The North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club serves dozens of local life-enhancing charities through year-long fundraising efforts and hundreds of hours of volunteer service across more than a dozen non-profit organizations. While our reach is wide, each year we focus our energy on a handful of carefully selected beneficiaries that help women, children, and families in our community. We choose charities that support and uplift our neighbors in need.

Here is a list of our most recent Tier 1 Charities, which are the recipients of the largest grants we award once a year in May. We also support many other non-profits in our Tier 2 funding category.

Ada Jenkins Center exists to help people in their community create lasting solutions for economic stability. Families create a comprehensive plan for change by using any combination of their economic mobility, economic supports, and education services.

American Legion was founded by an Act of Congress after World War I. The American Legion fiercely advocates for the unique needs of every generation of veterans, service members, and their families who pledge to protect our nation.

Angels & Sparrows empowers families to reach their potential by providing access to food security and educational opportunities that lead to a fresh start.

ANSWER Scholarship provides college scholarships, mentoring, and professional development to moms in Mecklenburg and 11 surrounding counties in the Carolinas.

Bags of Hope seeks to bring hope to the Lake Norman and greater Charlotte area by supplying free weekend food provisions to school children who experience food insecurity.

Beds for Kids is a Charlotte, NC, based furniture bank dedicated to serving with dignity and powerfully supplementing a family’s resources as they rise out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.

Bridge of Hearts believes that every child deserves to have an unforgettable birthday celebration, no matter their circumstances.

Caterpillar Ministries empowers the people of Huntington Green to build a secure and vibrant community by fostering faith, advocacy, and learning.

FeedNC creates connections to food, education, and resources as a catalyst for change.

Foster Village Charlotte creates connection with dignity for children and families experiencing foster care by meeting urgent needs, providing educational and emotional support, and advocating as a collective community voice for children.

Shining Hope Farms is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable children and adults to reach their full potential through the use of equine-assisted activities and therapies.

Charity Funding Process

North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club (NMWC) solicits grant applications from charities focused on programs and projects that help women, children, and families in our community. NMWC welcomes opportunities for club members to volunteer at those organizations submitting applications, but this is not a funding requirement.

NMWC only funds nonprofit charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(C)(3) of the internal revenue code. NMWC does not fund capital campaigns, political organizations, or religious organizations, unless the funds are directed to a significant project that is nonsectarian, and benefits a broad base in the community. NMWC does not fund organizations that “re-gift” the funds received. NMWC does not fund organizations that are not yet formed or do not have an “operating model” to deliver services. NMWC’s strong preference is to support efforts that assist larger numbers of people.

Grant applications are available and accepted June 1 to July 15 of each year. All grants are reviewed by the Appropriations Committee and approved by the NMWC Board. Applicants are notified of their status by November. All grants are dispersed in May. Grant amounts are determined by the fundraising achieved by NMWC membership, and up to the amount requested. The goal is to help as many charities as we can in our communities. There will be no cap on what a charity can request, assuming a detailed budget is provided to explain the request.

Charities are eligible to apply for grants each year. The provision of a grant by NMWC in any given year does not entitle the receiving organization to any future grants.

All charities awarded grants of $5,000 or more shall report back to NMWC one year after receiving the grant with an actual grant expenditure budget. The report shall describe the use of funds and project impact.

If you have any immediate questions, you are welcome to contact the Appropriations Committee at charityrequest.nmwc@gmail.com.