In the Fall of 2013, the Board of the Community Foundation of Gaston County voted to establish three unrestricted funds as recommended by the Grants Committee to be named: The Belmont, Cherryville and Mount Holly Community Impact Funds respectively. Each fund will have a local board appointed which will recommend grants based on local knowledge to the CFGC Board for approval.
Board Members: Allison Cottingham Jim Dobies Cavan Harris, Chair Shuaib Lakhany Jonathan Logan Ron Lovelace Angie Wheeler Vincent Alexander
Grant Information:
The 2017 Belmont Community Impact Fund grant cycle is open. Organizations must be located in or primarily serving Belmont for this grant to apply. Deadline for the 2017 Grant Application is November 15, 2017.
For more information regarding the grant application process or other pertinent questions, please contact Elizabeth Patton, Grants Officer by phone 704-864-0927 or by email at epatton@cfgaston.org.
Robert Browne
M'Shel Bowen
Paulette Sewell-Gibson
Debbie Hopper
Tim Moss
Reggie Walker
Reeves McGlohon
Alexis Arnold
Bill Buff
Sue Camacho
Ashlyn Glass
Reggie Graham
Danny Jackson
Lauren Shoemaker
2017 Grants have been awarded. Please check the website in late summer 2018 for more information on submitting a grant proposal.
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