The Unifour Foundation Inc. Endowment

The Unifour Endowment has awarded $259,240 in grants to 36 organizations supporting the local community:

• $10,000 to 957 Mobile Cafe for general operating support
• $4,000 to Adult Life Programs, Inc. for adult day services operating support
• $7,500 to Ashure Ministry, Inc. for collective impact
• $2,500 to Book Harvest for Books on Break in Burke County
• $14,080 to Burke United Christian Ministries for food programs
• $10,000 to Caldwell House for Transportation for Transformation
• $5,000 to Caldwell Council on Adolescent Health, Inc. for the Healthy Youth Act program focused on teen pregnancy and STD prevention
• $5,000 to Caldwell Senior Center for Thrive: Age Reimagined
• $7,500 to Catawba County Partnership for Children for KidsREADy Catawba
• $5,000 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center
• $3,000 to Catawba County Hispanic Ministry, Inc. (Centro Latino) for general operating support
• $5,000 to Catawba Science Center for Little Scientists of Burke County
• $5,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County for advancing advocacy through continuing education
• $10,000 to Christian Crisis Center of Alexander County to purchase food
• $10,000 to The Corner Table for general operating support
• $2,000 to Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, Inc. for the Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program
• $15,000 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for the Dr. John Earl Medical Ministry Clinic
• $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity – Catawba Valley, Inc. for homeownership program
• $9,080 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc. for mental health program
• $11,580 to Hickory Soup Kitchen to provide nourishment to the hungry
• $5,000 to Hickory Community Theatre for The Penguin Project: Empowering Children with Special Needs Through Theatre
• $5,000 to Hickory Museum of Art for Art for All
• $7,500 to New Beginnings Hickory for the Fit for Service program
• $5,000 to Neighbors Network, Inc. for Neighbors Rides
• $10,000 to Open Hearts Place for development program for long-term sustainability
• $2,500 to The Overflow NC Inc. for Seeds of Purpose: Youth Empowerment through Gardening, Farming, and Food Justice Education
• $6,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for the Reading Success Tutoring Center
• $10,000 to Safe Harbor of NC, Inc. for Restoring Lives, Renewing Hope
• $10,000 to The Salvation Army of Hickory for Warm Meals Warm Hearts
• $20,000 to Shelter Home of the Foothills for emergency shelter campus operations
• $5,000 to Shepherds For Sheepdogs Inc. for service dog placement
• $5,000 to Shining Hope Farms for equine assisted learning groups
• $5,000 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for Helping Families Stay Together
• $7,500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential recovery services for people from the Unifour region
• $2,000 to United Way of Caldwell County for Be Well: Caldwell Youth Mental Health Initiative
• $7,500 to Western Piedmont Symphony, Inc. for music enrichment, access and youth wellbeing

2025 Grants

The Unifour Endowment has awarded $228,500 in grants to 31 organizations supporting the local community:

