Evergreen Foundation Grant

The Evergreen Foundation Grant supports not-for-profit organizations in Western North Carolina that provide essential services for individuals with behavioral health, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. Established in 1977, the Foundation allocates funding through a competitive grant process, typically issuing 25 to 30 grants annually. Eligible applicants include agencies serving these populations and those with 501(c)(3) status. Priorities include infrastructure support, education, and advocacy, ensuring vital services reach the communities in need.

About Evergreen
The mission of the Evergreen Foundation is to improve access to and public awareness of quality prevention, treatment, and support services by the provider community to individuals and families with intellectual/developmental disabilities or behavioral health and/or substance abuse needs in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.
The Evergreen Foundation was formed in 1977 as a separate not-for-profit company by the Board of Smoky Mountain Mental Health. The purpose of the Foundation was to provide a place to hold funds that could later provide financial support of their mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services. In keeping with that purpose, the Foundation continues to provide this same support to the private service providers now responsible for all of the behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability and substance abuse services in the seven western counties of North Carolina.
Funding is allocated through a competitive grant process by the Evergreen Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
Activities include:
Infrastructure support to the service networkStart-up and service provision grantsScholarships to enhance the quality of the provider networkPublic awareness/educationFund raising to support Evergreen Foundation activitiesAdvocacy on behalf of consumers and the provider community
Grants
In any fiscal year, the Evergreen Foundation generally issues between 25 and 30 grants. There is not a lower or upper limit on requests.
Recipients included providers of behavioral health, substance abuse and developmental disability services such as Meridian Behavioral Heath Services, Jackson County Psychological Services, The ARC of Haywood County, Appalachian Community Services, Webster Enterprises, Southwestern Child Development and many more.

Eligibility

Priority areas include agencies serving persons with behavioral health, substance abuse or intellectual/developmental disabilities. Previous grantees have included agencies throughout the seven counties of Western North Carolina. Not-for-profit organizations with a 501 (C)3 or equivalent provision may apply.

Ineligibility

The Evergreen Foundation will not accept proposals from not-for-profit organizations providing pass through funds to ineligible organizations such as for-profits or private foundations.