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Grants Awarded

Cumberland Community Foundation awards over $7 million in grants annually. About 75% of that is paid from donor-restricted funds to causes designated by the donors. The rest is awarded from unrestricted and field-of-interest "Community Funds" through the competitive grant application program called "Community Grants." We are pleased to report recent Community Grants.   

Highlights of 2022 Grants Awarded

Here are some highlights of grantmaking in 2022: 

·       Seventy six local nonprofits shared $575,000 in matching funds for their GivingTuesday 2022 campaign gifts

·       Fayetteville State University: $580,060 for CCF-FSU Cumberland First Scholars Initiative

·       Fayetteville Technical Community College: $50,000, year 2 of 5 for increasing education attainment by 2030 in coordination with MyFutureNC goals

·       Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County: $2,120 for DEAI training for FY23 Project Support Grantees

·       Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc.: $1,500 for Diabetes Education Program

·       City of Fayetteville – Parks & Rec.: $8,330 for Cross Creek Cemetery #1 Restoration – Phase 2 – Cross Creek Voices

·       Connections of Cumberland County, Inc.: $6,000 for Day Resource Center – Improving quality of life

·       Cumberland Choral Arts: $6,000 for 2022-2023 Season “Common Threads”

·       CCS Ferguson-Easley Elementary: $8,240 for The Greater Purpose Project to support education and mental health

·       CCS Lucile Souders Elementary: $8,240 for Inside Out Project to support education and mental health

·       CCS Walker-Spivey Elementary: $8,240 for Greater Purpose Project to support education and mental health

·       Methodist University: $2,610 for Shelton Challenge Leadership Camp 2022

CCF Awarded $1,340,528 in Community Grants (July 2021) 

The 2021/2022 Community Grants are: 

  • Cape Fear Regional Theatre: $500,000 for Phase II of the theater redesign and restoration
  • Cape Fear Botanical Garden: $24,632 for A Garden for All
  • Child Advocacy Center, Inc.: $126,000 for Child Victims of Abuse Services
  • City of Fayetteville - Police Department: $40,000 for Fayetteville Police Department Crisis Intervention Program
  • Cool Spring Downtown District: $5,200 for Hay Street Raised Plant Bed Revitalization
  • Cumberland Choral Arts: $2,500 for 30th Anniversary Season
  • Cumberland County Council on Older Adults: $79,300 for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Community Support
  • Cumberland County Department of Public Health: $64,000 for Improving Health Outcomes through Mobile Clinics and Social Determinants of Health
  • Cumberland County Schools - Reid Ross Classical School: $3,663 for Empowering Students to Succeed in Advanced Placement Courses
  • Cumberland HealthNET: $47,000 for Medical Home for the uninsured in Cumberland County 
  • Falcon Children's Home and Family Services: $20,300 for Magnolia Hope (Residential Center)
  • Fayetteville State University: $133,330 for Fayetteville State University Reading Clinic
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College: $22,314 for STEM Teacher Training: A Workshop in Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory Methods
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation, Inc.: $20,000 for High School Connections Resource Fund
  • Groundswell Pictures: $10,000 for Indigo Moon Film Festival
  • Massey Hill Heritage Preservation Project: $15,000 for Puritan Mill Water Tower Renovation Project
  • Sandhills Family Heritage Association: $22,000  for Architect - Historic Spring Lake Civic Center Renovation - Final Phase
  • Service Source, Inc.: $10,000 for Community Inclusion Day Program - Bloom: Art Therapy
  • The Gilbert Theater: $3,289 for FayetteVAUDEville Series with Theater Light Upgrades Included
  • Veterans Empowering Veterans, Inc: $45,000 for Your Brother's Keeper Transitional Housing
  • Vision Resource Center: $12,000 for VRC Reading Service

Multi-year grants in progress are:   

  • The Gilbert Theater Endowment: $25,000 for Lilly Endowment Match
  • Fayetteville Family Life Center Endowment: $10,000 for Anonymous Endowment Match 
  • Partnership for Children: $50,000 for Family Connects (Year 3)
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College: $50,000 for MyFutureNC Initiative (Year 2)

 

Community Grants Awarded 2020

City of Fayetteville Police Department was awarded $50,000 from the Dr. Lucile Hutaff Community Advancement Fund and the Innovative Program for Community Progress Fund for Racial Equity Training.

