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!
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
2011 grants awarded
- American Red Cross - Cape Fear Chapter
- Columbus County Arts Council
- Columbus County Literacy Council
- Families First, Inc.
- Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc.
- Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
- Kelly Youth Focus Center
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Southeastern Community College Foundation
2010 grants awarded
- Boys & Girls Homes of NC
- Columbus County Arts Council
- Columbus County Association for Volunteer Experiences
- Columbus County Healthy Carolinians (CCHC)
- Columbus County Literacy Council
- Families First, Inc.
- Kelly Youth Focus Center
- North Carolina Big Sweep, Inc. - Columbus County
- Southeastern Community College Foundation
2009 grants awarded
- Chadbourn Pentacostal Holiness Church Mobile Medical/Dental Ministry
- Columbus County Arts Council
- Columbus County Association for Volunteer Experiences
- Columbus County Literacy Council
- Columbus County Schools
- North Carolina Big Sweep, Inc. - Columbus County
- Southeastern Community College Foundation