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Announcements

 

  • The next deadline for applications is Monday, March 2, 2009.
  • The Foundation accepts gifts of cash or cash equivalents.
  • The Foundation is a member of the Southeastern Council of Foundations and the Charlotte Area Donors Forum.
  • The Foundation is a proud sponsor of Diploma Plus, a Gaston County philanthropy initiative to address workforce development needs of our community.

2008 Grant Cycle
30 Grants Totaling $208,490

Agency Description Granted

Alliance for Children & Youth

Teaching with Love and Logic program

 $4,610

Belmont Abbey College

Gaston County’s Ralph Ray: Life and Work

$5,000

Cancer Services of Gaston County

Gaston Cancer Patient Assistance Program

$5,000

Catawba Lands Conservancy

General support for land protection

$5,000

Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation

Muddy Water Watch program

$5,000

Cherryville Elementary School Hands-On Science Makes Science Fun for Everyone! science materials
$1,880

Christian Women’s Job Corps

Operating expenses

$2,500

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County

Adolescent Parenting Program

$2,500

First Presbyterian Church – Dallas

Sanctuary and bathroom renovations

$5,000

First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia

Legacy of Love Campaign

  $10,000

First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia

Start-up funds for half day kindergarten program at Presbyterian Weekday School

$15,000

Forestview High School

Television broadcasting equipment

$6,000

Friends of Crowders Mountain

Amphitheater improvements

$2,500

Gaston Concert Association

Pianafiddle educational program for fifth graders of Gaston County Schools

$2,500

Gaston County Department of Social Services

Child Care Program at The Shelter of Gaston County

$10,000

Gaston County Health Department

Quality of Life Survey and Community Health Assessment

$5,000

Gaston County Schools

Gaston County Schools Science Fair

$8,000

Gaston Dance

Educational outreach through dance productions

$2,500

Gaston Literacy Council

Gaston Families Read program

$9,500

Gaston School of the Arts

Renovation of Armstrong Presbyterian Church into a new home for Gaston School of the Arts

$20,000

Gastonia Eagles Track & Field

Eagles Soar track and field program

$4,000

Highland Family Resource Center

After school homework assistance and summer program

$16,000

Interfaith Hospitality Network of Gaston County

New Day Center facility furnishings and equipment

$15,000

Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas

Expansion of “Our City” program for third graders

$1,500

Reality Concepts

WINGS program to help low income women access college

$12,000

The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club

Career Launch program

$10,000

Town of Cramerton

Goat Island recreational area

$7,000

Union Presbyterian Church

Furnishings for a new addition

$10,000

Voices for Kids

Public Awareness and Volunteer Recruitment Project

$1,500

With Friends

Bridging the Gap education program for homeless children and youth

$4,000

The Glenn Foundation • Union Commons • 1552 Union Rd • Suite D • Gastonia, NC 28054 • 704.867.0296 • Fax: 704.867.4496