Fayetteville Technical Community College was awarded $250,000 over five years from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund for Education and the Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment for a myFutureNC initiative to increase postsecondary education by 2030. 

Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation was awarded $250,000 for the Nursing Education Center in memory of Dr. Lucile Hutaff, for the Foundation's 40th Anniversary. 

40th Anniversary Grant Awards: 

During the COVID-19 related closures, nonprofit organizations were unable to host their annual fundraising events or engage donors as usual. Cumberland Community Foundation stepped up with general operating support for these organizations in celebration of our 40th Anniversary: 

Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation
Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc.
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville, Inc.
Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
Connections of Cumberland County, Inc.
Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults, Inc.
Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, Inc.
Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc
Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch
Fayetteville Family Life Center, Inc.
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc.
Vision Resource Center

Community Grants Awarded Fall 2019

Health Services

All About Fitness, Inc. was awarded $1,000 from the Health Education Foundation of Cumberland County-General Endowment for fighting obesity in Cumberland County. 

Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $8,458 from the Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund for diabetes self-management and prevention education. 

Cumberland County CommuniCare, Inc. was awarded $25,000 from the Youth Health Endowment Fund and Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Health for a community opioid response empowerment project. 

Partnership for Children of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $250,000 from the Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund for Family Connects. This five year grant will support Family Connects which offers universal home visits from nurses for all families with newborns.

Senior-Citizen Support

Cape Fear Studios, Inc. was awarded $15,000 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Seniors for recreational art classes at senior centers. 

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Inc. was awarded $10,000 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Seniors and The Thomas and Edith Wood Endowment for Alzheimer's & Dementia Support for live musical performances at senior residential facilities. 

Education

Cumberland County Schools- Reid Ross Classical Middle/High School was awarded $3,638 from the Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment for a charging cart to power Chromebooks. 

Cumberland County Schools- South View High School was awarded $4,990 from the Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment for a drone project focused on encouraging females in STEM activities. 

Fayetteville State University/Department of Education was awarded $27,460 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education and The Dr. Christian and Elise Chung Charitable Endowment for a reading clinic that uses evidence-based tutoring methods to improve literacy.

Methodist University was awarded $8,335 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education for expansion of the Margaret Willis tutoring program to improve literacy. 

The School of Hope was awarded $6,007 from the Lewis E.W. Lepper Memorial Fund, Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment, and the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education for occupational therapy equipment for autistic students. 

Arts

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville, Inc. was awarded $4,160 from the Elaine M. and Johnny L. Bryant Family Fund and the Dr. Richard S. Kelly, Jr. Memorial Fund for drama day camp scholarships for disadvantaged students.

Service Source, Inc. was awarded $10,000 from The Terri Union and Carlos Zukowski Endowment for the Arts, The Visual Arts Endowment, and the Frances and Warren Way Family Fund for an art therapy program for their community inclusion day program. 

Women and Girls

Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $18,094 from The Terri Union Endowment for Women and Girls and Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Health for the intimate partner violence program. 

Teens

Methodist University was awarded $1,080 from the Brownie Dickson Schaefer Memorial Fund for Youth of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Shelton Challenge is designed to help students expand their knowledge and skills of what it takes to be an effective leader. This funding will provide scholarships for financially disadvantaged students in Cumberland County.

Environment

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation- Clark Park Nature Center was awarded $3,090 from the Cape Fear River Basin Environmental Fund and the Waverly C. Broadwell Family Environmental Education Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation. The funding will support a diorama exhibit. 

Quality of Life

Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults, Inc. was awarded $52,213 from the Raymond and Eleanor Manning Family Fund, Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Health, Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Seniors, Dr. Glenward T. Keeney Memorial Endowment, and Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund for a new Meals on Wheels truck.

Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch was awarded $15,000 from the Raymond and Eleanor Manning Family Fund and Community Grants fund for a new dinning room floor. 

