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...

Community Foundation Announces Matching Fund Challenge

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has announced a new “Matching Fund Challenge” to help local nonprofits build and grow permanent endowments. Nonprofits can sign up as early as Monday, February 20. For more information, read our Press Release and FAQs, or click here for more information...

Annual Meeting 2017!

The Annual Meeting of the Outer Banks Community Foundation will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, February 16 at the Ramada in Kill Devil Hills...