05/14/2026
SCC dental hygiene program lands new lab
As Southwestern Community College prepares to launch a Dental Hygiene associate degree program, The Cannon Foundation and Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust No. One awarded SCC $225,000 toward the purchase
04/27/2026
NCICU Receives $210K Grant from The Cannon Foundation to Streamline Student Transfer Pathways
/PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) is pleased to announce a $210,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation to support the...
03/25/2026
CHANGING LIVES: Samaritan Colony opens SECU Women's Recovery Center in Richmond County - Richmond Observer
ROCKINGHAM — Kailyn Mead was among the first clients to check into Samaritan Colony’s State Employees Credit Union Women’s Recovery Center when its doors opened last month. Mead and …
10/13/2025
We are excited to announce that Annie Schiffmacher has joined our team.
Annie joined The Cannon Foundation in September 2025 as a Program Officer for the Trusts. Before joining the Foundation, Annie worked on the Nonprofit Sustainability team at Foundation For the Carolinas and as a Grants Manager for The Chapin Foundation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She earned her undergraduate degree in communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, minoring in sociology and urban youth and communities.
09/25/2025
Fayetteville Tech breaks ground on regional training center for truck driving
The facility at Fayetteville Technical Community College will also serve Bladen Community College and Robeson County College.
09/25/2025
Cannon Charitable Interests donates more than $1 million to upgrade Wingate fine arts center - Richmond Observer
WINGATE — Wingate University students passing by the statue of Charles A. Cannon on the way to a music class or to one of the dozens of other events slated this semester at the George A. Batte, …
09/25/2025
NC Wesleyan celebrates first nursing cohort
North Carolina Wesleyan University marked a milestone with its first white coat ceremony, celebrating BSN students as they transition from classroom learning to clinical nursing practice.
07/21/2025
New Ambulance Enhances SC EMS Training
Beaufort County Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program just received a major upgrade, a new ambulance for hands-on student training.
07/21/2025
Granite Quarry continues moving towards Civic Park renovations with Cannon Foundation donation - Salisbury Post
GRANITE QUARRY — The town of Granite Quarry is inching closer to fully funding Phase 1 of the Granite Civic Park renovation project, with a recent donation from the Cannon Foundation bringing the town within $600,000. The members of the Town Council voted during the meeting on Monday to accept the...