CHARLOTTE REGIONAL REALTOR ASSOC

The foundation contributed to local nonprofit organizations whose purpose is addressing unmet housing needs and affordable workforce housing needs in the greater charlotte area and haywood county through its two grant programs. 1) habitat support program ($26,500) - 7 regional area habitat for humanity organizations were granted restricted programming support to continue their work on behalf of affordable housing. 2) community grants program ($75,000) - 25 nonprofit organizations were granted restricted programming support to address unmet housing needs across a three-county service area (mecklenburg, iredell and haywood). In addition to the grant funding, the foundation honors an individual, project or organization through its annual humanitarian award ($5,000)- ; as part of that honor, the recipient is asked to designate a non-profit to receive a contribution in their honor. In 2024, the organizations chosen as recipients of the honor were wine to water which received $2,500, an organization dedicated to providing clean water sources to devastated communities in need. The other organization awarded $2,500 was lake norman humane to assist their rescue work with displaced animals as a result of hurricane helene. In 2019, the foundation launched the youth excellence in service award (yes) to honor extraordinary youth for their charitable contributions to the community. As a result of receiving the award, the recipient is able to designate a non-profit to receive a $500 donation from the foundation. In 2024, the recipient chose two organizations to share the honorarium, which included the ronald mcdonald house of charlotte and the stan greenspon holocaust and social justice education center.