Körner’s Folly Receives NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant Funding
The Körner’s Folly Foundation has received a NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. This emergency grant funding was provided to North Carolina cultural organizations experiencing hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are grateful to be one of 59 organizations the North Carolina Humanities Council selected for this funding,” said Dale Pennington, Executive Director
This important funding will support a new At-Home Program: Victorian Time Traveler. This program provides a complete supply kit and videos for Homeschool Families to step back in time and discover what life was like in the Victorian Era. Thanks to generous funding from the NC Humanities Council and private donors, we are able to offer our Victorian Time Traveler Program at free and reduced rates.
Körner’s Folly has been closed to the public since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The historic home will reopen once NC moves to Phase 3 per the Governor’s Office Executive Orders.
NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant funding was provided to the North Carolina Humanities Council by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress in late March. The $2.2 trillion CARES package included $75 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities, nearly $30 million, or a total of 40%, of which was sent to the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils, including the North Carolina Humanities Council, to distribute to local cultural nonprofits and programming. The North Carolina Humanities Council www.nchumanities.org is a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Thanks to generous funding from the NC Humanities Council and private donors, we are able to offer our Victorian Time Traveler Program at free and reduced rates.
You can learn more about the program here: Victorian Time Traveler.
You can use the form below to apply for a scholarship for a free Victorian Time Traveler Program: