The Lee County Community Foundation, a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded $89,420 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.  

The board of advisors granted:  

• $5,000 to American Red Cross for Disaster Cycle Services 

• $1,120 to Back to Dirt Conservancy for Dirt Camp 

• $10,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina for the OT Sloan Boys and Girls Club in Sanford, N.C. 

• $15,000 to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation for general operating support 

• $2,500 to Central Carolina Community College Foundation for Cougar Market Food Pantry expansion 

• $2,500 to El Refugio/The Refuge Family Resource Center for Community KidsFest Literacy Camp 

• $3,000 to Family Promise of Lee County, Inc., for general operating support 

• $2,500 to Habitat for Humanity – Sanford for Building Hope 

• $3,000 to Helping Hand Clinic for Operation Safe Space clinic relocation project 

• $2,500 to Hispanic Liaison for Community Empowerment Program 

• $3,000 to JR Poe Therapy Dog Ministry for general operating support 

• $1,000 to Lee County Arts Council for general operating support 

• $1,000 to Made4Me, Inc., for Making Abilities Possible Project 

• $500 to Mann Center of North Carolina for Ballet Barres 

• $5,000 to Outreach Mission, Inc., for Emergency Shelter 

• $15,000 to Partnership for Children & Families for Doula Support Services – Dear Trinity 

• $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Lee County 

• $10,000 to the Salvation Army of Lee County for Navigation Services Operations 

• $500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Lee County Special Olympics 

• $1,500 to Temple Theater for general operating support 

• $2,000 to United Way of Lee County for NC 211 

• $1,500 to Voices Together for VOICSS® In Education – Lee County Schools 

“We are proud to support organizations doing important work in our community through these grants,” said David Spivey, advisory board president of the Lee County Community Foundation.  

Funds for 2024 grants came from LCCF’s community grantmaking fund, the Betty Sauls Memorial Endowment, Lisa Lynn McBryde Memorial Endowment, Margaret L. and Calvin G. Caviness Endowment, Warren and Imogene Kinder Owens Memorial Endowment, and the William J. and Emily G. Womble Endowment. Each year, LCCF’s local volunteer advisory board uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to eligible local organizations, including nonprofits, local governments, schools and churches.  

Visit nccommunityfoundation.org/lee to learn more about LCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation. For information about LCCF, contact the central region community leadership officer.  

Lee County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members  
Advisory board members live and work in Lee County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to president last name, board members include Mikeal Basinger (vice president), Linda Foushee (secretary), Mark Akinosho, Jan Hayes, Laurel Johnson, Robert Joyce, Kelli Laudate, Steve Malloy, and Margaret Murchison.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation brings together generous people and connects them to causes and organizations they care about, with a focus on inspiring lasting and meaningful philanthropy in the state’s rural communities.

With $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,200 endowments and partners with donors and a network of affiliates in 60 counties to strengthen our state. By stewarding and growing donors’ gifts, NCCF makes a powerful impact through a robust grants and scholarships program, awarding over $270 million since 1988.
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.