The Montgomery County Fund is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. MCF was founded in 1992 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Montgomery County.
Montgomery County Fund
Officers
Will Carpenter
Melissa Taylor
Board Members
Teddi Benson
Jack Cagle
Patti Daniel
Dana Dawson
Elizabeth Dozier
Telena Gooch
Nancy Jenkins
Craig Jones
Gary McRae
Jan Ray
Vera Richardson
Emeritus:
Rosemary Huntley
Apply for grants
The Montgomery County Fund will accept grant applications from March 15, 2024, to NOON on April 16, 2024. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted, including late submissions due to technology issues. Funds are available for qualified charitable organizations serving the local community.
Grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000. In 2023, MCF awarded $42,380 in grants through this competitive process. Learn more about past grant recipients.
Grants will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund.
How to apply
MCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. Organizations must apply for grants using NCCF’s online application system.
- Read the guidelines before you apply. Failure to adhere to the guidelines will result in your application being declined.
- If this is your first time applying, follow the instructions in Training Module I to create a profile. If your organization already has an account, use your information to log in.
- Follow the instructions in Training Module II to add a grant application. Once registered, you can access more information about the application process.
Grants Awarded
The Montgomery County Fund awarded $46,200 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund:
- $1,500 to Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council for Uwharrie Scoutreach
- $5,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for student support services
- $3,604 to Esther House of Stanly County, Inc., for general operations with a focus on client assistance
- $2,000 to Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina to become a WishMaker in Montgomery County
- $2,820 to Montgomery Central High School for an interactive board in the library media center
- $1,000 to Montgomery Community College for STEM Summer Camp
- $6,000 to Montgomery County 4-H Program for general operating support
- $1,500 to Montgomery County Learning Academy for Building Futures
- $1,000 to Montgomery County Learning Academy for TI-84+ graphing calculators
- $3,000 to Montgomery County Schools for the IXL teaching and learning platform for Mount Gilead Elementary
- $5,000 to Montgomery County Schools – Central Office for the School Book Bus
- $2,500 to Montgomery County Schools Early College High School for Phoenix futures
- $1,000 to Mount Gilead Elementary for school supplies
- $2,000 to Mount Gilead Food Pantry for pallet racking system and cardboard boxes
- $1,000 to Page Street Elementary School – MCS for student care closet
- $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina for backpacks for food-insecure children in Montgomery County
- $1,276 to Star Heritage Association for Montgomery County Fourth Graders Tour Star
- $1,000 to Troy Elementary School for Threads of Knowledge Wardrobe: Dressing Minds for Success
2023 grants awarded
The Montgomery County Fund awarded $42,380 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund:
- $1,500 to Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council for Uwharrie Scoutreach
- $3,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Montgomery County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $7,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for student support services
- $3,545 to Esther House of Stanly County, Inc. for general operating support with a focus on client assistance
- $2,800 to Green Ridge Elementary for adaptive playground equipment for GRES Students
- $2,000 to Green Ridge Elementary for Green Ridge Giants Care Closet
- $1,500 to Make-A-Wish Central and Western North Carolina for Fund-A-Wish in Montgomery County
- $500 to Montgomery Central High School for expansion of the Timber Café, part 2
- $1,500 to Montgomery Central High School for Clothing Lab
- $6,000 to Montgomery County 4-H Program for general operating support
- $1,035 to Montgomery County Early College for Teacher Cadet
- $500 to Montgomery County Schools for Powering up Education: Providing Reliable Energy to Fuel Digital Learning at Montgomery Learning Academy
- $3,000 to Montgomery County Schools Central Office for Book Bus
- $1,000 to Montgomery County Schools Early College High School for Phoenixes are a Class ACT
- $1,500 to Montgomery Learning Academy for motivating learning
- $3,000 to Page Street Elementary School MCS for Page Street Elementary Care Closet
- $3,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina for backpacks of nutritious food for food-insecure Montgomery County students
2022 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $37,400 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $1,500 to Boy Scouts of America Central NC Council for its Uwharrie ScoutReach program
- $2,000 to Candor Elementary School for its Candor Cubs Care Closet
- $5,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for student support services
- $2,500 to Early College High School for the Phoenix ACT Success Camp
- $2,721 to East Middle School for Adaptive Furniture for Adventurous Students
- $2,739 to East Middle School for stools in the STEM lab
- $1,000 to Girls Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council for its Leadership Experience Program
- $1,600 to Montgomery Central High School for expansion of the Timberwolf Cafe
- $2,988 to Montgomery Central High School for a reading program
- $3,000 to Montgomery County Schools Central Office for an Innovative Approaches to Literacy book bus
- $3,000 to Montgomery County Schools’ school nurses for the Save a Life program
- $3,000 to Page Street Elementary School for its Care Closet
- $1,000 to Three Rivers Land Trust for general operating support
- $1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for a scholarship program
- $1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for its Summer Orchestra Clinic
- $2,400 to West Middle School for a percussion studio
2021 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $33,500 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $2,500 to Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council for Montgomery County Scoutreach
- $2,625 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Montgomery County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $4,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for Student Support Services
