New Hanover County Community Foundation awards more than $50,000 in grants 

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Community Foundation has awarded $50,310 in grants to 15 organizations supporting the local community.

Funds for 2025 grants came from NHCCF’s community grantmaking fund, the 1898 Memorial Endowment, the Food Bank of Coastal Carolina Fund, the Lucille Murchison Marvin Fund, and the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment. Each year, NHCCF’s advisory board uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to eligible local organizations, including nonprofits, local governments, schools and churches. 

“Local nonprofits and community organizations are essential to community well-being,” said Ronald Copley, advisory board president of the New Hanover County Community Foundation. “Permanent philanthropy and impactful grants are key to their success.” 

The board of advisors granted: 

• $5,000 to 2SHARE, Inc. for beds for New Hanover County residents in need
• $5,000 to Brooklyn Arts Music Academy for Music Is Life!
• $5,170 to Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity for New Hanover County critical home repairs
• $2,000 to Cape Fear Museum for historical film – 1898 – a pivotal moment in Wilmington’s history
• $3,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for New Hanover Childhood Cancer Safety Net
• $1,000 to The Children’s Museum of Wilmington, Inc. for community binders project
• $5,000 to Community Enrichment Initiatives, Inc. for Willowdale Farms
• $2,180 to Diaper Bank of NC for Lower Cape Fear hygiene access and equity initiative
• $5,000 to Domestic Violence Shelter and Services for general operating support
• $5,000 to House of Mercy for food pantry
• $5,000 to Open House Youth Shelter of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. for general operating support
• $580 to Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, Inc. for improving access to pediatric healthcare for New Hanover County families
• $1,380 to Step Up Wilmington for building sustainable incomes and futures through employment
• $2,500 to The Thalian Association of Wilmington for Bridge the Learning Gap with Creatives Arts Camp
• $2,500 to Trinity United Methodist Church for Book Bag Block Party