Funding search · EIN 830590696 · Asheville, NC

Dogwood Health Trust

Name: Dogwood Health Trust grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,824
grants reported: $301.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $60,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

will county care hurricane staff helene following discretionary

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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.

Where the money goes

Hurricane Helene recovery across Western North Carolina counties
Affordable housing development, repairs, and tenant assistance in WNC
Safety net clinics, FQHCs, and general operating for health providers
Small business lending, capital access, and entrepreneur technical assistance
Early childhood workforce retention and community college career pathways
Food access, food banks, and regional food hub capacity

Typical grant

Median grant is $60,000 and the middle half runs $18,000 to $155,000, so most of the 1,824 grants are modest. The very large checks, $1 million to $21 million, go to intermediaries that redeploy capital: community foundations, loan funds, CDFIs, and regional health systems. Repeat giving is common, with Mountain Housing Opportunities, Impact Health, Pisgah Legal Services, Community Action Opportunities, and MAHEC each appearing several times in a single year for different purposes.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“POST-HURRICANE HELENE”
“WNC”
“SAFETY NET”
“CAPACITY BUILDING”
“LOW-INCOME”

Positioning adjacent work

Name specific WNC counties served. Grants list them explicitly: 'eight WNC counties,' 'Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey.'
Ask $150,000 to $350,000 for a defined project unless you are a capital intermediary.
Tie research to their funded themes: opioid settlement planning, older adult outcomes, health policy consortium, trauma resilience.
Frame as operating or capacity support rather than a discrete study. They fund organizations, not just projects.

Worth knowing: This is a place-based funder: 1,773 of 1,824 grants went to North Carolina, almost entirely the western counties, and the few out-of-state grants (Health Resources in Action, Project HOPE, Community Reinvestment Fund) all deliver services or research back into WNC. Since Helene in late 2024, disaster recovery framing runs through nearly every large grant, and a small set of Asheville-based intermediaries absorbs a disproportionate share of the dollars.

