{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2023 grants awarded&nbsp;<\/h2>\r\n<p>The&nbsp;Columbus County Community Foundation awarded $87,210 to the following local nonprofits from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Boy &amp; Girls Homes of NC, Inc. for its identity leadership program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,986 to Children&rsquo;s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for County Childhood Cancer Safety Net<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Columbus Baptist Association for toy store<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Columbus County Arts Council for Heritage Project &ldquo;Lessons from a Small Town&rdquo;<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for Each One Teach One &ndash; Adult Literacy<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,724 to Columbus County Sheriff's Office for&nbsp;expansion of an animal services shelter for large animals<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,250 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to Families First for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Friends of the Rube McCray Memorial Library for meeting room technology update<\/li>\r\n<li>$14,000 to Grace Episcopal Church with Lutherans of Christ the King for Grace Church Little Food Pantry &amp; Garden<\/li>\r\n<li>$12,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for car seats and pack &lsquo;n&rsquo; plays for children<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Men &amp; Women United for Youth &amp; Families for Youth Ambassadors for a Better Community<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,250 to Reuben Brown House Preservation Society, Inc. for youth poet laureate visit<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Salvation Army of Cape Fear for Columbus County food distribution\/pantry&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/southeastern\/columbus-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536847145,"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>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $73,620 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for education and prevention programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,918.66 to Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina for Success Coach: Change for a Lifetime<\/li>\r\n<li>$6,744 to Building Bridges After School Program for targeting students&rsquo; learning gaps<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Columbus Baptist Association for the Columbus Baptist Association Toy Store<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus County Arts Council for Bright Star Theatre Project II<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus County Beekeepers Association for Bee City USA Pollinator Gardens and educational outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>$11,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for the Each One Teach One adult literacy program<\/li>\r\n<li>$15,000 to Community CPR for a Resilient Recovery program<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,918.67 to Diaper Bank of North Carolina for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,918.67 to Families First for vehicle purchase<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,620 to Friends of the Rube McCray Memorial Library for the local author collection and showcase project<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Grace Episcopal Church, including the Lutherans of Christ the King, for the Grace Church Little Food Pantry<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum for The Reading Caboose<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for car seats for children<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc. for the Restore Home and Hope &ndash; Rebuild and Strengthen Neighborhoods program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,800 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Association for Toy Store 2021<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council for Bright Star Theatre Project<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Community Farmers Market for High-Speed Connection to Better Nutrition<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council for Each One Teach One - Adult Literacy<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First for Families First Children&rsquo;s Program<\/li>\r\n<li>Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry supporting its Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Living Hope Pregnancy Support for its Prenatal Vitamins Project<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,600 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>the Columbus Baptist Association for the toy store<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus County Arts Council for COVID-19 general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. for NETworX for Hope Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville for Saturday Science<\/li>\r\n<li>Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for prenatal vitamins for expectant mothers<\/li>\r\n<li>Lower Cape Fear LifeCare for capacity building and program enhancements for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare&rsquo;s Begin the Conversation, an advance care planning education program<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina - Columbus County&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for Earn While You Learn Incentive Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Wilmington Family YMCA for Girls on the Run program expansion<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus Baptist Association for Toy Store 2019<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Columbus County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office for 2019 Project Lifesaver<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Matthew 25 at Tabor City, Inc. for support for families staying at the facility<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for each One Teach One<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. for Six Weeks of STEAM!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Disaster Relief and Recovery Grants<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $118,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Community CPR<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Domestic Violence Shelter<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>the Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus Chamber of Commerce (<em>for their Small Business Grant Program)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li>Men and Women United for Youth and Families<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus County Farmers Market<\/li>\r\n<li>the Whiteville Improvement Association and<\/li>\r\n<li>the Columbus County Disaster Response Team<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<div>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to Lump to Laughter<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to The HELP Mission Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,298 to the American Heart Association<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to the Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<div>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus County Sheriff's Office<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Kelly Youth Focus Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$510 to Tabor City Elementary School<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina|<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Sheriff's Office<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,900 through its NCCF Disaster Relief Fund allocation to:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Assosication<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>&#65279;&#65279;&#65279;2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Building Bridges After School Program<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Community Farmers Market<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families, First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County DREAM Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Wildlife Action of North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chaoter<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>East Columbus High School<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Whiteville City Schools<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","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\/Columbus-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"196724a88c704387b5dab528e3e010f3","parent":"febd30ce9b284ee3ac4a61e15f9444b3","node":114804,"created":1533133004,"modified":1709258643,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}