Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people in our communities.
A defining feature of The Health Foundation Inc is how closely it ties grantmaking to local health needs in Wilkes County, from playground construction and school-based support to peer recovery services, food access, and health workforce scholarships. In 2025, its largest recent award went to the Town of Wilkesboro for playground construction, and other sizable grants supported Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc for peer support services and Wilkes County Health Department for behavioral health access for middle school and high school students. The foundation also backs preventive health and community well-being through projects such as fresh food vouchers, diabetes prevention, and teeth-in-need support. Its grant portfolio includes operating support, matching grants, capital projects, and scholarship awards, with many recent grants directed to county agencies, schools, and community nonprofits. That mix shows a funder working across immediate services and longer-term capacity building, while staying centered on health, healthy eating, active living, mental health, access to care, scholarship support, and opioid response in the same local geography.
Health and behavioral health appear throughout the foundation’s recent awards. Wilkes County Health Department received $88,000 in 2025 for increased access to behavioral health care for middle school and high school students, plus matching support for annual operating needs and diabetes prevention funding. Food security is another clear priority: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC received $40,000 in 2025 for Farm Fresh Nourish to connect local farmers and food pantries, and Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes received $13,000 for school backpack meals. The foundation also funds youth and family supports. Wilkes Community Partnership for Children received $45,750 for parenting classes, while Child Abuse Prevention Team received $12,500 as a matching grant tied to annual operating support and a health mini grant. Preventive care shows up in grants to Wilkes Dental Consortium Inc. for equipment and Teeth in Need.
Typical awards cluster tightly around $10,000 to $22,920, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $22,920. The recent record shows a mix of one-time project awards, matching grants for annual operating support, and recurring scholarship-style support, including several organizations that appear in multiple years such as Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Wilkes County Health Department, Wilkes County Schools, Hospitality House, and Wilkes Dental Consortium Inc. The foundation is a public charity and makes no program-related investments. It also accepts unsolicited applications in several active programs, including Community Support Fund, Mini Grants, Healthy Futures, Challenge Grants, and scholarship programs.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
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Grantmaking is entirely in North Carolina, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Wilkes County serving as the local center of activity. Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro appear most often in the recent grant list, including awards to the Town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Schools, Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Wilkes County Health Department, and Wilkes Dental Consortium Inc. A smaller set of grants reaches nearby communities such as Boone, Winston-Salem, Moravian Falls, and Elkin, but the pattern remains local and county-centered.
It funds local schools, county departments, nonprofits, and community partners serving Wilkes County. Recent awards went to the Town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Health Department, Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc, Wilkes County Schools, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, alongside scholarship support for students in health care fields.
Its listed focus areas include health, healthy eating and food security, active living and recreation, mental health and resiliency, access to care, scholarships and workforce development, opioid response and substance use prevention, and nonprofit strengthening. Recent grants also show support for playgrounds, behavioral health, fresh food access, parenting programs, and preventive dental care.
Yes. Several active programs say they accept unsolicited applications, including Community Support Fund, Opioid Settlement Funds, Challenge Grants, Healthy Futures, Mini Grants, and scholarship programs. Healthy Futures also requires a Letter of Interest before access to the full application.
The typical award size is $10,000, based on a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $22,920. The recent record includes both larger project awards and smaller mini grants, along with scholarship awards of $2,000 per student.
It is entirely local in the data provided: 100% of grants went to recipients in North Carolina, and the top state by grant count is NC. The recent grants cluster in Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and nearby towns such as Boone, Winston-Salem, Moravian Falls, and Elkin.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Health Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Generally limited to nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status or governmental entities.
Deadline: Application periods: April 3rd - May 8th and August 3rd - September 10th.
Who can apply: Generally limited to nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status or governmental entities. Applicants must complete a Letter of Interest to receive access to the full application.