195 grants matching “discretionary” · $2.4M

$12,500
AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance · Hickory, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Arc of Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville Area Arts Council · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville Peak Academy Charter School · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry · Arden, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Asheville-Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement · Fletcher, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Babies Need Bottoms · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Black Mountain Home for Children Youth & Families · Black Mountain, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Blue Ridge Community Health Services · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Blue Ridge Hope · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project · Cashiers, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Blue Ridge Pride Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Bluewest Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Bounty & Soul · Black Mountain, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Boys and Girls Club of Brevardtransylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County Hendersonville · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Buncombe County Partnership for Children · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Burke County United Way · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
By Any Means Avl · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Caja Solidaria · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Camp Grier · Old Fort, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Camplify · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Carereach · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Central United Methodist Church of Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Centro Comunitario Hispano-Americano · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Centro Unido Latino Americano · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Champions for Wildlife · Tryon, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Child Medical Collaborative · Sylva, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Children & Family Resource Center of Henderson County · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Children First Communities in Schools of Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Colaborativa La Milpa · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Community Action Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County · Marshall, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Creating a Family · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Crossnore Communities for Children · Newland, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Dayspring Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Delta House Life Development of Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Dig in Yancey Community Garden · Burnsville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Eagle Market Streets Development · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
East Marion International Pentecostal Holiness Church · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Eblen Charities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Eliada Homes · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Empowerment Resource Center of Asheville and Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Environmental Educators of North Carolina · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Feeding Avery Families · Newland, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
First at Blue Ridge · Black Mountain, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
First United Methodist Church of Franklin Nc · Franklin, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
First United Methodist Church of Waynesville · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
First United Methodist Church Sylva · Sylva, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Food Connection · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina · Mebane, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Freedom Life Ministries · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Getting Back To the Basics · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Girls On the Run of Wnc · Fairview, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Grove Church · Bryson City, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
H3 Collective · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Habitat for Humanity of Burke County · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hammer and Heart · Black Mountain, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hands On - a Childs Gallery · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Haven of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hawthorn Heights Wnc · Bryson City, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hayesville First United Methodist Church · Hayesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Haywood Christian Ministry · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Haywood Street Community Development · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Helping at Risk Kids · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Helpmate · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Henderson County Council On Aging · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Henderson County Habitat for Humanity · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Henderson County United Way · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hendersonville Free Medical Clinic · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
High Country Community Health · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Higher Academia Corporation · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hights · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hinton Rural Life Center · Hayesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hola Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Holler Harm Reduction · Marshall, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Homes for Youth · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hope Coalition Corp · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Hot Springs Health Program · Marshall, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Housing Assistance Corporation · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Institute for Preventive Healthcare and Advocacy · Fairview, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Interfaith Assistance Ministry · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Invest Appalachia · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Isaac Homes Youth Services · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Jewish Family Services of Wnc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Journeymen · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Just Economics · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Kidsenses · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Leaf Global Arts · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Literacy Together · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mount Zion Community Development · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Love and Respect Community for Recovery and Wellness · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
May Coalition · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
McDowell Lfac · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Memorycare · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mills River Life Enrichment Center · Mills River, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mission Ministries Alliance · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Area Health Education Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Bizcapital · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Child Advocacy Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Community Health Partnership Incorporated · Bakersville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mountain Projects · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Mptheater · Saluda, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Museum of the Cherokee People · Cherokee, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Musicworks · Leicester, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Neighbors in Ministry · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
No Wrong Door for Support and Recovery · Franklin, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton Foundation · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Open Doors of Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Operation Gateway · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Parkway Playhouse of Burnsville · Burnsville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Partners Aligned Toward Health · Burnsville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Partners Unlimited · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Partnership for Appalachian Girls Education · Marshall, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Penland School of Craft · Penland, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Pigeon Community Development Center · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Pivotpoint Wnc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Read To Succeed Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Resources for Resilience · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Rha Health Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Riverlink Incorporated · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity · Forest City, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Rutherford Housing Partnership · Forest City, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition · Spindale, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Search · Burnsville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Seekhealing · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Sixth Avenue Psychiatric Rehabilitation Partners · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Skyland United Methodist Church · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Smart Start of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Smart Start Partnership for Children · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Southwestern Child Development Commission · Sylva, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
St Gerard House · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
St Luke Cme Church · Tryon, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Steps To Hope · Columbus, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Sustainable Health for All · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Blue Ridge Literacy Council · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Center for Native Health · Whittier, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Christine Avery Learning Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Enola Group · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Family Place of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Givens Estates · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Hundred Movement · Weaverville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Industrial Commons · Morganton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Literacy Council of Highlands · Highlands, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Mediation Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Sequoyah Fund · Cherokee, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Steady Collective · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
The Young Men'S Christian Association of Western North Carolina · Woodfin, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry · Columbus, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Thirtieth Judicial District Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Alliance · Waynesville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Transylvania Christian Ministries · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Transylvania Habitat for Humanity · Brevard, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
True Ridge · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Unete · Canton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Unidxs Western North Carolina · Bryson City, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Incorporated · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
United Way of Rutherford County · Spindale, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Unity in the Community · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Vecinos · Franklin, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Verner · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Veterans' Treatment Court of Western North Carolina Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Waypoint Adventure · Black Mountain, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
West Marion Community Forum · Marion, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western Carolina Community Action · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western Carolina Pacesetters · Brasstown, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western Nc Housing Partnership · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western North Carolina AIDS Project · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western North Carolina Community Health Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Western North Carolina Regional Education Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Wnc Communities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Wnc Health Network · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Ymi Cultural Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Young Men'S Christian Association of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Youth Outright Wnc · Asheville, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.
$12,500
Ytl Training Programs · Candler, NC · 2024
Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.

Top recipients

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

Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation1 grant · $21.0M
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina4 grants · $11.2M
Impact Health5 grants · $11.2M
Self-Help Ventures Fund2 grants · $8.4M
Pisgah Legal Services7 grants · $7.2M
Mountain Area Health Education Center10 grants · $5.5M
The Givens Estates6 grants · $4.3M
Mountain Housing Opportunities4 grants · $3.7M
Land of Sky Regional Council26 grants · $3.6M
Helpmate5 grants · $3.2M

Giving over time

$73.8M

2022

$79.3M

2023

$148.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,824 grants.

