The board of advisors of the Jones County Community Foundation recently announced $3,000 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.

The board granted:

• $500.00 to Maysville United Methodist Church for Feed My Sheep program

• $500.00 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupil Jones County program

• $1025.00 to Trail of Faith Farms for scholarship funding

• $975.00 to Tried by Fire Inc. for My Sister’s House: A Transitional Home for Post-Incarcerated Women

Gloria Wiggins, board president, thanked the community for its continued support of the Jones County Community Foundation.   “We’re proud to make grants to create real change in our community,” she said. “These organizations are meeting critical local needs that we are proud to support, today and everyday.”

For further information, contact Natalie Jenkins Peel, NCCF community leadership officer, at npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the Jones County Community Foundation

The Jones County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. The JCCF was founded in 2005 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Jones County.

The JCCF board advises the Jones County Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held annually. Advisory board members live and work in Jones County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Wiggins, board members include:  Joan Taylor (vice president), Ivy Reid (treasurer & secretary), Jason Andrews, Eddie Banks, Allen Bender, Bob Jolly, Charley Jones, Michael Wilder and Wendy Winslow.

The Jones County Community Foundation, through the NCCF, makes it easy to become a philanthropist, whatever your means or charitable goals. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time – or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Jones County Community Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave. Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $217 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $400 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.