In recent weeks, the firm hired to ensure HCA Healthcare met the terms of its purchase of Mission Hospital met with Western North Carolinians. From
Dogwood Health Trust has awarded more than $3.7 million to a diverse range of 259 nonprofit and government agencies from every county and the Qualla Boundary in Western North Carolina through its Immediate Opportunities and Needs (ION) grant program. Of the 492 applicants, 53% were awarded a grant, with the average award amount totaling $14,600. Of those funded, 34% of requests will advance equity or reduce disparities.
The Hendersonville Rescue Mission’s Day Center expansion project got a boost recently from a grant provided by Dogwood Health Trust.
The mission will expand its Day Center in the Seventh Avenue Historic District in Hendersonville from 788 square feet to 2,700 square feet, providing much needed space for personal hygiene and health needs, resources for job seekers and a charging station for its clients.
The Dogwood Heath Trust announced its first awards with money from the sale of Mission Health to for-profit HCA. Nearly 300 different nonprofits and government agencies received more than $3.7 million from Dogwood Health. The grants were spread across the entire 18 counties of Mission Health System’s coverage area as well as the Qualla Boundary, according to Dogwood.
A trust formed with the Mission-HCA sale handed out millions of dollars to hundreds of mountain nonprofits and government agencies. The Dogwood Health Trust awarded more than $3.7 million in grants. The trust’s stated goal is to improve the health and well-being of people in our mountains.
Dogwood Health Trust has awarded more than $3.7 million to a diverse range of 259 non-profit and government agencies from every county, including McDowell, and the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina through its Immediate Opportunities and Needs (ION) grant program.
Of the 492 applicants, 53% were awarded a grant, with the average award amount totaling $14,600. Of those funded, 34% of requests will advance equity or reduce disparities.
The face of philanthropy across Western North Carolina changed dramatically in 2019 and is about to change again in 2020. Last Feb. 1, Dogwood Health Trust and
Asheville, N.C. – In accordance with their Commitment Letter to the Office of the Attorney General, the Dogwood Health Trust Board of Directors bid farewell to
Dogwood Health Trust has announced that two Buncombe County board members have stepped down in accordance with a deal with the North Carolina Attorney General.
Few issues have dominated the news in Western North Carolina as much as healthcare in 2019. BPR spoke with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein
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