Grants awarded
Who does Gaston Community Foundation fund?
Gaston Community Foundation has awarded $35 million across 789 grants to 315 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $37,243. Repeat grantees receive a median $16,051 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$34.9M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
315
Grants
789
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Gaston County Family YMCA
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$4.0M | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| O Other Under 5000 | $1.8M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$972K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Gaston | $957K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gastonia Parish Nurse Ministry | $933K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist of Gastonia | $901K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
312 Greater St Louis Area Council T
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$734K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
National Geographic Society
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$680K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$677K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$671K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$610K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Crisis Assistance Ministry of Christian & Jews of Grtr Gastonia | $577K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$570K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Gaston Aquatics INC
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$562K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | $537K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| T The Salvation Army | $505K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium INC
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$490K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Gaston Day School INC
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$487K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Catawba Lands Conservancy
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$464K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
United Way of Gaston County INC
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$459K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| D Dream Center Academy INC | $455K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gaston Christian Schools INC | $399K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$374K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C City of Gastonia | $325K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$312K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Backpack Weekend Food Program INC
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$311K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First United Methodist Church of Gastonia | $311K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$289K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First Presbyterian Church of Belmon | $284K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Moments of Hope Church | $284K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$275K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| B Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
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$250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| G Gaston Community Church | $242K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N NC State University | $241K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | — |
Least of These Gaston INC
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$236K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$217K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
Bountiful Blessings Food Pantry
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$208K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First Arp Chrich of Gastonia | $208K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Gaston Literacy Council INC | $205K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$203K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| P Peaceful Self Deliverance America | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
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$199K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Belmont Abbey College
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$193K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| H Heart Society of Gaston County INC | $188K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| O Off the Streets Program INC | $179K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| N Ncf Supporting Organization | $175K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DE | |
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$174K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Cornerstone Christian Center | $174K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | — |
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$168K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Gastonia Potters House INC
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$167K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F First Arp Church of Gastonia | $165K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Lighthouse | $163K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$160K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$155K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Erskine College
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$148K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | SC | |
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$145K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| P Purehope | $140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | — |
| I Individual recipient | $139K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$138K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
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$138K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| F First Presbyterian Church | $122K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
High Point University
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$112K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gaston County Educational Foundation INC | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Cancer Services of Gaston County INC
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$104K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| U University of NC Chapel Hill | $104K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Gardner-Webb University
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$101K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gaston Co Parks and Recreation | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Catherine's House
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Shining Hope Farms
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$94K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Victory Farm INC
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$91K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina INC
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$88K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Carolina Thread Trail
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$87K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
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$86K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| A Applachian State University | $86K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dallas-High Shoals Christian Social Ministry INC | $86K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$84K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$83K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Pfeiffer University
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$83K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| B Belmont Community Organization | $83K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| W World Witness the Board of Foreign | $82K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Davidson United Methodist Church | $80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Evangelical Lutheran Church | $80K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F Flynn Fellowship Homes of Gastonia INC | $77K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| E East Lincoln Historical Society | $77K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$76K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| T Tri-County Animal Rescue INC | $74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| N North Carolina State University Foundation INC | $73K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| T Tarheel Trailblazers | $73K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | — |
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$72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| F Friends of the Gaston County Public Library | $72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| G Gaston Area Lutheran Foundation INC | $72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| B Baptist State Convention of North Carolina | $72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Christ Community Baptist Church | $68K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gaston County Parks and Recreation | $67K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$64K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
Randolph-Macon Academy
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$63K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$63K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NC |
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