Franklin County Community Foundation awards local grants

Franklin County Community Foundation awards local grants

6/1/2018
The board of advisors of the Franklin County Community Foundation announces $1,400 in local awards from its community grantmaking fund, according to Al Wheless, board president.
 
 
This year the board will grant:
  • $700 to Care & Share Center, Inc. for general operating support
  • $700 to the Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines for the Franklin County Girl Scout Leadership Experience program
Wheless thanked the community for its support of the Franklin 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 Franklin County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Quinn Novels at 919-256-6914 or qnovels@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.


About the Franklin County Community Foundation
The Franklin 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. FCCF 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 Franklin County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the FCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. FCCF was founded in 1991 and is an affiliate foundation of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Wheless, board members include: Cherry Ayscue (secretary), Jennette Alford, Pamela Andrejev, Diane Fleming, Walter Hurst, Holt Kornegay, Ruth Wheless and Zelma Williams.

Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Franklin 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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