Cary Women's Giving Network awards $14,000 in local grants

Cary Women's Giving Network awards $14,000 in local grants

5/25/2018
The members of the Cary Women's Giving Network announce $14,000 in local awards from its community grantmaking fund, according to Sheila Ogle, leadership president.
 
 
This year the board will grant:
  • $3,000 to CASA for quality, affordable rental housing for low income families and individuals
  • $3,000 to the Fill Your Bucket List Foundation for wishes for Cary residents
  • $5,000 to the Green Chair Project for providing “Sweeter Dreams” beds for kids in Cary
  • $3,000 to the Hope Center at Pullen for preventing homelessness with young people aging out of foster care
Ogle thanked the community for its support of the Cary Women's Giving Network. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Cary Women's Giving Network and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Quinn Novels at 919-256-6914 or qnovels@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the Cary Women's Giving Network
The Cary Women's Giving Network was founded in 2011 by a group of local women who organized to support local needs in Cary through a giving circle. The Network supports a competitive grants program under the direction of its full membership and is a program of the North Carolina Community Foundation. For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Quinn Novels at 919-256-6914 or qnovels@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $130 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With nearly $247 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.
 
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