Deadline: Accepted on a rolling basis. For a timely decision, submit prior to one of these dates in 2026: January 23rd, April 20th, July 20th, or October 9th.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF WILKESBORO | WILKESBORO, NC | $338,560 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION |
| WILKES RECOVERY REVOLUTION INC | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $120,411 | 2025 | FUNDING TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES / MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / WILKES FRESH MOBILE MARKET FUNDING |
| WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | WILKESBORO, NC | $88,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS/ MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / DIABETES PREVENTION FUNDING / FRESH FOOD VOUCHER FUNDING |
| WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $76,897 | 2025 | GRANT MADE TO PURCHASE ITEMS NEEDED BY UNDERSERVED SCHOOL CHILDREN / TO PROVIDE PARTIAL FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND SURFACING AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / HEALTH MINI GRANTS |
| SAFE SPOT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF WILKES | WILKESBORO, NC | $70,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE THE CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM |
| WILKES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $45,750 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING FOR PARENTING CLASSES / HEALTH MINI GRANT |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR FARM FRESH NOURISH TO CONNECT LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PANTRIES |
| WILKES DEVELOPMENTAL DAY SCHOOL | WILKESBORO, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND REFURBISH / MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| YADKIN RIVER GREENWAY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR ENGINEERING STUDY FOR BRIDGE |
| WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM INC | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $17,972 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT / FUNDING FOR TEETH IN NEED |
| HOSPITALITY HOUSE | BOONE, NC | $16,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE WILKES HOUSING AND OUTREACH CENTER |
| SAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES | WILKESBORO, NC | $13,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BACKPACK MEALS |
| WILKES YOUTH LIFE DEVELOPMENT | MORAVIAN FALLS, NC | $12,500 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / HEALTH MINI GRANT |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM | WILKESBORO, NC | $12,500 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / HEALTH MINI GRANT |
| WILKES CIRCLES OF CARE | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,900 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING FOR WOMENS CIRCLE |
| CARENET COUNSELING OF WILKES | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ECHO MINISTRY | ELKIN, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILKES ADAP | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILKES LITERACY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WILKES RECOVERY REVOLUTION | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $91,268 | 2024 | FUNDING TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES |
| WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $88,165 | 2024 | GRANT MADE TO PURCHASE ITEMS NEEDED BY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC TRACK PAVING. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR CREATION OF A SENSORY GARDEN. |
| HOSPITALITY HOUSE | BOONE, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE WILKES HOUSING AND OUTREACH CENTER |
| WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | WILKESBORO, NC | $35,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. FUNDING FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR FARM FRESH NOURISH TO CONNECT LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PANTRIES |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM | WILKESBORO, NC | $11,500 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. FUNDING FOR NURTURING PARENT PROGRAM TO TEACH NURTURING PARENTING SKILLS |
| ECHO MINISTRY | ELKIN, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| WILKES CIRCLES OF CARE | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| WILKES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MACHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| WILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| CARENET COUNSELING OF WILKES INC | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| WILKES LITERACY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $9,000 | 2024 | MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT |
| SAFE SPOT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF | WILKESBORO, NC | $75,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| HOSPITALITY HOUSE | BOONE, NC | $31,824 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD | N WILKESBORO, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| NORTH WILKESBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $22,226 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | WILKESBORO, NC | $19,305 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| PLEASANT HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT | ELKIN, NC | $18,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM INC | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | WILKESBORO, NC | $14,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| RONDA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | RONDA, NC | $12,281 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES RECOVERY REVOLUTION INC | NORTH WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| SAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES | WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
| WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | WILKESBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | SEE PART IV |
TOWN OF WILKESBORO
$338,560FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION
WILKES RECOVERY REVOLUTION INC
$120,411FUNDING TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES / MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / WILKES FRESH MOBILE MARKET FUNDING
WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$88,000FUNDING FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS/ MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / DIABETES PREVENTION FUNDING / FRESH FOOD VOUCHER FUNDING
WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS
$76,897GRANT MADE TO PURCHASE ITEMS NEEDED BY UNDERSERVED SCHOOL CHILDREN / TO PROVIDE PARTIAL FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND SURFACING AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / HEALTH MINI GRANTS
SAFE SPOT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF WILKES
$70,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE THE CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM
MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING FOR PARENTING CLASSES / HEALTH MINI GRANT
FUNDING FOR FARM FRESH NOURISH TO CONNECT LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PANTRIES
WILKES DEVELOPMENTAL DAY SCHOOL
$35,000PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND REFURBISH / MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
YADKIN RIVER GREENWAY
$30,000FUNDING FOR ENGINEERING STUDY FOR BRIDGE
WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM INC
$17,972MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT / FUNDING FOR TEETH IN NEED
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE WILKES HOUSING AND OUTREACH CENTER
WILKES YOUTH LIFE DEVELOPMENT
$12,500MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / HEALTH MINI GRANT
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM
$12,500MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / HEALTH MINI GRANT
WILKES CIRCLES OF CARE
$10,900MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT / FUNDING FOR WOMENS CIRCLE
CARENET COUNSELING OF WILKES
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ECHO MINISTRY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WILKES ADAP
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WILKES LITERACY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS
$88,165GRANT MADE TO PURCHASE ITEMS NEEDED BY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC TRACK PAVING. PARTIAL FUNDING FOR CREATION OF A SENSORY GARDEN.
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO OPERATE WILKES HOUSING AND OUTREACH CENTER
WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$35,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. FUNDING FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
FUNDING FOR FARM FRESH NOURISH TO CONNECT LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PANTRIES
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM
$11,500MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. FUNDING FOR NURTURING PARENT PROGRAM TO TEACH NURTURING PARENTING SKILLS
ECHO MINISTRY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
WILKES CIRCLES OF CARE
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
MACHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
WILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
CARENET COUNSELING OF WILKES INC
$10,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
WILKES LITERACY
$9,000MATCHING GRANT FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
SAFE SPOT CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF
$75,000SEE PART IV
WILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY
$30,000SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS
$25,000SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD
$25,000SEE PART IV
NORTH WILKESBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY
$22,226SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$19,305SEE PART IV
PLEASANT HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT
$18,000SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS
$15,000SEE PART IV
WILKES DENTAL CONSORTIUM INC
$15,000SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$14,000SEE PART IV
RONDA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$12,281SEE PART IV
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$10,000SEE PART IV
WILKES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$10,000SEE PART IV
