Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund Grant
Funding Amount
US $2,500 - US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Grants are made to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley (defined as the Owen School District).
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- An eligible organization may only submit one application per year.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Annual giving campaigns
- Not eligible: Scholarships
- Not eligible: Sectarian religious purposes
- Not eligible: Partisan political purposes
- Not eligible: Endowment funds
- Not eligible: Deficit funding or debt retirement
- Not eligible: Festivals or one-time events such as exhibits
- Not eligible: Performances
- Not eligible: Fundraisers
- Not eligible: Activities taking place
- Not eligible: Expenses incurred before grant decisions are made
Overview
The Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund supports charitable organizations in the Swannanoa Valley, focusing on health, education, and wellness. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 for innovative projects and programs. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) entities and governmental bodies within the Owen School District. The Fund emphasizes projects that can be completed within a year but prioritizes requests for ongoing support less favorably. Endorsements are required if another organization benefits.
The Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund (the Fund) seeks to inspire philanthropy and strengthen charitable organizations serving the Swannanoa Valley by making grants relating to health and wellness, education, cultural and natural resources, and people in need.
The Fund’s intent is to support innovative projects and programs in the Swannanoa Valley. Grants of $2,500 to $10,000 are made for charitable purposes, including programmatic needs, equipment and technology, and capital needs. At its discretion, the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund Advisory Board may also consider grant requests for greater or lesser amounts. Generally, requests for continued support for a grant funded in the prior year or for general operating support will be given a lower priority.
If an organization other than the applicant will benefit from the grant, then the applicant should include a letter of endorsement from that organization.
Projects should be completed within one year of the award.
Eligibility
Grants are made to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley (defined as the Owen School District).An eligible organization may only submit one application per year.
Ineligibility
Black Mountain - Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund grants generally do not support: annual giving campaigns; scholarships; sectarian religious purposes; partisan political purposes; endowment funds; deficit funding or debt retirement; festivals or one-time events such as exhibits, performances or fundraisers; or activities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made.
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.
Example grants
Manna Foodbank · Mills River, NC
Assisting people in need
$3.94M
North Carolina Synod · Salisbury, NC
Religion
$2.02M
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity International Inc · Asheville, NC
Building community & economic vitality
$2.02M
Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (Abccm) · Arden, NC
Assisting people in need
$1.97M
North Carolina Baptist Men · Cary, NC
Religion
$1.52M
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
- Small grants
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