BENEFICIARIES
Crape Myrtle Festival’s court of volunteers works diligently each year to raise as much money as possible to give back to our community. Does your agency support LGBTQ+ and/or HIV related causes?
Our annual grant application process starts in September and closes mid-November with a celebration of the beneficiaries for the year. The general timetable is:
September 1: Annual CMF grant application released
October 15: Application submission deadline
November 1: Application awards determined and beneficiaries notified
Mid-November: Harvest Tea - a celebration with CMF volunteers and grant recipients with a check presentation. The exact date of this event is promoted each year via social media, website postings, and email correspondence.
2022-2023
CMF’s 2022-2023 fundraising year allowed us to give over $81,000 to 10 non-profits across North Carolina serving people living with HIV and the LGBTQ+ community:
Western NC AIDS Project/WNCAP: $10,000
Goal Friend Foundation: $7,000
NC AIDS Action Network: $10,685
Gay for Good Raleigh-Durham: $3,000
Loving Food Resources: $7,500
LGBT Center of Raleigh: $10,000
A Place Called Hope Church: $7,500
RAIN: $5,000
Carolinas CARE Partnership: $7,500
El Centro Hispano: $13,000
Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP)
$10,000
Mission statement: To provide equitable access to care and reduce harm from HIV, Hepatitis C, and drug use. They come to us from Asheville, NC, founded in 1986.
GoalFriends Foundation
$7,000
Founded in 2019 from Raleigh, NC. Mission is to provide under served woman and children with the opportunity to rise to their potential through educational tools, mentoring resources, outreach programs, experimental efforts, and through our Impact Initiatives.
NC AIDS Action Network
$10,865
Founded in 2010 from Durham, NC. Mission improves the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS and affected communities through outreach, public education, policy advocacy, and community building to increase visibility and mutual support of people living with HIV and AIDS throughout our state.
Gay For Good Raleigh-Durham
$3,000
Founded in 2008, the Raleigh-Durham chapter was launched in May 2014. Mission – mobilizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer volunteers and allies to promote diversity, foster inclusion, and strengthen ties to the broader Raleigh and Durham communities.
Loving Food Resources
$7,500
Founded in 1991 from Asheville, NC. Mission – provided food, health, and personal care items to people in 18 counties of Western North Carolina who are living with HIV and AIDS or who are in home hospice care regardless of diagnosis.
LGBT Center of Raleigh
$10,000
Founded in 2008. Mission: To serve, empower, and advocate for the well being of our diverse LGBTQ+ communities.
A Place Called Hope
$7,500
Founded in 2010, from Garner, NC. Mission: To provide hope and destiny to all people, through powerful teaching of the bible, prayer, authentic praise, and worship through discipleship, restoration, and evangelism. A Place called Hope is a haven, feeding the less fortunate, physically and spiritually, while increasing their commitment to better serve the LGBTQIA+ community, low-income families, the homeless, and other underserved individuals and communities. They are engaged in productions to break the stigma in the south and raise awareness for HIV.
RAIN
$5,000
Founded in 1992 from Charlotte, NC. Mission: Empowers persons living with HIV and those at risk to be healthy and stigma free. RAIN has a long history of providing services for people living with HIV in Charlotte and the Mecklenburg County region. Medical care is essential for the individual health of a person living with HIV as well as to the well-being to the community at large. They help clients enroll in health care plans that meet their unique health needs. Access to health insurance enables people living with HIV to receive medical care, including life saving antiretroviral medications. RAIN’S evaluation processes show that people with access to health insurance have better clinical outcomes.
El Centro Hispaño, Inc.
$13,000
Mission: El Centro Hispano (ECH) is the largest Latino-led/Latino-serving organization in the State and has been working with and on behalf of the Hispanic/Latino community in Durham, Wake, Orange, and neighboring counties since 1992. El Centro Hispano works to strengthen the community, build bridges, and advocate for equity and inclusion.
Carolinas CARE Partnership
$7,500
Founded in 1990 from Charlotte, NC. Mission: Seeking health and justice through health and housing.