The Hoke County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. HCCF was founded in 1998 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 Hoke County.
Hoke County Community Foundation
Officers
Deborah Purcell
Candace Hayworth
Board Members
Bethany Brown
Kent Clontz
Robyn Dial
Elizabeth Hodgin
Sonja McLendon
Matt Prestwood
Catharin Shepard
Dana Wright
Will Wright
The Hoke County Community Foundation will accept grant applications from March 13, 2026, to NOON eastern time on April 14, 2026. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted, including late submissions due to technology issues. Funds are available for qualified charitable organizations serving the local community.
Grants typically range from $500 to $3,500. In 2025, HCCF awarded $27,490 in grants through this competitive process. Learn more about past grant recipients.
Grants will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund and the Mary Archie McNeill Endowment, which supports music and cultural arts programs in Hoke County.
How to apply
HCCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation. Organizations must apply for grants using NCCF’s Grant Application Portal.
- Read the guidelines before you apply. Applications that do not adhere to guidelines will be ineligible for funding.
- If this is your first time applying, follow the instructions in Training Module I to create a profile. If your organization already has an account, use your information to log in.
- New and existing users should follow the instructions in Training Module II to add a grant application. Once logged in, you can access more information about the application process.
More information
- In most cases, grant decisions are announced about two months after the close of the application cycle.
- One tool board members use to guide grant decisions is an annual Community Needs Assessment. Scroll to the end of this page to review the Community Needs Assessment for this community.
- For answers to specific questions, contact the Program Officer.
Grants Awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded $27,490 in grants the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:
- $1,600 to Alpha Life Pregnancy Center for client care and support program expansion
- $2,570 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Hoke County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $2,500 to Community Outreach Advocate Resource and Referral Association for Open Door soup kitchen
- $2,000 to Hoke County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center, Inc. for victims’ recovery assistance
- $3,820 to Hoke County High School to support the school’s theater program
- $2,500 to Hoke Reading/Literacy Council for creating global citizenship through literacy enrichment
- $2,000 to Made4Me, Inc. for Making Abilities Possible
- $500 to Mill Prong Preservation, Inc. for printing of educational materials
- $2,500 to NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc. for 2025 Hoke County 4-H summer enrichment program
- $1,000 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Hoke County preschoolers
- $2,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Hoke County vision screening project
- $2,000 to Raeford United Methodist Church for Holiday Helpers
- $2,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina Hoke County
2024 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded $19,700 in grants to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:
- $2,000 to American Red Cross Sandhills Region for disaster services – Prepare, Respond and Recover
- $2,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Hoke County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $1,000 to Community Outreach Advocate Resource and Referral Association for curing food insecurities
- $2,000 to Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills for Aging in Place Critical Home Repair program
- $2,000 to Hoke County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center, Inc. for victims’ recovery assistance
- $2,000 to Hoke Reading/Literacy Council for back to basics
- $1,000 to Lumber River United Way, Inc. for McKinney-Vento Initiative
- $500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Hoke County preschoolers
- $2,000 to Raeford United Methodist Church for Holiday Helpers
- $1,200 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle for Hoke County Cares Fund
- $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, Inc. for supporting Hoke County families in medical crisis
- $1,000 to Sandhills Machine, Inc. for Big Shots Charlotte LIVE
- $1,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics Hoke County
- $1,000 to The Station Foundation for Interwoven outreach project: outStations
2023 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded $19,750 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund and other board-advised funds:
- $2,000 to American Red Cross Sandhills Region for disaster services
- $1,500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Hoke County
- $3,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Hoke County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $2,900 to Don Steed Elementary School for Can You Hear Me Now? Helping Hoke County Performers Sound Their Best!
