{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2023 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $51,000&nbsp;to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,500 to 2SHARE, Inc. for targeted operating budget<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,560 to Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for Operation School Bell SNEAKERS project<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina for Project Learn<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,200 to Bread for Life Senior Pantry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Brooklyn Arts Music Academy for Music Is Life!<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for Help a Kid Be a Kid<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,110 to Cape Fear Museum for Wilmington 1898<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Domestic Violence Shelter &amp; Services for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to First Fruit Ministries for street outreach to unhoused people<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Open House Youth Shelter of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,000 to Step Up Wilmington for expanding opportunity through employment support and upskilling in the Cape Fear area<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to The Carousel Center for helping child survivors heal from abuse<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to The Thalian Association of Wilmington for Thalian Youth Theatre Bridges the Gap<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,020 to Tides, Inc., for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/southeastern\/new-hanover-county\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536869185,"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 New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $51,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board advised funds, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,000 to 1898 Memorial Fund for \"Moving Forward Together\" project<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for a minor prevention program, EmpoweredMe!<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for Project Operation School Bell<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,690 to Bread for Life Senior Pantry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Brooklyn Arts Music Academy for the Music Is Life! program<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,500 to Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for the Help a Kid Be a Kid program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Diaper Bank of North Carolina for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Domestic Violence Shelter &amp; Services for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,150 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Prevention Matters program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,160 to Historic Wilmington Foundation for roof and windows at Giblem Lodge<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to NSEA Swim for the 2022-23 NSEA Swimclusion program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Open House Youth Shelter of Coastal Horizons Center for program support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,000 to The Carousel Center for helping children heal from abuse<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Tides Inc. for general operating support and development<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina for YMCA afterschool scholarships<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $50,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1770 to Bread for Life Senior Pantry for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2500 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for the Minor Prevention Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$7000 to Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association for the &ldquo;Help A Kid Be a Kid&rdquo; Initiative<\/li>\r\n<li>$1000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh for the Mobile Food Pantry Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2500 to Coastal Horizons Center for general operating support of the Rape Crisis Center for New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>$5000 to Coastal Therapeutic Riding for the Minority Children Community Outreach Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5000 to Domestic Violence Shelter &amp; Services for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$4150 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Homeward Bound Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$4100 to Five 14 Revolution for the Operation Hotel Outreach Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$2210 to NSEA Swim for the NSEA Swiminclusion Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$5000 to One Love Tennis for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1770 to St. Jude&rsquo;s Metropolitan Community Church to support the Food Programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$5560 to Switchin Gears to support the Kids Bike Mechanic Mentoring program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2500 to Young Men&rsquo;s Christian Association of Southeastern NC to support the Y Afterschool program for New Hanover county children<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $52,000&nbsp;to local nonprofit organizations, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Brigade Boys &amp; Girls Club of Wilmington for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,000 to the Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for the Help A Kid Be A Kid program<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to The Carousel Center for helping children heal from abuse<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the City of Wilmington Parks for new signage for the 1898 Memorial Park<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,420 to the Domestic Violence Shelter &amp; Services for core mission support<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,060 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Moving Families Forward program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc. for responding to COVID-19-related food insecurity in New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick and Columbus counties<\/li>\r\n<li>$6,120 to the Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington, Inc. for feeding the hungry and housing the homeless<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,050 to Meals on Wheels &ndash; Wilmington for COVID-19 response<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to One Love Tennis for the 1898 Memorial Fund grant application<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,420 to Step Up Wilmington for employment and life skills support for families impacted by COVID-19<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the New Hanover Community Foundation was recently awarded $7,000 in recovery grants from the North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund to support the long-term recovery of the local community from Hurricane Florence:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Brigade Boys &amp; Girls Club of Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to First Fruit Ministries<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Through its community grants program, the New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $50,000&nbsp;to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$6,000 to The Carousel Center for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Wilmington Family YMCA for Hurricane Relief- Childcare