Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $73,620 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$500 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for education and prevention programs
$4,918.66 to Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina for Success Coach: Change for a Lifetime
$6,744 to Building Bridges After School Program for targeting students’ learning gaps
$1,500 to Columbus Baptist Association for the Columbus Baptist Association Toy Store
$1,000 to Columbus County Arts Council for Bright Star Theatre Project II
$1,000 to Columbus County Beekeepers Association for Bee City USA Pollinator Gardens and educational outreach
$11,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for the Each One Teach One adult literacy program
$15,000 to Community CPR for a Resilient Recovery program
$4,918.67 to Diaper Bank of North Carolina for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Columbus County
$4,918.67 to Families First for vehicle purchase
$1,620 to Friends of the Rube McCray Memorial Library for the local author collection and showcase project
$10,000 to Grace Episcopal Church, including the Lutherans of Christ the King, for the Grace Church Little Food Pantry
$1,000 to Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum for The Reading Caboose
$5,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support
$2,000 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for car seats for children
$2,500 to Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc. for the Restore Home and Hope – Rebuild and Strengthen Neighborhoods program
Grants awarded
2021 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,800 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
Columbus Baptist Association for Toy Store 2021
Columbus County Arts Council for Bright Star Theatre Project
Columbus County Community Farmers Market for High-Speed Connection to Better Nutrition
Columbus County Literacy Council for Each One Teach One - Adult Literacy
Families First for Families First Children’s Program
Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry supporting its Food Ministry
Living Hope Pregnancy Support for its Prenatal Vitamins Project
2020 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,600 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
the Columbus Baptist Association for the toy store
the Columbus County Arts Council for COVID-19 general operating support
the Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. for NETworX for Hope Columbus County
the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville for Saturday Science
Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for prenatal vitamins for expectant mothers
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare for capacity building and program enhancements for Lower Cape Fear LifeCare’s Begin the Conversation, an advance care planning education program
Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County
Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina - Columbus County
2019 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County
$582 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for Earn While You Learn Incentive Program
$1,000 to Wilmington Family YMCA for Girls on the Run program expansion
$1,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support
$1,000 to Columbus Baptist Association for Toy Store 2019
$582 to Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for 2019 Project Lifesaver
$582 to Matthew 25 at Tabor City, Inc. for support for families staying at the facility
$1,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for each One Teach One
$582 to Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc. for Six Weeks of STEAM!
Disaster Relief and Recovery Grants
Through its community grants program, the Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $118,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:
Community CPR
Families First, Domestic Violence Shelter
the Columbus Baptist Association
the Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry
the Columbus County Arts Council
the Columbus Chamber of Commerce (for their Small Business Grant Program)
Men and Women United for Youth and Families
the Columbus County Farmers Market
the Whiteville Improvement Association and
the Columbus County Disaster Response Team
2018 grants awarded
The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$500 to Lump to Laughter
$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
$1,254 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services
$500 to The HELP Mission Inc.
$1,298 to the American Heart Association
$1,254 to the Columbus County Literacy Council
$1,254 to the Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville
2017 grants awarded
The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were
$800 to Columbus Baptist Association
$800 to Columbus County Literacy Council
$800 to Columbus County Sheriff's Office
$800 to Families First, Inc.
$1,000 to Kelly Youth Focus Center
$800 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry
$800 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
$510 to Tabor City Elementary School
2016 grants awarded
The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
Columbus County Literacy Council
Columbus County DREAM Center, Inc.
Columbus Baptist Association
Families First, Inc.
Prevent Blindness North Carolina|
Columbus County Partnership for Children
Columbus County Sheriff's Office
The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,900 through its NCCF Disaster Relief Fund allocation to:
Columbus Baptist Assosication
2015 grants awarded
Building Bridges After School Program
Columbus Baptist Association
Columbus County Community Farmers Market
Columbus County Literacy Council
Families, First, Inc.
Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry
Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
2014 grants awarded
American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter
Columbus County Arts Council
Columbus County DREAM Center
Columbus County Literacy Council
Families First, Inc.
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Wildlife Action of North Carolina
2013 grants awarded
American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chaoter
Columbus County Arts Council
Columbus County Literacy Council
East Columbus High School
Families First, Inc.
Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Whiteville City Schools
2012 grants awarded
Columbus County Literacy Council
Families First, Inc.
Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
Kelly Youth Focus Center
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Southeastern Community College Foundation
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