- $1,350 to Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills, Inc., for Habitat for Humanity Hoke County Aging in Place Program
- $1,000 to Lumber River United Way, Inc., for On the Spot—feminine hygiene kits for Hoke County
- $500 to Made4Me, Inc., for Making Abilities Possible project
- $500 to Maggie’s Outreach for Beautification of Hoke County (BHC)
- $2,000 to North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H for 2023 Hoke County 4-H Summer Enrichment Program
- $500 to North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Hoke County preschoolers
- $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Hoke County
- $1,000 to Raeford United Methodist Church for Holiday Helpers
- $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for Hoke County Cares Fund
- $500 to Sandhills Machine, Inc., for AAU World Championship
- $500 to The First Tee Chapter of the Sandhills for Hoke County Schools Program Advancement, Part 2
- $500 to Winford Ministries for Pack Out Hoke County
2022 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $17,000 in local grants from its community grantmaking fund and other board advised funds to the following nonprofit organizations:
- $1,128 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Hoke County
- $1,000 to Hoke County Association for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. for child care quality maintenance
- $732 to Hoke County Cooperative Extension for the Visit NC Farms app
- $2,000 to Hoke County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center, Inc. for victims’ basic needs
- $500 to Hoke County Health Department for the Bundle of Joy Incentive Program
- $2,500 to Hoke County Open Door Soup Kitchen for general operating support
- $4,570 to Hoke County High School Band for band trip to San Diego
- $1,000 to Hoke Reading/Literacy Council for Summer Bridge 2022
- $1,000 to North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H for the 2022 Hoke County 4-H Summer Enrichment Program
- $500 to North Carolina Symphony for Ensembles in the Schools for Hoke County students
- $500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Hoke County
- $1,500 to Raeford United Methodist Church for Holiday Helpers
- $500 to The First Tee Chapter of the Sandhills for Hoke County Schools program advancement
2021 grants awarded
- $732 to Hoke County Cooperative Extension for Visit NC Farms App – Hoke
- $1,500 to Hoke Reading/Literacy Council for Summer Slide Slowdown 2021
- $1,800 to Maggie’s Outreach for The Better Lives for Hoke County Youth Council
- $2,000 to NC Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H for 2021 Hoke County 4-H Summer Enrichment Program
- $1,500 to NC Farmworkers Project for Vaccination Event for Hoke Agricultural Workers
- $1,781.55 to Raeford United Methodist Church for Suitcases for Foster Kids
- $848.51 to Raeford-Hoke Museum, Inc. for Dell Laptop 15.6 with external USB Drive DVD
- $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for Hoke County Cares Program
- $1,800 to United Way of Robeson County for Educating Hoke on NC 2-1-1
2020 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Hoke County Community Foundation awarded $12,750 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $1,800 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Hoke County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $1,000 to the Fort Bragg Armed Services YMCA for Operation Hero expansion to Hoke County
- $3,000 to the Hoke County Health Department for Project Safe Sleep
- $2,500 to the Hoke County Open Door Soup Kitchen for the Hoke County Open Door Soup Kitchen
- $700 to Maggie’s Outreach for the beautification of Hoke County
- $2,000 to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H for the 2020 Hoke County 4-H Summer Enrichment program
- $750 to the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for the Hoke County Cares Fund
- $1,000 to the Winford Ministries for Pack-Out Hoke County 2020
2019 grants awarded
Through its community grants program, the Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $16,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- $1,500 to the American Red Cross Serving the Eastern NC Region for American Red Cross – Sandhills Chapter’s general operations
- $1,600 to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H for the 2019 Hoke County 4-H Summer Enrichment Program
- $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Hoke County
- $1,000 to Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines for Hoke County Girl Scout Leadership Experience
- $1,500 to Hoke Reading/Literacy Council for Summer Reading Buddies 2019
- $2,000 Hoke County Open Door Soup Kitchen for their operations
- $3,000 to Hoke County Association for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc. for general operations
- $4,290 to Don Steed Elementary School for Music and Art: STEAMing Ahead!
- $500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for Hoke County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
2018 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $12,100 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations:
- American Red Cross
- Boy Scout Troop 460 Antioch Presbyterian Church
- Don Steed Elementary School
- Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
- Hoke County Association for the Developmentally Disabled
- Hoke County Partnership for Children and Families
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
2017 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,600 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- American Red Cross
- Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
- Hoke County Association for the Developmentally Disabled
- Hoke County Partnership for Children and Families
- Hoke Reading/Literacy Council
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
2016 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $10,900 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Hoke County 4-H
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Raeford-Hoke Museum, Inc.
- Hoke County Cooperative Extension
- Hoke County Partnership for Children and Families
- Don Steed Elementary School
- American Red Cross
2015 grants awarded
The Hoke County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to the following local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:
- 4-H of Hoke County
- American Red Cross – Fayettville
- Called Into Action, Inc.
- Children’s Health of Carolina Foundation
- Don Street Elementary School
- Hoke Reading/Literacy Council
- Pretty in Pink Foundation
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
2014 grants
- American Red Cross – Fayetteville
- Called Into Action, Inc.
- Hoke County Association for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc.
- NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
- Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- Special Olympics – Hoke County
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