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Granville County Community Foundation awards more than $23K in grants

By Reggie Ponder,

2024-07-29

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The Granville County Community Foundation , a North Carolina Community Foundation affiliate, has awarded $23,350 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.

The board of advisors granted :
• $4,000 to Area Congregations in Ministry for Backpack Buddies Program.
• $600 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Granville County.
•$5,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina for Triple Play – Health and .
Wellness Program for Mind, Body & Soul.
• $3,000 to Central Regional Hospital for student recruitment project.
• $500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas.
• $2,000 to Community Partners of Hope Inc. for Henderson Men’s Shelter Expansion.
• $1,500 to Diaper Bank of NC for meeting diaper need for Granville low-income families.
• $2,500 to Granville County Extension Volunteer Association for Backpack Buddies Program.
• $2,000 to Oxford UMC Summer Literacy for summer literacy program.
• $1,500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Granville County.
• $750 to Vision’s Educational Learning and Tutoring Services for VOICSS® in Education – Granville County Schools.

“We’re happy to support these local organizations with funding,” said Charlie Gunn, advisory board president of the Granville County Community Foundation. “We appreciate the important work they do in our community.”

Funds for 2024 grants came from the Martha Frances Pruitt Endowment Fund, the Annette Clark Endowment, and the Dr. and Mrs. C. Bryan Finch Endowment Fund.

Each year, GCCF’s local volunteer advisory board uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to eligible local organizations, including nonprofits, local governments, schools and churches

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