2024 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded $53,230 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:
- $4,000 to 957 Mobile Cafe for general operating support
- $5,000 to Alexander County Partnership for Children for mental health support for early childhood educators, classrooms and children
- $2,500 to Caldwell Halfway House, Inc., for Nourishing Recovery
- $2,500 to Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office for Kids and Cops Camp
- $5,000 to Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc., for Mobile Shower Trailer for unhoused people
- $550 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
- $2,500 to Catawba County Partnership for Children for Parents Engaging & Empowering Powers (PEEPs) Playgroups
- $2,180 to Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County for Forensic Interview Equipment
- $1,500 to Christian Crisis Center of Alexander County for general operating support
- $1,000 to The Corner Table for Community Kitchen operating supplies
- $5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc., for medical interpreter program
- $2,500 to Hickory Soup Kitchen for healthy choices grocery
- $2,500 to Lenoir Soup Kitchen to replace 33-year-old grease trap and purchase paper products
- $5,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc., for Empowering Striving Readers and Equipping their Teachers
- $2,000 to The Salvation Army of Hickory for Loads of Love Ministry
- $2,000 to Shining Hope Farms for equitable access to Enriching Mental Health Counseling
- $2,500 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for Keeping Families Housed
- $3,000 to STEM West Inc. For Discover Engineering in PreK!
- $2,000 to Strong Life Ministries for Homeless Transportation Initiative
In response to disruptions Hurricane Helene may have caused to their work, NCCF offered flexibility to 2024 grantees of western affiliate foundations to repurpose funding awarded for specific programs or projects to best support their current needs. The programs and projects listed reflect the original awards.
2023 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded $57,200 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:
- $5,000 to 957 Mobile Café for general operating support
- $2,000 to Adult Life Programs, Inc. for adult day services operating support
- $2,500 to AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance for preventing overdose deaths and HIV/Hep C prevention, detection and care in injection drug users
- $2,500 to Caldwell Senior Center for general operating support
- $2,500 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
- $2,500 to Catawba County Partnership for Children for Parents as Teachers playgroups
- $4,500 to Catawba County United Way to to support the Issue Area Refresh initiative
- $1,222 to Catawba Science Center for Portal to Science – STEM for All
- $2,500 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for support for neighbors in need
- $5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc. for medical interpreter program
- $5,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for supporting striving readers through teacher training and tutoring
- $3,000 to Pregnancy Care Center for maternal health and wellness
- $1,500 to Shining Hope Farms for equitable access to equine assisted psychotherapy
- $2,500 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for keeping our families housed
- $2,500 to STEM West, Inc. for GEMS: Girls Excelling in Math and Science
- $4,980 to Strong Life Ministries for transportation assistance program
- $2,500 to The Corner Table for community kitchen general operating support
- $2,500 to The Salvation Army of Hickory for transitional housing kitchen improvement
- $2,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from the Catawba Valley
2022 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $49,000 through its community grants program and other board advised funds to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:
- $3,000 to Alexander County Habitat for Humanity for safety on the job site
- $3,000 to Alexander County Partnership for Children for social emotional support
- $3,000 to Caldwell Council Yokefellow, Inc. for fresh produce for the Yokefellow Food Pantry
- $3,000 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
- $1,000 to Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc. for after-school mentors
- $4,000 to Habitat for Humanity – Catawba County for Habitat Repairs! program
- $3,000 to Habitat for Humanity – Caldwell County for building affordable housing
- $2,000 to Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series for The Little Read
- $1,500 to Made4Me, Inc. for Making Abilities Possible Project
- $3,000 Morning Star’s Youth Mission for Joseph Hill Reachback Tutorial Program
- $5,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for supporting striving readers with tutoring and teacher training
- $2,065 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for general operating support
- $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Catawba County
- $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, Inc. for Keep Catawba Valley Families Together 2022
- $3,750 for South Caldwell Christian Ministries for keeping our families housed
- $3,000 to The Corner Table for community kitchen general operating support
- $2,065 to The Corner Table for general operating support for Community Kitchen
- $2,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Catawba Valley
- $3,000 to Wig Bank of Caldwell County for gas and grocery card project
2021 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $28,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:
- $3,100 to Caldwell County Schools for the xSEL Pilot: Assessing and Supporting Early Childhood Well-Being program
- $2,500 to Lenoir Soup Kitchen for a project to purchase a new stove and add a double oven
