Community Foundation Awards $150,000 in Grants

Earlier this summer and fall, the Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded more than $150,000 in grants to over 35 local nonprofits. The grants will assist with a wide range of community efforts, from food assistance to special needs programs, public safety to animal welfare, educational efforts to athletic programs for youth...
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Community Foundation Announces Another Free Workshop for Nonprofits

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dowdy & Osborne, LLP, the Community Foundation is offering a free seminar on Financial Management for Nonprofits on Friday, October 21 at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute. Click here to register...
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OBCF Executive Director Joins Leadership Council of ZSR Foundation

The executive director of the Outer Banks Community Foundation has been appointed to the Community Leadership Council of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, an 80-year-old private foundation based in Winston-Salem, NC...
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Donate Now to Help Dare County’s Hermine Victims

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting donations to the Disaster Relief Fund to support relief and recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Hermine. CLICK HERE TO DONATE. All contributions are tax-deductible, and 100% of all donations will be used to directly assist individuals and families in Dare County...
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Manteo Rotary Creates Meekins Scholarship Fund with Community Foundation

The Manteo Rotary Club has created a new endowment with the Outer Banks Community Foundation to help students of Dare County achieve their dreams of a college education...
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Summer Intern Creates Scholarship Recipient Video

Our very own José Valle has created a video with the help of some past scholarship recipients as a parting gift to the Community Foundation...
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Community Foundation Awards $7,175 in Scholarships to COA Students

This year 15 College of the Albemarle students will have help fulfilling their dream of a higher education, thanks to the generous donors of the Outer Banks Community Foundation...
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Community Foundation Announces Next Grant Deadline

Nonprofits, your application for a Community Enrichment grant is due by 11:59 pm on July 29...
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Community Foundation Releases 2015 Annual Report

What's your charitable passion? The Outer Banks Community Foundation explores this in its just released 2015 Annual Report, showcasing 7 new endowment funds and over $620,000 in grants and scholarships...
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Community Foundation Announces José Valle as Summer 2016 Milton A. Jewell Intern

From concentrations in accounting and financial management to marketing and public relations, the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s Milton A. Jewell Internship Program is both a prestigious and serious affair...
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Community Foundation Awards Over $150,000 in Scholarships

Sixty-eight students — both graduating high school seniors and current college students — have received scholarship awards from the Outer Banks Community Foundation to aid them in their pursuit of a college education...
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Historic Documents are Safe at the Community Foundation!

Brian McDonald of Outer Banks Heating and Cooling has once again come to the aid of the Outer Banks Community Foundation...
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You’re Invited to the Southern Shores Flat Top Tour on April 23

The Southern Shores Historic Flat Top Cottage Tour is back! This year's tour will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Tour tickets are $5.00 and will be sold on the day of the tour at 156 Wax Myrtle Trail or 13 Skyline Road...
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Community Foundation Announces $35,000 in Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation announced more than $35,000 in grants to over 15 local nonprofits earlier this month. The grants will assist with a wide range of charitable needs, from veterans groups to arts programs, health care to environmental education, tutoring programs to food assistance...
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OBCF Invites Applications for David Loy and Pauline Wright Grants

The Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits and government agencies for the Pauline Wright and David Aycock Loy Grant Programs. These annual grants are intended to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
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New Fund for Hatteras Island Will Help Local Charities

A local family has established a new, perpetual charitable fund at the Outer Banks Community Foundation to aid benevolent projects and help meet urgent needs on Hatteras Island for generations to come...
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