Since 1998, the Transylvania Endowment, in partnership with The Community Foundation, has awarded 96 grants to 45 organizations totaling $945,574.
Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County - $10,000 to purchase an additional bus to transport high school members to the club's new high school teen center. Neighbors in Ministry - $18,850 to help fund the Director of Development who is responsible for funding the Rise and Shine program serving at-risk youth. Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education - $18,900 to support program expansion and institutional capacity building to serve more children and adults with physical, mental and emotional disabilities by developing community partnerships, diverse curricular offerings and long-term, sustainable funding.
Blue Ridge Community Health Services - $18,000 to, through the Brevard Health Center, provide medical, dental and behavioral health services to clients at SAFE—a domestic violence shelter, and The Haven—a homeless shelter.
Smart Start of Transylvania County - $16,000 to expand its program from one school to all four elementary schools in Transylvania County.
The Haven of Transylvania County - $12,000 to make the Assistant Director's position full-time, enabling daily one-on-one counseling to help residents find stable, long-term employment.
Transylvania Christian Ministry - $20,000 to expand the Getting Ahead program into the local county middle and high schools, providing programs to teens navigating generational poverty.
Grants since inception.
The following nonprofit organizations have received grants from the Transylvania Endowment:
Blue Ridge Community Health Services Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County Bread of Life, Inc. Brevard Chamber Orchestra Association Brevard Music Center Center for Dialogue Children's Center of Transylvania County City of Brevard Communities in Schools - Transylvania County Davidson River School Family Center of Transylvania County The Family Place of Transylvania County Free Clinic of Transylvania County Free Rein Center Friends of Dupont Forest Gods Way Fellowship Haven of Transylvania County KOALA Land-of-Sky Regional Council Meals on Wheels of Brevard Muddy Sneakers NAMI - Transylvania Advocates Neighbors in Ministry Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Rosman United Methodist Church SAFE of Transylvania County Sheriff's Project Lifesaver Smart Start of Transylvania County Transylvania Christian Ministry Transylvania County Arts Council Transylvania County Community Land Trust Transylvania County Department of Public Health Transylvania County Historical Society Transylvania County Home Care and Hospice Transylvania County Housing Development Corporation Transylvania County Schools Transylvania County Volunteers in Medicine Transylvania Dispute Settlement Center Transylvania Heritage Coalition, Inc. Transylvania Literacy Council Transylvania Regional Hospital Foundation Transylvania Vocational Services United Way of Transylvania County VISION Transylvania Western Carolina Community Action
Donate online or send a check (made out to "CFWNC" with "Transylvania Endowment" in the memo line) to: CFWNC P.O. Box 2334 Brevard, NC 28712-2334 Memo: Transylvania Endowment Please note that checks not made out to CFWNC may be returned.
Or contact Advisory Board Chair Scott Latell, PE PMP at (828) 553-8979.
Contact Sheryl Aikman about the Foundation’s Affiliate Program.
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