Through its community grantmaking fund and the Armfield and Rachel Rivers Coffey Memorial Fund, the Watauga County Community Foundation awarded more than $25,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$500 to Blowing Rock Art and History Museum for senior center art classes
$1,500 to Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for supporting producer participation in new Healthy Food Box projects
$1,000 to Boone United Methodist Church for a summer literacy program
$2,500 to Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc. for early childhood literacy – Dual School
$4,000 to F.A.R.M. Café, Inc. for kitchen equipment upgrade
$1,000 to LIFE Village Inc. for the LIFE House program
$1,000 to Mountain Alliance for School’s Out academic enrichment program in Watauga County
$500 to Mountain Home Music for general operating support for Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music
$2,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for partner agency rural delivery fee support
$2,000 to Southern Appalachian Historical Association for Kings Mountain Day at Hickory Ridge History Museum
$3,000 to The Children’s Playhouse for Creating Community at The Children’s Playhouse
$1,500 to W.A.M.Y. Community Action for Healthy Homes
$2,500 to Watauga Compassionate Community Initiative for
$2,500 to Watauga County Habitat for Humanity for From No Walls to Four Walls: Building a Dream Home
Grants awarded
2021 grants awarded
Through its community grantmaking fund and the Armfield and Rachel Rivers Coffey Memorial Fund, the Watauga County Community Foundation awarded more than $20,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$3,000 to Back 2 School Festival for general operating support
$2,000 to Community Care Clinic (CCClinc, Inc.) to provide high quality healthacare to area adults who do not have health insurance
$500 to Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem (SECU Family House) for Family House Family Financial Assistance Fund
$4,000 to Hunger and Health Coalition for food assistance services
$2,000 to Mountain Alliance for its after-school and academic support program
$2,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for Farm Fresh for Watauga County Pantries
$3,000 to the Children’s Playhouse for Welcome Back to the Children’s Playhouse project
$2,500 to Watauga County Habitat for Humanity for its affordable new home ownership program for a low-income family
$3,000 to Watauga County Historical Society for a digital Watauga project book scanner
2020 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Watauga County Community Foundation awarded more than $23,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$2,500 to the Foscoe Grandfather Community Center for continuing the work of the Foscoe Community Center and Park
$12,000 to the Hunger and Health Coalition for COVID-19 food assistance support
$1,000 to the Mountain Alliance for the Mountain Alliance's School's Out Academic Enrichment Program in Watauga County
$3,000 to OASIS, Inc. for the emergency shelter program
$2,000 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for cold storage capacity building at the Hospitality House
$3,000 to The Children’s Playhouse for program support
2019 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Watauga County Community Foundation awarded more than $21,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$1,250 to Spirit Ride, Inc. for scholarship funding
$2,500 to Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc. for the Family Literacy Program
$3,000 to the Back 2 School Festival for the event
$1,500 to Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for their effort to increase equitable access to healthy local food
$500 to Appalachian Regional Library for their 2019 Good Neighbor Project: Stories of Hope and Recovery
$1,500 to the Hospitality House of the Boone area for the Hospitality House Garden Revitalization Project
$1,500 to Mountain Alliance for the School’s Out Afterschool Academic Support Program
$1,000 to the Children’s Playhouse for program support
$1,025 to the Watauga County Habitat for Humanity for Financial Literacy for Homeowners
$1,000 to Foscoe Grandfather Community Center for an upgraded playground area
$500 to the Watauga County Arts Council for a space for the ARTS at ArtSpace
$6,000 to the Hunger and Health Coalition for a fresh market and free pharmacy
2018 grants awarded
The Watauga County Community Foundation awards more than $22,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$2,000 to Back 2 School Festival
$2,000 to Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
$1,500 to Children's Council of Watauga County, Inc.
$3,000 to F.A.R.M. Cafe, Inc.
$500 to In/Visible Arts
$1,250 to Mountain Alliance
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
$1,250 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
$2,250 to Spirit Ride Inc.
$500 to Two Rivers Community School
$2,000 to WAMY Community Action, Inc.
$1,600 to Watauga County Habitat for Humanity
$2,500 to Watauga County Historical Society
$1,250 to Western Youth Network
2017 grants awarded
The Watauga County Community Foundation awarded $20,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
$2,000 to Appalachian Regional Library
$4,000 to Hospitality House
$2,000 to Hunger and Health Coalition
$2,000 to Mountain Alliance
$1,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
$2,500 to Spirit Ride Inc.
$3,000 to The Children's Playhouse
$1,000 to Two Rivers Community School
$2,000 to Western Youth Network
2016 grants awarded
The Watauga County Community Foundation awarded more than $20,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
Western Youth Network
Hospitality House
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
The Blowing Rock Att and History Museum
Mountain Alliance
Hunger and Health Coalition
Spirt Ride Inc.
Valle Crucis Community Park
Blue Ridge Conservancy
The Children's Playhouse
High Country CSA (c/o Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture)
Foscoe Grandfather Community Center
2015 grants awarded
Blue Ridge Conservancy Public Educational Hikes
Family Literacy Program
Annual Equinie Wellcare Costs
Lettuce Learn Project
Winter Farmers Market
Partner Agency Support-Rural Delivery Fees
Scholarship Memberships to The Children's Playhouse
Valle Crucis Community Park Welcome and Environmental Education Center
Healthy Homes
Coat Drive/Basci Buckets
2014 grants awarded
Appalachian Regional Library
Blue Ridge Conservancy
F. A. R. M. Cafe, Inc.
High Country Pathways
Hospitality House of the Boone Area
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
The Hunger and Health Coalition, Inc.
The Mountain Alliance
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Valle Crucis Community Park, Inc.
Watauga Humane Society
Western Youth Network, Inc.
Women's Fund of the Blue Ridge
2013 grants awarded
Listing to come
2012 grants awarded
Appalachian District Health Department
Appalachian State University - Sponsored Programs
Appalachian Women's Fund
Barium Springs Home for Children
Carolina Cross Connection
Children's Council of Watauga County, Inc.
Friends of Watauga County Public Library
High Country United Way, Inc.
North Carolina Theatre Conference
Parkway School
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
The Children's Playhouse
TRIO at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Valle Crucis Community Park, Inc.
WAMY Community Action
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