Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund announces 2024 grant recipients

The Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund awarded 18 grants totaling $117,980 to nonprofits serving the community in its recent grant cycle. The Endowment, in partnership with The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC), has awarded grants totaling $1,538,600. In addition to the Endowment, the Buckner Family Endowment Fund, Forbes Fund for Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley, Helen S. and Jerry M. Newbold, Jr. Endowment Fund, and Standaert Family Endowment Fund provided funding for these grants.

The 2024 grants include support for various nonprofits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, and Black Mountain Counseling Center.

In 1999, local residents established the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund as a permanent charitable endowment to meet local needs. Gifts added to the Fund’s principal are preserved and invested, while grants from the Fund support nonprofits serving Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley.

To make a tax-deductible contribution, donate online at www.BlackMountain-SwannanoaValleyEndowmentFund.org or by mail. Contributions of any size are welcome.

The local Advisory Board includes: Sylvia Bassett, Kannah L. Begley Walker (Chair), Jose L. Bello, Mary Anna Belz (Secretary), Amy Berry, Jon D. Brooks (Vice Chair), Esteve Coll-Larrosa, Margaret Fuller Hurt, Rodney L. Lytle, Bradley McMahan, Sheila H. Showers, Joseph Standaert, and Betsy Warren.

CFWNC works with families, businesses and nonprofits to strengthen communities through the creation of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking. A permanent charitable resource, the Foundation manages over 1,200 funds and has facilitated more than $362 million in philanthropy since its founding in 1978.

For additional information about the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund, contact Kannah Begley.