Thorne named to NC Community Foundation statewide board of directors

Thorne named to NC Community Foundation statewide board of directors

7/19/2018
The North Carolina Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Thorne to the statewide board of directors, according to James Black, board chair.
 
 
Thorne is a Tarboro resident and community advocate who holds management roles in several family businesses. She is president of the Edgecombe Charitable Foundation, an NCCF affiliate,  and on the boards of the Edgecombe Community College Foundation, Blount-Bridgers House Foundation and Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group of the Twin Counties. She is a Fayetteville native and Peace College graduate.
 
NCCF CEO and President Jennifer Tolle Whiteside said she was looking forward to continuing to work with Thorne. “Jane brings a wealth of knowledge and local community leadership to our board,” she said. “She will be a true asset to our board – and to our state.”
 
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
 
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $130 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With nearly $247 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,200 endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The NCCF partners with a network of affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance across the state. An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels.
 
For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @NCCF.
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