Human Services Recent Grants

Working Wheels was awarded $20,000 to provide affordable cars and car repair for low-income people living in rural communities in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and Rutherford counties. Photo by Michael Oppenheim.

Seventy-three Human Services grants totaling $1,373,190 were awarded to nonprofits serving people across the Foundation’s 18-county service area in November 2023. You can view a complete list.

CFWNC fundholders and donors contributed $526,932 to the total. The co-investors are: Carol Waggle Oliver Fund, Charles F. Hamrick and Marguerite D. Hamrick Charitable Fund, Craig Family Foundation Fund, Crutchfield Charitable Fund, Deerfield Retirement Community Advised Fund, Delphinium Fund, Dogwood Charitable Endowment Fund, Dr. Robert J. and Kimberly S. Reynolds Fund, Fenton Family WNC Fund, Helping Hand Fund, Henri Landwirth Family Endowed Fund, John and Janet Garrett Charitable Fund, Little Acorn Fund – W, Mary Beth Allen Charitable Fund, Moran Family Fund, Mountain Jewell Fund, Oliver Family Fund, Perez Family Fund, Peterson Endowment Fund, CFWNC Professional Advisory Committee Charitable Fund, Rachel Helen Silver Sunshine Fund, Rick and Bridget Eckerd Charitable Fund, Samuel and William Elmore Fund for Mental Wellness, Serviceberry Fund, Terrence Lee One Love Fund, Tina and John McGuire Charitable Fund, Travis and Jenny Boyer Fund, Trillium Fund, Walnut Fund, Wasson - Stowe Charitable Fund, Yeager-Cole Fund and one anonymous fund. A complete list of the grants is available at cfwnc.org.

Several private foundations partner with CFWNC to support projects in Western North Carolina. The Glass Foundation and Lipscomb Family Foundation provided generous support for these grants.