The Fund for Haywood County seeks to improve the quality of life in Haywood County by promoting charitable giving and supporting projects that benefit its communities and residents.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County: Haywood County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Fund for Haywood County provides grants up to $7,500 for charitable purposes. Requests that exhibit the greatest community benefit will be given the highest consideration.
- If an organization other than the applicant will benefit from the grant, then the applicant should include a letter of endorsement from that organization.
- Grant funds should be expended within one year of the award.
The Fund for Haywood County also advises the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund, which provides grants for beautification, streetscape improvements and other public amenities within the city limits of the Town of Waynesville, North Carolina or its defined extra-territorial jurisdictions for the purpose of enhancing economic prosperity, a healthy community and the arts for public enjoyment. Grants should support specific projects, initiatives or efforts rather than provide general operating support.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving Haywood County with a documented history of substantial work in Haywood County that pre-dates the application.
- An eligible organization may only submit one application per year.
Ineligibility
Grants generally do not support: capital campaigns, scholarships, annual giving campaigns, endowment funds, deficit funding or debt retirement, sectarian religious purposes, partisan political purposes, festivals or one-time events such as exhibits, performances or fundraisers, private primary and secondary schools (except for projects or programs that are not directed toward the school’s students or staff and that directly address community needs) and private clubs, or activities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made.
For more information, visit CFWNC.
