Grants Received

2025

  • Charity Aid Foundation America $250.00
  • Feeding the Carolinas (MANNA Foodbank) $50,000.00
  • North Carolina Community Foundation$25,000.00
  • Hennessee Foundation $10,000.00

2024

  • NC Community Foundation $5,000.00
  • Hennessee Foundation $5,000.00
  • Rotary Club of Sylva NC $700.00
  • Phase 40 Restricted Part 1 – FOOD $900.00
  • WNC Bridge Foundation $43,475.00
  • Jackson County NC $30,000.00
  • EFSP Phase 41 Part 1 Restricted – FOOD $900.00
  • Church of the Good Shepherd $5,000.00
  • WNC Bridge Staff Well-Being Grant $1,063.00
  • Great Smokies Health Foundation Easy Eats Program $15,000.00
  • Laird Youth Leadership Foundation $10,000.00
  • Jackson County Community Foundation $25,000.00
  • Balsam Mountain Gift Fund $3,000.00
  • Helene (Unrestricted) Through Uncomplicated Kitchen $5,000.00
  • Fidelity Charitable Helene $1,000.00
  • Raymond James Charitable Helene $1,000.00
  • Transfer from Mountain Insights $1,650.00
  • Duke Energy Foundation $300.00
  • Nantahala Health Foundation $12,500.00
  • Highlands-Cashiers Health Foundation $15,000.00
  • Food Lion Feeds $10,000.00
  • Greg and Jennifer Ghodsi Foundation $250.00
  • RSF Social Finance $500.00

2023

  • 02/22/2023 Jackson County $10,000.00 (from 2022)
  • 02/22/2023 Societe Generale $100.00
  • 04/11/2023 EFSP-Grant $3,225.50
  • 04/14/2023 EFSP-Grant $2,352.50
  • 06/06/2023 Balsam Mountain Preserve $5,000.00
  • 07/06/2023 WNC Bridge Foundation $39,000.00 (part 2/3)
  • 7/38/2023 The Church of the Good Shepherd $5000.00
  • 9/2023 Great Smoky Mountains Health Foundation Impact Grant $15000.00
  • 12/2023 The Laird Your Leadership Foundation $2500.00
  • 12/2023 Lisa Kelly Charitable Fund $5000.00

2022

  • 06/30/2022 Church of the Good Shepherd $5,000.00
  • 07/08/2022 EFSP-Grant $2,352.50
  • 07/14/2022 EFSP-Grant $3,225.50
  • 07/15/2022 WNC Bridge Foundation $35,000.00 (part 1/3)
  • 08/22/2022 Duke Energy Foundation $2,500.00
  • 09/22/2022 Great Smokies Health Foundation $5,000.00
  • 10/31/2022 Balsam Mountain Preserve $3,000.00
  • 11/21/2022 laird Youth Leadership Foundation $2,500.00
  • 11/28/2022 Veronica Burden Foundation $3,750.00
  • 12/09/2022 Ann Bullock & Carol Schulz $500.00
  • 12/16/2022 laird Youth Leadership Foundation $2,500.00
  • 12/30/2022 RSF Social Finance $1,500.00
  • 12/30/2022 Wells Fargo Community Care Grants Program $1,000.00

2021

  • 01/07/2021 Dogwood Heath Trust $28,600.00
  • 01/29/2021 Veronica Burden Foundation $3,500.00
  • 02/08/2021 Food Lion Charitable Foundation $3,000.00
  • 04/05/2021 W.C. & Stella Hennessee Foundation $5,000.00
  • 07/02/2021 EFSP-Grant $1,653.00
  • 07/08/2021 EFSP-Grant $750.00
  • 07/26/2021 The Church Of The Good Shepherd $5,000.00
  • 09/16/2021 KPMG Gives c/o Bergen County’s United Way $333.00
  • 09/17/2021 W.C. & Stella Hennessee Foundation $10,000.00
  • 09/17/2021 EFSP-Grant $626.50
  • 09/23/2021 Great Smokies Health Foundation $4,500.00
  • 09/23/2021 EFSP-Grant $1,815.20
  • 10/08/2021 laird Youth Leadership Foundation $2,500.00
  • 10/26/2021 KPMG Gives c/o Bergen County’s United Way $333.00
  • 12/10/2021 Food Lion $3,000.00
  • 12/16/2021 NC Community Foundation Grant $3,000.00
  • 12/16/2021 laird Youth Leadership Foundation $7,500.00
  • 12/27/2021 Foundation for the Carolinas $13,289.00

