Community Foundation Announces 7th Round of COVID Rapid Response Grants

As our COVID numbers rise once again, the Outer Banks continues to face unprecedented challenges through the pandemic. We are now accepting applications for COVID Rapid Response Grants, due at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 16...

Free Webinar for Nonprofits: How to Grow Your Endowment with Legacy Gifts

Join us on Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm for a free webinar on endowment planning and legacy fundraising. This workshop is for Outer Banks nonprofits of all sizes...

Lunchtime Live Webinar on Giving October 27

This Tuesday, October 27, at 12:30 pm, join our Executive Director, Lorelei Costa, for a dynamic and fun Lunchtime Live webinar with the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. You'll get practical and timely advice...

We’re Going to Get There: The Road to Recovery from Dorian, Part 2

"The flood waters of Hurricane Dorian receded quickly, but three inches or three feet in a home makes little difference. Everything has to go." This story, the second in the two-part series by Kip Tabb, describes the rebuilding and recovery efforts on both Ocracoke and Hatteras Island, one year after the storm...

We’re Going to Get There: One Year Later, the Road to Recovery from Dorian

On a warm day in late August this year, Ocracoke looks much like it has for years. Yet Ocracoke is still a community on the mend from the devastation that Hurricane Dorian wreaked one year ago...

COVID Rapid Response Grants Round Six Now Open

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for a sixth round of COVID Rapid Response Grants, with a focus on childcare and remote learning needs during school closures...

OBCF Awards $65,000 in COVID Grants for Childcare and Educational Needs

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded more than $65,000 to help local families afford childcare and tutoring during the COVID-19 school closures. Click here for more info on how your family can get assistance --- and how you can donate to help...

Community Foundation Accepting Applications for COVID Grants

OBCF is now accepting applications for a 5th round of COVID Rapid Response Grants, as well as applications from any nonprofit for any type of charitable project benefiting the OBX. We are especially encouraging grant proposals from groups addressing childcare and remote learning needs during school closures...

Lorelei Costa Elected to Statewide Nonprofit Board

It was announced today that Outer Banks Community Foundation Executive Director Lorelei Costa has been elected to the statewide board of directors for the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits...

2019 Annual Report is Published Online

Our 2019 Annual Report is published! The 2019 Annual Report is completely online. Hurricane Dorian photos, stories, and donors all are included in this year’s report, in addition to other important benchmarks....