The Covington Foundation Selected Grantees

Approved Grants 2011

 

Belmont Historical Society - Belmont, NC - A $10,000 grant to support restoration of the Stowe Family Kitchen;

Burning Coal Theatre Company - Raleigh, NC - A $15,000 grant to support reroofing Murphey School Theatre;

John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC - A $10,000 grant to support Hill House restoration;

Community Theatre Foundation of Greensboro - Greensboro, NC - A $10,000 grant to support purchase of the Broach Theatre;

Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society - Mount Pleasant, NC - A $15,000 grant for renovation of Society Hall;

Lindley Elementary School PTA - Greensboro, NC - A $2,000 grant to support the auditorium project;

Mebane Historical Museum - Mebane, NC - A $1,000 grant to purchase archival storage materials;

Nash County Arts Council - Nashville, NC - A $1,000 grant to purchase a sump pump;

Preservation Greensboro, Inc.- Greensboro, NC - A $20,000 grant for Blandwood window restoration;

Preservation /North Carolina - Raleigh, NC - A $90,000 grant to be paid over two years in support of the outreach and website project;

Preservation Oak Ridge - Oak Ridge, NC - A $10,000 grant to support restoration of Ai Church;

Randolph Arts Guild - Asheboro, NC - A $7,800 grant to support the energy assessment, cost analysis and conservation plan for Moring Arts Center;

Rockford Preservation Society - Dobson, NC - A $5,000 grant for continued renovation of York Tavern;

Rockingham County Historical Society Museum and Archives - Wentworth, NC - A $15,000 grant to support structural repairs to the Wright Tavern.

Save Historic Red Bank School - Rural Hall, NC - A $2,500 grant for restoration of Red Bank School;

Triad Stage - Greensboro, NC - A $5,000 grant to support renovation of the lobby;

Tryon Palace Council of Friends - New Bern, NC - A $7,000 grant for restoration of the Stanley House;

UNCCH Facilities Planning Department - Chapel Hill, NC - A $5,800 grant for historic masonry maintenance and repair workshops;

UNCG - Greensboro, NC - A $24,000 grant to be paid over two years for a Graduate Assistantship in Historic Preservation.