2023 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded $44,000 in local grant awards from its community grants program and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $3,250 to ECU Healthcare Foundation for providing support for cancer and hospice patients in Edgecombe County.
  • $3,250 to Edgecombe Cancer Support Foundation for providing support for cancer and hospice patients in Edgecombe County. 
  • $2,500 to Down East Partnership for Children for ensuring strong support for families and children
  • $5,000 to Hill Family Farm Education Center for youth enrichment after-school STEM education
  • $2,500 to JW Parker Middle School for Project Rebuild 2
  • $1,000 to Margaret’s Safe House for community care event
  • $5,000 to MOSS Kids Book Project for Edgecombe County children’s literacy program
  • $5,000 to The Salvation Army of Rocky Mount for Joshua’s Challenge Library Program
  • $1,500 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina – Edgecombe County
  • $5,000 to STEP: Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership for Lean into Literacy
  • $3,000 to Tarboro Community Outreach for Blessing Place, TCO’s shelter for homeless women
  • $2,000 to Teach for America – Eastern North Carolina for recruiting, retaining and developing leaders for educational equity
  • $2,000 to Truth Foundational Ministries CDC, Inc. (TFM) for TFM food pantry and Health2Wellness4Life Project
  • $3,000 to United Community Ministries for community shelter kitchen and pantry

Grants awarded

2022 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded more than $35,000 in local grant awards from its community grants program and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund to local nonprofit organizations, including: 

  • $3,000 to the Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped for tutoring exceptional students in Edgecombe County 
  • $3,500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Edgecombe County Childhood Cancer Safety Net 
  • $3,140 to Hill Family Farm Education Center for its youth education, enrichment and recreation program 
  • $7,500 to JW Parker Middle School for Project Rebuild 
  • $2,000 to My Sister’s House for emergency shelter for domestic violence victims 
  • $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Edgecombe County 
  • $2,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Edgecombe County programs 
  • $3,000 to Tarboro Community Outreach, Inc. for general operating support 
  • $3,000 to Teach for America – Eastern North Carolina for supporting Edgecombe leaders for educational equity 
  • $1,000 to the town of Princeville for general operating support for the Princeville Senior Center 
  • $3,000 to Truth Foundational Ministries CDC, Inc. (TFM) for their food pantry 
  • $3,000 to United Community Ministries for a community shelter, kitchen and pantry 

2021 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded $34,000 in local grant awards from its community grants program and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $1,670 to Community Medicine Foundation, Inc. VOICE for general operating support
  • $5,000 to Tarboro Community Outreach for essential repairs
  • $2,000 to Michael’s Angels Girls Club for general operating support
  • $7,500 to Truth Foundational Ministries CDC, Inc. (TFM) for TFM Food Pantry
  • $2,000 to Down East Partnership for Children for Continuing the Legacy of the Family Resource Center
  • $1,000 to The Wright’s Center for Adult Day Health Care
  • $2,000 to Teach for America – Eastern NC for supporting Edgecombe leaders for educational equity
  • $1,000 to Prevent Blindness NC for Star Pupils Edgecombe County
  • $1,000 to Tarboro-Edgecombe Public Arts Commission for Return of the Happening on the Common 2022
  • $5,000 to United Community Ministries for Community Shelter, Kitchen and Pantry
  • $3,830 to North Edgecombe High School for Warrior Re-Build Project
  • $1,000 to Make-A-Wish Eastern NC for improving health outcomes for children with critical illnesses in Edgecombe County
  • $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating support for families of Edgecombe County

2020 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded $40,300 in local grant awards from its community grants program and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $1,250 to the Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped for tutoring in Edgecombe County for exceptional students
  • $2,000 to the Buck Leonard Association for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc. for the New Freedom Children's Distance Reading & Enrichment Project
  • $5,000 to the Hill Family Farm Education Center for general operating support
  • $2,440 to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for general operating support
  • $1,870 to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for granting wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions in Edgecombe County
  • $2,000 to Meals On Wheels of Tarboro NC for general operating support
  • $10,000 to Michael's Angels Girls Club for the Lego STEM & Robotics Program
  • $2,000 to My Sister's House for domestic violence support
  • $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for funding families from Edgecombe County
  • $1,250 to the Special Olympics North Carolina for the Edgecombe County program
  • $5,000 to Tarboro Community Outreach for food redistribution
  • $5,000 to Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina for supporting educational leaders and the students of Edgecombe County
  • $1,500 to the Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM) for the food pantry

