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Vetted Fundraisers
Each listed fundraiser here has been thoroughly vetted by our team to ensure donations go directly to those in need. By contributing funds here, you can be confident that your support is reaching local families and businesses working to rebuild and recover.
If you or someone you know has a GoFundMe (or other fund), please submit it to us for review to be added to this page here (as other, for now). Our focus is on locals first.
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Local Families
- Cam and Shannon, Swannanoa
- Chris and Anne Eckhart, Swannanoa
- Christine Hart, Asheville
- Donte Wilson, Asheville
- Terry Johnson’s daughter, Swannanoa
Local Businesses
Other Locals Lists
- 1% for Asheville: local businesses donating 1% or more to recovery
- Help Marshall
- Hot Springs Recovery Hub
- TREATS: supporting local artists directly.
Local Non-Profits
- ABCCM (Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry): donations help to pay for motel and food vouchers for local residents and long term support for those displaced.
- Always Asheville Fund: a 501(c)6 that supports local small travel and hospitality businesses, offering emergency grants.
- ArtsAVL.org: supporting Asheville's vibrant arts scene, mobilized to provide resources and opportunities to sustain local artists.
- Babies Need Bottoms (Diaper Bank of Asheville): distributing children’s supplies including diapers, cream, and wipes.
- BeLoved Asheville: supports marginalized communities through donations that fund housing and food access.
- Blue Ridge Public Radio: serving WNC news coverage and music programming, fostering community engagement through storytelling, cultural content, and environmental and social advocacy.
- Bounty & Soul: provides fresh produce and wellness education.
- Carolina Emergency Response Team (CERT): deployed Search and Rescue teams to assist with rescue operations in rugged terrain.
- Colaborativa La Milpa: organizing with a collection of amazing on-the-ground organizations to warehouse and distribute food, water, medicine, hygiene and cleaning supplies throughout the region.
- Dementia Alliance of NC: collecting essential items for older adults, caregivers, and people living with dementia.
- Habitat for Humanity (Asheville): helping to rebuild homes and repair damage from Helene.
- Hands of Hope: focusing all its efforts to help rebuild the devastated community of Old Beech Mountain.
- Haywood Christian Ministry: WNC’s largest food pantry.
- Hearts with Hands (Swannanoa): supplying food to shelters.
- Homeward Bound WNC: aid for the homeless population.
- Hood Huggers International: focused on social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic growth, using arts, educational programs, and tours to strengthen local neighborhoods.
- In His Hands: for Brevard, NC Food Donations, supported by Manna.
- Manna Food Bank: organizes food drives for emergency food distribution and provides resources for marginalized communities.
- MountainTrue: addressing the immediate needs of affected communities, focusing on clean-up efforts and long-term resilience.
- NC Counts: provides emergency aid and coordinates resources to support recovery.
- RSAA: focuses on promoting equitable opportunity and initiatives that address historical disparities for Black residents, fostering community healing and inclusivity.
- United Way (local chapter)
- Vecinos: supporting local, rural farmworkers and LatinX communities.
- YMCA Blue Ridge
- YMI Cultural Center: providing resources and supplies to underserved communities.
National Non-Profits
Confirmed organizations that are currently continuing to render direct aid in the region. 11/16.
- GoFundMe: GFM’s official Hurricane Relief Fund provides immediate cash grants to impacted individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits.
- Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADR): grassroots network offering community-led support, focusing on solidarity.
- NC Disaster Relief Fund (United Way of NC): Governor Cooper’s endorsed fund for NC Disaster Relief, supporting communities in WNC, with contributions directed toward immediate and long-term recovery efforts as managed by United Way of North Carolina.
- Red Cross
- United Cajun Navy
- World Central Kitchen: providing thousands of meals, fresh water, and other essential supplies across North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.
Disclaimer
We can't guarantee how recipients will use funds, but every fundraiser here is double-verified by our trusted vetting team.
For GoFundMes, you might also check GFM’s vetted funds page too to verify further.