News & Updates - Outer Banks Community Foundation

Community Foundation Awards $46,000 in Rapid Response Grants

November 24, 2020

$46,000 in new grants will help Dare County families afford childcare and tutoring, get food to isolated and frail community members, provide financial assistance on Hatteras Island, and help people in need provide for their pets...

Community Foundation Announces 7th Round of COVID Rapid Response Grants

November 9, 2020

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

November 2, 2020

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

October 21, 2020

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

September 16, 2020

"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

September 4, 2020

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

September 4, 2020

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

August 6, 2020

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

July 24, 2020

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

July 15, 2020

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

June 29, 2020

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....

Community Foundation Awards $37,000 to 14 Nonprofits

June 11, 2020

Grants of more than $37,000 were awarded in June to support the work of 14 vital nonprofits and aiding a variety of local causes, including care for our elderly, therapeutic activities, food, medicine, education, and the arts...

Community Foundation Awards $164,000 in Scholarships

June 5, 2020

"I worked hard for all of these things because I knew they could help me reach my goal: to go to college. For me, having the opportunity to go to college allows me to beat the odds. I would be the first person in my family to go to college and graduate...”