{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Alleghany County Community Foundation awards nearly $15,000 in grants","url":"\/news\/alleghany-county-community-foundation-awards-nearly-15000-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the <a href=\"\/communities\/northwestern\/alleghany-county\">Alleghany County Community Foundation<\/a> has awarded $14,990 in local grants from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc. for Preserving Our Past: Digitization Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Alleghany JAM for Alleghany JAM Summer Camp<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Alleghany Partnership for Children for free community events<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,990 to Alleghany Wellness Center, Inc. for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Appalachian State University for Appalachian senior programs<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to North Carolina Symphony for Music Discovery for Alleghany County preschoolers<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC for partner agency rural delivery support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Sparta Elementary School for Sparta Elementary School Amateur Radio Club (SESARC)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&ldquo;These grants would not be possible without the many individuals who have supported us over the the years,&rdquo; said Brett Liverman, advisory board president of the Alleghany County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We could not be more thankful for their generosity and the opportunity to support these important organizations in Alleghany County.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>The Alleghany County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). For further information, contact Colby Martin, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org\">cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Alleghany County Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Alleghany County Community Foundation (ACCF) was founded in 1993 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets by creating permanent endowments, making grants, and leveraging leadership and partnerships &ndash; all for the benefit of Alleghany County.<\/p>\r\n<p>The ACCF board advises the Alleghany County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually.<\/p>\r\n<p>Advisory board members live and work in Alleghany County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Liverman, board members include Ashley Flowers (vice president), Pratt Davis (secretary), Kay Choplin (treasurer), Rachel Arnold, Greg Bare, Zach Barricklow, Edward Choplin, Molly DuBose, Terry Edwards, Whitney Ivey, Sandy League and Tony League.<\/p>\r\n<p>The ACCF makes it easy to support your community. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Alleghany County Community Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at <a href=\"\/communities\/northwestern\/alleghany-county\">nccommunityfoundation.org\/Alleghany<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The North Carolina Community Foundation is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $217 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships.<\/p>\r\n<p>NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF&rsquo;s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Amy Dominello Braun, Senior Communications &amp; Marketing Officer<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org\">abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>, 919-256-6922<\/p>","excerpt":"","media":0,"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/Alleghany-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1658766078,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"b349360c48c341378caa42e6664ed59e","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":90161,"created":1658766078,"modified":1658778621,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Alleghany County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northwestern\/alleghany-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247841,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"80d0c9fc6b854197b22ad0d77a4a95ee","parent":"91ed602f33d34403bcb61439858c5ea1","node":20868,"created":1533158623,"modified":1536247841,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}