Rockingham County Community Foundation

The Rockingham County Community Foundation has awarded $66,030 in grants to the following local organizations from its community grantmaking funds and other board advised funds:

• $2,200 to Aging Disability and Transit Services of Rockingham County for Meals on Wheels
• $5,000 to The Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund for Barry’s Feeding Friends
• $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Eden to support programming
• $2,000 to City of Eden for Rockingham County Senior Games and SilverArts
• $5,000 to Dalton McMichael Band Boosters for Uniform Fund
• $2,000 to The Dancing Goat DME for Wheelchair Loan Program
• $1,500 to The Free Clinic of Rockingham County for Colon Cancer Screening Kits
• $5,000 to Help, Incorporated: Center Against Violence for Let’s Talk!
• $2,500 to Kindness with Purpose for Laundry & Literacy
• $5,000 to LOT 2540 for Filling Empty Plates across Rockingham County
• $5,000 to Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad, Inc. for Dan/Mayo River Swiftwater Rescue Readiness Initiative
• $2,000 to Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc. for Camp Jubilee Scholarship Fund
• $2,262 to Piedmont Folk Legacies, Inc. for Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids (P.I.C.K) 2025-2027 Session
• $5,000 to Reidsville Outreach Center for operational support for food bank
• $3,068 to Rockingham County for Project Lifesaver
• $5,000 to Rockingham County Robotics for Hotbotz Robotics parts and tools
• $2,000 to The Salvation Army of Rockingham County for Red Shield Youth Center
• $5,000 to Town of Mayodan for Washington Mills Park
• $3,500 to UNC Rockingham Healthcare, Inc. (doing business as Rockingham Student Health Centers) to support programming

2025 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded $11,970 from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds to the following organizations:

• $1,500 to Aging Disability and Transit Services of Rockingham County for Meals on Wheels Rockingham County 
• $2,000 to The Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund for Barry’s Feeding Friends support 
• $500 to The Dancing Goat for meeting the incontinence needs of seniors and those who are disabled 
• $500 to Dan River Basin Association for annual Dan River cleanup in Madison 
• $2,500 to LOT 2540 for Filling Empty Plates across Rockingham County 
• $2,000 to Madison Mayodan Recreation for batting cage at Jake Atkinson Park for youth baseball and softball 
• $1,370 to Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc. for Camp Jubilee Scholarship Fund 
• $1,000 to Reidsville Outreach Center for general operating support 
• $600 to Sharon Community Outreach Corporation for increasing digital navigation skills in western Rockingham County 

2024 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded $10,960 from its community grantmaking fund and other local funds to the following organizations:

• $1,000 to Ancora Compassionate Care for Ancora support services community outreach 

• $2,000 to Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc. for vocational training for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities 

• $1,000 to Reidsville Outreach Center for operational support for food bank 

• $1,300 to Rockingham County Arts Council for Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids (PICK) scholarships 

• $1,000 to Rockingham County Education Foundation for Future Ready: RCC campus tours for seniors 

• $1,660 to Sharon Community Outreach Corporation for youth recreation program 

• $1,000 to The Dancing Goat DME for meeting the incontinence needs of seniors and the disabled of Rockingham County 

• $1,000 to The Salvation Army of Rockingham County, NC for food pantry and soup kitchen 

• $1,000 to UNC Rockingham Healthcare, Inc. doing business as Rockingham Student Health Centers for Program Support for Rockingham County Student Health Centers

2023 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded $10,800 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $500 to Dan River Basin Association for Inspire Clean Water 
• $500 to Fine Arts Festival Association of Rockingham County for general operating support 
• $1,000 to Gracefully Giving Food Pantry for general operating support 
• $2,000 to Help, Incorporated: Center Against Violence for general operating support 
• $2,500 to Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad, Inc. for water rescue 
• $1,300 to Rockingham County Arts Council for Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids (PICK) 
• $2,000 to The Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund for Barry’s Feeding Friends 
• $1,000 to The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Reidsville for Healthy Habits 

2022 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded more than $8,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $1,500 to Aging, Disability and Transit Services of Rockingham County for Meals on Wheels Rockingham County 
• $950 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism specialists in Rockingham County 
• $1,200 to Junior Achievement of the Triad for World of Possibilities: Pathways to Success 
• $950 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Rockingham  
• $1,000 to Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network for senior feed support 
• $1,000 to Reidsville Outreach Center for ROC Food Pantry general operation support 
• $1,300 to Rockingham County Education Foundation for Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids 
• $500 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Rockingham County 

2021 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded $6,700 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:

• $500 to North Carolina Theatre Conference for NCTC High School Play festival at Reidsville HS
• $1,560 to Piedmont Land Conversancy for Knight Brown Nature Preserve Improvements
• $1,000 to Friends of the Eden Animal Shelter for Spay Me Baby Program
• $500 to Autism Society of NC for ASNC Resource Specialist Services, Rockingham County
• $1,000 to North Carolina Symphony for Music Discovery for Rockingham County Preschoolers
• $1,230 to Junior Achievement of the Triad for Inspiring Tomorrows Program
• $1,000 to Prevent Blindness NC for Star Pupils Program Rockingham County

2020 grants awarded

The board of advisors of the Rockingham County Community Foundation recently announced $5,160 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund and Apple Foundation Endowment for Rockingham County.

• $2,090 to Eden Rescue Squad Inc. for the Swift Water Rescue program
• $1,000 to the Rockingham County Education Foundation for the Madison Whitewater Park
• $1,035 to the Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center for Serving our community and meeting the needs of our clients by operating more efficiently through updated technology.
• $1,035 to the Salvation Army of Rockingham County for COVID-19 response

2019 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation awarded $4,710 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:

• Eden Rescue Squad Inc.
• Mayodan Arts Center
• Reidsville Outreach Center
• Rockingham County Partnership for Children

2018 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation has awarded more than $3,700 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations, including:

• Aging, Disability & Transit Services of Rockingham County
• Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad, Inc.

2017 grants awarded

The Rockingham County Community Foundation has awarded $4,730 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

• Mount Jubilee Ministries, Inc.
• Rockingham County Tennis Association
• Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center
• Rockingham County Education Foundation
• Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.