Historic Preservation

Heritage Square Society of North Carolina, Inc., was awarded a $44,250 from the Historic Fayetteville Foundation Fund, Col. Clifford, Martha, and Robert Duell Charitable Endowment for Historic Preservation, and Rosalie Huske Kelly Endowment for Historic Preservation for renovations to the Baker-Haigh-Nimocks House.

Emerging Opportunity Grants

North Carolina Counts Coalition was awarded $26,760 from the Dr. Lucile Hutaff Community Advancement Fund and Innovative Program for Community Progress for a Census outreach coordinator for Cumberland County.

Friends of the Cumberland County Library, Inc. was awarded $3,129 from the Dr. Lucile Hutaff Community Advancement Fund for five laptops to increase Census outreach for historically under counted populations. 

Community Grants

Airborne and Special Operations Museum was awarded $100,000 from the Dr. Lucile Hutaff Community Advancement Fund and Community Grants fund for the  Honoring America's Heroes Campaign to upgrade the exhibits. 

Armed Services YMCA of Fort Bragg was awarded $7,760 from the Community Grants fund for Operation Hero, a program that supports military school children. 

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville, Inc. was awarded $17,872 from the Community Grants fund for an update to the stage rigging system.

Fayetteville Police Foundation was awarded $6,231 from the Community Grants fund for renovations to the victims' interview room.

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Inc. was awarded $26,500 from the Community Grants fund for Musical Connections, a program that introduces and encourages music in the school system. 

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation was awarded $65,000 from the Community Grants fund for Cross Creek Cemetery #1 renovations.

Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award

Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation, Inc. was awarded $1,000 in honor of Jesse Byrd, Jr. for exemplary board service.  

Lilly Endowment Challenge Matching Grant

Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch – was chosen to receive a $1 for $1 matching grant of up to $25,000 for the Operation Inasmuch Endowment. 

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville,Inc. – was chosen to receive a $1 for $1 matching grant of up to $25,000 for the Bo and Herbert Thorp Endowment for Cape Fear Regional Theatre.

Lilly Endowment Challenge Operating Support Grant

Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch was awarded $5,000 for general operating support while the organization is actively building its endowment.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville, Inc. was awarded $5,000 for general operating support while the organization is actively building its endowment.

Community Grants Awarded Fall 2018

Health Services

Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $20,000 from the Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund and the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Health of Cumberland Community Foundation for Emergency Direct Aid.  The emergency direct aid program allows low income and uninsured Cumberland County residents to obtain emergency medications, same day dental extractions, assistance with travel to medical appointments at Duke or Chapel Hill, vision assistance and medical supplies.

Cumberland HealthNET was awarded $18,600 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Health and the Dr. Glenward T. Keeney Memorial Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation. The expanded enrollment initiative provides support for the uninsured to reduce ER visits and expand case care management.

Fayetteville/Cumberland County Continuum of Care on Homelessness was awarded $28,000 from the Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The homeless coordinated entry system provides an information system to prioritize homeless individuals to eliminate disparities with services and collect data.

Fayetteville Family Life Center was awarded $12,000 from the Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The residency program provides mental health counseling services for uninsured and under-insured clients.

Myrover-Reese Fellowship Home, Inc.  was awarded $10,000 from the Health Education Foundation of Cumberland County-General Endowment, Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund, Elizabeth Kornegay Spears Pate Community Endowment, and the Dr. Glenward T. Keeney Memorial Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The greenhouse project on campus provides support to clients recovering from substance abuse and will provide a place to grow mums as a source of revenue for support programs. 

Senior-Citizen Support

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was awarded $5,000 from the Thomas and Edith Wood Endowment for Alzheimer's & Dementia Support of Cumberland Community Foundation.  This funding provides musical performances by the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra at senior care facilities with dementia and Alzheimer's patients. 

LIFE-St. Joseph of the Pines was awarded $5,000 from the Thomas and Edith Wood Endowment for Alzheimer's & Dementia Support and the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Seniors of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The funding provides therapeutic equipment for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

Education

Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $15,000 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Triple Play program is a national model that educates youth on how to eat smart, keep fit and form positive relationships that add up to a healthy lifestyle.

