Donors

You can make a difference in the McDowell County by making a tax-deductible gift of cash, securities, life insurance or real estate. By pooling your gift with those of your neighbors, you can provide significant support for local needs.

Meet Becky Cross

In 1995, The McDowell Endowment was established with a $10,000 gift from a family with deep ties to McDowell County. It was created to offer a safe, purposeful, long-term way for people to give back. The endowment has grown to $1.1 million. Becky was the driving force in establishing the McDowell Endowment and the initial chairperson and has been an active member of the board since the Endowment was established.

East Marion Pentecostal Holiness Church/East Marion IPHC en Español was awarded $5,000 to purchase a van to provide transportation for bilingual students to attend classes. Photo courtesy of East Marion Pentecostal Holiness Church/East Marion IPHC en Español.

How to Donate

Donate online or send a check made out to "CFWNC" with "McDowell Endowment" in the memo line to the address below. (Please note that checks not made out to CFWNC may be returned.)

Mail checks to:

CFWNC
4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Suite 300
Asheville, NC 28803
Memo: McDowell Endowment

Since 1995, The McDowell Endowment, in partnership with The Community Foundation, has awarded 207 grants totaling $1,348,016.

See Recent Grants

Thanks to Our Donors (7/1/2023 - 06/30/2024)

  • Mrs. Ann Arnett
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arnett
  • Ms. Marion H. Baker
  • Mr. Rod Birdsong
  • Mr. Jim Burgin
  • Dr. and Ms. Mark Burton
  • Clashmore Logistics, Inc.
  • Ms. Catherine Cosgrove
  • Mr. John M. Cross, Jr.
  • Ms. E. Sealy Cross
  • Mrs. Rebecca B. Cross
  • Mr. Simeon R. Cross
  • Mr. and Mrs. John M. Cross
  • Mr. and Mrs. O. Roane Cross, Jr.
  • Mr. R. Marshall Dark III
  • Ms. G. Juanita Doggett
  • Mr. and Mrs. W. Hill Evans
  • Mr. C. Frank Goldsmith, Jr.
  • The Hon. and Mrs. Robert C. Hunter
  • Mrs. Wanda Hyder-Blount
  • Lisa and Robert A. Kelley
  • Mr. and Mrs. W. Ray McKesson
  • Mrs. Patt B. Medders
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Noyes, lll
  • Ms. Sharon Lee Parker
  • Ms. Mary Frances Queen
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rabb
  • Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ramsey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ryan
  • Mrs. Joy Q. Shuford
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Wakefield
  • Dennis and Jennifer Whitson

Contact Melissa Edgington for more information about the Foundation’s Affiliate Program.