The Broyhill Family Foundation, based in Lenoir, presented equal checks totaling $600,000 to two disaster relief organizations that have long-term plans to address Western North Carolina’s needs resulting from recent Hurricane Helene. The two checks were given to Western North Carolina Disaster Recovery and Relief, LLC, and Samaritan’s Purse, according to a press release from the foundation.
Founded in 1946 and completely funded by the J.E. Broyhill family, the charitable foundation has closed its grant cycle early to direct its remaining 2024 funds to hurricane response. It has made smaller grants to other organizations including the American Red Cross and Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, according to the press release.
“We have always had a philanthropic presence in Western North Carolina,” says chairman Hunt Broyhill. “This storm was the greatest tragedy to befall this area in recent history, certainly in my lifetime. We feel a duty to respond and help our Carolina neighbors.”…