and Youth Development Programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for Families Forward Transitional Housing<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to DREAMS of Wilmington, Inc. for Career-Readiness through Digital Music Production<\/li>\r\n<li>$7,000 to Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for &ldquo;Help A Kid Be A Kid&rdquo;<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,180 to &ldquo;Bread for Life&hellip;&rdquo; for enhanced nutrition program<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,000 to Community Enrichment Initiatives, Inc. for MLK Community Kitchen<\/li>\r\n<li>$6,680 to Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for Operation School Bell<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,500 for Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington, Inc. for Food Services<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Cape Fear Museum for 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Education<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded $47,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$3,000 to &ldquo;Bread for Life&rdquo;<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Assistance League of Greater Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Cape Fear Literary Council<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,480 to DREAMS of Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,000 to the Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to First Fruit Ministries<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,200 to Lump to Laughter for the Angel Fund Home Preservation<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to NourishNC Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Oasis NC<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,400 to the Anchor United Methodist Church<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Wilmington Children&rsquo;s Museum Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Wilmington Youth Initiative Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,920 to Young Women Leading Inc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The New Hanover County Community Foundation awarded more than $55,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Assistance League of Greater Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>&ldquo;Bread for Life&hellip;&rdquo;<\/li>\r\n<li>Canines for Service<\/li>\r\n<li>Children&rsquo;s Home Society of North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Communities in Schools of Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Kids Making It, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lump to Laughter<\/li>\r\n<li>Phoenix Hometown Hires<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Reach Out and Read for Reach Out and Reach &ndash; New Hanover County<\/li>\r\n<li>The Hope Center at The Anchor United Methodist Church<\/li>\r\n<li>TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)<\/li>\r\n<li>Welcome Home Angel<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Family YMCA<\/li>\r\n<li>Young Women Leading, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The New Hanover Community Foundation awarded more than $50,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\"Bread for Life...\"<\/li>\r\n<li>Brigade Boys &amp; Girls Clubs<\/li>\r\n<li>Communities In Schools of Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>Cucalorus Film Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>DREAMS of Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear<\/li>\r\n<li>Girls Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Kids Making It, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lower Cape Fear Hospice<\/li>\r\n<li>NourishNC Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Phoenix Hometown Hires<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Reach Out and Read<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Family YMCA&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The New Hanover Community Foundation awarded more than $52,400 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>100 Black Men of Coastal Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Appalachian State University<\/li>\r\n<li>Brigade Boys &amp; Girls Club of Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Campbell University<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Chorale, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Community College<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Museum<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Regional Community Development Corporation<\/li>\r\n<li>Communities in Schools of Cape Fear, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Boys &amp; Girls Club<\/li>\r\n<li>Cucalorus Film Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>DREAMS of Wilmington, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>East Carolina University<\/li>\r\n<li>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Girls Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>Kids Making It<\/li>\r\n<li>Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC<\/li>\r\n<li>Meals on Wheels - Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Muscular Dystrophy Association<\/li>\r\n<li>National Center for Outdoor &amp; Adventure Education<\/li>\r\n<li>NourishNC<\/li>\r\n<li>Pretty in Pink Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Reach Out and Read<\/li>\r\n<li>ROCAME<\/li>\r\n<li>St. Mark Catholic Church<\/li>\r\n<li>University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\r\n<li>University of North Carolina at Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Western Carolina University<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Bellamy Mansion Museum<\/li>\r\n<li>Campbell University<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Community College<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Shakespeare, LTD<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Tutoring, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Boys &amp; Girls Club<\/li>\r\n<li>Cucalorus Film Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Friends of Public Radio<\/li>\r\n<li>Friends of the Battleship North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>The Full Belly Project<\/li>\r\n<li>UNC Wilmington\/QENO<\/li>\r\n<li>University of North Carolina at Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Western Carolina University<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Symphony Orchestra<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Bellamy Mansion Museum<\/li>\r\n<li>Black Arts Alliance Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Bread for Life<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Chorale Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Literacy Council<\/li>\r\n<li>Cape Fear Resource Conservation &amp; Development<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Boys &amp; Girls Club<\/li>\r\n<li>Cucalorus Film Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Friends of the Battleship North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Friends of the New Hanover County Arboretum<\/li>\r\n<li>North Carolina Center for Voter Education<\/li>\r\n<li>Phoenix Employment Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>The Children's Museum of Wilmington<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry<\/li>\r\n<li>Wilmington Symphony Orchestra<\/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\/New-Hanover-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"c12c0f1fdd4b42c1bf0e5a1bffb51365","parent":"53aa875bb29741a28961a8df1a5ec752","node":112081,"created":1533133000,"modified":1704996053,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}