{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for Earn While You Learn Incentive Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Wilmington Family YMCA for Girls on the Run program expansion<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus Baptist Association for Toy Store 2019<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Columbus County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office for 2019 Project Lifesaver<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Matthew 25 at Tabor City, Inc. for support for families staying at the facility<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for each One Teach One<\/li>\r\n<li>$582 to Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. for Six Weeks of STEAM!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<div>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500 to Lump to Laughter<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to The HELP Mission Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,298 to the American Heart Association<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to the Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,254 to the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<div>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Columbus County Sheriff's Office<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Kelly Youth Focus Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>$800 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$510 to Tabor City Elementary School<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina|<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Sheriff's Office<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,900 through its NCCF Disaster Relief Fund allocation to:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Assosication<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>&#65279;&#65279;&#65279;2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Building Bridges After School Program<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus Baptist Association<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Community Farmers Market<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families, First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County DREAM Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Wildlife Action of North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chaoter<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>East Columbus High School<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Whiteville City Schools<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2012 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Kelly Youth Focus Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Southeastern Community College Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2011 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Kelly Youth Focus Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Southeastern Community College Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2010 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Boys &amp; Girls Homes of NC<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Association for Volunteer Experiences<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Healthy Carolinians (CCHC)<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Families First, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Kelly Youth Focus Center<\/li>\r\n<li>North Carolina Big Sweep, Inc. - Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>Southeastern Community College Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2009 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Chadbourn Pentacostal Holiness Church Mobile Medical\/Dental Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Arts Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Association for Volunteer Experiences<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Columbus County Schools<\/li>\r\n<li>North Carolina Big Sweep, Inc. - Columbus County<\/li>\r\n<li>Southeastern Community College Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/southeastern\/columbus-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536847145,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"196724a88c704387b5dab528e3e010f3","parent":"febd30ce9b284ee3ac4a61e15f9444b3","node":64104,"created":1533133004,"modified":1562167671,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}