Community Foundation Grants - Patton/Cornwell Fund
Funding Amount
US $5,246
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Within Burke County
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Patton/Cornwell Fund, part of the Community Foundation Grants, supports educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals, including at-risk preschool children. This grant is not directly applied for but is awarded during the Annual Community Foundation Grant Cycle. The Community Foundation of Burke County facilitates these grants to benefit local tax-exempt organizations, ensuring that funding reaches those in need within Burke County.
NOTE: This grant cannot be applied for directly, but is given as part of the Annual Community Foundation Grant Cycle.
Community grants allow the Community Foundation of Burke County (CFBC) to make grants to tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) organizations that have programs benefiting the residents of Burke County. CFBC is pleased to announce that we have implemented the Foundant online grant management system. All applications and required follow-up will be done online.
Educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged people including assistance to at risk pre-school children.
What Community Foundation of Burke County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 23
- Total given
- $1.43M
- Median grant
- $32K
- Range
- $20K–$275K
- By dollars: North Carolina 95%, Indiana 3%, South Dakota 2%. Top recipient cities: Morganton, NC; Valdese, NC; Drexel, NC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Waldensian Presbyterian Church of Valdese · Valdese, NC
Religion
$275K
Burke United Christian Ministries · Morganton, NC
Human services
$273K
Drexel Museum Inc · Hickory, NC
Art, culture and humanities
$135K
Waldensian Heritage Foundation · Valdese, NC
Art, culture and humanities
$111K
Amorem · Lenoir, NC
Health
$71K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Preschools
- Poverty alleviation
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