The Swain County Community Foundation awards more than $11,000 in grants through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$1,800 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Reigniting the Power of Youth
$1,500 to Bryson City Food Pantry for general operating support
$1,500 Hawthorn Heights WNC, Inc. for recreational activities
$1,200 to HIGHTS for fuel for its mediation services
$850 to Mountain Projects for advertising open enrollment signup for ACA health insurance for 2023
$500 to North Carolina Symphony for a virtual interactive stage for Swain County students
$570 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Swain County
$2,800 The Giving Spoon for general operating support
$500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Swain County
Grants awarded
2021 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation and the Youth are our Future Endowment awarded more than $10,100 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$2,870 to Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center for Mobile Medical Unit Outreach
$2,000 to the Giving Spoon for food and supplies
$1,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina project
$1,250 to Meridian Behavioral Health Services for Swain County Consumer Support
$1,000 to Bryson City United Methodist Church/Pass It on Café for operating expenses
$1,000 to Hawthorn Heights WNC Inc. for operating expenses
$500 to North Carolina Symphony for Virtual Interactive Stage for Swain County Students
2020 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation and the Youth are our Future Endowment awarded more than $8,400 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$3,466 to the Bryson City Food Pantry for general operating support
$2,000 to the Fontana Regional Library for book collection for childcare centers in 2020
$500 to the Meridian Behavioral Health Services for support for Swain clients
$754 to the Mountain Projects to advertise the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period for 2021
$500 to the North Carolina Symphony for virtual music education programs for Swain County
$1,250 to Reach Out and Read for general operating support in Swain County
2019 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation awarded $9,950 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
American Red Cross - Western North Carolina Chapter
Bryson City Food Pantry
Children's Hope Alliance
Fontana Regional Library
Swain County Schools
2018 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation awarded more than $11,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:
$1,000 to Autism Society of North Carolina
$2,500 to Big Brother Big Sisters of Western North Carolina
$3,500 to Bryson City Food Pantry
$1,430 to Fontana Regional Library
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
$500 to Reach Out and Read
$2,500 to Swain County School
2017 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,900 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
$1,000 to Fontana Regional Library
$1,950 to Guiding Sheep Ministries, Inc.
$500 to Hospice House Foundation of WNC
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
$1,000 to Reach Out and Read
$1,000 to Swain County School System Athletic Department
$1,000 to Swain Family Intervention Services, Inc.
2016 grants awarded
The Swain County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,400 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
Teen Challenge of the Smokies
Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc.
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Fontana Regional Library
2015 grants awarded
Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project, Inc. aka Blue Ridge Free Dental
Medicforce
Pretty In Pink Foundation
Reach Out and Read
Swain County Public Schools
2014 grants awarded
Barium Springs
Barium Springs Home For Children
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
Bryson City Food Pantry, Inc.
Community Services of Swain, Inc.
Girl Scouts - Peaks to Piedmont - Asheville Office
Marianna Black Library
MedicForce
Mountain Mediation Services
PAWS: Placing Animals Within Society
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Sabbath House
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre
Southwestern Community College Foundation
Swain County 4-H
Swain Youth Soccer Association, Inc.
Swain/Qualla Safe, Inc.
Sweet Thoughts Alzheimers Support Group
2013 grants awarded
Barium Springs
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
Bryson City Food Pantry, Inc.
Community Services of Swain, Inc.
Girl Scouts - Peaks to Piedmont - Asheville Office
Marianna Black Library
MedicForce
Mountain Mediation Services
Mountain Projects, Inc.
PAWS: Placing Animals Within Society
Sabbath House
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre
Southwestern Community College Foundation
Swain County 4-H
Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society
Swain Youth Soccer Association, Inc.
Swain/Qualla Safe, Inc.
Sweet Thoughts Alzheimers Support Group
2012 grants awarded
Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina, Inc.
MedicForce
Swain County Middle School-Summber Adventure Program
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