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Six local businesses that came together to provide charitable support for nonprofits in and around Henderson County have announced their 2023 grant recipients.
The Work with Heart Community Fund, a component fund of Community Foundation of Henderson County, has selected 38 different organizations to receive grants totaling $85,000 this year. Horizon Heat & Air, Hannah Flanagan’s, Southern Alarm & Security, Boyd Automotive, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ken Adams and Triangle Stop have pooled their charitable dollars and selected the recipients through a grant application process.
“This charitable joint effort of local business owners will have a far-reaching impact for those who are served by these nonprofits,” said Community Foundation of Henderson County President/CEO McCray V. Benson. “These businesses are making a positive change in our local community through this Fund each year and their continued growth demonstrates how combining charitable giving can build strong connections, increase engagement in the community, and amplify awareness of the impact that nonprofit organizations are making in the lives of local people.”
Work with Heart grant recipients were:
In 2015, Dan Poeta of Horizon Heat & Air found himself looking for an avenue of giving that would help his philanthropy evolve and help move the needle on key issues. By creating a Donor Advised Fund with Community Foundation of Henderson County, he discovered the structure and organization his charitable giving process truly needed. Within two years, Matt Johnes's Irish pub Hannah Flanagan’s joined in on the charitable venture and as of 2023, six local businesses have come together to offer the Work with Heart Community Fund.
Since 2015, $288,000 has been awarded to the local community through numerous nonprofits as unrestricted grant money. The grant application for the next cycle of Work with Heart grant funding will open in January of 2024. In order to qualify, organizations must be a tax-exempt, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates programs in Henderson County for the benefit of the residents of Henderson County.