Jones County Community Foundation awards $2,000 in local grants

Jones County Community Foundation awards $2,000 in local grants

11/14/2018

The board of advisors of the Jones County Community Foundation recently announced $2,000 in local grant awards from the community grantmaking fund, according to Charles Jones III, board president.

 

This year the board granted:

  • $500 to Maysville United Methodist Church for the “Feed My Sheep” program

  • $500 to Trenton United Methodist Church for the Trenton UMC food pantry

  • $500 to Comfort Fire Department for an AED update

  • $500 to The Filling Station for general operating support

 
Jones thanked the community for its support of the Jones County Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,” he said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Jones County Community Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
 
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Kim Ball at 252-288-5706 or kball@nccommunityfoundation.org.
 
About the Jones County Community Foundation
 
The Jones County Community Foundation was founded in 2005 and is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. JCCF 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 the Jones County. In addition to Jones, board members include: Allen Bender (vice president), Ivy Brantley Reid (secretary-treasurer), Victor Bryan (immediate past president), Jason Andrews, Eddie Banks, Elois Body, Charles Henderson, Ted Kahlert, Eldwood Morris, Daniel Ryan, Joan Taylor, Gloria Wiggins, Michael Wilder and Wendy Winslow.
 
Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Jones 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.
 
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Kim Ball at 252-288-5706 or kball@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website 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 $145 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $270 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,300 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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