The Ramble Charitable Fund was created to improve the quality of life in designated Buncombe County communities by supporting education, economic development, health care and other projects that promote community development.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County: Henderson County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grants for nonprofit organizations and public agencies for programmatic needs, capital needs and operating expenses. Projects should benefit the designated Buncombe County communities and not primarily the Ramble community and its residents.
Requests that exhibit the greatest community benefit, including education, economic development, health care and projects promoting community development, such as the arts and quality of life issues, will be given the highest consideration. Routine annual requests for operating funds may be considered a lower priority.
- If an organization other than the applicant will benefit from the grant, e.g., an organization applying to run a program in public schools, then the applicant should include a letter of endorsement from that other organization
- Grant funds will be available by the end of May and in most cases should be spent within 10 months of the award.
Funding Information
Grants range from $2,500 to $12,500.
Grant Period
1/year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving the Shiloh and South Buncombe communities, which is the following area of Buncombe County: Northern Boundary: Swannanoa and French Broad River; Eastern Boundary: Blue Ridge Parkway from I-40 to Sweeten Creek Road, then Sweeten Creek Road to Mills Gap Road to Henderson County Boundary; Southern Boundary: Henderson County Line from Mills Gap Road to Blue Ridge Parkway; Western Boundary: I-26 to Blue Ridge Parkway, then Blue Ridge Parkway to Henderson County Line.
- Organizations must already be established in or serving the Shiloh and South Buncombe communities.
- Eligible organizations, including organizations acting as a fiscal sponsor, may only submit one application per year.
- Eligible organizations will have submitted End of Grant Reports for all prior Ramble Charitable Fund awards.
For more information, visit CFWNC.
