AIM Grants (Special Initiative Grants)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
AIM Grants
Geographic Scope: Western North Carolina, including targeted initiatives in specific counties
Special initiative grants supporting strategic projects aligned with Foundation priorities. Recent example includes urgent home repair collaborative in McDowell County.
Focus Areas
- Safe housing initiatives
- Collaborative projects with other foundations and organizations
- Emergency home repair programs
- Strategic priority projects
Example Projects
Urgent Home Repair Initiative - McDowell County:
- Grant Amount: AIM grant from WNC Bridge Foundation (matched with $75,000 from NC Housing Finance Agency and additional funding from Gateway Wellness Foundation for total of $200,000)
- Focus: Emergency home repairs for 30-40 low-income households
- Target Population: Senior citizens, disabled individuals, Veterans, single-parent households, families with children with elevated blood lead levels
- Expected outcomes: Repairs to address imminent safety threats
Contact Information
WNC Bridge Foundation
- Address: 294 Overlook Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone: 828.277.4815
- Email: info@WNCbridge.org
- Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am-1:00 pm
What WNC Bridge Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 138
- Total given
- $3.92M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $6,000–$500K
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Asheville, NC; Hendersonville, NC; Brevard, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC
Grant - hurricane helene relief
$500K
Shiloh Community Association · Asheville, NC
Impact / well-being grants / discretionary
$286K
YMI Cultural Center · Asheville, NC
Impact grant - active grant
$75K
Centro Unido Latino Americano · Marion, NC
Impact / well-being grant / now grant
$61K
Family Place of Transylvania County · Brevard, NC
Impact / well-being grant / now grant
$61K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Housing
- Nonprofits
- Affordable housing
- Supportive housing
- Disabled
- Veterans
- Single moms
Categories
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