John S. and James L. Knight Foundation awarded three- year, $1.13 million grant to Innovation Institute at McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, to support expansion of Institute.
- Professional Area: Fundraising/giving
- Field of Interest: Arts/culture
- January 6, 2009Key Risk, Greensboro, donated $22,200 to Kids' Chance for scholarships for students whose parents were killed or gravely injured on the job in N.C., S.C., Ga., Md.
- December 30, 2008BB&T Corp. donated $250,000 to Girl Scouts of the USA's Tarheel Triad Council in honor of Betty Allison, Girl Scout leader and wife of BB&T CEO John A. Allison.
- December 30, 2008Customers of Barnes & Noble of Streets at Southpoint donated 3,500 books to Durham's Partnership for Children to be distributed to local disadvantaged children.
- December 23, 2008Critical Need Response Fund awarded $159,560 to A Child's Place to fund Hall House Project to create six-month 100-family shelter in Charlotte.
- December 23, 2008Foundation for the Carolinas' Critical Need Response Fund awarded total of $362,516 to seven Mecklenburg nonprofits to provide food, shelter, heating.
- December 23, 2008Target donated three of its 5,000 decorated Christmas trees to United Way of Cumberland County to be distributed to local families.
- December 23, 2008American Express awarded $15,000 to Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina to help provide business education to K-12 students.
- December 23, 2008Altria Group donated $100,000 to establish Critical Need Response Fund to provide food, clothing, shelter, heat for Cabarrus County residents.
- December 18, 2008GlaxoSmithKline Foundation awarded $25,000 Ribbon of Hope grant to International House, Charlotte, for Newcomers Orientation Pilot Program helping low-income immigrants improve quality of life.
- December 18, 2008Chip Davis, creator and producer, Manheim Steamroller, donated 50,000 CDs to patients, employees of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for A Million Reasons to be Thankful giveaway.
- December 18, 2008Henderson Properties, Charlotte, donated 30 shoeboxes of gifts to Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child for delivery to children worldwide.
- December 16, 2008High Point University Hayworth Chapel Board of Stewards and Student Government Association donated over $6,400 to Salvation Army Angel Tree program of High Point.
- December 16, 2008Charlotte Rescue Mission received $25,000 from Critical Need Response Fund created by Sandra and Leon Levine to support Charlotte community services during times of economic hardship.
- December 16, 2008Over 400 community leaders donated total of 2,010 pounds of canned food for Triangle families during Triangle Community Foundation Holiday Party.
- December 16, 2008State Employees Credit Union awarded second year of three-year $200,000 commitment to State Employees Combined Campaign; individual employees donated total of over $57,000.