Highlands Community Fund Grant

The Highlands Community Fund Grant, provided by The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, offers grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations in the Highlands area. Priority is given to requests demonstrating significant community benefit. Organizations may only submit one application per year and must meet specific eligibility criteria. Grant funds should be utilized within 10 months of receipt.

Highlands Community Fund (HCF) generally provides grants between $2,500-$10,000 for charitable purposes.
Requests that exhibit the greatest community benefit will be given the highest consideration.
If an organization other than the applicant will benefit from the grant, e.g., an organization applying to run a program in public schools, then the applicant should include a letter of endorsement from that other organization.
Grant funds will be available by the end of September and in most cases should be spent within 10 months of the award.

Eligibility

Grants are made to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving Highlands.Organizations must already be established in or serving HighlandsEligible organizations, including organizations acting as a fiscal sponsor, may only submit one application per year.Eligible organizations will have submitted End of Grant Reports for all prior Highlands Community Fund awards.

Ineligibility

Grants generally do not support: scholarships, annual giving campaigns, endowment funds, deficit funding or debt retirement, sectarian religious purposes, partisan political purposes, festivals or one-time events such as exhibits, performances or fundraisers, private primary and secondary schools (except for projects or programs that are not directed toward the school's students or staff and that directly address community needs) and private clubs, or activities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made.