc. for the Patient and Crew safety program
  • $3,500 to Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc. for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Craven County
  • $5,000 to True Justice International for the WillForce: Educating and Creating Awareness of Human Trafficking in Craven County program
  • $10,000 to Public Media NC (UNC-TV) for the sponsorship of the PMNC Cares Summit
 
Harris thanked the community for its support of the Craven County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” he said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Craven County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Kim Ball at 252-670-5929 or kball@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Craven County Community Foundation
The Craven 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 Craven County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the CCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. CCCF was founded in 1991 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Harris, board members include: Jonathan Segal (vice president), Peter Moeller (secretary), Lee Knot (treasurer), Alice Tolson (immediate past president), James Briley, Maria Cho, Dr. James Congleton III, James Davis III, Dorothy Dove, Marc Finlayson, John Haroldson, John King Jr., John Kirkland, Ken McCotter, Chuck Meekins, Gregory Peacock, Dan Pritchett, Dan Roberts, Anthony Salem, Linda Staunch, Brian Taylorm Scott Thomas, Susan Ward and Rex Willis.
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Craven 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.
 
 
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