Grants awarded

2023 grants awarded 

The Madison County Community Foundation awarded $6,970 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds, including:

  • $500 to Aura Home Women Vets for supporting women veterans in crisis
  • $500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for igniting the power of youth in Madison County
  • $500 to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue for owned animal assistance for Madison County
  • $1,470 to Community Housing Coalition of Madison County for unrestricted home repair funding
  • $1,500 to Laurel Community Center Organization, Inc. for shady playground picnic tables
  • $500 to Macon County Public Health for sustaining Double Up Food Bucks and healthy food access in Madison County
  • $1,000 to Madison County Arts Council for improvements to lighting for performance and classroom space at MCAC Art Center
  • $500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Madison County
  • $500 to Trillium Arts for general operating support 

Grants awarded

2022 grants awarded 

The Madison County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $800 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Igniting the Power of Youth 
  • $1,500 to Community Housing Coalition of Madison County for unrestricted home repair funding 
  • $1,000 to Lord’s Harvest for the Hungry, Inc. for Operation Golden Harvest 
  • $1,500 to Madison County Arts Council for a new roofing system for the Madison County Arts Center building 
  • $1,330 to The Beacon of Hope Services for increasing food security for local families 

2021 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $1,500 to Heart of Horse Sense for Equine Assisted Therapy for Madison County Veterans
  • $1,300 to Laurel Community Center Org, Inc. for Make Nice with Ice project
  • $1,080 to Appalachian Barn Alliance for Historic Barn Signage at Smith Heritage Farmstead
  • $1,000 to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue for Owned Animal Assistance for Madison County
  • $630 to Southern Appalachian Raptor Research for Big Bald Mountain Bird Migration Project: Citizen-Science Environmental Education Program
  • $500 to Trillium Arts for general operating support

2020 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation awarded more than $4,600 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $1,680 to The Beacon of Hope Services for the Transporting Hope program
  • $1,000 to the Laurel Community Center Org Inc. for retooling our former school for renewal as a community center and resource for all
  • $500 to the Madison Friendship Fund for general operating support
  • $500 to the Mediation & Restorative Justice Center for the Madison County Drug Treatment Court
  • $1,000 to Pisgah Legal Services for the Hot Springs Health Medical Legal Partnership

2019 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation awarded more than  $4,700 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
  • Madison County Arts Council
  • Pisgah Legal Services
  • The Beacon of Hope Services

2018 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation has awarded more than $4,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $2,000 to the Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
  • $1,050 to The Madison County Arts Council
  • $1,000 to the Upper Laurel Community Organization
  • $750 to Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre  

2017 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation has awarded more than $4,700 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • Community House Coalition of Madison County
  • Do Good Things
  • Friends of Madison County Animals
  • The Madison County Arts Council

2016 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
  • Junior Achievement - WNC
  • Southern Appalachian Raptor Research

2015 grants awarded

The Madison County Community Foundation has awarded more than $4,300 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • Beacon of Hope Services
  • Community Housing Coalition of Madison County
  • Friends of Madison County Animals

2014 grants awarded

  • Beacon of Hope Services
  • Madison County Arts Council
  • Mountain Area Pregnancy Services

2013 grants awarded

  • Beacon of Hope Services
  • Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina, Inc.
  • Madison County Partnership for Children and Families, Inc.
  • Mars Hill University
  • Neighbors In Need, Inc.
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
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