- $500 to Girl Scouts Hornet’s Nest Council for Girl Scout Leadership Experience
- $1,000 to Montgomery Central HS for African American Studies
- $3,000 to Montgomery Community College for Nurse Aide Certification Financial Assistance
- $5,155 to Montgomery County 4-H Program for General Operating Support
- $1,000 to Montgomery County Schools – Central Office for Back to School Rally
- $1,500 to Mount Gilead Food Pantry for Refrigeration/Freezer Project
- $3,000 to Mt. Gilead Elementary Media Center/Montgomery County for Design on a Dime School Library Edition
- $750 to Prevent Blindness NC for Star Pupils Montgomery County
- $1,500 to Three Rivers Land Trust for Connecting Lives to Conservation
- $2,500 to Town of Troy for Troy Town Stage Annual Concert Series
- $1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for Named Scholarship Program
- $3,000 to Troy Elementary School/Montgomery County for It’s Elementary My Dear Watson – We Need New Furniture
2020 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $31,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $2,400 to the Biscoe Police Department for the K9 Program
- $2,000 to the Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council for the Montgomery County ScoutReach
- $3,000 to the Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Montgomery County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $5,000 to Communities In Schools of Montgomery County for student support services
- $1,622 to East Middle School for the Circle of Friends Book Club
- $2,570.14 to East Middle School for transforming from a library concept to learning commons at East Middle School
- $500 to the Girl Scouts Hornet’s Nest Council for the Girl Scout Leadership Experience
- $5,000 to the Montgomery County 4-H Program for the Montgomery County 4-H Program
- $2,500 to the Montgomery County Partnership for Children for the Tree of Hope 2020
- $2,000 to the Montgomery County Schools – Central Office for the Back to School Block Party
- $2,000 to the NCCE Montgomery Center for Living Well in Montgomery
- $1,000 to the Three Rivers Land Trust for Small Towns Big Outdoors – Connecting People to Land
- $1,500 to West Montgomery High School for the Timberwolf Cafe
2019 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $28,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $6,000 to Montgomery County 4-H for their programming
- $2,500 to Montgomery County Partnership for Children for Tree of Hope 2019
- $5,000 to Montgomery County Partnership for Children for THRIVE – Summer Reading Pals
- $3,000 to East Middle School for Transforming from a library concept to learning commons at East Middle School
- $810 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Montgomery County
- $5,000 to Communities in Schools of Montgomery County for student support services
- $1,500 to Trinity Music Academy for Named Scholarship Program 2019
- $2,000 to Central NC Council, Boy Scouts of America for Montgomery County Scout Reach
- $3,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Montgomery County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
2018 grants awarded
The Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $27,100 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:
- Central NC Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Communities in Schools of Montgomery County
- Montgomery Community College
- Montgomery County Partnership for Children
- Montgomery County Schools
- Montogomery County Schools Early College High School
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Page Street Elementary School
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Trinity Music Academy
2017 grants awarded
The Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $26,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- Central NC Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Children’s Home Society of North Carolina
- Communities In Schools of Montgomery County
- East Middle School
- Montgomery County 4-H
- Montgomery County Schools
- Montgomery County Schools
- Montgomery County Schools Early College High School
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Randolph County Family Crisis Center
- Wescare Center for Children
- West Middle School
- West Montgomery High School
2016 grants awarded
The Montgomery County Fund awarded more than $25,500 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- American Red Cross – Southern Piedmont Chapter
- Central NC Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Communities In Schools of Montgomery County
- Montgomery County 4-H
- Montgomery County Council on Aging, Inc.
- Montgomery County Partnership for Children, Inc.
- Montgomery County Schools – Central Office
- The LandTrust for Central North Carolina
- Trinity Music Academy
- West Montgomery High School
2015 grants awarded
- American Red Cross – Carolina Piedmont
- Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council
- Communities In Schools of Montgomery County
- Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
- Montgomery County Council on Aging
- Montgomery County Partnership for Children, Inc.
- Montgomery County Schools – Central Office
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Troy
- Star History Museum Organization
2014 grants awarded
- American Red Cross – Carolina Piedmont
- Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council
- Communities In Schools of Montgomery County
- East Montgomery High School Guidance Department
- Montgomery Community College
- Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
- Montgomery County Council on Aging
- Montgomery County Health Department
- Montgomery County Partnership for Children, Inc.
- Montgomery County Schools – Central Office
- North Carolina Bankers Association Foundation
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Troy
- Trinity Music Academy
2013 grants awarded
- Carolina Cross Connection
- Central Park NC
- Changing Lives Outreach Ministry
- Communities In Schools of Montgomery County
- Friends of the Montgomery County Public Libraries
- Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina
- Land Trust for Central North Carolina
- Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
- Montgomery County Council on Aging
- Montgomery County Health Department
- Montgomery County Partnership for Children, Inc.
- Montgomery County Schools – Central Office
- Montgomery County Schools – EMHS
- NC Cooperative Extension – Montgomery County
- Town of Star
- Trinity Music Academy
- West Montgomery High School
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