Category: 2024 Grant Assessment
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Muddy Sneakers
Muddy Sneakers Outdoor Classroom is an environmental education nonprofit organization redefining the learning landscape in North Carolina. By bringing the classroom outdoors, Muddy Sneakers ignites curiosity and a love for nature through hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Designed for 5th-grade students, Muddy Sneakers partnerships offer an immersive experience where science comes alive, physical activity is embraced, self-confidence…
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Transylvania County Arts Council
The Transylvania Community Arts Council (TCAC) is the only organization in Transylvania County providing arts education and programming for residents of all ages, experience levels, and backgrounds — including underserved, economically challenged, and special needs individuals. Through gallery exhibitions, performing arts events, youth classes, and a year-round Arts in Schools program, TCAC serves as a…
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Med-Assist
NC MedAssist is North Carolina’s only statewide charitable pharmacy, providing free prescription and over-the-counter medications to uninsured and under-resourced residents across the state. In Transylvania County — where rural geography, fixed incomes, and limited pharmacy access create significant barriers to care — NC MedAssist delivers services through two complementary programs that together served 501 county…
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Sharing House – Transylvania Christian Ministry
For more than 45 years, Sharing House — operating as Transylvania Christian Ministry, Inc. — has served as one of Transylvania County’s most established and wide-reaching community resources. The organization provides food, clothing, hot showers, household goods, fresh produce, emergency financial assistance, and empowerment programming to low-income residents, serving anyone who earns at or below…
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, located in Rosman, is a public nonprofit that has transformed a historic former NASA and Department of Defense research facility into an accessible, hands-on STEM learning environment for students, families, and researchers. Rather than learning science from a textbook, participants at PARI engage directly with real scientific tools and data…
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Four Season Hospice
For 45 years, Four Seasons has been a trusted nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care across Western North Carolina, serving patients and families navigating life-limiting and terminal diagnoses with compassion, dignity, and skilled interdisciplinary support. Today, Four Seasons serves 14 counties across the region, and in the most recent fiscal year alone, provided hospice…
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The Family Place
The Family Place of Transylvania County serves as the county’s comprehensive Family Resource Center, offering both upstream prevention and targeted intervention to help children grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing environments. Through evidence-based programming, the organization addresses the full spectrum of family need — from community connection and early childhood enrichment to coordinated crisis…
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Free Rein
Now in its 26th year, Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education is the only facility in Transylvania County offering equine-assisted therapeutic programming. Accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), Free Rein serves children and adults with cognitive, behavioral, developmental, and emotional special needs — with a primary focus on local school…
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Augustine Literacy Project
Augustine Literacy Project–Brevard (ALP) provides free, one-to-one, structured literacy instruction to children from economically disadvantaged families across Transylvania County who are struggling to read. The need is significant: nearly half of students in grades 3–5 in Transylvania County are reading below grade level, and 61% of elementary students are economically disadvantaged. Without targeted intervention, these…
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WNCSource
WNCSource (Western Carolina Community Action, Inc.) has served Western North Carolina for 60 years, working to improve lives by creating pathways to self-reliance and healthier living. In Transylvania County — where one in three residents is over the age of 60 — the organization’s Older Adult Services programs are a critical resource for seniors navigating…