$21.0M
Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation · Christiansburg, VA · 2024
Small business recovery grants and low-cost capital post-helene.
$10.0M
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency and disaster response grant funding for post-hurricane recovery across dht footprint.
$8.0M
Self-Help Ventures Fund · Durham, NC · 2024
Loan fund to support affordable housing in wnc.
$4.6M
Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2023
Healthy opportunities pilot support
$4.0M
Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency funding for health service organizations.
$4.0M
Mountain Area Health Education Center · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for mahec clinical services.
$3.0M
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
Legal and navigation services for disaster survivors.
$3.0M
Helpmate · Asheville, NC · 2022
This grant will support helpmate with construction costs related to their emergency shelter expansion project.
$3.0M
The Givens Estates · Asheville, NC · 2022
The funds are the critical first piece of a process to redevelop the former clinchfield mill into affordable senior housing in marion.
$2.2M
Blue Ridge Community Health Services · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
General operating support for regional safety net health services in ten wnc counties.
$2.1M
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
Regional aca enrollment and tax credit support for low-income households.
$2.0M
County of Transylvania · Brevard, NC · 2022
This grant will support transylvania county in leveraging american rescue plan act (arpa) funds for planning and infrastructure for affordable housing and business attraction and creation.
$2.0M
Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2023
Wnc pandemic recovery program: improving and sustaining the health and income of wnc.
$2.0M
Buncombe County Partnership for Children · Asheville, NC · 2024
Workforce retention and operation support for early childhood providers after hurricane helene.
$2.0M
Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024
Emergency funding for food access recovery efforts post-helene.
$2.0M
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Affordable housing development in buncombe county.
$2.0M
Haywood Street Community Development · Asheville, NC · 2023
Deeply affordable housing.
$1.6M
City of Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2022
Fully fund arpa project requests to the city of asheville for habitat for humanity, "improving equity and resiliency through affordable homeownership and asheville buncombe community christian ministry, "providing perma… read allFully fund arpa project requests to the city of asheville for habitat for humanity, "improving equity and resiliency through affordable homeownership and asheville buncombe community christian ministry, "providing permanent affordable supportive housing for women and children at transformation village." less
$1.5M
Wnc Communities · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support.
$1.5M
County of Swain · Bryson City, NC · 2022
Creating two mile forced main sewer lift station to accommodate building development in the ela district (phase i) of swain county.
$1.3M
Mountain Projects · Waynesville, NC · 2023
Construction workforce pipeline partnership.
$1.2M
Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2023
Sustainability, innovation, and capacity building for human service organizations.
$1.2M
Tri-County Community College Foundation · Murphy, NC · 2024
Construction workforce program for student-built homes in cherokee county.
$1.1M
Haywood County · Waynesville, NC · 2022
This grant, in combination with local resources, will support haywood county to fund 3 distinct projects with partners whom they select and determine and whose work will impact affordable housing across the county, with… read allThis grant, in combination with local resources, will support haywood county to fund 3 distinct projects with partners whom they select and determine and whose work will impact affordable housing across the county, with a comprehensive approach to community needs and in line with safe harbor standards. less
$1.1M
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2022
This grant will support asheville buncombe technical community college and project counterbalance. Funds will be used to support underserved students. 2nd payment
$1.1M
Mountain Bizworks · Asheville, NC · 2022
This grant will support mountain bizcapital, inc. In providing technical assistance and access to capital for low-income entrepreneurs who are unable to receive funding from traditional financial institutions due to lac… read allThis grant will support mountain bizcapital, inc. In providing technical assistance and access to capital for low-income entrepreneurs who are unable to receive funding from traditional financial institutions due to lack of creditworthiness. less
$1.1M
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2022
This grant will support asheville buncombe technical community college and project counterbalance. Funds will be used to support underserved students. 1st payment
$1.1M
Northwestern Housing Enterprises · Boone, NC · 2022
This grant would help northwestern housing enterprises provide better coursing conditions in yancey county (particularly for the low-income elderly and disabled), which currently can be very poor and have deleterious ef… read allThis grant would help northwestern housing enterprises provide better coursing conditions in yancey county (particularly for the low-income elderly and disabled), which currently can be very poor and have deleterious effects on resident health. less
$1.0M
Amy Wellness Foundation · Spruce Pine, NC · 2024
Recovery support funding focused in avery, mitchell, and yancey counties.
$1.0M
Centralina Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Technical assistance for fema assessments and applications across five regional councils of government.
$1.0M
Community Reinvestment Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating support for small business disaster recovery lending.
$1.0M
Gateway Wellness Foundation · Marion, NC · 2024
Recovery support funding for burke, mcdowell, polk, and rutherford counties.
$1.0M
Henderson County · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Match funding for affordable housing development in henderson county.
$1.0M
Mountain Bizcapital · Asheville, NC · 2024
Administrative expenses support for small business lending programs.
$1.0M
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Incorporated · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support.
