{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2023 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The&nbsp;Lee County Community Foundation&nbsp;awarded $52,430&nbsp;to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation for a construction project manager<\/li>\r\n<li>$8,500 to Children&rsquo;s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Lee County Childhood Cancer Safety Net<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Family Promise of Lee County, Inc. for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Lee County Arts Council for The Sanford Performing Arts for Children (SPArC)<\/li>\r\n<li>$14,330 to Partnership for Children &amp; Families for PFCF Doula Support Services &ndash; Dear Trinity, LLC<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Salvation Army of Lee County for The Salvation Army of Lee County Navigation Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,600 to United Way of Lee County for NC 211<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/sandhills\/lee-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536964659,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"affiliates":{"hide_affiliates_button":"No"},"blocks":{"blocks":[{"fieldset":"9a2c8836701c4608b7a82a5f971b54ea","fieldset_slug":"_accordion","title":"Grants awarded","description":"","item_title_1":"Past years","item_content_1":"<h2>2022 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $49,000 through its community grants program, the Betty Sauls Memorial Endowment, the Lisa Lynn McBryde Memorial Endowment and the Warren and Imogene Kinder Owens Memorial Endowment to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,258 to the Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Central Carolina for O.T. Sloan Boys &amp; Girls Club general operating support in Sanford<\/li>\r\n<li>$8,000 to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation for supportive housing<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Central Carolina Community College for The Dreamkeeper Fund<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to El Refugio\/The Refuge Family Resource Center for El Refugio, with fiscal sponsor Jonesboro United Methodist Church<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Family Promise of Lee County, Inc. for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Haven in Lee County for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Helping Hand Clinic for pharmacy program<\/li>\r\n<li>$8,000 to the Partnership for Children and Families for Happy Bottoms Bank<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for the Lee County Cares Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Salvation Army of Lee County for Navigation Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Temple Theatre for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the United Way of Lee County for NC 211 for Coordinated Entry<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded $42,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Central Carolina Community College for The Dreamkeeper Fund<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to El Refugio\/The Refuge Family Resource Center for General Operating Support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Haven in Lee County for General Operating Support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Partnership for Children and Families for General Operating Support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Salvation Army of Lee County for Navigation Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Boys &amp; Girls Club of Central Carolina for Mental Health First Aid<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Autism Society of NC for Autism Resource Specialists in Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,000 to Children&rsquo;s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Lee County Childhood Cancer Safety Net<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Prevent Blindness NC for Star Pupils Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to United Way of Lee County for NC 211 for Coordinated Entry<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Kramden Institute for Laptops for Lee County Residents<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for Lee County Cares Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Hispanic Liaison for Community Support &amp; Covid-19 Response for Lee County Latinos<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation for Project Manager<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to TROSA for Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Services for Individuals from Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $19,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Central Carolina Community College for The Cougar Market<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to El Refugio\/The Refuge Family Resource Center for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Family Promise of Lee County, Inc. for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to HAVEN in Lee County for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the Lee County Arts Council for the Art is Good Business program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Salvation Army of Lee County for the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Temple Theatre for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,280 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $19,500 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Central Carolina, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Central Carolina Community College<\/li>\r\n<li>Christian United Outreach Center of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>El Refugio\/The Refuge Family Resource Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Helping Hand Clinic<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill<\/li>\r\n<li>The Salvation Army of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $14,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>The Salvation Army of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County, NC Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>The Autism Society of North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substances Abusers Inc.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Apex Immigration Services, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Central Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>Girl Scouts &ndash; North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Harnett County Veterans Treatment Court<\/li>\r\n<li>The Salvation Army of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Lee County Community Foundation awarded more than $4,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Christians United Outreach Center of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>Helping Hands Clinic<\/li>\r\n<li>The Salvation Army of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Communities in Schools of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>The Salvation Army of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Coalition for Families in Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>Family Promise of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Communities in Schools of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<li>YMCA of Lee County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","item_title_2":"","item_content_2":"","item_title_3":"","item_content_3":"","item_title_4":"","item_content_4":"","item_title_5":"","item_content_5":"","item_title_6":"","item_content_6":"","item_title_7":"","item_content_7":""}]},"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Lee-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"a5a06a60faac4ee4b7d9b2870efea3b5","parent":"39f56b475c364614a3029f620246388b","node":108760,"created":1533133027,"modified":1696958935,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}