The Yancey Fund Grant

The Yancey Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Amount: US $2,500 - US $10,000
Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Summary

The Yancey Fund Grant aims to enhance the quality of life in Yancey County by fostering charitable contributions and supporting impactful community projects. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 and prioritize requests that demonstrate significant community benefits. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) entities and local governmental bodies. The fund encourages applications from established organizations within Yancey County, with a focus on addressing pressing community needs through various charitable initiatives.

Overview

The Yancey Fund The Yancey Fund seeks to improve the quality of life in Yancey County by promoting charitable giving and supporting projects that benefit the communities and residents of Yancey County. The Yancey Fund provides grants between $2,500-$10,000 for charitable purposes, including programmatic and capital needs, as well as equipment and technology. 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 April 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 are made to qualified 501(c)(3), governmental, educational, and religious organizations serving Yancey County.Organizations must already be established in or serving Yancey 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) andprivate clubs, oractivities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made.