Onslow Caring Communities Foundation awards more than $34,000 in local grants

Onslow Caring Communities Foundation awards more than $34,000 in local grants

7/24/2018

The board of advisors of the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation announces $34,880 in local awards from the community grantmaking fund and the Dallas Fred Allen Endowment, according to Debbi Ray Rouse, board president.

 

This year the board will grant:

  • $3,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for the Star Pupils Onslow County program

  • $2,280 to the City of Jacksonville for the HARMONY Youth Grants Board Philanthropy Initiative program

  • $2,500 to Sturgeon City of Jacksonville for the Sturgeon City Program Expansion program

  • $1,500 to the Salvation Army for Project Reclaim

  • $3,500 to United Way of Onslow County for the Volunteer Onslow program

  • $650 to the American Heart Association for the CPR in Schools: Training the Next Generation of Lifesavers program

  • $1,450 to the Meditation Center of Eastern Carolina- Duplin for the Onslow County Teen Court program

  • $20,000 to the Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary for the Come Find Your CENTER (Caring, Eco-Therapy, Nature, Tranquility, Environment, Raptors) program

Rouse thanked the community for its support of the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation. “We are proud to support these nonprofit programs that are so important to our community,” she said. “We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations that have supported the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation and our work to inspire philanthropy across our community.”

For further information, contact NCCF Regional Director Anne Sorhagen at 910-202-6727 or asorhagen@nccommunityfoundation.org or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

About the Onslow Caring Communities Foundation
The Onslow Caring Communities Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, resource for area nonprofits, source of grants for worthy local causes and partner for donors. OCCF 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 Onslow County. Whatever your means or charitable goals, the OCCF makes it easy to become a philanthropist. OCCF was founded in 2000 and is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. In addition to Rouse, board members include: Todd Fischer (vice president), Neil Thompson (treasurer), James Howard (secretary), Pete Burgess, Alycia Kellum, Rodney Early Martin, Ann Marie Raymond, Julee Efird Sewell, Robert Sheegog Jr., Boyd Tisdale, Steve Wangerin and Gregory Williams. 

Tax-deductible contributions, made payable to the Onslow Caring Communities 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 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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