The Rockingham County Community Foundation, a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded $66,030 in grants to 19 organizations supporting the local community.

The board of advisors granted:

• $2,200 to Aging Disability and Transit Services of Rockingham County for Meals on Wheels
• $5,000 to The Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund for Barry’s Feeding Friends
• $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Eden to support programming
• $2,000 to City of Eden for Rockingham County Senior Games and SilverArts
• $5,000 to Dalton McMichael Band Boosters for Uniform Fund
• $2,000 to The Dancing Goat DME for Wheelchair Loan Program
• $1,500 to The Free Clinic of Rockingham County for Colon Cancer Screening Kits
• $5,000 to Help, Incorporated: Center Against Violence for Let’s Talk!
• $2,500 to Kindness with Purpose for Laundry & Literacy
• $5,000 to LOT 2540 for Filling Empty Plates across Rockingham County
• $5,000 to Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad, Inc. for Dan/Mayo River Swiftwater Rescue Readiness Initiative
• $2,000 to Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc. for Camp Jubilee Scholarship Fund
• $2,262 to Piedmont Folk Legacies, Inc. for Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids (P.I.C.K) 2025-2027 Session
• $5,000 to Reidsville Outreach Center for operational support for food bank
• $3,068 to Rockingham County for Project Lifesaver
• $5,000 to Rockingham County Robotics for Hotbotz Robotics parts and tools
• $2,000 to The Salvation Army of Rockingham County for Red Shield Youth Center
• $5,000 to Town of Mayodan for Washington Mills Park
• $3,500 to UNC Rockingham Healthcare, Inc. (doing business as Rockingham Student Health Centers) to support programming

“By partnering with donors, we turn generosity into a source of support for these nonprofits and charitable organizations doing impactful work in our Rockingham County community,” said Shelby Rhyne, advisory board president of the Rockingham County Community Foundation.

Funds for 2026 grants came from RCCF’s community grantmaking fund, the Home Savings Bank Charitable Endowment and the Apple Foundation Endowment for Rockingham County. Each year, RCCF’s 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/Rockingham to learn more about RCCF and its work or to make a tax-deductible donation.

Rockingham County Community Foundation Advisory Board Members
Founded in 1995, the Rockingham County Community Foundation is led by a local volunteer advisory board that understands community needs. In addition to Rhyne, board members include Cecil Cotrell (vice president), Flavel Collins (secretary), Miranda Ashley, Holden Barham, Robbie Citty, Johnny Farmer, Jonathan Jobe, Jennifer Lester, Texie Needham, Jimmy Shelton, Micky Silvers and Erica Vernon.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation transforms the collective generosity of our donors into a permanent source of community support, with a focus on the state’s rural areas.

NCCF partners with donors and a network of affiliates to sustain over 1,300 endowments totaling over $600 million in assets. Nearly $360 million has been awarded as grants to charitable organizations and scholarships to students, creating stronger communities for generations to come.