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12/15/2009 :: The Community Foundation’s Next Generation Fund Grants Funds to the Schiele Museum
The Next Generation Fund Grants Committee along with the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation is proud to announce their 2009 grant to The Schiele Museum of Natural History and to Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County. A grant in the amount of $5,500 will fund the Schiele Museum’s Science Explorers Program, an inquiry based program for economically disadvantaged and at risk students in Gaston County. The program will travel to 4-5 different after school sites in Gaston County and deliver 50 programs for up to 1,250 children

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12/15/2009 :: The Community Foundation’s Next Generation Fund Grants Funds to the Schiele Museum
The Next Generation Fund Grants Committee along with the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation is proud to announce ...
12/10/2009 :: Youth Philanthropy Initiative Grant Applications Available
In an effort to promote philanthropy and community involvement, youth from Gaston County have been selected to participate in...
10/13/2009 :: Celebration of Philanthropy honors Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Carstarphen III
The Community Foundation of Gaston County held its twentieth Annual Sims Dinner, a celebration of philanthropy, Thursday, Sep...
8/31/2009 :: Gaston County Community Assessment, December 2008
The Gaston County Community Assessment, December 2008, is a terrific resource for persons and organizations interested in the...
8/31/2009 :: 2008 Gaston County Quality of Life Survey Report
The 2008 Gaston County Quality of Life Survey Report is a terrific tool for anyone who wants to know more about Gaston County...
8/17/2009 :: Community Foundation of Gaston County Creates Special Emergency Fund
The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors has put aside $70,000 for emergency funds. Emergency funds will be designated ...
4/29/2009 :: NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION GRANT
The Foundation is accepting nominations for its seventh annual Harold T. Sumner Professional Education Grants to independent ...
12/3/2008 :: Scholarship for Education Majors
The Hardin Education Fund will offer its second Scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year. The scholarship, for up to $750 pe...
11/19/2008 :: Youth Philanthropy Initiative Request for Grant Proposal
In an effort to promote philanthropy and community involvement, youth from Gaston County have been selected to participate in...
9/30/2008 :: Bill Palmer Receives Community Foundation’s 2008 Annual Sims Award
Celebrating our 30th Anniversary

Attorney, former naval officer, community leader, philanthropist,...
9/30/2008 :: Community Foundation Hosts 2008 Annual Sims Award
Who Was Alan Sims?

Celebrating our 30th Anniversary

On September 18, the Communit...
9/29/2008 :: The Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. Announces Run for the Money 7
The Community Foundation of Gaston County is pleased to announce Run for the Money 7, a non-profit matching grant opportunity...
5/16/2008 :: Teens Changing Gaston County Currently Accepting Applications
Teens Changing Gaston County (TCGC), youth philanthropy initiative funded by the Community Foundation of Gaston County with p...
5/14/2008 :: Teens Changing Gaston County Grantee Celebration
Teens Changing Gaston County (TCGC), youth philanthropy initiative funded by the Community Foundation of Gaston County and th...
3/31/2008 :: NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION GRANT
The Foundation is accepting nominations for its sixth annual Harold T. Sumner Professional Education Grants to independent no...
3/31/2008 :: CFGC accepting Letters of Inquiry for Grant Application Process
The Community Foundation of Gaston County is now accepting letters of inquiry from charitable organizations with 501(c)(3) ta...
10/1/2007 :: 2007 Allen H. Sims Award
The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation honored Dougie and George Henry as recipients of the Allen H. Sims Award h...
9/17/2007 :: Foundation designates $698,154 to local non-profits and $300,000 to Run for the Money
During Community Foundation’s Board of Directors meeting, the members approved $698,154 in unrestricted gifts to 38 non-profi...
8/23/2007 :: Teens Changing Gaston County
Teens Changing Gaston County, youth philanthropy initiative funded by the Community Foundation of Gaston County and the Next ...
6/19/2007 :: Next Generation Fund reaches $100,000
The Next Generation Fund of the Community Foundation of Gaston County is pleased to announce the fund has reached $100,000. ...
6/19/2007 :: Foundation Awards more than $5,000 in Professional Education Grants
Community Foundation of Gaston Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that four Gaston County non-profits have been chosen for the ...
6/17/2007 :: Run for the Money will continue in 2008!
The Community Foundation of Gaston County Board of Directors President Natalie Tindol is pleased to announce the continuation...
5/7/2007 :: Teens Changing Gaston Co. Application and Celebration
Teens Changing Gaston County, a youth philanthropy initiative sponsored by the Next Generation Fund and the Community Foundat...
4/10/2007 :: Youth Philanthropy
Teens Changing Gaston County (TCGC) awarded six grants to local youth-led projects in mid-February 2007. Grantees selected i...
10/4/2006 :: 2006 ALLEN SIMS AWARD GOES TO TOM EFIRD
The Foundation presented its 17th Allen H. Sims Award on September 23rd to an attorney-turned-business owner who has become a...
9/25/2006 :: New Opportunity for Charitable Giving
A new Federal Law opens a “window of opportunity” for mature individuals to build a community legacy through tax-free rollove...
8/9/2006 :: New Executive Director
The Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. Board of Directors has named H. Spurgeon Mackie, Jr. as Executive Director s...
5/16/2006 :: Nearly $1.2 Million for 101 Non-profits!
One hundred and one Gaston County non-profits ran away with cash Friday evening from the Community Foundation’s Run for the M...

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