2020

  • 01/09/2020 Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation (Farm to Table) $35,000.00
  • 01/21/2020 Food Lion Charitable Foundation $2,500.00
  • 01/22/2020 EFSP-Grant $1,150.00
  • 01/28/2020 Community Foundation Of WNC (2019 PIN) $20,000.00
  • 03/20/2020 Community Foundation Of WNC (SUN COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $2,662.00
  • 04/02/2020 Balsam Mountain Preserve (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $2,000.00
  • 04/02/2020 Great Smokies Health Foundation (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $2,700.00
  • 04/02/2020 Balsam Mountain Preserve (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $2,000.00
  • 04/09/2020 WNC Bridge Foundation (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $5,000.00
  • 04/13/2020 Dogwood Heath Trust (Generac) $17,325.00
  • 04/16/2020 Community Foundation Of WNC (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $5,000.00
  • 04/23/2020 Triskeles Foundation $1,000.00
  • 05/07/2020 Sylva Rotary Club $600.00
  • 05/07/2020 Manna Food Bank (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $1,820.74
  • 05/14/2020 Great Smokies Health Foundation (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $9,000.00
  • 05/14/2020 Charles Wolfe State Farm Insurance (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $1,000.00
  • 05/15/2020 The Church Of The Good Shepherd $5,000.00
  • 05/15/2020 Food Lion $310.00
  • 05/21/2020 Tri Star Trust Bank $2,500.00
  • 06/04/2020 Fidelity Charitable (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $5,000.00
  • 06/04/2020 Jackson County Youth Leadership Council (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $500.00
  • 09/03/2020 Cumberland Community Foundation (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $200.00
  • 09/25/2020 Laird Youth Leadership Foundation $2,500.00
  • 09/25/2020 Great Smokies Health Foundation $3,500.00
  • 10/12/2020 North Carolina Community Foundation $2,000.00
  • 11/13/2020 Michael Guttman (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $500.00
  • 11/13/2020 WNC Bridge Foundation $35,000.00
  • 11/20/2020 Town Of Sylva (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $1,918.09
  • 11/30/2020 EFSP-Grant $1,653.00
  • 12/02/2020 EFSP-Grant $750.00
  • 12/07/2020 WNC Bridge Foundation $1,135.00
  • 12/07/2020 Dogwood Heath Trust $13,000.00
  • 12/15/2020 The Lampton Family Charitalbe Fund (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $500.00
  • 12/30/2020 Livingston College (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT Food Cost Reimbursement) $20,106.44
  • 12/31/2020 Tri Star Trust Bank (COVID EMERGENCY GRANT) $1,000.00

SUUSI (Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute) – $2460

2019

  • Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation $3,000
  • Triskeles Foundation $1000
  • Sylva Rotary Club $1000
  • WNC Bridge Foundation Drums and Dragons Event $2,999
  • Jackson County Community Support Grant $18,000
  • Laird Family Foundation $2,000
  • Church of the Good Shepherd $5,500
  • Great Smoky Mountains Health Foundation $5,000
  • Jackson County Community Foundation $2,560
  • WNC Bridge Foundation $11,600

Blue Plate Special Sponsors

  • Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
  • Half-Past of Sylva
  • Bogart’s of Sylva
  • High Country Catering / B & Al’s
  • Little Ceasar’s of Sylva
  • Zaxby’s
  • El Patron
  • Haywood Smoke House
  • Speedy’s Pizza
  • Ferrara Pizzeria
  • All the Volunteers who make these events possible!

2019 New Roof Project

  • The Town of Sylva, NC $5,095
  • Jackson County, NC $5,000