• $25,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for expanding the accessibility of structured literacy tutoring   
• $25,000 to Catawba County Partnership for Children for Ready Reset Center   
• $12,500 to United Way of Caldwell County for backpack program   
• $12,000 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for behavioral health program   
• $10,000 to Hickory Soup Kitchen for 100% Healthy Choice Grocery   
• $10,000 to Caldwell House for Road to Recovery   
• $8,000 to New Beginnings Hickory for operating expenses to add resident recovery manager   
• $8,000 to Good Samaritan Clinic for vision clinic   
• $7,500 to Western Carolina University for Keeping TABS for Autism   
• $7,500 to The Salvation Army of Hickory for Shelter of Hope – Restful Sleep   
• $7,500 to The Corner Table for general operating support   
• $7,500 to Catawba County Hispanic Ministry, Inc. (Centro Latino) for Raices Fuertes, Comunidades Unidas (Strong Roots, United Communities)   
• $7,500 to 957 Mobile Café for general operating support   
• $7,000 to Council on Adolescents of Catawba Valley, Inc. for Healthy Youth Education program   
• $6,000 to Family Care Center for transporting families   
• $6,000 to Ashure Ministry, Inc. for general operating support for crisis assistance programs  
• $5,000 to Western Piedmont Symphony, Inc. for music education and enrichment for fourth- and fifth-grade students   
• $5,000 to Shining Hope Farms for mental health counseling program utilizing Equine Assisted Psychotherapy   
• $5,000 to Shepherds for Sheepdogs, Inc. for general operating support   
• $5,000 to Hickory Museum of Art for Art for All   
• $5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc. for mental health program for the uninsured   
• $5,000 to Girls on the Run Greater Piedmont for Breaking Down Barriers, Building Up Confidence   
• $5,000 to Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare for primary care for uninsured adults with brain health conditions   
• $5,000 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center   
• $5,000 to Burke United Christian Ministries for food pantry assistance   
• $5,000 to Adult Life Programs, Inc. for adult day services operating support   
• $4,000 to Caldwell Senior Center for general operating support   
• $3,000 to Hickory Choral Society for education through music: children’s summer choral camp   
• $2,000 to Catawba Valley Leadership Foundation for Strong Student Leadership program   
• $1,500 to North Carolina Symphony for ensembles in the schools for students in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell or Catawba counties   
• $1,000 to Hickory Landmarks Society for Heritage Days at Maple Grove 

2024 Grants

The Unifour Foundation Endowment awarded $262,740 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.

• $10,000 to 957 Mobile Café for general operating support
• $2,940 to Adult Life Programs, Inc. for adult day services operating support
• $13,000 to Alexander County Partnership for Children for building trauma resilience in Alexander County
• $7,500 to Ashure Ministry, Inc. for rent and mortgage assistance
• $5,000 to The Bridge Community for summer meal program
• $7,500 to Caldwell County Yokefellow, Inc. food pantry dairy and produce purchases
• $10,000 to Caldwell House for nourishing recovery
• $2,000 to Caldwell Senior Center for general operating support
• $2,500 to Catawba County Council on Aging for West Hickory Senior Center
• $15,000 to Catawba County Partnership for Children for Parents as Teachers
• $7,800 to Children’s Advocacy Center of Catawba County for Darkness to Light’s® Stewards of Children
• $12,000 to The Corner Table for general operating support
• $15,000 to County of Catawba for SRO Trauma Resilient Communities training
• $10,000 to Early Childhood Support Team (Dept. of Social Services) for clinicians
• $5,000 to Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc. for transporting families
• $7,500 to Family Guidance Center, Inc. for 2024 individual and family counseling
• $15,000 to Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry for the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry dental clinic
• $8,000 to Habitat for Humanity – Caldwell County, Inc. for building affordable homes in Caldwell County
• $8,000 to Habitat for Humanity – Catawba Valley, Inc. for Phase III – The Cottages at Ridgeview
• $5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic for Caldwell County, Inc. for mental health program for the uninsured
• $4,000 to Hickory Community Theatre for The Penguin Project – providing theatre opportunities for children with special needs
• $10,000 to Hickory Soup Kitchen for healthy choice grocery store
• $6,000 to Lenoir-Rhyne University for summer literacy camp
• $15,000 to Open Hearts Place for general operating support
• $5,000 to Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc. for empowering struggling readers and equipping their teachers
• $8,000 to PBS North Carolina for Rootle Ambassadors serving Caldwell and Catawba counties
• $10,000 to Safe Harbor of NC, Inc. for help for those experiencing homelessness
• $10,000 to Salvation Army of Hickory for Shelter of Hope: safe and restful sleep
• $5,000 to Shepherds for Sheepdogs, Inc. for general operating support
• $5,000 to Shining Hope Farms for mental health counseling program using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
• $8,000 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for 2024 helping families stay housed
• $5,000 to Wig Bank of Caldwell County for gas and grocery cards
• $3,000 to YMCA of Catawba Valley for Bright Beginnings – shopping for children who would not have

2023 Grants

The Unifour Foundation Endowment awarded $216,400 in grants to organizations supporting the local community:

