Black Wall Street AVL Clean Up, Photo by Derek DiLuzio
EDRF is funding organizations providing relief, repair and remediation to those affected by Hurricane Helene. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis.
Your donation supports nonprofits providing Hurricane Helene Relief and Recovery.*
CFWNC activated its Emergency and Disaster Response Fund to accept and disburse funds supporting a regional response and relief efforts in 18 counties of Western North Carolina including the Qualla Boundary on September 29. Funds ensure that nonprofits have the resources they needed for the critical early response and continuing recovery. Administrative fees are waived so that every dollar goes directly to assistance.
*To donate by check: make your check payable to The Community Foundation and mail it to 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Ste. 300, Asheville, NC 28803; please include EDRF in the memo line. If you would like to contribute stock or make a wire transfer, Melissa Crouse can help.
Thank You for Supporting Western North Carolina
The Community Foundation is overwhelmed by the generosity and financial support for the relief, recovery and rebuilding work taking place in WNC. We are collaborating with regional funders, Dogwood Health Trust and WNC Bridge Foundation, and they are both early funders of this effort. We have had major gifts from NC funders such as The Duke Endowment, William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, The Leon Levine Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation, and many others. Our community foundations colleagues have shown up in force and so have their fundholders. CFWNC’s fundholders, rooted in WNC, have generously committed resources.
On top of this, we have received donations from more than 9,600 of you from across the country. We are so inspired by this meaningful commitment of resources to support frontline nonprofits. We are honored that so many want to give and have chosen to do so through CFWNC.
We are deeply grateful.
$20,050,329 in 410 Grants Awarded as of 1.15.2025
CFWNC began distributing grants on October 7. From October 7 to October 21, grants were processed and awarded daily. During that time, $4,227,490 in 163 grants was distributed throughout Western North Carolina. Program staff continues to process requests daily to accommodate the volume. Announcements will be updated on a weekly basis.
October 22 to 23 - 39 Grants Distributed totaling $819,089
October 24 to 30 - 52 Grants Distributed totaling $1,842,000
October 31 to November 6 - 30 Grants Distributed totaling $1,188,100
November 7 to November 13 - 33 Grants Distributed totaling $1,368,700
November 14 to November 20 - 26 Grants Distributed totaling $3,341,100
November 21 to December 4 - 16 Grants Distributed totaling $898,337
December 5 to December 11 - 10 Grants Distributed totaling $1,525,000
December 12 to December 18 - 14 Grants Distributed totaling $478,500
December 19 to December 25 - 4 Grants Distributed totaling $400,000
December 26 to January 1 - 7 Grants Distributed totaling $1,410,337
January 2 to January 8 - 5 Grants Distributed totaling $475,500
January 9 to January 15 - 11 Grants Distributed totaling $2,076,176
The Hurricane Helene Multi-Agency Warehouse (MAW) is a donations warehouse distributing resources and supplies.
NC Department of Public Safety Hurricane Resources