Cape Fear Botanical Garden was awarded $22,000 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The therapeutic horticulture program provides adaptive, nature-based experiences that educates those with varying abilities and conditions.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville, Inc.  was awarded $5,000 from the Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation. The scholarship opportunities provide access to the theatre for financially disadvantaged students, allowing them to attend all 6-day camp classes as well as a week-long spring break class.

Cumberland County Schools- Reid Ross Classical Middle/High School was awarded $3,700 from the Helen Jones Melvin Education Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Document Based Question (DBQ) social studies binders enhance learning and comprehension for students and are available for all teachers grades 6-12.   

Cumberland County Schools -Terry Sanford High School was awarded $4,230 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation. This electric string quartet project is designed to introduce students to 21st century technology and have an impact at the school and the community. 

Fayetteville State University/Department of Education was awarded $12,400 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation.  NC Wolf Trap Institute's Early Childhood STEM Learning Through the Arts Works Project is an evidence-based program designed to increase knowledge of STEM arts that will be implemented in four Cumberland County Schools.

Girl Scouts- North Carolina Coastal Pines was awarded $5,000 from the Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The outreach program provides support to girls from underserved communities who have barriers to participation in a traditional troop such as financial need, transportation obstacles, and lack of parental support.

The School of Hope was awarded $14,318 from the Lewis E.W. Lepper Memorial Fund and Cornelia "Neill" Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund - Education of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The funding provides therapeutic technology equipment for autistic students.

Arts

Cape Fear Botanical Garden was awarded $11,526 from The Visual Arts Endowment, David and Helen Clark Art Museum Fund, and the Community Arts Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Homegrown in the Garden art exhibit demonstrates a collaborative community art experience, combining the efforts of regional artists and Garden visitors to transform the Garden into a living tapestry of natural art.

Cumberland Oratorio Singers  was awarded $1,500 from the Elaine M. and Johnny L. Bryant Family Fund and the Frances and Warren Way Family Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation. The funding provides additional musicians to support an expanding program.

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Inc. was awarded $11, 526 from The Terri Union and Carlos Zukowski Endowment for the Arts, Frances and Warren Way Family Fund, and the MacMillan Family Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Music Connections program introduces music to young children and works with the Cumberland County Schools to address their needs, especially with a shortage of string instrument instruction which negatively impacts middle and high school students.

Women and Girls

Connections of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $27,000 from the The Terri Union Endowment for Women and Girls and Community Grants Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation. The Day Resource Center offers case management for supportive services designed to improve the quality of life of women and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Teens

Methodist University was awarded $2,000 from the Brownie Dickson Schaefer Memorial Fund for Youth of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Shelton Challenge is designed to help students expand their knowledge and skills of what it takes to be an effective leader. This funding will provide scholarships for financially disadvantaged students in Cumberland County.

Environment

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation- Clark Park Nature Center was awarded $8,190 from the Cape Fear River Basin Environmental Fund and the Waverly C. Broadwell Family Environmental Education Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation. The funding will support renovations to the ecological exhibit at the nature center.

Community Grants

Child Advocacy Center, Inc.  was awarded $37,867 from the Community Grants Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The funding supports Stewards of Children which is an award-winning training program where adults learn how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

Fayetteville Police Foundation  was awarded $3,697 from the Community Grants Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The Adopt A Cop program strives to deter the children from becoming involved as participants or victims of criminal activity by teaching skills which will help children deal with peer pressure and live healthy, safe lives.

Southern Regional Area Health Education Center was awarded $67,851 from the Community Grants Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation.  The FACE IT! Academy is a community effort that addresses the problems of substance use disorder and opioid addiction through evidence-based methods.

Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award

Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc. in honor of Pat Chabra. 

Lilly Endowment Challenge

Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch Inc. was chosen to receive a $1 for $1 matching grant of up to $50,000 for the Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch Endowment.

Community Grants Awarded Summer 2018

Health Services

Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund-Healthcare

The Child Advocacy Center was awarded $12,000 for Individual and Group Counseling Services for Child Victims of Abuse.  This will provide children identified in need of mental health important counseling services on-site.

Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc., was awarded $12,000 for the Diabetes Self-Management program.   This will provide clients with effective diabetes management tools and weekly education classes on related topics.

Vision Resource Center was awarded $10,000 for the Independent Living Skills and Socialization for People with vision loss. This will provide clients with vision loss to receive one-on-one rehabilitation therapy and socialization skills.

Action Pathways/Second Harvest Food Bank was awarded $20,000 for the Second Saturday Produce Market Expansion. This will provide a cooking demonstration cart for community partners to share and preparation and nutrition education programming. 

Dr. Glenward T. Keeney Memorial Endowment

5 Sparrows was awarded $2,000 for general operating support for their services that provide counseling to victims of human trafficking. 

Health Education Foundation of Cumberland County General Endowment

Operation Inasmuch was awarded $5,291 for the Medical Ministry. This will provide medical equipment and supplies for the weekly clinic that serves the uninsured, homeless, and indigent.

 

Senior- Citizen Support

Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund-Seniors

Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults was awarded $50,000 for the Community Caregiving Circle.  This will provide a comprehensive, two year program to improve the quality of life for older adults in Cumberland County.

Cape Fear Studios, Inc., was awarded $10,000 for a Senior Arts Program. This will provide art classes and supplies at various recreation centers to relieve isolation and provide more recreation for older adults.

The Thomas and Edith Wood Endowment for Alzheimer's and Dementia Support

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was awarded $5,000 for the Musical Memories Program. This will provide performances at facilities that serve dementia or Alzheimer's patients. 

Children

Dr. Richard S. Kelly, Jr. Memorial Fund

Boy and Girls Home of North Carolina, Inc. was awarded $7,500 for Cumberland County Foster Care Parent Re-licensure Training.  This event will provide training for 200-250 foster care providers in the Cumberland County area. 

Karen Allen Parker Memorial Endowment 

Cape Fear Medical Foundation, Inc. was awarded $1,385 for Artful Reflections Kids Events.  This is an art program for children of cancer patients to cope with the challenges of their parent's diagnosis. 

The Community/Emerging Opportunity Fund

Fayetteville/Cumberland Parks and Recreation was awarded $4,000 for the Splash Pad Wheelchair Project.  This will provide four aquatic wheelchairs at two accessible community splash pads available for public use. 

The Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Sachs Fund for Children

Child Advocacy Center was awarded $6,650 to educate child-serving organizations about child abuse prevention and detection and other child-protection related programs of Child Advocacy Center and support for the summer intern. 

 

Community Grants Awarded Summer 2017

Health Services

Elizabeth A. Hudspeth Endowment Fund

Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $17,000 for the Emergency Direct Aid Program which provides critical life sustaining services to uninsured Cumberland County residents with incomes below federal poverty guidelines.

Cape Fear Botanical Garden was awarded $10,000 for the Therapeutic Horticulture Program, which addresses immediate and ongoing healthcare issues associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other military service related stress through preventative and restorative therapeutic techniques.

Cumberland County Coordinating Council on Older Adults was awarded $11,000 for the Access for the Aging Project which promotes safe accessibility to the homes of elderly/disabled older adults through the provision of access/handicap ramps. 

Horses that Heal was awarded $2,000 for the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning Program (EAP/EAL) which provides free EAP/EAL for Service members and their families as well as At Risk youth who do not have healthcare or financial means to pay.

ServiceSource was awarded $10,000 for Friendship House Fayetteville which will help young adults with disabilities learn independent living skills and teach students in healthcare professions to grow in their care and empathy for people with disabilities. 

Vision Resource Center was awarded $10,000 for the Health and Mobility Program which aids the blind and vision impaired by providing skills to help limited vision clients navigate life.

Quality of Life

Raymond and Eleanor Manning Family Fund

Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc. (Find-A-Friend Program) was awarded $100,000 for the Find-A-Friend Dream Center Building Project, which is for the Find-A-Friend Youth Enrichment Center that will provide state of the art technology and workshops that will focus on improving academia, self-esteem and overall behavior of the youth they serve.

