Lenoir County Community Foundation

The Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded $14,390 to the following local nonprofits from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:

• $1,000 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Lenoir County
• $500 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for Formula for Impact for Lenoir County
• $2,000 to Community Council for the Arts for upgrade of music classroom
• $4,500 to First Presbyterian Church for Backpack Buddies of Lenoir County
• $1,000 to LaGrange Arts Council for keeping the arts and history alive in LaGrange
• $1,000 to Lenoir-Greene Partnership for Children for Lenoir Real Men Read Initiative
• $1,390 to Neuse Regional Library for Reading Colors Your World
• $1,000 to RADD, Inc. for RADD summer camp
• $2,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina – Lenoir County

2023 grants awarded

The Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded $13,600 to the following local nonprofits from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:

• $2,275 to Community Council for the Arts for upgrade of technology
• $4,800 to Hope Preparatory School for Remarkable Readers Are Continuing to Soar
• $1,525 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for MCEC Building Peace in Communities
• $2,000 to RADD, Inc. for annual day trip
• $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating support for Funding Families of Lenoir County
• $2,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina – Lenoir County

2022 grants awarded

Through its community grantmaking fund, the Oakland Fund and the Warren and Barbara Perry Fund, the Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded more than $13,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $2,225 to Community Council for the Arts for facility rental program 
• $3,000 to Hope Preparatory School for Remarkable Readers Enrichment Program  
• $1,525 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin for MCEC Building Peace in Communities 
• $1,500 to North Carolina Symphony for ensembles in the schools for Lenoir County students 
• $1,575 to Pink Hill Elementary for Inside, Outside, Upside Down: Promoting Musical Literacy 
• $1,000 to RADD, Inc. for the RADD, Inc.’s annual day trip (cost of tickets and meals)
• $2,225 to S.C. Youth Center for Project REACH 

2021 grants awarded

Through its community grantmaking fund, the Oakland Fund and the Warren and Barbara Perry Fund, the Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded more than $11,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including: 

• $1000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for Formula for Impact Lenoir
• $3165 to Change 4 La Grange for After School Program
• $1222 to Hope Preparatory School for Remarkable Readers Enrichment Program
• $3000 to Hope Restorations, Inc. for Rebuilding Lives, Rebuilding Kinston
• $750 to Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library for Coming Together: A Community Celebration
• $1500 to Mercy Soup Kitchen
• $500 to North Carolina Symphony for Adopt-a-School for Lenoir Students
• $683 to R.A.D.D., Inc. for RADD Summer Camp

2020 grants awarded

Through its community grants program, the Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $1,150 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for urgent needs in Lenoir County
• $1,090 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for the Formula for Impact – Lenoir County
• $1,500 to the Community Council for the Arts for summer children and youth camps
• $3,370 to Neuse Enterprises, Inc. for pandemic recovery relief
• $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for the Lenoir County Cares Fund
• $2,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina – Lenoir County

2019 grants awarded

Through its community grants program, the Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded $8,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $1,000 to Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines for Lenoir County Girl Scout Leadership Experience
• $2,500 to Hope Restorations, Inc. for Hope Restorations Rebuilding Lives, Rebuilding East Kinston
• $800 to Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library for Building STEM Skills in Lenoir County
• $1,050 to NC United Methodist Camp & Retreat Ministries, Inc. for stablishing a need-based scholarship for environmental education and teambuilding at Camp Don Lee
• $550 to Pink Hill Elementary for” In the Groove and On the Move”
• $1,200 to R.A.D.D., Inc. for their annual day trip
• $1,500 to the Young Women’s Outreach Center for the “Good GANG” Women Support Program

2018 grants awarded

The Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded $8,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $1,800 to Hope Restorations Inc.
• $1,000 to the Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines
• $1,200 to the CSS Neuse Gunboat Association
• $1,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain
• $2,000 to the Autism Society of North Carolina
• $1,000 to North Carolina Symphony Society Inc.

2017 grants awarded

The Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $1,000 to AMEXCAN
• $1,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain
• $2,300 to the Community Council for the Arts
• $1,000 to GATE of Lenoir County North Carolina
• $1,000 to the Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
• $1,000 for Prevent Blindness North Carolina 

2016 grants awarded

The Lenoir County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,500 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

• Community Council for the Arts
• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain
• The Salvation Army
• Pink Hill Elementary
• GATE of Lenoir County North Carolina
• Pretty In Pink Foundation
• Greene Lamp
• Lenoir County Historical Association 

2015 grants awarded

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain
• Community Council for the Arts
• GATE of Lenoir County North Carolina
• Greene Lamp, Inc.
• Lenoir County Historical Association, Inc.
• Lenoir County Public Schools/Community Schools

2014 grants awarded

• Autism Society of North Carolina
• Greene Lamp, Inc.
• Lenoir-Greene Partnership for Children
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
• NC Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center
• Salvation Army of Kinston
• The GATE

2013 grants awarded

• Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
• Greene Lamp, Inc.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
• NC Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center
• Pink Hill Elementary School
• The GATE