- $2,500 to Habitat for Humanity – Catawba Valley, Inc. for the Habitat Repairs program
- $2,500 to Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare for Outreach to Promote Health Equity for Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions
- $2,500 to Caldwell House for general operating support
- $2,500 to Catawba County Council on Aging for the West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
- $2,500 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for the Homeless Laundry Ministry
- $2,500 to Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc. for the LEOS In-House Intensive Treatment
- $2,500 to the Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for the Empowering Striving Readers through Tutoring and Teacher Training
- $2,500 to the Corner Table for Food and Operating Supplies
- $2,350 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for the Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Services for Individuals from the Catawba Valley Region
- $2,000 to Family Guidance Center, Inc. for Substance Abuse and Addiction Services Project
- $1,500 to Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc. for the Positive Parents program
- $1,500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for ASNC Autism Resource Specialist Services in Alexander, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties
2020 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $30,900 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:
- $2,450 to Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare for improving safe access to behavioral health care in the time of COVID-19
- $5,000 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for the lunch at home program
- $2,500 to the Catawba County Council on Aging for the West Hickory Senior Center Food Pantry
- $2,000 to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County for tele-mental health services to child victims of sexual abuse
- $2,000 to the Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc. for wi-fi for families
- $2,500 to the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for the shower ministry
- $2,500 to Habitat for Humanity – Catawba Valley, Inc. for repairs
- $2,000 to the Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for structured literacy tutoring online
- $2,500 to The Corner Table for food and operating supplies for meal programs
- $7,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from the Catawba Valley
2019 grants awarded
The Unifour Foundation, Inc. has awarded more than $218,000 through its grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
- Sipe’s Orchard Home for Tyndall Pre-K library improvement
- Alexander County Partnership for Children for Circle of Parents in Alexander County
- Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writer Series for the university’s 31st season of the visiting writer series
- Morning Star’s Youth Mission for the Reach Back tutorial program
- Western Piedmont Foundation for 3D Printer: Student Gateway to Manufacturing Technology
- Catawba Valley Community College for Cultivating Character in Tomorrow’s Talent
- Caldwell County Lions Association for their operations
- Catawba Science Center for Creating Access to Science (CATS)
- Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for Seeking Potential Avidly Reading Kids (SPARK)
- Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare for L.E.A.D.- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
- Safe Harbor Rescue Mission for Building a Solid Foundation Phase II
- TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from the Unifour region
- AIDS Leadership Foothills- Area Alliance for HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, detection and care in injection drug users
- Friends of Hickory for their collaborative community calendar
- Footcandle Film Society for the 2019 Footcandle Film Festival
- Western Piedmont Symphony, Inc. for Link Up- Expanding Music Education Opportunities in the Unifour Region
- Hickory Community Theatre for Keeping Downtown Hickory Alive and Vibrant
- Hickory Museum of Art for Collecting and Creating: Juan Logan’s Sources of Inspiration
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina for backpacks for food-insecure children in Burke County
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries for feeding the hungry
- Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc. for access to lifesaving medication for uninsured adults
- North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton Foundation, Inc. for Lifelines for the Deaf and Blind
- Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc. for Emergency Crisis Financial Assistance
- Women’s Resource Center for their Long Term Case Management Program
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for Healthy Food for Local Seniors
- 957 Mobile Café for their operations
- Catawba County Council on Aging for their operations
- Habitat for Humanity- Catawba Valley, Inc. for their operations
- The Corner Table for general program support
- Caldwell Senior Center, Inc. for their operations
- Hickory Soup Kitchen for providing nutritious food to the hungry in the greater Hickory area
- The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Hickory for the Light Bulb Modernization Project
- Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM) for their program NetWorX Catawba
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc. for Making a Home for the Homeless
- Adult Life Programs, Inc. for their operations
2018 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $28,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:
- $1,500 to the AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance, Inc. (ALFA)
- $2,100 to the Alexander County Partnership for Children for CPR & First Aid
- $2,500 to the Catawba Valley Community College
- $2,000 to the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.
