Asheville Wilbert Vault Service Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
US $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Eligible applicants must be seniors in secondary school or graduates and can apply funds to any relevant post-high school educational program.
- Residents of the 18 westernmost counties (Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey and including the Qualla Boundary) who have chosen funeral service as a career path are…
- Seniors in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or secondary school graduates
Other requirements
- Scholarship recipients may apply the funds to any post-high school educational course of study related to and leading to employment in the funeral service industry.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: All members of the family, and/or employees of Asheville Wilbert Vault Service are ineligible for this award.
Overview
The Asheville Wilbert Vault Service Scholarship, established by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, offers financial aid to residents pursuing a career in funeral services. This scholarship is aimed at individuals from the 18 westernmost counties of North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary. Eligible applicants must be seniors in secondary school or graduates and can apply funds to any relevant post-high school educational program. This initiative reflects the foundation's commitment to supporting local communities.
We work with individuals, families and corporations to create and manage charitable funds and make grants to nonprofits or public agencies in our region.
In partnership with fundholders, the Foundation has awarded more than $456 million in scholarships to students and grants to nonprofit organizations and public institutions across our 18-county region and beyond. We manage $481 million (June 2025) in assets with a long-term investment strategy that permanently protects and grows these funds.
The Asheville Wilbert Vault Service Scholarship was established as a way for the company to thank their clients and let them know how much they value their business and friendship.
The purpose of the Asheville Wilbert Vault Services Fund is to provide scholarships for residents of Western North Carolina who have chosen funeral services as a career path, including but not limited to the children of employees of the funeral home clients of Asheville Wilbert Vault Service.
Eligibility
Scholarship recipients may apply the funds to any post-high school educational course of study related to and leading to employment in the funeral service industry.
Residents of the 18 westernmost counties (Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey and including the Qualla Boundary) who have chosen funeral service as a career path are eligible to compete for this scholarship. Applicants must be seniors in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or secondary school graduates.
Ineligibility
All members of the family, and/or employees of Asheville Wilbert Vault Service are ineligible for this award.
What The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 793
- Total given
- $59.39M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,240–$3.94M
- By dollars: North Carolina 93%, Georgia 1%, Virginia <1%. Top recipient cities: Asheville, NC; Hendersonville, NC; Burnsville, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 45% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
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