New Hanover County Community Foundation awards $47,000 in local grants

New Hanover County Community Foundation awards $47,000 in local grants

7/24/2018

The board of advisors of the New Hanover County Community Foundation announces $47,000 in local awards from the community grantmaking fund, the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund and the 1898 Memorial Fund, according to Kristi Sullivan, board president.

 
This year the board will grant:
  • $3,000 to “Bread for Life” for the enhanced nutrition program
  • $5,000 to the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for the Operation School Bell program
  • $2,500 to the Cape Fear Literary Council for the Laptops for Literacy program
  • $3,480 to DREAMS of Wilmington for general operating support
  • $3,000 to the Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Families Forward Traditional Housing program
  • $2,500 to First Fruit Ministries to replace overhead lights in the Wilmington Dream Center
  • $3,200 to Lump to Laughter for the Angel Fund Home Preservation for single-parent families affected by breast cancer program
  • $5,000 to NourishNC Inc. for the New Hanover Kids- Healthy Not Hungry program
  • $2,000 to Oasis NC for Coding Camp for Students with Autism
  • $2,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils New Hanover County program
  • $3,400 to the Anchor United Methodist Church for the Switchin’ Gears- Bikes with Helmets for Every Child program
  • $5,000 to the Wilmington Children’s Museum Inc. for The Science of You exhibit
  • $2,500 to the Wilmington Youth Initiative Inc. for the First Tee Life Skills Experience program
  • $3,920 to Young Women Leading Inc. for the Removing Barriers for a Better Education- Food and Nutrition program
Sullivan thanked the community for its support of the New Hanover 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 New Hanover 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 New Hanover County Community Foundation
The New Hanover 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. The NHCCF 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 New Hanover County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the NHCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. The NHCCF has served the New Hanover area for more than 30 years and is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Sullivan, board members include: Patrick Boykin (vice president), Justin Burgess (secretary), Charles Earney (treasurer), Ned Barclay, Ronald Copley, Eldridge Dodson, Noel Fox, Stephen Gaskins, Frank Gibson, Rickey Goodwin, Martin Green, Patrick Moore, Hollis Moye Ray and Anna Van Rens Taylor.

Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the New Hanover 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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