- $1,840 to the Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- $4,000 to the Helping Hands Clinicy
- $1,500 to the Hickory Soup Kitchen
- $2,500 to the Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc.
- $3,000 to Sipe’s Orchard Home
- $1,500 to The Corner Table
- $5,000 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options
- $1,000 to the UNC Center for Public Television
2017 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $26,100 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- The Corner Table
- Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc.
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Hickory Soup Kitchen
- AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance, Inc. (ALFA)
- Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
- Catawba County Council on Aging
- Catawba Valley Community College
- OUtright Youth of Catawba Valley
- TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)
- Lenoir Police Department
The Unifour Foundation, Inc. has awarded more than $195,600 through its grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
- North Carolina Lions, Inc.
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries
- Hickory Choral Society
- Hickory Soup Kitchen
- The Outreach Center
- The Hiddenite Center
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Catawba County Council on Aging
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc.
- Hickory Landmarks Society, Inc.
- Western Piedmont Symphony
- TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)
- Caldwell Council on Adolescent Health
- Safe Harbor Rescue Mission
- Maiden Rosenwald Community Development Corporations
- Catawba Science Center
- Alexander County Partnershhip for Children
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
- 957 Mobile Cafe
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County
- Morning Star’s Youth Mission
- Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.
- Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc.
- AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance, Inc. (ALFA)
- Newton-Conover Auditorium Authority
- Helping Hands Clinic
- The Hickory Community Theatre, Inc.
2016 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $26,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries
- Sipe’s Orchard Home
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Helping Hands Clinic
- TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)
- Alexander County Habitat for Humanity
- Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley
- The Corner Table
- Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc.
- Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry
- Neighbors Network
The Unifour Foundation, Inc. has awarded more than $191,100 through its grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- Catawba Sciences Center
- The Hiddenite Center
- AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance, Inc. (ALFA)
- Southmountain Children and Family Services
- Catawba County Library
- The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of HIckory
- Hickory Soup Kitchen
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Catawba County Partnershiup for Children
- Helping Hands Clinic
- Lenoir-Rhyne University
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County
- The Corner Table
- Hickory Museum of Art
- Safe Harbor Rescue Mission
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc.
- Sipe’s Orchard Home
- Good Samaritan Clinic
- The Hickory Community Theatre, Inc.
- Newton-Conover Auditorium Authority
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Inc.
- Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare
- Newton Depot Authority
- Exploring Joara Foundation
2015 grants awarded
The Catawba Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $22,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- Caldwell Friends, Inc.
- Carolina Style Chorus
- Catawba Science Center
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry
- Habitat for Humanity- Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- PORCH
- Sipe’s Orchard Home
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries
- The Corner Table
- Women’s Resource Center, Inc.
2014 grants awarded
- Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc.
- Catawba County Council on Aging
- Catawba County Parenting Network
- Catawba Valley Guardian ad Litem Association
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County
- Habitat For Humanity – Caldwell County
- Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc.
- Hickory Museum of Art
- Hiddenite Center
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries
- The Children’s Resource Center
- TRIO at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- Women’s Resource Center,Inc.
2013 grants awarded
- Caldwell County Historical Association, Inc.
- Catawba County Parenting Network
- Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry
- Habitat for Humanity – Alexander County
- Habitat for Humanity – Catawba Valley, Inc.
- Hiddenite Community Helpers
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
- South Caldwell Christian Ministries
- The Corner Table
- TRIO at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
2012 grants awarded
For the calendar year 2012, more than $413,500 in grants and scholarships have been awarded to benefit people and nonprofit organizations in Catawba Valley. Of that, the Catawba Valley Community Foundation has awarded more than $11,100 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations.
