North Carolina · Public charity
Carolina Foothills Foundation
Provides medical and emotional services to terminally ill patients in rutherford county, north carolina. Starting in june, 2022 the organization focused on being a 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides direct support and empower carefully selected non profits to impact individual and community wellness in the areas we serve,…
- $591k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 79%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $528k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $125,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 40
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $72M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 79% of the organizations Carolina Foothills Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 66% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $528k | 56% |
| FY2024 | 24 | $720k | 79% |
| FY2023 | 40 | $2.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Out of the Ashes Inc | $325,000 | 2 | 36% |
| Town of Forest City | $313,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Town of Rutherfordton | $275,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Saluda North Carolina | $225,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford Life Services Inc | $206,895 | 1 | 9% |
| Yokefellow Service Center | $185,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Polk County Council on Aging Inc | $170,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Grahamtown Team | $120,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Rutherford County Library | $118,716 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 64 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Out of the Ashes Inc | $325,000 | 2 | 36% |
| Town of Forest City | $313,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Town of Rutherfordton | $275,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Saluda North Carolina | $225,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford Life Services Inc | $206,895 | 1 | 9% |
| Yokefellow Service Center | $185,000 | 2 | 22% |
| Polk County Council on Aging Inc | $170,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Grahamtown Team | $120,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Rutherford County Library | $118,716 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Club of Rutherford | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Polk County Government | $83,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Chase Corner United Methodist Ministries | $78,519 | 1 | n/a |
| Together Each Achieves More NC | $71,873 | 1 | 54% |
| Rutherford Outdoor Coalition Inc | $67,500 | 1 | 35% |
| Pisgah Legal Services | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Pilgrims Pathway House of Refuge Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 26% |
| South Mountains Christian Camp Inc | $49,100 | 1 | 10% |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc | $48,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Basics Christian Ministries Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Share Thy Bread | $40,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Saluda Pop-Up Pantry | $40,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Polk County Film Initiative Inc | $39,040 | 2 | 22% |
| Union Mills Learning Center Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 51% |
| Kidsenses Inc | $29,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Safe Kids Rutherford County Inc | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Spindale - Fire Rescu | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hudlow Volunteer Fire Department In | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Unity in the Community | $25,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Mill Spring Volunteer Fire De | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bostic Volunteer Fire Departm | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cherry Mtn Vol Fire Departmen | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tryon Fire Department | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Columbus Fire Department | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Shiloh Danieltown Oakland Fire Dept | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lake Lure Fire Department | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shingle Hollow Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Bills Creek Volunteer Fire Department | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sunny View Fire and Rescue | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Greenhill Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cliffside Area Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Saluda Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Champions for Wildlife | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Sandy Mush Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Green Creek Volunteer Fire Rescue | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Higher Academia Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation | $22,500 | 1 | 9% |
| Leaders & Entrepreneurs for the Advancement & Promotion of Girls | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pavillon International | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Hope | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| St Luke's Foundation Inc | $19,965 | 1 | 2% |
| Family Resources of Rutherford County Inc | $16,795 | 1 | 1% |
| Tryon Arts and Crafts Inc | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Isothermal Community College Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Washburn Community Outreach Center | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Beginning Soup Kitchen Grba | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tryon Seventh-Day Adventist Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Source Outreach Center & Loving Arms Ministry | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION of Greater Spartanburg | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mosaic Hope | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
Where it is load-bearing
Carolina Foothills Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Gateway Wellness Foundation · Dogwood Health Trust · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc · Polk County Community Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Manna Food Bank Inc · Timken Foundation of Canton
How this is measured
About Carolina Foothills Foundation
- How much does Carolina Foothills Foundation give?
- Carolina Foothills Foundation reported 10 itemized grants totaling $528,000, out of $591,114 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 40 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Carolina Foothills Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (20%), Public Safety & Disaster (18%), Housing & Shelter (12%).
- Who are Carolina Foothills Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Out of the Ashes Inc ($325k), Town of Forest City ($313k), Town of Rutherfordton ($275k).
- Does Carolina Foothills Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 79% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Carolina Foothills Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gateway Wellness Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc.
- Where is Carolina Foothills Foundation based?
- Carolina Foothills Foundation is based in NC.
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