Sixteen local non-profits will receive a total of $87,210 from the Columbus County Community Foundation(CCCF).
The foundation announced the awards Tuesday.
CCCF is an affiliate of the N.C. Community Foundation, and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, CCCF uses funding from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.
The board of advisors awarded grants to:
- $5,000 to Boy & Girls Homes of NC, Inc. for its identity leadership program
- $2,986 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Columbus County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $2,500 to Columbus Baptist Association for toy store
- $5,000 to Columbus County Arts Council for Heritage Project “Lessons from a Small Town”
- $5,000 to Columbus County Literacy Council for Each One Teach One – Adult Literacy
- $1,724 to Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for expansion of the animal services shelter
- $3,250 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Columbus County
- $15,000 to Families First for general operating support
- $1,000 to Friends of the Rube McCray Memorial Library for meeting room technology update
- $14,000 to Grace Episcopal Church with Lutherans of Christ the King for Grace Church Little Food Pantry & Garden
- $12,000 to Lake Waccamaw Food Ministry for general operating support
- $5,000 to Living Hope Pregnancy Support Services for car seats and pack ‘n’ plays for children
- $10,000 to Men & Women United for Youth & Families for Youth Ambassadors for a Better Community
- $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Columbus County
- $3,250 to Reuben Brown House Preservation Society, Inc. for youth poet laureate visit
- $500 to Salvation Army of Cape Fear for Columbus County food distribution/pantry
Funds for the grants came from CCCF’s community grantmaking fund and from the Columbus Anonymous Fund.
“This is about neighbors helping neighbors,” said Adam Wooten, advisory board president of the CCCF. “We’re pleased to support these organizations through our funding.”
Advisory board members live and work in Columbus County. In addition to Wooten, board members include Randolph Keaton (vice president), Becky High (secretary/treasurer), Rosemary Dorsey, Jess Hill, Pamela Young-Jacobs, Lisa Richey, Christopher Russell, Vickie Sasser, Terray F. Suggs and Andy Wayne.
Learn more about CCCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/columbus. For further information about CCCF, contact the Eastern Community Leadership Officer.
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.
