Macon County Community Foundation

The Macon County Community Foundation awarded more than $15,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund:

• $500 to 828 VETS for basecamp improvement
• $500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Macon County
• $500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands Advisory Council for general operating support
• $500 to Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau for academic programming and out-of-school care in Highlands
• $1,250 to Casting for Hope for women and families battling gynecological cancer in Macon County
• $500 to Child Medical Collaborative, Inc. for child victim medical evaluation services
• $500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolina for Macon County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
• $1,270 to Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, Inc. for blood-pressure monitors
• $1,000 to Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, Inc. for manual exam table
• $500 to Hawthorn Heights WNC, Inc. for nutrition security
• $500 to HIGHTS for Healthy Foods for Inside Out Program
• $2,000 to International Friendship Center for Highlands Food Pantry
• $1,500 to Macon County Care Network for Macon County hunger relief program
• $500 to Macon Program for Progress for community car seats
• $500 to Pisgah Legal Services for Plateau Poverty Law Initiative
• $500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Macon County
• $500 to Southwestern Community College Foundation for New Century Scholars Program
• $1,000 to The Gordon Center for Children for after-school program enrichment activities
• $1,000 to Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program for medical-dental partnership

2022 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation awarded more than $14,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $500 to Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy for recreational development in downtown Franklin through the Bartram Trail rerouting  
• $500 to HIGHTS for its C.O.R.E. (Community Outreach, Restitution and Engagement) program  
• $1,500 to International Friendship Center for its Highlands Food Pantry  
• $1,500 to Macon County Care Network for its hunger relief project 
• $500 to Macon County Humane Society/Appalachian Animal Rescue Center for building renovations at its intake facility 
• $1,600 to Macon Program for Progress for community car seats 
• $500 to Macon Program for Progress for its Parents as Teachers program  
• $1,500 to Macon Program for Progress for Project Love  
• $1,000 to Meridian Behavioral Health Services for consumer support  
• $1,000 to Pisgah Legal Services for its Plateau Poverty Law Initiative  
• $500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for its Star Pupils program in Macon County 
• $1,500 to REACH of Macon County for its victim advocacy crisis textline and outreach initiative  
• $2,500 to Southwestern Community College Foundation for its New Century Scholars program 

2021 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation awarded more than $13,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $2,500 to Macon Program for Progress for Project Love of WNC
• $2,010 to Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program for the Uninsured Patient Diagnostic Labs
• $1,500 to Macon Program for Progress, Inc. for Community Car Seats
• $1,500 to Macon County Humane Society,Inc/DBA Appalachian Animal Rescue Center for shelter renovation
• $1,000 to Macon County Care Network for general operations
• $1,000 to Literacy Council of Highlands, Inc. for the Literacy Council’s Community Education Programs
• $1,000 to Pisgah Legal Services for the Plateau Poverty Law Initiative
• $750 to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands Advisory Council for the Big Little Match Growth Initiative
• $600 to Veteran Smiles Foundation for VET SMILES program
• $600 to Highlands Community Theatre Inc. dba Highlands Playhouse for Live Theatre Production Equipment Upgrades
• $500 to HIGHTS for Healthy Foods for Inside Out Program
• $500 to Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust for Kinds in Nature 2022
• $500 to Meridian Behavioral Health Services for Macon County Consumer Support

2020 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation awarded more than $14,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including: 

• $2,500 to the Fontana Regional Library for books for childcare centers
• $500 to the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust for the Kids in Nature program
• $1,000 to the Macon County Care Network for general operating support
• $1,500 to the Macon Program for Progress for community car seats
• $1,000 to the Meridian Behavioral Health Services for interpretation services
• $520 to Mountain Projects for advertising the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period in 2021
• $2,500 to Pisgah Legal Services for the Plateau Poverty Law Initiative
• $1,500 to REACH of Macon County for the Scholastic Advancement Initiative
• $500 to the Thirtieth Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance, Inc. for the WNC Elder, Veteran and Victims with Disabilities Program
• $2,500 to the Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program for insurance coverage support

2019 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation awarded $16,480 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• Highlands Community Child Development Center, Inc.
• Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
• Appalachian Animal Rescue Center
• Macon TRACS, Inc.
• North Carolina Bartram Trail Society
• Pisgah Legal Services
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• REACH of Macon County
• The Bascom
• Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program

2018 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation has awarded more than $13,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $500 to the Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, Inc., doing business as the Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic
• $2,000 to the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Highlands
• $1,869 to the International Friendship Center
• $500 to the Macon County Humane Society, Inc, doing business as the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center
• $750 to the Macon Program
• $500 to Macon TRACS, Inc.
• $1,000 to NAMI Appalachian South, NC
• $800 to Resources, Education, Assistance, Counseling, and Housing of Macon County, Inc.
• $1,551 to the Mountain Retreat & Learning Center
• $1,500 to Thirtieth Judicial District Domestic Violence‐Sexual Assault Alliance, Inc.
• $2,500 to Union Academy
• $500 to the Western North Carolina AIDS Project 

2017 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation has awarded more than $13,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

• Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, Inc. aka Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic
• Chattooga Conservancy
• Children’s Hope Alliance
• Fontana Regional Library
• Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
• Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
• Hospice House Foundation of WNC
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• South Macon Elementary School

2016 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation has awarded more than $13,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

• Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, Inc.
• Children’s Hope Alliance
• Fontana Regional Library
• Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc.
• Hospice House Foundation of WNC
• KIDS Place (Kids InterDisciplinary Services, Inc.)
• Literacy Council of Highlands, Inc.
• Macon TRACS, Inc.
• Mountain Mediation Services
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• Resources, Education, Assistance, Counseling, and Housing of Macon County, Inc.
• Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center
• The Bascom
• The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Highlands 

2015 grants awarded

The Macon County Community Foundation has awarded more than $13,200 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

• Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project
• Community Care Clinic of Franklin, Inc.
• Fontana Regional library
• Kids InterDisciplinary Services, Inc. (KIDS Place)
• Literacy Council of Highlands
• Macon County Art Association
• Macon TRACS
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• REACH of Macon County
• The Bascom
• The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Highlands
• The Gordon Center for Children

2014 grants awarded

• Blue Ridge Mountain Health Project
• Fontana Regional Library
• Kids InterDisciplinary Services, Inc. (KIDS Place)
• Literacy Council of Highlands
• Macon County Art Association
• Macon County Care Network
• Peggy Crosby Community Service Center
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• REACH of Macon County

2013 grants awarded

• Angel Medical Center
• Blue Ridge Mountain Health Project
• Center for Life Enrichment
• Community Care Clinic of Franklin, Inc.
• Friends of the Greenway
• Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina, Inc.
• Highlands Community Child Development Center, Inc.
• Kids InterDisciplinary Services, Inc. (KIDS Place)
• Literacy Council of Highlands
• Macon County Art Association
• Macon County Care Network
• Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center
• Mountain Projects, Inc.
• NAMI Appalachian South
• One Dozen Who Care
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina
• Reach of Macon County
• Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center
• Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild
• Vecinos, Inc.