• $12,000 to The Corner Table for general operating support
• $10,400 to the Alexander County Partnership for Children to address mental health needs
• $10,000 to 957 Mobile Café for general operating support
• $10,000 to the Family Guidance Center, Inc., for individual and family counseling
• $10,000 to the Hickory Soup Kitchen for general operating support
• $10,000 to Mission Ministries Alliance for Burke Street outreach
• $10,000 to Safe Harbor of N.C., Inc. for residential and community programs
• $10,000 to the Salvation Army of Hickory, NC, for the Shelter of Hope food project
• $10,000 to South Caldwell Christian Ministries for family housing programs
• $10,000 to the YMCA of Catawba Valley for the Bright Beginnings 2023 shopping event
• $7,500 to the Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc., for rent and mortgage assistance
• $7,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Caldwell County for construction materials
• $7,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, Inc., for Ridgeview/Kenworth neighborhood revitalization
• $7,500 to the House of Refuge Ministries, Inc. for the men’s shelter
• $6,500 to the Caldwell Council on Adolescent Health, Inc., for teen pregnancy and STD prevention
• $6,000 to the Catawba County Hispanic Ministry, Inc., (Centro Latino) for Spanish and English classes and resources
• $6,000 to the Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, Inc., for youth health education
• $6,000 to the Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc., for transportation for families
• $5,000 to Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare for strategic planning to improve services
• $5,000 to Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County, Inc., for mental health programs for uninsured individuals
• $5,000 to Lenoir-Rhyne University for books for The Little Read Visiting Writers Series
• $5,000 to New Dimensions Charter School for student mental health kits
• $5,000 to the Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Inc., for literacy programs
• $5,000 to PBS North Carolina to support Rootle Ambassadors serving Alexander and Burke Counties
• $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC to support rural food delivery in Alexander and Caldwell counties
• $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina for Backpacks for Burke County Schools
• $5,000 for Shining Hope Farms for mental health counseling program using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
• $5,000 to Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc., (TROSA) for residential substance use disorder recovery services in the Unifour region
• $5,000 to the Wig Bank of Caldwell County for gas and grocery cards
• $2,500 to the Catawba County Council on Aging for the West Hickory Senior Center
• $2,000 to Morning Star’s Youth Mission for the Joseph Hill Reachback Tutorial Program

2022 Grants

The board of the Unifour Foundation Endowment has awarded $253,690 in community grants.

The board awarded five grants totaling $50,000 that address food insecurity and scarcity to the following organizations:

• 957 Mobile Café, $10,000
• C2Life Foundation, $5,000
• The Corner Table, $15,000
• Hickory Soup Kitchen, $10,000
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, $10,000

The board awarded five grants totaling $50,580 for improving early childhood education to the following organizations:

• Alexander County Partnership, $5,000
• Catawba County Partnership, $25,000
• Centro Latino, $10,000
• Communities In Schools of Caldwell County, $8,080
• Made4Me, Inc., $2,500

The board awarded eight grants totaling $89,135 to address substance use and mental health to the following organizations:

• Burke Council on Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency, Inc., $7,000
• Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, $6,000
• Caldwell House, $2,500
• Catawba Alliance for Recovery, $40,000
• Catawba Valley Behavioral Healthcare, $5,000
• Exodus Homes, $7,735
• Safe Harbor of NC, Inc., $10,900
• TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.), $10,000

The board awarded nine grants totaling $38,975 to address community needs and human services to the following organizations:

• Autism Society of North Carolina, $2,500
• Caldwell Friends, Inc., $2,500
• Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas, $5,000
• Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Inc., $5,000
• Family Care Center of Catawba Valley, Inc., $6,000
• Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry, $5,000
• Habitat for Humanity – Caldwell County, $7,500
• The Industrial Commons, $2,475
• Prevent Blindness North Carolina, $3,000

The board awarded five grants totaling $25,000 in support of the arts to the following organizations:

• The Burke Arts Council, $5,000
• Hickory Community Theatre, $10,000
• Hickory Music Factory Inc., $5,000
• James C. Harper School of Performing Arts, $3,000
• North Carolina Symphony, $2,000