Historic Preservation

Historic Fayetteville Foundation Fund and the Col. Clifford, Martha and Robert Duell Charitable Endowment for Historic Preservation

Heritage Square Society of North Carolina, Inc., was awarded a $25,000 matching grant for renovations to the Baker-Haigh-Nimocks House (Interior) and $2,500 to create an Education Center where student can learn about Fayetteville history.

Community Grants Program

Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award

Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc. was awarded $1,000 in honor of Susan Miller for exemplary board service while a member of Better Health of Cumberland County, Inc.’s board of directors.

Lilly Endowment Challenge Matching Grant

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra – was chosen to receive a $1 for $1 matching grant of up to $25,000 for the Fayetteville Symphony Endowment.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville – was chosen to receive a $1 for $1 matching grant of up to $25,000 for the Bo and Herbert Thorp Endowment for Cape Fear Regional Theatre.

Lilly Endowment Challenge Operating Support Grant

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was awarded $10,000 for general operating support while the organization is actively building its endowment.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville was awarded $10,000 for general operating support while the organization is actively building its endowment.

Community Grants Awarded in 2016

Elizabeth A Hudspeth Fund

Action Pathways – Second Harvest Food Bank was awarded $10,000 for the 2nd Saturday Produce Market. This project provides produce and some baked goods to anyone in need in our community.

Cape Fear Botanical Garden was awarded $10,000 for the Therapeutic Horticulture which addresses the immediate and ongoing healthcare issues through preventative and restorative therapeutic techniques.

Myrover Reese Homes was awarded $10,000 for the Independent Living Transition program for support and case management for the patients transitioning from the rehabilitation program at Myrover-Reese to independent living.

Stanton Hospitality House was awarded $5,000 for the Guest Assistance Program that provides complimentary guest rooms at the Stanton Hospitality House for patients and care caregivers in need of housing while receiving medical care. 

USO of NC was awarded $5,000 for the Warrior ReSet program which is an on-site heal, human service, and resiliency program focused on giving military leaders the hands-on training and tools to better lead and support their troops and themselves.

Vision Resource Center was awarded $10,000 for the Blind and Vision Impaired Program that would allow for an expansion of the Health and Wellness Program, providing more skills to help current limited vision clients navigate life

The CARE Clinic was awarded $10,000 to help host the NC Missions of Mercy Free Dental Clinic a free dental clinic, and provide hundreds of low-income, uninsured patients in our community with free dental services.

Endowments for the Arts

Terri Union and Carlos Zukowski Endowment for the Arts and the Elaine M. and Johnny L. Bryant Family Fund

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was awarded  $3,000 for Symphony in Your Neighborhood which proposes to take small ensemble of musicians to perform concerts in various park facilities around Cumberland County to bring music out to regions of the county that currently do not receive arts activities nearby. 

Child Advocacy Center was awarded $900 for the Break the Chain of Child Abuse Art Contest in which children 18 years of age and younger residing in Cumberland County/Fort Bragg doing a visual work of art and also writing a brief essay about their work for prizes.

Fayetteville State University (Sweet Tea Shakespeare) was awarded $3,000 for audience outreach to provide funding for 1000 students and parents from underserved and minority populations to attend special productions of Paradise Lost/Saint Joan and Othello. Students and parents will also have the opportunity to attend an audition workshop and a chance to audition for Sweet Tea Shakespeare shows.

Women and Girls

The Terri Union Endowment for Women and Girls

Child Advocacy Center was awarded – $5,000 for the VOICES A program of self-discovery and empowerment for girls that focusing on the key components of celebrating strengths, safety, female mentors and role models, developing and supporting leadership skills, empowering girls to be forces for social change, media literacy, physical, sexual, and mental health information, cultural connections, and solidarity between girls and women.

Quality of Life

Raymond and Eleanor Manning Family Fund

Center for Economic Empowerment Development (CEED) was awarded $15,000 for the Lease to Home Housing Rehabilitation program. The goal of this program is for the client to attend set counseling sessions on a monthly or quarterly basis ultimately leading to the client being in a position to buy the home and become a homeowner.

