The McDowell Endowment Grant

The McDowell Endowment Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Summary

The McDowell Endowment aims to enhance the quality of life in McDowell County by encouraging charitable contributions and funding projects that assist local communities and residents. Grants up to $5,000 are available, prioritizing requests that demonstrate significant community impact. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) entities, government, educational, and religious groups already serving the area, with applications limited to one per year.

Overview

The McDowell Endowment The McDowell Endowment seeks to improve the quality of life in McDowell County by promoting charitable giving and supporting projects that benefit its communities and residents. The McDowell Endowment provides grants up to $5,000 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 March and in most cases should be spent within 10 months of the award.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants may be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving McDowell County. Organizations must already be established in or serving McDowell County. Eligible organizations, including organizations acting as a fiscal sponsor, may only submit one application per year.

Ineligibility

Grants generally do not support:annual giving campaigns; endowment funds; deficit funding or debt retirement sectarian religious purposes partisan political purposes; 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