The board of advisors of the New Hanover County Community Foundation recently announced $50,060 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and the Lucille Murchison Marvin Fund both supporting general charitable purposes, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund supporting food needs in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Columbus counties, 1898 Memorial Endowment supporting race relation work , and the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment supporting programs and services related to child welfare.

The board granted:

• $1770 to Bread for Life Senior Pantry for general operating support
• $2500 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for the Minor Prevention Program
• $7000 to Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association for the “Help A Kid Be a Kid” Initiative
• $1000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh for the Mobile Food Pantry Program
• $2500 to Coastal Horizons Center for general operating support of the Rape Crisis Center for New Hanover County
• $5000 to Coastal Therapeutic Riding for the Minority Children Community Outreach Program
• $5000 to Domestic Violence Shelter & Services for general operating support
• $4150 to Family Promise of the Lower Cape Fear for the Homeward Bound Project
• $4100 to Five 14 Revolution for the Operation Hotel Outreach Project
• $2210 to NSEA Swim for the NSEA Swiminclusion Project
• $5000 to One Love Tennis for general operating support
• $1770 to St. Jude’s Metropolitan Community Church to support the Food Programs
• $5560 to Switchin Gears to support the Kids Bike Mechanic Mentoring program
• $2500 to Young Men’s Christian Association of Southeastern NC to support the Y Afterschool program for New Hanover county children

Patrick Boykin, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the New Hanover County Community Foundation.   “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,” he said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

For further information, contact Natalie Jenkins Peel, NCCF community leadership officer, at npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the New Hanover County Community Foundation

The New Hanover County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. The NHCCF was founded in 1987 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 – all for the benefit of New Hanover County. The NHCCF board advises the New Hanover County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually. Advisory board members live and work in New Hanover County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Boykin, board members include: Justin Burgess (vice president), Anna Van Rens Taylor (secretary), Charles Earney (treasurer), Jon Alper, Ned Barclay, Ron Copley, Eldridge Dodson, Stephen Gaskins, Frank Gibson, Martin Green, Patrick Moore, Hollis Moye Ray, Jane Rippy, Frankie Roberts and Kristi Sullivan. The New Hanover 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 – or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax deductible contributions, made payable to the New Hanover County Community Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave. Suite 460, Raleigh, NC  27612 or online at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $184 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $290 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’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.

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