Family Promise of Fayetteville NC was awarded $8,500 for the Just(us) Academy that is designed to introduce low income, homeless youth to career paths in areas to which they traditionally have had little to no positive exposure and to various employment opportunities in the court system field through study and direct interaction.

Greater Fayetteville United was awarded $20,000 for a Social Capital Survey that will provide the data needed to establish a benchmark and empower residents and local agencies to build stronger communities and strengthen community bonds.

 

Quality of Life Grants from Community Funds

Partnership for Children was awarded $20,000 for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group Services which offers supportive services to grandparents that are raising their grandchildren in the home giving them the opportunity to meet others that are in a similar situation and serves as a means for them to learn about the different community resources available to them and their grandchildren.

 

Education

Communities In Schools was awarded $50,000 for general support

Communities In Schools was awarded $57,000 to continue the use of the CIS program at Ireland Drive Middle and Lake Rim Elementary

District 7 Elementary School $22,000 for early intervention for reading on grade level using the Fast ForWord program.

Senior-Citizen Support

Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund

Action Pathways was awarded $22,000 for the Weatherization Assistance Program Helping Hand Fund that provides home weatherization for seniors.  This fund also completes minor home repairs that often hinder weatherization of the home so the services can be provided.

Council on Older Adults was awarded $25,000 for Information and Referral Services designed to assist older adults, their families and others acting on behalf of older adults, in their efforts to acquire information about programs and services and to obtain appropriate services to meet their needs.

Mid-Carolina Council of Governments was awarded $27,500 for the Taxi Voucher Program for Cumberland County to fund a subsidized taxi voucher program for seniors and persons with disabilities, providing a limited number of trips each month for local residents 7 days per week and 24 hours per day.

Health Services

Cornelia “Neill” Bullock Wilkins Charitable Endowment Fund

Action Pathways (Second Harvest) was awarded $13,500 for the Mobile Food Pantry School Program that would create school food pantries at three elementary schools with high levels of need by initiating a once-a-month mobile food pantry at each school.

Boys and Girls Club was awarded $25,000 for the SMART Moves program that teaches young boys and girls the dangers of alcohol, illicit drug usage, tobacco, and premarital sex.

Better Health of Cumberland County was awarded $25,000 for the Eat Smart, Move More for Youth-$125,000 over five years for the prevention of childhood obesity ($125,000 payable over five years, awarded in 2013).

Teens

Brownie Dickson Shaefer Memorial Fund for Youth

Fayetteville Police Foundation was $840 for the Police Explorers Program which provide career education in basic law enforcement training for participants that have completed the 8th grade and between 14 and 17 years old.

Endowments for Children

Ervin and Helga Baer Family Fund – Dr. Richard S. Kelly, Jr. Memorial Fund – Macmillan Family Fund – Douglas R. and Pamella S. Moll Children’s Fund – Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Sachs Fund for Children

Child Advocacy Center was awarded $7, 890 for Child Abuse Education and educational materials that will be used in preschool prevention education that will better equip children and their parents to avoid, recognize, and/or report abuse.

Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award

Cape Fear Regional Theatre in honor of Carole Goforth 

 

Endowment Partner Operating Support Grant

With grants of up to $10,000, the purpose is of this grant is to provide general operating support for organizations involved in an active endowment campaign.

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra – $10,000

 

Lilly Endowment Endowment Challenge

Made possible by Community Grants and the Ashton W. Lilly Fund for Philanthropy, this endowment received $1:$1 matching funds:

Cape Fear Regional Theatre - $25,000 match 

Emerging Community Opportunity Grant

Action Pathways was awarded $5,500 for a Fayetteville-Area Nonprofit Conference which will create an opportunity for area nonprofits to collaborate with one another, learn new skills from outside resources and find new ways to help those we serve in our community.

Giving Together Community Challenge

In celebration of CCF's 35th year of grantmaking, we offered the nine municipalities in Cumberland County $10,000 each as a Giving Together Community Challenge. Six chose to participate and received $1 for $1 matches for donations up to $10,000 for each community. The Town of Linden was first community to reach their $10,000 goal. Congratulations to LINDEN, NC.