{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2023 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation awarded more than $4,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$750 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Igniting the Power of Clay County Youth<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Clay County Hearts for Kids &amp; Seniors for Empowering the Vulnerable to Flourish<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to Hawthorn Heights WNC Inc., for transportation<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to HIGHTS for fuel for mediation services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Clay County preschoolers<\/li>\r\n<li>$840 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Clay County Special Olympics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/western\/clay-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1537146078,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"affiliates":{"hide_affiliates_button":"No"},"blocks":{"blocks":[{"fieldset":"9a2c8836701c4608b7a82a5f971b54ea","fieldset_slug":"_accordion","title":"Grants awarded","description":"","item_title_1":"Past years","item_content_1":"<h2>2022 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation awarded $3,880 through its community grants program to local nonprofit programs. Grant recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Igniting the Power of Youth<\/li>\r\n<li>$780 to Hayesville First United Methodist Church for Hearts in Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to HIGHTS for Fuel for Mediation services<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Nantahala Regional Library for Family Film Night<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to People of Clay CARE (Coalition Allies for Recovery and Education) for People of Clay youth prevention leadership program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation awarded more than $3,400 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,000 to St. Vincent de Paul-IHM Conference for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,450 to People of Clay CARE &ndash; Coalition Allies for Recovery and Education for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation awarded more than $3,300 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics &ndash; Clay County<\/li>\r\n<li>$930 to Clay County Department of Social Services to support Clay County Hearts for Kids in response to COVID-19<\/li>\r\n<li>$930 to Reach of Clay County, Inc. to support relief in response to COVID-19<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to North Carolina Symphony for Virtual Musical Education programs for Clay County students<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation awarded $2,300 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Western North Carolina Chapter<\/li>\r\n<li>Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation has awarded more than $1,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,300&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Brasstown&nbsp;Community&nbsp;Civic&nbsp;Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$650&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hiwassee&nbsp;River&nbsp;Watershed&nbsp;Coalition&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation has awarded more than $1,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Brasstown Volunteer Fire Department<\/li>\r\n<li>Shooting Creek Volunteer Fire Department<\/li>\r\n<li>Warne Volunteer Fire Department&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation has awarded more than $1,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Clay County Historical &amp; Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Clay County Community Foundation has awarded $840 through its community grants program to a local nonprofit organization. Recipient were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Hinton Rural Life Center<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Brasstown Community Civic Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Ledford's Chapel United Methodist Church<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>For the calendar year 2013, more than $1,720 in grants and scholarships have been awarded to benefit&nbsp;people and nonprofit organizations in Clay County.<\/p>","item_title_2":"","item_content_2":"","item_title_3":"","item_content_3":"","item_title_4":"","item_content_4":"","item_title_5":"","item_content_5":"","item_title_6":"","item_content_6":"","item_title_7":"","item_content_7":""}]},"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Clay-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"0ba77aeb0cbd4d5da9a8c6f5a79693b3","parent":"b02d361f10b44dc483ddcf7178bf2b06","node":108758,"created":1533132987,"modified":1696958813,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}