New Hanover County Community Foundation awards more than $51,000 in grants
The New Hanover County Community Foundation has awarded $51,890 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.
The board of advisors granted:
- $2,500 to 2SHARE, Inc. for targeted operating budget
- $3,560 to Assistance League of Greater Wilmington for Operation School Bell SNEAKERS project
- $2,500 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina for Project Learn
- $2,200 to Bread for Life Senior Pantry for general operating support
- $2,500 to Brooklyn Arts Music Academy for Music Is Life!
- $2,500 to Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for Help a Kid Be a Kid
- $2,110 to Cape Fear Museum for Wilmington 1898
- $5,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in New Hanover County
- $5,000 to Domestic Violence Shelter & Services for general operating support
- $2,500 to First Fruit Ministries for street outreach to unhoused people
- $5,000 to Open House Youth Shelter of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
- $4,000 to Step Up Wilmington for expanding opportunity through employment support and upskilling in the Cape Fear area
- $5,000 to The Carousel Center for helping child survivors heal from abuse
- $2,500 to The Thalian Association of Wilmington for Thalian Youth Theatre Bridges the Gap
- $5,020 to Tides, Inc., for general operating support
Funds for the grants came from NHCCF’s community grantmaking fund, the 1898 Memorial Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund, the Lucille Murchison Marvin Fund, and the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment.
“We’re pleased to invest in these organizations,” said Justin Burgess, advisory board president of the New Hanover County Community Foundation. “They perform critical services in our community.”
NHCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, NHCCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.
Learn more about NHCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/new-hanover. For further information about NHCCF, contact the Eastern Community Leadership Officer.
New Hanover County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members
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 Burgess, board members include Ronald Copley (vice president), Charles Earney (treasurer), Anna Van Rens Taylor (secretary), Jonathan Alper, Patrick Boykin, Angie Brewer, Henry Cherry, Eldridge Dodson, Donna Flake, Martin Green, Chris Hoenig, Patrick Moore, Hollis Moye Ray, Jane Rippy, Frankie Roberts, David Sweyer and JD Swart.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation 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 more than 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. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.
Media contact
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hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6901