A Hard Worker with a Helping Hand: Introducing the Shearouse Scholarship

Master Chief of the U.S. Naval Submarine Service. Recipient of the Navy Achievement Medal. Head of the Dare County Fleet Maintenance Department. Boss of his own yard maintenance company. These are just a few of the titles Howell Revier Shearouse, Jr. held in his lifetime...

Community Foundation Awards More Than $36,000 in Grants

From finding forever homes for senior pets to restoring history, thanks to the generosity of Outer Banks Community Foundation donors, a variety of local nonprofits are now prepared to augment their impact on the community... 
2019 Annual Report Cover

2018 Annual Report Released

Our 2018 Annual Report has hit the streets! Download your copy here...

Community Foundation Awards $192,000 in Scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $192,000 in scholarships this spring, helping students from across the Outer Banks achieve their educational dreams...

So You Want to Start a Nonprofit

It’s probably the most common phone call I get. Some benevolent person discerns a need in our community, aspires to solve that community need, and wants some help with starting a new nonprofit...

Something Good from a Terrible Thing: The Sgt. Rimer Fund for Veterans

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has funds and endowments for a wide range of purposes and reasons, but the Sgt. Joshua Rimer Memorial Fund for Veterans is unlike any other fund the Community Foundation administers....

Don’t Let Your Local Scholarship Disappear

Scholarship displacement is when a college reduces a student's financial aid package because of another scholarship the student received from another entity. Here's what students, parents, and local scholarship providers can do to protect our scholarship dollars...

Now Accepting Applications for Special Focus Grants

The Community Foundation is now accepting applications for our annual Special Focus Grants. Areas of Special Focus include Animal Welfare, Aviation Education, and Opportunities for People with Disabilities. Applications are due on Friday, April 26...

Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Join Us for This Seminar!

She's back! Jeanne Allen is returning to the Outer Banks to reprise her popular seminar on strategic planning for nonprofits. Join us on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm at College of the Albemarle in Manteo...

You’re Invited to the Southern Shores Flat Top Tour on April 27

It's back! The 2019 Southern Shores Flat Top Tour will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 1PM to 5PM. Tickets are just $7 per person and will be sold on the day of the tour at 156 Wax Myrtle Trl or 13 Skyline Rd...