{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Haywood County Community Foundation awards more than $4,000 in local grants","url":"\/news\/haywood-county-community-foundation-awards-more-than-4000-in-local-grants-2","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Haywood County Community Foundation recently announced $4,150 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>The board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,650 to the Fines Creek Community Association for the Fines Creek Community Association (FCCA) MANNA Pantry Refrigerator Replacements<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,400 to Clothes to Kids of Haywood County, Inc. for &ldquo;Starting a New Chapter&rdquo;<\/li>\r\n<li>$600 to KARE, Inc. for Child Medical Evaluations in Haywood<\/li>\r\n<li>$500 to HIGHTS for Healthy Foods for Compass Program<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Clay Dangerfield, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Haywood County Community Foundation. &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 Colby Martin, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org\">cmartin@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a> or visit the NCCF website at <a href=\"\/nccommunityfoundation.org\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Haywood County Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Haywood County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes, and partner for donors. The HCCF 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 Haywood County.<\/p>\r\n<p>The HCCF board advises the Haywood County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. Advisory board members live and work in Haywood&nbsp;County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs, and access opportunities. In addition to Dangerfield, board members include: Gary Lance and Emily McCurry.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Haywood 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 Haywood 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":1634859155,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"permission":"read","id":"1e5eee8631a94d5a993c62ef5ffc2b36","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":80805,"created":1634859155,"modified":1634859439,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Haywood County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/western\/haywood-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536248062,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"db2a1cb96c354a59b3233d88a0f60fc3","parent":"44d83c871eb54eb6b26d40a5bc49cce9","node":20899,"created":1533158742,"modified":1536248062,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]}}