• Nonprofit partner

    Urban Ministries of Wake County is a nonprofit that addresses basic human needs to help alleviate the effects of poverty. The agency provides food, shelter and healthcare to...

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  • Supporting local communities

    NCCF and the Pamlico County Community Foundation partnered to help sponsor 8 Days of Hope, a building blitz created to tackle lingering issues after 2011 tornadoes and...

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  • Endowing the future

    The Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education has grown since its inception in 1997. School and community leaders want to ensure that it will be there to serve the...

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  • Local dollars stay local

    Montgomery County Fund grant recipients hold up their award checks at a recent celebration. Most of the NCCF’s affiliate foundation partners have established a community...

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  • Women's programs

    The Cary Women’s Giving Network is one of our newest giving circles and recently hosted its inaugural grantee event. NCCF is proud to sponsor nine women’s giving...

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  • Statewide funds support NC initiatives

    The North Carolina Science Olympiad (NCSO) is a statewide nonprofit organization with the mission to attract, develop and retain a talent pool of kindergarten through...

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  • Volunteers make it work

    Volunteers throughout North Carolina are the backbone of our state and essential to the work of the NCCF. We thank those who step up to serve and lead affiliate boards, who...

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NCCF marks 25 years!

Personal focus at North Carolina Community Foundation—a profile on founding Executive Director Elizabeth Fentress.

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In memory

Find out more about funds established or expanded to memorialize those loved and admired. We'll list new ones here and also share stories.
One of our newest funds honors the late Raz Autry, the first and much-loved principal of East Montgomery High School.

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Who we are, what we do

The NCCF was created to inspire North Carolinians to make lasting and meaningful contributions to their communities.

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Our blog – Many voices

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NCCF’s virtual time capsule: sealing up the past for future generations

NCCF's Director of Marketing and Communications Noel McLaughlin pulls together some items for the Foundation's virtual time capsule as we mark our 25th.

Click on the map to find one of our 60 affiliate foundations, which serve 66 counties throughout the state.

Serving our communities

Click on the map to find one of our 60 affiliate foundations, which serve 67 counties throughout the state

Overheard – Quotes we love

“ You cannot have significance in this life if it's all about you...You find your joy in life through service and sacrifice. ”

Paul Tudor Jones, billionaire founder of Robin Hood Foundation on recent  "60 Minutes" interview

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