The board of advisors of the Granville County Community Foundation has awarded $22,500 in local grants.

The board granted:

• $5,000 to Area Congregations in Ministry for a lease for a refrigerated truck
• $500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism training for Granville County
• $4,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina for Triple Play – Health & Wellness Program for Mind, Body & Soul
• $1,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Granville County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
• $1,500 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Granville County
• $3,000 to HubZone Technology Initiative for HTI – Technology That Inspires
• $2,500 to Made4Me, Inc. for Making Abilities Possible Project
• $1,000 to North Carolina Symphony for Ensembles in the Schools for Granville County students
• $1,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Granville County
• $500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery for individuals from Granville County
• $2,000 to Vision’s Educational Learning & Tutoring Services for general operating support

The grants were awarded by GCCF from the Martha Frances Pruitt Endowment Fund, the Annette Clark Endowment and the Dr. and Mrs. C. Bryan Finch Endowment Fund.

“We’re proud to make grants that help our community,” said Charlie Gunn, advisory board president of the Granville County Community Foundation. “These nonprofit organizations support our community every day and we are grateful for this opportunity to support them.”

The Granville County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). For further information, contact Dawn Neighbors, NCCF community leadership officer, at dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the Granville County Community Foundation

The Granville County Community Foundation (GCCF) was founded in 1997 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 – all for the benefit of Granville County.

The GCCF board advises the community grantmaking fund and other funds to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually.

Advisory board members live and work in Granville County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Gunn, board members include Roderick G. Allison, Jason Finch, Joyce Fischer, Paige Little, Harry Mills, Crystal Satterwhite, Betsy Stovall, Amy Williams, the Rev. Richard Williams and Xavier Wortham.

The GCCF 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 Granville 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/Granville.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) 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 over 1,200 endowments and partners with a network of affiliates to award grants and scholarships in communities across the state.

 An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure rural philanthropy has a voice at the local, regional and national levels.

Media contact
Amy Dominello Braun, Senior Communications & Marketing Officer
abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6922