Funding search · EIN 561337169 · Forest City, NC

Carolina Foothills Foundation

Name: Carolina Foothills Foundation grants, 2023–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

76
grants reported: $3.7M
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “bostic” · $25,000

$25,000
Bostic Volunteer Fire Departm · Bostic, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Town of Forest City1 grant · $288,300
Town of Rutherfordton1 grant · $250,000
Rutherford Lifeservices1 grant · $206,895
Out of the Ashes1 grant · $200,000
City of Saluda North Carolina1 grant · $200,000
Out of the Ashes1 grant · $125,000
Yokefellow1 grant · $125,000
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $125,000
Grahamtown Team1 grant · $120,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherf1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$2.5M

2023

$720,000

2024

$528,000

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$288,300
Town of Forest City · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$250,000
Town of Rutherfordton · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$206,895
Rutherford Lifeservices · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$200,000
City of Saluda North Carolina · Saluda, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$200,000
Out of the Ashes · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$125,000
Out of the Ashes · Forest City, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$125,000
Yokefellow · Spindale, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$125,000
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$120,000
Grahamtown Team · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherf · Forest City, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$100,000
Polk County Council On Aging · Columbus, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$78,519
Chase Corner United Methodist Ministries · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$71,873
Together Each Achieves More Nc (Teamnc) · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$70,000
Polk County Council On Aging · Columbus, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$68,716
Rutherford County Library · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$67,500
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$60,000
Polk County Health&Humanser a · Columbus, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$60,000
Pisgah Legal Services · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$50,000
Pilgrims Pathway House of Refuge · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$50,000
Rutherford County Sheriff'S Office · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$49,100
South Mountains Christian Youth Camp · Bostic, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$48,000
Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach · Lake Lure, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$40,000
Saluda Pop-Up Pantry · Saluda, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$40,000
Share Thy Bread · Tryon, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$35,000
Yokefellow Service Center · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$30,000
Union Mills Learning Center · Union Mills, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$29,500
Kidsenses Children'S Interactive Museum · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$26,000
Safe Kids Rutherford County · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$25,000
Champions for Wildlife · Lynn, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Bills Creek Community Volunt · Lake Lure, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Bostic Volunteer Fire Departm · Bostic, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Cherry Mtn Vol Fire Departmen · Bostic, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire D · Chimney Rock, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
City of Saluda North Carolina · Saluda, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Cliffside Area Fire Departmen · Cliffside, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Columbus Fire Department · Columbus, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Ellenboro Fire Department · Llenboro, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Forest City Fire Rescue · Forest City, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Green Creek Volunteer Fire Re · Columbus, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Green Hill Volunteer Fire Dep · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Hudlow Volunteer Fire Departm · Forest City, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Lake Lure Fire Department · Lake Lure, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Mill Spring Volunteer Fire De · Mill Spring, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Rutherfordton Fire & Rescue · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Saluda Volunteer Fire and Res · Saluda, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Sandy Mush Vol Fire Dept · Forest City, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Shilon-Danieltown-Oakland Vol · Forest City, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Shingle Hollow Volunteer Fire · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Sunny View Fire Rescue · Mill Spring, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Town of Spindale - Fire Rescu · Spindale, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Tryon Fire Department · Tryon, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Union Mills Fire Department · Union Mills, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$25,000
Higher Academia Corporation · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$25,000
Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry · Columbus, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$25,000
Unity in the Community · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$24,040
Polk County Film Initiative · Tryon, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$22,500
Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$22,000
Leaders & Entrepreneurs for the Advancement & Promotion of Girls · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$21,000
Pavillon Addiction Treatment Center · Mill Spring, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$20,000
Basics Christian Ministries · Cliffside, NC · 2024
To fund the charitable activities
$20,000
Basics Christian Ministries · Cliffside, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$20,000
Blue Ridge Hope · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$19,965
The Foundation for St Luke'S Hospital · Columbus, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$16,795
Family Resources of Rutherford County · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$16,500
Polk County Health and Human Services Agency- Senior Services · Columbus, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$16,000
Tryon Arts & Crafts School · Tryon, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$15,000
Polk County Film Initiative · Tryon, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities
$15,000
Isothermal Community College Foundation · Spindale, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$15,000
New Beginning Soup Kitchen · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$15,000
Tryon Seventh-Day Adventist Church · Tryon, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$15,000
Washburn Community Outreach Center · Bostic, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$10,000
Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$10,000
Mosaic Hope · Rutherfordton, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$10,000
Polk County Ymca · Columbus, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$10,000
The Source Ministriesthe Source Outreach Center · Forest City, NC · 2023
To fund the organization's charitable activities
$7,000
Polk County Public Libraries · Columbus, NC · 2025
To fund the charitable activities

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.