$1.0M
Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024
Direct cash transfers for low-income residents impacted by hurricane helene.
$1.0M
United Way of Haywood County · Waynesville, NC · 2023
Provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need or distressed as a direct result of the canton mill closure.
$1.0M
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2022
The applicant has clarified the request to meet safe harbor requirements and the affordable unit mixture will now include 51 homes sold to households at or below 80% ami and 17 homes that will be unrestricted.
$984,110
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Capacity building program for twenty nonprofits via training, consulting, and operating support.
$975,000
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2022
This grant will support united way of asheville & buncombe county in the operation of 7 community schools and the expansion into 2 additional schools, including community school coordinators, contracts with partner orga… read allThis grant will support united way of asheville & buncombe county in the operation of 7 community schools and the expansion into 2 additional schools, including community school coordinators, contracts with partner organizations providing services in schools, homework diners, and managing the early warning and response system to track student well-being indicators. less
$944,663
Community Action Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hvac infrastructure support for weatherization program across multiple wnc counties.
$925,200
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for tenant assistance post-hurricane helene.
$900,000
Northwestern Housing Enterprises · Boone, NC · 2023
Small homes and workforce housing; spruce pine.
$880,000
Mountain Community Health Partnership Incorporated · Bakersville, NC · 2024
General operating support for fqhc serving yancey and mitchell counties.
$850,000
Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2024
Development of clinically integrated primary care network for medicaid, medicare and underserved populations in wnc.
$847,500
High Country Community Health · Morganton, NC · 2024
General operating support for community health centers serving four wnc counties.
$831,164
Southwestern Child Development Commission · Webster, NC · 2022
This grant will support southwestern child development commission in continued design and operation of an apprenticeship nc program focused on early childhood educators.
$818,028
Rural Economic Development Center · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Collaborative broadband initiative.
$812,500
Western North Carolina Community Health Services · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for fqhc serving buncombe and mcdowell counties.
$793,500
Smart Start Partnership for Children · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
This grant will support smart start partnership for children in leading a regional cohort of smart start local partnerships as they plan and implement a regional resilience project.
$769,207
Clay County · Hayesville, NC · 2024
Ems operations and training center construction in clay county.
$750,000
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for affordable housing development in eight wnc counties.
$750,000
Wnc Communities · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency funding for community organizations.
$750,000
The Givens Estates · Asheville, NC · 2022
Givens estates is an experienced, competent developer of senior affordable housing and have responded to invitations from our organization to expand their scope across our region.
$737,500
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for fqhc serving vulnerable populations in five counties.
$700,000
Isothermal Planning & Development Commission · Rutherfordton, NC · 2024
Workforce and business recovery support through multi-agency staffing expansion.
$700,000
Northwestern Housing Enterprises · Boone, NC · 2023
Connections at riverwalk support.
$681,415
Western Carolina Community Action · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Early intervention and affordable housing repairs for low-income families.
$670,079
Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024
Usda food distribution and delivery fee waivers for regional pantries.
$665,229
Mountain Housing Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2022
This portion of the project investment is structured as a grant to maintain the financial health of their project of creating units to serve a great number of low-income households in buncombe county outside of the trad… read allThis portion of the project investment is structured as a grant to maintain the financial health of their project of creating units to serve a great number of low-income households in buncombe county outside of the traditional 9% lihtc cycle. less
$660,000
McDowell Technical Community College · Marion, NC · 2022
This grant will provide funds for personnel, scholarships, curriculum, professional to support mtcc in making the childcare center on campus more robust in terms of curriculum, capacity, and ability to impact mtcc ece s… read allThis grant will provide funds for personnel, scholarships, curriculum, professional to support mtcc in making the childcare center on campus more robust in terms of curriculum, capacity, and ability to impact mtcc ece students learning and development. less
$650,500
Community Action Opportunities · Asheville, NC · 2023
Boosting early childhood education through increasing teachers numbers.
$650,000
Housing Assistance Corporation · Hendersonville, NC · 2022
The applicant has developed a reasonable set of development scenarios that will result in the significant production of affordable rental, for-sale, and potentially supportive housing units at a site proximate to hender… read allThe applicant has developed a reasonable set of development scenarios that will result in the significant production of affordable rental, for-sale, and potentially supportive housing units at a site proximate to hendersonville. less
$628,001
Montreat College · Montreat, NC · 2022
This grant will support montreat colleges carolina cyber center program that targets low-income, unemployed and underemployed individuals throughout our region.
$627,719
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2022
