Community Foundation of Burke County Inc.



A small group of concerned local citizens established the Community Foundation of Burke County, Inc. in 2000. They wanted to ensure that Burke County, North Carolina would continue to flourish during their lifetimes and long into the future. They also wanted to provide a means for members of this close knit community to care for the organizations, churches and communities that they love far beyond their lifetimes. The Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and receives gifts, endowments and bequests from individuals, families, businesses and organizations. The distributions from these funds are used to make grants to qualified charitable agencies and institutions primarily serving the residents of Burke County, North Carolina.

Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Burke County

Assets

2019 - 23,993,684
2018 - 20,044,257
2017 - 21,583,946
Domestic Grants

2019 - 1,378,361
2018 - 889,912


    

Recent News from Community Foundation of Burke County


Habitat partners with other groups to install community garden in Valdese
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

Students from the Heritage Middle School Garden Club recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Burke County and the Burke...more

Grant to help start all-girls science program
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

The Community Foundation of Burke County's Burke Women's Fund has given a $4,000 grant to help establish an all-girls, after-school...more

Youth philanthropy program is launched
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

Sara Black, realtor with Causby Realty, will head the new youth philanthropy program sponsored by the Community Foundation of Burke...more

Churches renew commitment to walking for health
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

... when Nancy Taylor, executive director of the Community Foundation of Burke County, and others, made efforts to improve health in Burke...more

Community Foundation donates $2500 to Build a Backpack Program
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

The Community Foundation of Burke County awarded Burke County United Way and the program with a $2,500 grant to help with the cost of the...more

Joara receives $50K grant
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

To help with its growing organization, the Exploring Joara Foundation was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Western North...more

We work together for social good
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County, Community Foundation of Henderson County, North Carolina Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

Perpetual philanthropy: Your community foundations provide a permanent home for philanthropic funds created by individuals, families, entrepreneurs...more

Executive director steps down, legacy continues
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

After serving 12 years and helping secure more than $12 million, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Burke County Caroline Avery has announced she will step down Dec. 31. “It's...more

Community Foundation releases scholarship winners
Foundation: Community Foundation of Burke County

List of 2012 Scholarship Recipients. Front: (left to right) Taylor Wellborn, Marianne Burris, Vicenta Lopez, Molly Murray, Michaela Butler, Emily Wheeler, Layla Tallent, Samantha Eckard. Middle:...more



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