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
2011 grants awarded
- AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance
- American Red Cross - Watauga County
- Appalachian State University - Sponsored Programs
- Barium Springs Home for Children
- Blowing Rock Community Arts Center Foundation, Inc.
- Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
- Carolina Cross Connection
- Children's Council of Watauga County
- Hospitality House of the Boone Area
- Middle Fork Greenway Association
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- The Children's Playhouse
- The Mountain Alliance
- TRIO at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- WAMY Community Action
- Watauga Humane Society
2010 grants awarded
- Appalachian Senior Companion Program
- Appalachian State University
- Carolina Cross Connection
- Children's Council of Watauga County
- Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
- Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
- High Country United Way, Inc.
- Hospitality House of the Boone Area
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Rainbow Center - Children and Family Services
- The Children's Playhouse
- The Hunger and Health Coalition, Inc.
- The Mountain Alliance
- Watauga Humane Society
2009 grants awarded
- AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance
- Appalachian Coalition for Just and Sustainable Communities
- Appalachian Senior Companion Program
- Blowing Rock Stage Company
- Children's Council of Watauga County
- Rainbow Center - Children and Family Services
- The Children's Playhouse
- Valle Crucis Community Park, Inc.
- Valle Crucis School
- WAMY Community Action
- Watauga Humane Society