The Cole Foundation

2010 Total Grants $3,765,164

Serves a broad range of charitable, educational, religious, literary and cultural purposes benefiting primarily the citizens of Richmond County.

$40,000 to American Rivers, Inc. to support revitalization of Hitchcock Creek

$8,000 to The Christian Closet, Inc. for school uniforms

$20,000 County of Richmond for paperless solutions project

$13,500 to County of Richmond for the Disaster Shelter Project

$3,300,000 to Discovery Place Inc. to support Discovery Place Kids Rockingham

$200,000 to Foundation For The Carolinas for Legacy Hall

$15,000 to Friends of Hamlet, Inc. for the South Hamlet Youth Sports Complex Project

$30,000 to Friendship Trays, Inc. to provide meals for low-income residents

$15,000 to Helping Hands of Hamlet, Inc. to purchase food for Backpack Pals Program

$5,580 to Helping Hands of Hamlet, Inc. for facility improvements

$12,500 to McLaurin Vocational Center for Operation Beautification

$10,000 to Richmond County Aging Services for the 32nd Annual Senior Christmas Party

$3,084 to Richmond County Healthy Carolinians Partnership for Head Start "Color Me Fun Day"

$10,000 to Richmond County Mental Health Society, Inc. for the Rockingham Men's Homeless Shelter

$25,000 to Richmond County Schools Education Foundation to purchase Smartboard Technology

$50,000 to Richmond Senior High School for a greenhouse

$7,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina Inc. for Richmond County expansion and awareness