{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Franklin County Community Foundation awards more than $5,000 in grants","url":"\/news\/franklin-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-5000-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The <a href=\"\/communities\/northern-piedmont\/franklin\">Franklin County Community Foundation<\/a> has awarded $5,100 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board of advisors granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Franklin County<\/li>\r\n<li>$650 to Children&rsquo;s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Franklin County Childhood Cancer Safety Net<\/li>\r\n<li>$650 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Franklin County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina &ndash; Franklin County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Vision&rsquo;s Educational Learning &amp; Tutoring Services<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Funds for the grants came from FCCF&rsquo;s community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;These local organizations deserve our support,&rdquo; said Pamela Andrejev, advisory board president of the Franklin County Community Foundation. &ldquo;And there&rsquo;s no better place to invest than in your own community.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>FCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, FCCF uses dollars from its endowment fund to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community. &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Learn more about FCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org\/franklin. For further information about FCCF, contact the <a href=\"\/about-us\/meet-our-staff#community-leadership-team\">Central Community Leadership Officer<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Franklin County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Advisory board members live and work in Franklin County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Andrejev, board members include Cherry Ayscue (secretary), Diane P. Fleming, Holt Kornegay, Ruth Wheless, and Zelma Williams.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The North Carolina Community Foundation is the only statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered over $243 million in grants since 1988. With more than $440 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments and partners with a network of affiliates to award grants and scholarships in communities across the state.<\/p>\r\n<p>An important component of NCCF&rsquo;s mission is to ensure rural philanthropy has a voice at the local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit <a href=\"\/\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong># # #<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Hannah Hogewood, Marketing &amp; Communications Manager<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org,\">hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org,<\/a> 919-256-6901<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"\/communities\/northern-piedmont\/franklin\">Franklin County Community Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;has awarded $5,100 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/p>","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\/franklin\/Franklin-logo.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1689003087,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"b1e7a8d7fa3e40da83c2fbdb198b66d4","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":103675,"created":1689003087,"modified":1689003087,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Franklin County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northern-piedmont\/franklin-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247786,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"88e1071866ae458f9d196acb9f936174","parent":"a30c13830e0f4327a7b82e846b16cc47","node":20861,"created":1533159258,"modified":1536247786,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}