Dogwood Health Trust

What they fund

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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.

6 grants matching “specialists” · $696,547

• $64,000

  Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2024

  Substance use training and career support for peer support specialists.

• $200,000

  Children First Communities in Schools of Buncombe County · Asheville, NC · 2023

  Student support specialist.

• $70,000

  Homeward Bound Wnc · Asheville, NC · 2023

  Support peer support specialists to aid and extend substance use disorder care and system navigation for patients.

• $249,999

  Mountain Area Health Education Center · Asheville, NC · 2022

  This project enables mahec to continue their role as leader of the wnc community health worker initiative, a network of 26 fqhcs and community based organizations, while also funding an implementation specialist to work… read allThis project enables mahec to continue their role as leader of the wnc community health worker initiative, a network of 26 fqhcs and community based organizations, while also funding an implementation specialist to work in-depth with funded organizations to help them shift from primarily covid-focused community health work to chronic disease management and social determinants of health focused work. less
• $58,000

  Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement · Asheville, NC · 2022

  The clinicians of color movement aims to diversify the substance use workforce by providing new and prospective certified alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical addiction specialists, clinical supervisors, certi… read allThe clinicians of color movement aims to diversify the substance use workforce by providing new and prospective certified alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical addiction specialists, clinical supervisors, certified prevention specialists, and certified criminal justice addictions professionals with funding and support navigating the north carolina addictions specialist professional practice board. less
• $54,548

  AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance · Hickory, NC · 2022

  This grant will support aids leadership foothills-area alliance's (alfa) efforts to reduce drug use harm and stds in burke county. Funds will allow alfa to dispatch a peer support/harm reduction specialist to expand the… read allThis grant will support aids leadership foothills-area alliance's (alfa) efforts to reduce drug use harm and stds in burke county. Funds will allow alfa to dispatch a peer support/harm reduction specialist to expand their services in burke county and come closer to meeting the need, as well as provide more comprehensive referral services and social support. less

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

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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