Irene Wortham Center was awarded $25,000 to purchase a maintenance truck needed for maintaining multiple buildings that house and serve people with developmental disabilities in Buncombe County. Photo courtesy of Irene Wortham.
Sixty-three Human Services grants totaling $1,435,792 were awarded to nonprofits serving people across the Foundation’s 18-county service area in November 2024. You can view a complete list.
Typically, CFWNC partners with fund holders and private foundations to fund this slate. Due to an outpouring of support from both of those groups toward CFWNC’s Hurricane Helene Response, CFWNC accessed additional discretionary funds to make these awards.