Dewey Wells Citizenship Fund Grant

The Dewey Wells Citizenship Fund, established by Judge Dewey Wells at the North Carolina Community Foundation, aims to promote good citizenship and character among the youth of Avery County. This Endowment supports organizations that instill values such as honesty, integrity, and personal responsibility. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and local governments, with a focus on providing programs for youth from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring inclusivity and community benefit.

The Dewey Wells Citizenship Fund, was established at the North Carolina Community Foundation by Judge Dewey Wells to encourage good citizenship and character among Avery County’s youth.
The Dewey Wells Citizenship Fund, part of the Avery Community Foundation’s family of funds, will accept applications from eligible organizations. The purpose of this Endowment is to assist in the development of character and promotion of good citizenship in and among young people in Avery County, North Carolina. To that end, this Endowment will support organizations that work to instill in the county’s young people the values of honesty, integrity, respect, resourcefulness, personal responsibility, and duty to God and country. This Endowment seeks to encourage and assist organizations to make programs available to participants from families experiencing financial hardship.

Eligibility

An organization must meet the following criteria to apply:501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organizations registered with the IRS.Organizations with fiscal sponsor that are 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organizations registered with the IRS.Local governments (including public schools)Fire and rescue departmentsReligious entities, including churches, congregations and other houses of worship, and/or faith-based organizations whose core functions/operations promote religious doctrine or are restricted to members of a particular faith may apply for funding to support social outreach and charitable service programs to benefit the community-at-large, but they may not apply for general operating support. For more information, check out the FAQs.Only those organizations that serve the counties within our affiliate network will be considered.If an organization serves multiple counties within our network, that organization may complete a separate application for each of those affiliates.Organizations must offer programs and services without discrimination based on age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief. Applications for specific programs and projects or for general operating support are accepted, unless otherwise specified.

Ineligibility

Grants are not awarded for the following:Annual fund or capital campaignsPolitical purposes or lobbyingActivities that are restricted to members of a particular faith communityActivities that promote a specific religious doctrineGeneral operating support for religious entitiesLoansReimbursements: This program does not support reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the deadline for submission of your application. Your request may only include costs that will occur in the future, after the submission deadline of the application.For the direct benefit of named individualsRe-granting by the applicant organization.