Community Foundation Expands Grants Criteria, Announces Last Deadline of 2017

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has expanded its grants criteria to include Program Scholarship Grants, as well as to give enhanced focus on established charitable programs...

6th Annual Nonprofit Video Contest!

Announcing our 6th Annual Nonprofit Video Contest! This is your chance to showcase your organization's success stories, while earning money for your mission...

FREE Nonprofit Workshop: From Seed to Harvest: Nourishing Your Nonprofit Endowment

Online registration is open for our free seminar for nonprofits on Monday, Oct. 30 entitled “From Seed to Harvest: How to Grow Your Endowment to Nourish Your Nonprofit with Legacy Gifts”...

Supporting Scholars With Promise – Jerry and Arlene Davis

When Maria Mendoza’s house burned to the ground, just months before her senior year at Manteo High School, she lost everything...

Community Foundation Awards $143,250 in Scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded $142,250 in scholarships this spring, helping 55 students from across the Outer Banks achieve their educational dreams...

Community Foundation Awards $59,000 in Grants; Next Deadline is July 28

This summer the Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded over $50,000 in grants to 13 local nonprofit organizations. From feeding the hungry to preserving local history, the grants will assist in a wide range of charitable needs, benefiting hundreds across the Outer Banks...

Dare County Boat Builders Establish Two Funds with Community Foundation

It started in 2003, when the marine community learned that a good friend and colleague on the Outer Banks faced a very serious illness. Taylor Harrison, a talented and respected boat builder...

Community Foundation Welcomes 2017 Milton A. Jewell Intern

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is delighted to announce that Charles Shotton will be working with us for the next 12 weeks as our 2017 Milton A. Jewell Intern...

2016 Annual Report Available!

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has released its 2016 Annual Report including a list of donors, scholarship recipients, new funds and grant recipients...

Schiffman Fund Will Help Our “Favorite Non-Human Locals”

It’s possible you might recognize the name Lila Schiffman, or you might know her by her popular moniker, “The Squirrel Lady"...

Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Community Enrichment, Pauline Wright, David Loy, Aviation Education, and Schiffman Grants

The Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its Community Enrichment, Pauline Wright, David Aycock Loy, Aviation Education, and Schiffman Grants. Proposals are due by Friday, April 28...

Community Foundation Awards Over $43,000 in Grants

This month the Community Foundation awarded more than $43,000 in grants to 16 nonprofits. The awards will assist with a wide range of charitable needs, from children’s education to senior care, from arts and culture to environmental programs...

Community Foundation Elects New Board, Honors Champions, Nonprofits, and Departing Board Members at Annual Meeting

The Community Foundation announced the winners of its Champion Award and its Nonprofit Video Contest. New board members were elected by the organization's members, and four departing board members were honored...

Twenty-Two Local Nonprofits To Participate in Matching Fund Challenge

Ten local nonprofits are creating new endowment funds this year, thanks to the Community Foundation’s new Matching Fund Challenge, which was announced in February. Additionally, eleven other charities are getting help in growing their existing endowments...

Community Foundation Announces Free Fundraising Workshop

Online registration is open for our free seminar for nonprofits entitled “The Fundamentals of Fundraising” on Friday, March 31. Led by Trisha Lester of the NC Center for Nonprofits, the workshop will be held from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute...

Community Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications online. The application deadline is 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 26. Students may CLICK HERE to start their application...