This grant will support nc state university's efforts to improve western north carolinas ability to learn, work, get health care, expand economic development and improve its quality of life through the significant incre… read allThis grant will support nc state university's efforts to improve western north carolinas ability to learn, work, get health care, expand economic development and improve its quality of life through the significant increase of access to and adoption of broadband of homes throughout the region. less
$622,996
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2022
The purpose of this grant is to support wcu in creating and implementing an accelerated ece program track and providing supplemental supports to students in order to recruit, retain, and scaffold ece workforce.
$617,697
The Enola Group · Morganton, NC · 2022
This grant will give the enola group funds for staff, training materials and supplies, supplemental pay for participating ece teachers and directors, and pay for participating students, supporting their efforts to recru… read allThis grant will give the enola group funds for staff, training materials and supplies, supplemental pay for participating ece teachers and directors, and pay for participating students, supporting their efforts to recruit and retain early childhood educators in burke county. less
$600,000
County of Jackson · Sylva, NC · 2024
Child welfare judicial awareness and emergency foster care housing projects in jackson county.
$600,000
Discover Church Ministries · Franklin, NC · 2023
Hope house of franklin.
$600,000
Communities in School of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
This grant will support communities in schools of north carolina (cisnc) in their efforts to provide supports to at-risk and justice-involved students to help them continue their education, gain post-secondary education… read allThis grant will support communities in schools of north carolina (cisnc) in their efforts to provide supports to at-risk and justice-involved students to help them continue their education, gain post-secondary education, and obtain employment, often supporting the local job-force as well. less
$600,000
Ymca of Avery County · Linville, NC · 2022
This grant will provide 10% of the total funds for the capital campaign to build and equip a ymca in mitchell county, which will in turn provide year-round aftercare and summer programming for low-income youth, dowing p… read allThis grant will provide 10% of the total funds for the capital campaign to build and equip a ymca in mitchell county, which will in turn provide year-round aftercare and summer programming for low-income youth, dowing prevention lessons for the county youth, and programming for elders related to fall prevention, diabetes management, etc. less
$594,515
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Capacity building for food hubs and nonprofits to advance health equity in wnc.
$592,080
Mountain Projects · Waynesville, NC · 2022
Participation in a lihtc project will renew mountain projects eligibility to pursue the funds as a stand alone entity and could bring more housing (and housing resources) to the counties they serve over the long term.
$574,198
Appalachian Community Capital Corporation · Christiansburg, VA · 2023
Wnc technology transformation for capital impact acceleration.
$570,000
Mountain Bizworks · Asheville, NC · 2022
To provide access to capital to under-fueled entrepreneurs by funding mountain bizworks rural small business expansion and cre lending program.
$563,684
McDowell Technical Community College · Marion, NC · 2023
A place in mcdowell.
$563,500
Colaborativa La Milpa · Asheville, NC · 2023
Emma neighborhood revitalization project.
$550,000
Transylvania Habitat for Humanity · Brevard, NC · 2023
Rosenwald neighborhood revitalization project.
$545,000
Smart Start Partnership for Children · Hendersonville, NC · 2023
Smart start western regional resiliency.
$528,308
Ymi Cultural Center · Asheville, NC · 2023
Ymi capital and capacity development project.
$528,200
Land of Sky Regional Council · Asheville, NC · 2023
Expanding digital opportunities in wnc.
$517,000
Thread Capital · Raleigh, NC · 2022
This grant will support thread capital with the project entitled, accelerating thread capital's impact in western nc.
$500,000
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry · Arden, NC · 2024
General operating support for homeless shelter and disaster recovery.
$500,000
Baptist Children'S Homes of North Carolina · Clyde, NC · 2024
Supportive housing acquisition and renovation for unhoused wcu students.
$500,000
Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support.
$500,000
Housing Assistance Corporation · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
General operating support for affordable housing in henderson, polk, and transylvania counties.
$500,000
Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Madison County Public Schools · Marshall, NC · 2024
Heavy equipment operator apprenticeship program for madison county students.
$500,000
St Gerard House · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
General operating support for autism services and community education efforts across wnc.
$500,000
Tzedek Social Justice Fund · Asheville, NC · 2024
Community led grantmaking and helene relief fund program
$500,000
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Incorporated · Asheville, NC · 2024
General operating support for staffing and grant matching.
$500,000
United Way of North Carolina · Cary, NC · 2024
Disaster relief funding through regional united way affiliates.
$500,000
Vecinos · Franklin, NC · 2024
General operating support for disaster-impacted health clinic launch and service continuity.
$500,000
Ywca of Asheville and Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Program support to maintain service delivery capacity post-disaster.
$500,000
Clay County · Hayesville, NC · 2023
To assist with a purchase of property related to child placement.
$500,000
Haywood Community College · Clyde, NC · 2023
Grant writer assistance.
$500,000
North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton Foundation · Morganton, NC · 2023
Alder springs housing expansion.
$500,000
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2023
Capacity building towards an equity centered collective impact strategy.
$500,000
Wnc Bridge Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2023
Shiloh community revitalization.
$500,000
Graham County · Robbinsville, NC · 2022
This grant will support graham county's low-income homebuilding and repair program by assisting with the cost of construction and providing a model that can be demonstrated when applying for future grant funds.

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