{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Brunswick County Community Foundation awards $6,380 in local grants","url":"\/news\/brunswick-county-community-foundation-awards-6380-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Brunswick County Community Foundation recently announced $5,080 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and $1300 from the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1000 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for Minor Prevention Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$1000 to Brunswick Community College Foundation for Emergency Scholarships<\/li>\r\n<li>$1280 to Southport Oak Island Interfaith Fellowship for Helping to Feed Our Most Needy Clients<\/li>\r\n<li>$1000 to The Carousel Center for Help Children Heal from Abuse and Trauma<\/li>\r\n<li>$1100 to WAVES 4 K.I.D.S. for operational support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1000 to WARM ( Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry) for Beep Where You Sleep to protect low income children and elders from preventable fire deaths.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Mike Gildea, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Brunswick County Community Foundation.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact Natalie Jenkins Peel, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org\">npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a> or visit the NCCF website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nccommunityfoundation.org\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Brunswick County Community Foundation &nbsp;<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Brunswick County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. The BCCF was founded in 1997 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership &ndash; all for the benefit of Brunswick County. The BCCF board advises the Brunswick County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annual. Advisory board members in live and work in Brunswick County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Gildea, board members include: Tom Simmons (vice president), Donovan Hendricks (treasurer), Julie Wolfe (secretary), Cindy Cheatham, Franklin Rouse, Moses Stanley, Mary Walton and Justin Wolfe. The Brunswick County Community Foundation, through the NCCF, makes it easy to become a philanthropist, whatever your means or charitable goals. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time &ndash; or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Brunswick 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 nccommunityfoundation.org.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $184 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $290 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. The 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. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nccommunityfoundation.org\/\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Media Contact<\/h3>\r\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"mailto:info@nccommunityfoundation.org\">info@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>, 919-828-4387<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1624023805,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"d0a9b94808e84fd59c8e7bf43166b340","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":78340,"created":1624023806,"modified":1624023819,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Brunswick County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/southeastern\/brunswick-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247981,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"797600ea2deb4927a15a4008403c28fe","parent":"94055cb567834e6086e95b65a88d3147","node":20887,"created":1533158899,"modified":1536247981,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}