North Carolina · Public charity
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc
To be the philanthropic voice of Mountain Air by providing financial assistance to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that benefit the residents of Yancey County in the areas of health, education, family issues, the environment, econcomic development, and the arts.
- $423k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $376k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $108,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 18
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $506k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Mountain Air Community Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 20 | $376k | 30% |
| FY2024 | 18 | $241k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $134k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc | $140,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Dig In Yancey Community Garden | $74,560 | 3 | 13% |
| Southern Reconciliation Ministries Inc | $65,500 | 3 | 8% |
| Mountain Strong - Yancey & Mitchell County Relief Team | $50,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Thrive Appalachia | $47,000 | 3 | 20% |
| East Yancey Water and Sewer District | $38,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Pisgah Legal Services | $32,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Camp Spring Creek Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Feed-A-Child Wnc Inc | $28,500 | 3 | 7% |
| Partners Aligned Toward Health | $21,485 | 3 | 1% |
Show all 26 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc | $140,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Dig In Yancey Community Garden | $74,560 | 3 | 13% |
| Southern Reconciliation Ministries Inc | $65,500 | 3 | 8% |
| Mountain Strong - Yancey & Mitchell County Relief Team | $50,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Thrive Appalachia | $47,000 | 3 | 20% |
| East Yancey Water and Sewer District | $38,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Pisgah Legal Services | $32,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Camp Spring Creek Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Feed-A-Child Wnc Inc | $28,500 | 3 | 7% |
| Partners Aligned Toward Health | $21,485 | 3 | 1% |
| Toe River Crafts | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mayland Community College | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| High Country Caregiver Foundation | $17,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Pensacola Loving Arms | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rise Disaster Relief and Recovery Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| My Neighbors | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Appalachian State University | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pensacola United Methodist Ministries | $13,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | $12,800 | 2 | 3% |
| Yancey County Schools | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yancey County Humane Society | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mayland Community College Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Full Steam Ahead Carolina | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Center for Rural Health Innovation | $5,865 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($22k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mountain Air Community Fund Inc supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About Mountain Air Community Fund Inc
- How much does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc give?
- Mountain Air Community Fund Inc reported 21 itemized grants totaling $375,925, out of $422,836 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 18 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (32%), Education (17%), Public Safety & Disaster (15%).
- Who are Mountain Air Community Fund Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc ($140k), Dig In Yancey Community Garden ($75k), Southern Reconciliation Ministries Inc ($66k).
- Does Mountain Air Community Fund Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Mountain Air Community Fund Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Amy Wellness Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust.
- Where is Mountain Air Community Fund Inc based?
- Mountain Air Community Fund Inc is based in NC.
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