Funded Projects - April 2025

Reidsville Area Foundation awarded grants to three (3) organizations in our April 2025 grant cycle. Funding priority grants comprise most of the Foundation's giving and must align with our focus areas of education, health and wellness or community development. Through a combination of programmatic, capacity strengthening and general operating funds, we support potentially transformative initiatives and organizations that build bridges and create pathways to success for all residents.

Fine Arts Festival Association

2025 Eden summer institute

In 2024, FAFA partnered with Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques to organize and support the inaugural Eden Summer Institute (ESI) that offered cultural exchange and community research through the arts. This year, RAF funds will be utilized to extend the project to a 4-week period, including support for three local artists. ESI will also hire a young person from Rockingham County to oversee project communications. Two nationally and internationally recognized American artists, will each to lead a one-week residency.

https://www.fafarc.org/

Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Fund

capacity strengthening

Barry L. Joyce Cancer Support Fund recently doubled the number of friends served due to increased community need. BLJCSF plans to leverage RAF capacity strengthening funds to bolster client communication, data entry, program and funding research, and day-to-day operations of The Barry Joyce Cancer Resource Center.

https://bljcancerfund.org/

Piedmont Conservation Council

dan river and matrimony creek greenway expansion

Piedmont Conservation Council was awarded funding to acquire 77 acres of privately held property. An additional 10 acres will be incorporated into a permanent protective easement through a partnership with the City of Eden. RAF funding will be used to conduct a community-centered greenway design and expansion plan.

https://piedmontconservation.org/

FY 2025 Discretionary Grants

awards up to $2,500

Care Connect (Cone Health)

Dan River Basin Association

Free Clinic of Rockingham County

Fostering Opportunities In Communities And Uniting Services Madison Mayodan Parks and Recreation

MDC Rural Forward

NC One Hundred Strong

Pathway Business Capital

Reidsville Parks and Recreation

Reidsville Soup Kitchen

Rockingham Community College - Simulated Hospital

YMCA

Youth Experience Fund

Current Grantee Partner List

The organizations listed below have active grants with Reidsville Area Foundation this fiscal year

Barry Joyce Cancer Support Fund. Barry Feeding Friends

Cone Health Annie Penn Foundation. Student Telehealth

CORMII, CDC. Food Distribution Expansion

Dan River Basin Association. Outdoor Recreational Master Plan

Diabetes Task Force. Diabetes Care: Connecting You to Live Life Well

Go Global. Rockingham County Teaching Fellowship

Help, Incorporated: Center Against Violence. The Guardian Project.

Life, Love, & Pink. Capacity Strengthening

New Reidsville Housing Authority. North Star Children's Initiative

NC 100 Strong. Racial Equity Learning Community

Piedmont Triad Regional Council. Food Systems Forward

Rae of Hope Ministry. Capacity Strengthening

Reidsville High School. International Baccalaureate Program

Reidsville Outreach Center. Food Distribution Expansion

Reidsville Soup Kitchen. Equipment Request

Rockingham Community College. Rockingham Promise

Reidsville Tigers. Capacity Strengthening & Program Support

Rockingham County Education Foundation. Trails for K-12 & SOAR Program

Rockingham County Education Foundation. Student SOAR Fund

Rockingham County Partnership for Children. KidsREADy Rockingham

Rockingham County Public Library. BFF: Books for Free

Rockingham County Schools. Beginning Teacher’s Support Program

Rockingham County Schools. Cultural Arts Department

Rockingham County Schools. GEM Teacher Grants

Rockingham County Student Health Centers. Improving Student Health

The Salvation Army of Rockingham County. Emergency Assistance for Rockingham County Families

Sharon Community Outreach Corporation. Capacity & Program Strengthening

UNC College Advising Corps. College Advisors

United Way of Rockingham County. Eden Summer Institute

Youth Experience Fund. Youth Accelerator Program.