Evergreen Foundation
Accepts applications
Evergreen Foundation is a private foundation in Waynesville, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $800,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $56,875. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$800,000
- Number of grants29
- Typical grant$30,000
- Largest grant$56,875
- Assets$40.4 million
- New grantees29%
Giving in 2024 was down from $862,969 the year before.
29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $862,969 | 39 | $38.5 million |
| 2024 | $800,000 | 29 | $40.4 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Denise Coleman 28 A Oak Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (828) 456-8005, dcoleman@evergreennc.org |
| What to submit | They should fill out the grant application package and submit to the organization. Incomplete applications will not be considered nor returned to the applicant. Appropriately completed grant applications will be presented to the board for review and consideration at regularly scheduled board meetings. |
| Restrictions | The funding will be used to directly support the mental health, substance abuse or developmentally disabled populations. The funding will be utilized in one or more of the following counties: cherokee, clay, graham, haywood, jackson, macon or swain. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Evergreen Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 29 | $800,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl Psychedelic Institute | Funding for staff salaries, funds for a ramp, fundraising support, drug safe, and staff and board training. | $56,875 |
| Swain Community Outreach | Funding to provide therapy and services for mental health and substance use clients in swain county. | $50,294 |
| Meridian Behavioral Health | Funding for the clinical director position to provide supervision of interns from western carolina university to increase the number of assessments completed each year. | $50,000 |
| Meridian Behavioral Health | Funding to partially cover staff positions in order to build the psychosocial rehabilitation program and increase billing for program participants. | $50,000 |
| Meridian Behavioral Health | Funding for the patient assistance program that provides free psychiatric medications for individuals in western north carolina. | $50,000 |
| Seek Healing | Funding to increase program availability on nights and weekends at the facility including program materials and facilitation costs. | $49,400 |
| Jackson County Public Schools | Funding to cover 3 years of supervision costs to develop a licensed counseling program within the school system. Program will cover 3 current staff. | $45,000 |
| Here in Jackson County | Funding for an ssi/ssdi outreach, access, and benefits case manager to assist at risk individuals in completing paperwork for benefits. | $42,000 |
| Western Carolina Pacesetters | Funding for general operations and programming to support programs for youth. | $42,000 |
| Youth Villages | Funding for a funding match for the dss grant in wnc to provide housing, employment, case management, education support, etc. For youth aging out of the foster care system. | $40,000 |
| Cornbread and Roses Counseling | Funding for the clinical director position in the current year for a new nonprofit that has been providing for-profit services in the region. | $35,000 |
| Here in Jackson County | Funding to cover motel nights for the organization's cold weather shelter program. | $35,000 |
| Meridian Behavioral Health | Funding to support recovery education center programs in jackson, haywood, macon and swain counties. | $34,000 |
| Haywood Vocational Opportunities | Funding for security upgrades to idd day services building. | $30,000 |
| Reach of Macon County | Funding for a victim advocate position to work with the new sexual assault nurse examiner program starting in the local hospital. | $30,000 |
| Kare Inc | Funding to support mental health services for children and families and to support renovations for a new facility. | $29,667 |
| Full Spectrum Farms | Funding to support facility upgrades for a program serving individuals on the autism. | $24,312 |
| Center for Domestic Peace | Funding to cover half of the shelter manager position for a new shelter. | $23,500 |
| Awake | Funding for a new case tracker computer program to provide documentation to the child protective services team. | $21,968 |
| Hawthorne Heights | Funding for personnel and materials to start vocational services programs for teens while in the organization's care. | $19,400 |
| Hights Inc | Funding to replace siding at the hights house. | $15,000 |
| Resources for Resilience | Funding to provide a 32 person training for heights staff, volunteers and partners in the region. Funding covers 14 hour, 2 day workshop, and 3 1-hour workshops for parents and caregivers, including books for each participant. | $14,014 |
| Pearl Psychedelic Institute | Funding to support financial audit, conference participation, and to purchase a ketamine infusion pump, 4 wireless headphones for therapy, and 4 computers. | $6,570 |
| Cartoogechaye Baptist Church | Funding to support the night to shine event for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in macon county. | $1,000 |
| Center for Domestic Peace | Funding to support the open your heart for peace event. | $1,000 |
| Haywood Pathways Center | Funding to support the empty bowl dinner fundraising event. | $1,000 |
| Kare Inc | Funding to support the festival of trees event. | $1,000 |
| United Way of Haywood County | Funding support for the annual day of caring to be used for projects that benefit the arc of haywood group homes and apartment living program. | $1,000 |
| Youth Villages | Funding support for growing stronger breakfast fundraiser. | $1,000 |
Officers and trustees
- John Feil
- Vicki Gordon
- Marty Hydaker
- Ralph Murphy
- Glenn Jones
- David Badger
- Janice Wright
- Charles Penland
- Tammy Keezer
Questions people ask
Does Evergreen Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does Evergreen Foundation give?
$800,000 in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.
Who runs Evergreen Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists John Feil (Secretary), Vicki Gordon (Treasurer), Marty Hydaker (President) and Ralph Murphy (Vice President) among 9 officers and trustees.
What does Evergreen Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.