{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Graham County Community Foundation awards more than $2,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/graham-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-2000-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Graham County Community Foundation recently announced $2,170 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,170 to Graham Cancer Support Group to provide financial and humanitarian aid to residents of Graham County NC who are suffering from cancer<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for the Re-Igniting Youth Development program.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Yvette Carringer, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Graham County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,&rdquo; she 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 Colby Martin, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org\">cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>&nbsp;or visit the NCCF website at<br \/><a href=\"\/nccommunityfoundation.org\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Graham County Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Graham County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. The GCCF was founded in 1994 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 Graham County.<\/p>\r\n<p>The GCCF board advises the Graham County Unrestricted Endowment to support local needs. Advisory board members live and work in Graham County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to Carringer, board members include: Pam Shaffer (Secretary), Brady Cody, Crystal Cody, and Terri Phillips.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Graham 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 Graham 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=\"\/nccommunityfoundation.org\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/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 $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. 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.<\/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>","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":1635442135,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"3a5b45f7889c4bc9a1d56a90011f9e76","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":81027,"created":1635442135,"modified":1635442168,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Graham County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/western\/graham-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536248058,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"8da979c69dbd4391b2f68d564c85ba8b","parent":"44d83c871eb54eb6b26d40a5bc49cce9","node":20898,"created":1533158752,"modified":1536248058,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}