Planted Potential: How Verdant Minds is growing skills, confidence, and community

Planted Potential is a workforce development project created by local nonprofit Verdant Minds and supported through an Impact Grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation.

Tooth Fairy Fund Repairs Smiles and Lives

In March of this year, OBCF awarded a $10,000 Community Enrichment Grant to the Community Care Clinic of Dare to support the Tooth Fairy Fund.

4th Annual Nonprofit Knowledge Series Recap

The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and Outer Banks Community Foundation co-hosted its 4th Annual Nonprofit Knowledge Series Workshop – “Purpose and Nonprofit Thriving” – on September 25 at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.

Outer Banks Community Foundation Awards $93,691 In Grants To 16 Nonprofits

Sixteen local nonprofits dedicated to a wide range of needs and opportunities in our community, including education, healthcare, children & youth, animal welfare, the environment, the arts, and history, were recently awarded $93,691 in Community Enrichment Grants.

Remembering Eden Eure Honeycutt

It is with great sadness that the Outer Banks Community Foundation honors the passing of Eden Eure Honeycutt. Known for her joyful personality and for helping those less fortunate, Eden will be remembered for her kindness and her dedication to the Outer Banks community. She will be deeply missed, and our thoughts are with her family and all who knew and loved her. 

Community Connection Through Ocracoke Alive

For a village of only two square miles, Ocracoke makes waves that can be felt community-wide through their multicultural arts initiatives led by nonprofit Ocracoke Alive.

Powering Up Colington Firefighters: New Grant Supports Critical Equipment Upgrades

The Colington Volunteer Fire Department has received a vital boost thanks to a new grant from the OBX First Responder Giving Program Fund, a recently established fund through the Outer Banks Community Foundation.

Worth a read: Moving from charitable transactions to charitable strategy

At the Outer Banks Community Foundation, our team keeps an eye out for helpful sources and reading material to help you more easily stay up-to-date on trends and techniques for advising your charitable clients.

Math Scholarship Honors Three Beloved Manteo Teachers

In the spring of 2027, the first student from Manteo High School will receive The Liz Brown, John Houston, and Suzanne Pack Math Education Scholarship.

The Last Founder: Jack Adams and the Story of the Outer Banks Community Foundation

Jack Adams is 79, the sole surviving founder of the Outer Banks Community Foundation, and still keeps a working life in Savannah, Tennessee.