{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Wayne County Community Foundation awards $900 in local grants","url":"\/news\/wayne-county-community-foundation-awards-900-in-local-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p>The board of advisors of the Wayne County Community Foundation recently announced a $900 local grant award from its community grantmaking fund. The grant was made to the Partnership for Children &ndash; Wayne for general operating support.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob Logan, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Wayne County Community Foundation. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud to make grants to create real change in our community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The Partnership for Children and the organizations we have granted to in the past are meeting critical local needs that we are proud to support, today and every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>For further information, contact Dawn Neighbors, NCCF community leadership officer, at <a href=\"mailto:dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org\">dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>&nbsp;or (910) 292-4437 or visit the NCCF website at <a href=\"\/nccommunityfoundation.org\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<h3>About the Wayne County Community Foundation<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes, partner for donors, and affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. The WCCF was founded in 1998 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 Wayne County.<\/p>\r\n<p>The WCCF board advises the Wayne County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annual. Advisory board members in live and work in Wayne County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs, and access opportunities. In addition to Logan, board members include: Suzie Acree, Harold Brashear, Charles Gaylor, Sarah McCullouch, and Donna Phillips.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Wayne 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 Wayne 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":1637600346,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"945920ef20804dec96ddf13bd0188ae0","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":81367,"created":1637600347,"modified":1637600347,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Wayne County Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/coastal-plain-north\/wayne-county-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247535,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"ef506a9387c94fd19735acff9b593ac3","parent":"127f00c6fc4e491a876a7b30f532e304","node":20844,"created":1533158920,"modified":1536247535,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}