NACF grant awards were granted from the community grantmaking fund and Judge Thomas Watts Memorial Endowment.
NACF grants awarded were:
- $2,000 to the Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition Program for Meals on Wheels-Northern Albemarle
- $1,000 to Albemarle Hopeline for general operating support
- $1,000 to Arts of the Albemarle for summer camp scholarships
- $4,000 to the Boys & Girls Club – Elizabeth City Unit for general operating support
- $1,605 to the Dream Hunt & Fishing Program for general operating support
- $1,000 to Elizabeth City First United Methodist Church, Inc. for La Casa Summer Reading Camps
- $1,000 to Kids First, Inc. for the Accredited Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program
- $2,000 to the Perquimans County Schools Education Foundation for Partners in Education
- $2,000 to Port Discover: North Carolina's Center for Hands-on Science for Saturday STEAM Projects
- $595 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Gates County
- $1,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina - Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties
Women Givers grants awarded were:
- $1,000 to Albemarle Hopeline for general operating support
- $1,000 to the Boys & Girls Club – Elizabeth City Unit for general operating support
- $1,000 to Elizabeth City First United Methodist Church, Inc. for the La Casa ESL (English as a Second Language) Program
- $1,000 to Kids First, Inc. for the Accredited Child Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program
- $750 to the Perquimans County Schools Education Foundation for water turtles
- $750 to the River City Community Development Corporation for family home
Scholarships awarded were:
- $1,990 to Lauren Winslow from the Elizabeth City Jaycees Scholarship
- $5,000 each to Janiyah Sutton and Jordan Port from the Bertha Sawyer & Winfred Meiggs Scholarship
Watson thanked the community for its support of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so vital to the community,” he said.
Hoffman expressed gratitude to the local community. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported our work,” she said.
Zinsmeister said, “We work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”
For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Natalie Jenkins Peel at 252-562-9824 or
npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at
nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation
An affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation, the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. The NACF was founded in 2001 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank and Camden counties.
The North Albemarle Community board advises the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. The competitive grants program is held on an annual basis. Advisory board members live and work in the Northern Albemarle area, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Watson, board members include: Matt Wood (vice president), Brenda Lassiter (secretary/treasurer), Dan Askew, Grafton Beaman, Brian Beasley, Phyllis Bosomworth, Angela Cole, Rebecca Elliott, David Pureza and Rodney Walton.
The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation, through the NC Community Foundation, makes it easy to become a philanthropist, whatever your means or charitable goals. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time – or contribute to an existing fund in any amount. Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Chowan Community Funds Foundation, can be mailed to the North Carolina Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave. Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Contributions can also be made online at
nccommunityfoundation.org.
About the Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina
A program of the North Carolina Community Foundation, the Women Givers of Northeast NC is a giving circle that leverages the power of collective giving through a local network that supports the community in a purposeful way. The Women Givers supports charitable organizations serving women, children and families in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. The Women Givers is designed to maximize women’s leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its membership and increasing charitable contributions.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered more than $145 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $270 million in assets, NCCF sustains 1,300 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.