(April 2022) – The Yancey Fund awarded twelve grants totaling $90,600 to nonprofits serving Yancey County in its recent grant cycle. CFWNC’s Bailey-Hilliard Fund also provided funding for these grants. The Yancey Fund, in partnership with CFWNC, has awarded grants totaling $1,368,283 million since 1998.
“Yancey County nonprofits undertake important, front-line work in our community and have addressed numerous challenges over the last two years,” said Advisory Board Chair Gregory Stella. “These organizations see a need and work to address it. We are grateful to our donors who have built a permanent charitable resource to support local programs with local dollars.”
The 2022 grants are:
$3,500 to Appalachian Therapeutic Riding Center for a summer camp program for children.
$6,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina to support a volunteer mentor recruitment program.
$9,900 to Dig In! Yancey Community Garden to provide training for a seasonal intern and to purchase garden equipment.
$10,000 to Feed-A-Child WNC to complete construction of a food storage facility.
$10,000 to High Country Caregiver Foundation to support grandparents raising their grandchildren.
$10,000 to Pisgah Legal Services for free civil litigation and advocacy for low-income people.
$10,000 to Southern Reconciliation Ministries for technology support and heating assistance to low-income families.
$5,000 to Strawbridge and Martha Wilson Young Foundation to support a fall festival.
$10,000 to Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional (TRACTOR) to provide fresh, local produce for low-income people.
$9,000 to Tri-County Pregnancy Center to build an awning and a community sitting garden.
$4,000 to Yancey County Humane Society to build fences for low-income people with dogs.
$2,700 to Yancey County NC Cooperative Extension Service/4H Mountain Challenge Club to facilitate a year-long therapeutic horse program for marginalized youth.
In 1998, local residents established The Yancey Fund as a permanent charitable endowment to meet local needs. Gifts added to the Fund’s principal are preserved and invested, while grants from the Fund support nonprofits in Yancey County. To make a tax-deductible contribution, donate online or by mail to The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Suite 300, Asheville, NC 28803, memo line: The Yancey Fund. Contributions of any size are welcome.
The local volunteer Advisory Board includes: Jim Ashton, Jill Austin, Gretchen Banks, Amber Westall Briggs, Olivier Calas, Monica Carpenter, Frances Coletta Young, Deborah d’Aquin, Jim Gentry, Jayne Ellen Hunt, Bryan Peterson, Calvin Rash, Julia Silvers and Gregory Stella (Chair).
For more information about The Yancey Fund, contact Advisory Board Chair Gregory Stella at 828-208-0169.