The Fund for Haywood County

12/22/2023

The Fund for Haywood County and Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund Grant Opportunities

The 2024 cycle of The Fund for Haywood County grant program is now open for applications. The Fund for Haywood County seeks to improve the quality of life in Haywood County by supporting projects that benefit its communities and residents. Grants of up to $7,500 are available to nonprofit organizations and public agencies for charitable purposes, including programmatic needs and operating expenses. The online grant application deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 2nd.

The 2024 cycle of the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund is also open for applications. Medford Fund grants are for beautification, streetscape improvements and other public amenities within the city limits of the Town of Waynesville, NC or its defined extra-territorial jurisdictions for the purpose of enhancing economic prosperity, a healthy community and the arts for public enjoyment. Grants of up to $18,580 are available and should support specific projects, initiatives or efforts rather than provide general operating support. The online grant application deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 2nd. If you are interested in applying for a Medford Fund grant, please contact Senior Program Officer Tara Scholtz at [email protected] to discuss your proposal. If it is deemed eligible, she will provide you with a code to access the Medford Fund application in our online system.

04/03/2023

Thanks very much for the great coverage WLOS!

Ongoing efforts to improve many aspects of life in Haywood County. just got a financial boost from a charitable organization.

03/23/2023

The Fund for Haywood County with the J. Aaron and Adora H. Prevost Endowment Fund and the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund awarded fourteen grants totaling $64,900. Since 1994, The Fund for Haywood County, in partnership with CFWNC, has awarded grants totaling $1,327,666. Affiliate funds provide local expertise across the region. Generosity multiplied!

01/22/2023

A 2022 grant from The Fund for Haywood County to Haywood Pathways Center supported the hiring of a full time Food Services Director who has helped the organization feed people experiencing hunger and homelessness in Haywood County. More than 86,000 high-quality meals were served on their campus and via the Holy Cow Food Truck. The Fund for Haywood County is accepting applications through February 3.

09/28/2022

Join VSC next week at Long's Chapel United Methodist Church for a midweek event! The weekly meal starts at 5 PM and afterwards our staff will facilitate QPR Su***de Prevention Training for the church and community, followed by a volunteer event in which attendees will help pack outreach bags for our HOPE & PATH teams. This event is also in partnership with the The Fund for Haywood County.

Register today at www.abccm-vsc.org/events/midweek

04/07/2022

The Fund for Haywood County with the J. Aaron and Adora H. Prevost Endowment Fund and the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund awarded ten grants totaling $66,468 to Haywood County nonprofits. Since 1994, The Fund for Haywood County, in partnership with CFWNC, has awarded grants totaling $1,262,766.

03/22/2022

The Fund for Haywood through the The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has been supporting our local community for many years. We are honored to receive $7,500 in funding from them to help support our Food Service operations! Thank you!
https://cfwnc.org/grants/the-fund-for-haywood-county

01/27/2021

The 2021 cycle of The Fund for Haywood County grant program is open for applications through 5 p.m. on February 5. The Fund seeks to improve the quality of life in Haywood County by supporting projects that benefit its communities and residents. Grants of up to $3,500 are available to nonprofit organizations and public agencies for charitable purposes, including programmatic needs and operating expenses. The 2021 cycle of the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund is also open for applications. Medford Fund grants are for beautification, streetscape improvements and other public amenities within the city limits of the Town of Waynesville, NC. Grant application and information is at cfwnc.org.

Photo courtesy of Vecinos Farmworker Health Program.

04/08/2020

The Fund for Haywood County and the J. Aaron and Adora H. Prevost Endowment Fund awarded 12 grants in its recent grant cycle.

04/08/2020

LIGHT IN THE DARK--
Throughout the course of the changes going on within the county and daily uncertainty, KARE is proud to announce that we were a recipient of a $7,000 grant to further provide mental health services "in-house" to the children of Haywood County who pass through our doors.
We are extremely excited and thankful to continue building our therapy program to provide evidence based, trauma-informed care. Thank you to the community members who serve on the Fund's board and allowed us this incredible opportunity.
Funding for this program was provided by The Fund for Haywood County, an affiliate fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. The Fund for Haywood County is an endowment created to support the charitable needs of our community.

03/24/2020

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Golden LEAF announces $15M for NC COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program

The Golden LEAF Foundation announces $15 million in funding to launch a rapid recovery loan program in response to economic losses related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Golden LEAF funding will support the NC COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program by enabling loans to be made to eligible businesses for up to $50,000 with zero interest and no payments for six months. If not repaid in six months, the loan will automatically convert to a term loan.

To read the press release visit
https://www.goldenleaf.org/news/golden-leaf-deploys-15m-for-nc-covid-19-rapid-recovery-loan-program/

For businesses to learn more about the loan program visit https://ncrapidrecovery.org/

03/19/2020

The purpose of the Emergency and Disaster Response Fund (EDRF) is to provide funding for human service organizations addressing basic needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The intent of this fund is to respond to immediate/urgent needs not covered by other sources.