The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

Response and recovery in our region

Emergency and Disaster Response Fund

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 ensured that nonprofits had the resources they needed for the critical early response and continuing recovery. A comprensive list of grants is below.

The North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund is supporting long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene. A total of $7.9 million has been allocated from the Disaster Relief Fund by NCCF, with more grants to eligible organizations expected to be made to organizations throughout 2025 and beyond. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available. Visit NCCF’s website to learn more. Organizations can also sign up for updates from NCCF about the Disaster Relief Fund.

EDRF Grant Details

Our Collective Impact

$38,650,015 in 526 Grants Awarded as of 8.21.2025

Our Collective Impact

$38,650,015 in 526 Grants Awarded as of 8.21.2025

CFWNC began distributing EDRF grants throughout Western North Carolina on October 4. As EDRF is spent down, program staff is currently considering grant requests on a case-by-case basis according to the availability of funds, the severity of need in the community served, and other sources of support available to the applying organizations.

Review a Comprehensive List of Grants

October 4 to 21 - 163 Grants Distributed totaling $4,227,490

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 - 32 Grants Distributed totaling $1,348,700

November 14 to November 20 - 25 Grants Distributed totaling $3,316,100

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

January 16 to January 22 - 13 Grants Distributed totaling $648,875

January 23 to January 29 - 4 Grants Distributed totaling $425,000

January 30 to February 5 - 7 Grants Distributed totaling $3,865,000

February 6 to February 12 - 7 Grants Distributed totaling $266,587

February 13 to February 19 - 6 Grants Distributed totaling $242,000

February 20 to February 26 - 6 Grants Distributed totaling $528,500

February 27 to March 5 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $1,640,000

March 6 to March 12 - 2 Grants Distributed totaling $1,100,000

March 13 to March 19 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $387,500

March 20 to March 26 - 9 Grants Distributed totaling $856,000

March 27 to April 2 - 5 Grants Distributed totaling $235,735

April 3 to April 9 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $122,250

April 10 to April 16 - 6 Grants Distributed totaling $730,000

April 17 to April 30 - 2 Grants Distributed totaling $800,000

May 8 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $275,000

May 15 - 8 Grants Distributed totaling $730,000

May 22 - 5 Grants Distributed totaling $969,131

May 29 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $116,000

June 5 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $165,000

June 12 - 4 Grants Distributed totaling $314,508

June 26 - 4 Grants Distributed totaling $1,035,000

July 3 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $196,100

July 17 - 3 Grants Distributed totaling $1,650,000

July 31 - 1 Grant Distributed totaling $200,000

August 7 - 5 Grants Distributed totaling $971,500

August 21 - 1 Grant Distributed totaling $200,000

Thank You for Supporting Relief and Recovery

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 10,000 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.