News & Updates

Over Thanksgiving break, Woods sat down with OBCF staff and Carole Garrett, who created the Teddy and Savory Garrett Veterinary Medicine Fund at the Community Foundation, to chat about why he is pursuing veterinary medicine, his first semester of college, his future goals, and to offer advice to high school seniors who will be applying for scholarships soon. 

The Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) is thrilled to announce its 2025 grant programs, introducing a bold new initiative to tackle some of the region’s most pressing challenges.

Water’s Edge Village School (WEVS – pronounced “waves”) in Corolla is celebrating a major milestone in its capital campaign to build a new schoolhouse, thanks to a generous $300,000 grant from the Evans Family Fund at the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF).

To address the unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) Board of Directors recently voted unanimously to approve a series of grants to support disaster recovery in the affected communities of Western North Carolina. 

The Outer Banks community gathers every fall at the Outer Banks Seafood Festival to celebrate the bounty of our waters, and the people who put their lives at risk every day to bring it to shore, all which makes our sandbar such a special place to live, work and play.

Hurricane Helene has caused catastrophic devastation in Western North Carolina, and the communities along with our fellow North Carolinians are urgent need of relief and recovery support.

A $5,000 grant, supported by the Wolfinger-Jones Family Fund that is managed by the Outer Banks Community Foundation, was recently awarded to the Breaking Through Task Force for suicide awareness and prevention.