Gaston Community Foundation Presents 35th Annual Allen H. Sims Award

October 30, 2025

Give Where You Live Before the Year Ends

 

As the year draws to a close, there’s still time to make a lasting difference right here at home. Your gift to Gaston Community Foundation strengthens the nonprofits, causes, and people that make Gaston County thrive.

Whether you support an existing fund, start a new one, or make an unrestricted gift, your generosity helps ensure a brighter future for our community. Plus, gifts made before December 31 may provide valuable tax benefits for 2025.

Let’s finish the year strong—together. Donate now.

Have questions or want to explore giving options? Email Elizabeth Patton or call 704-864-0927 ext. 104.

 
June 12, 2026

Welcoming Jenny Moran to Gaston Community Foundation

Please join us in welcoming Jenny Moran as GCF’s new Communications and Donor Engagement Officer. With a background in community engagement, volunteer management, and partnership-building, Jenny will help deepen connections as we head toward our 50th anniversary.
June 10, 2026

2026 Community Grants Cycle Is Open!

Gaston Community Foundation’s Community Grants Cycle is open June 1–June 30. Gaston County nonprofits are invited to submit needs and project ideas for program and organizational support, with awards guided by a careful review process.
June 8, 2026

Meet the 2026 Albert G. Myers Scholarship Recipients

Gaston Community Foundation is proud to recognize the 2026 Albert G. Myers Scholarship recipients—eight outstanding students receiving $20,000 over four years through the First Gaston Foundation Fund to support college at the school of their choice.

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Large or small,
every gift counts.