2019 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded more than $42,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • Buck Leonard Association for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc.
  • Community Medicine Foundation Inc.-VOICE
  • Conetoe Family Life Center
  • Meals On Wheels of Tarboro NC
  • My Sister's House
  • NC Center for Science Technology and Leadership Development
  • North Edgecombe High School Athletic Department
  • Peacemakers Family Center (Church on the Rise)
  • Tarboro Community Outreach
  • Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina
  • Town of Tarboro
  • Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM)
  • United Community Ministries 

2018 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded grants to local nonprofit organizations, including:

  • $1,300 to the Association
  • $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nash/Edgecombe Counties
  • $1,000 to the Buck Leonard Assoc.
  • $2,000 to the Community Medicine Foundation Inc.-VOICE
  • $2,000 to the Down East Partnership for Children
  • $1,500 to the Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc.
  • $2,500 to the Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
  • $2,000 to Michaels Angels Girls Club
  • $3,500 to the North Edgecombe High School Athletic Department
  • $5,000 to the Peacemakers Family Center (Church on the Rise)
  • $1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina
  • $2,000 to the STEP Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership
  • $4,450 to Tarboro Community Outreach
  • $2,000 to Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina
  • $2,690 to the Town of Tarboro
  • $2,000 to the Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM)
  • $5,000 to United Community Ministries

2017 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $49,800 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped
  • Buck Leonard Assoc. for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc.
  • Community Medicine Foundation Inc. - VOICE
  • Down East Partnership for Children
  • Edgecombe Cancer Support Foundation
  • Edgecombe County Memorial Library
  • Michaels Angels Girls Club
  • My Sister's House
  • North Edgecombe High School Athletic Department
  • Origin of the Dream / Southern Documentary Fund
  • Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, Inc.
  • Pinetops United Methodist Church
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
  • Tarboro in Bloom, Inc.
  • Tarboro Community Outreach
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)
  • Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc. (TFM)
  • United Community Ministries

2016 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $42,100 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • AMEXCAN
  • Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped
  • Buck Leonard Assoc. for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc.
  • Community Medicine Foundation Inc. - VOICE
  • Conetoe Family Life Center
  • Down East Partnership for Children
  • Edgecombe County Memorial Library
  • My Sister's House
  • Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, Inc.
  • Pinetops United Methodist Church
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
  • Tarboro Community Outreach
  • Town of Princeville
  • Tri-County Industries
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)
  • United Community Ministries 

2015 grants awarded

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $41,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

  • AMEXCAN
  • Coneto Family Life Center
  • Down East Partnership for Children
  • Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc.
  • Edgecombe County Memorial Library
  • Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
  • My Sister's House
  • Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, Inc.
  • Pretty in Pink Foundation
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
  • Tarboro in Bloom, Inc.
  • United Community Ministries

2014 grants awarded

  • AMEXCAN
  • Be Global, Inc.
  • Buck Leonard Association for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc.
  • Church On The Rise Peacemakers Family Center
  • Community Medicine Foundation
  • Crossworks, Inc.
  • Down East Partnership for Children
  • Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc.
  • Edgecombe County Veterans Military Museum
  • Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
  • Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
  • Tarboro Community Outreach
  • United Community Ministries

2013 grants awarded

  • American Red Cross - Frederick E. Turnage Chapter (Rocky Mount)
  • Boys & Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties, Inc.
  • Buck Leonard Association for Sports & Human Enrichment, Inc.
  • Church On The Rise Peacemakers Family Center
  • Community Medicine Foundation
  • Down East Partnership for Children
  • ECU/NCSU Collaborative at Gateway Technology Center
  • Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc.
  • Edgecombe County Memorial Library
  • Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
  • North East Preparatory School
  • Pinetops United Methodist Church
  • Prevent Blindness North Carolina
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(TFM) for TFM Food Pantry<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Down East Partnership for Children for Continuing the Legacy of the Family Resource Center<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to The Wright&rsquo;s Center for Adult Day Health Care<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Teach for America &ndash; Eastern NC for supporting Edgecombe leaders for educational equity<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness NC for Star Pupils Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Tarboro-Edgecombe Public Arts Commission for Return of the Happening on the Common 2022<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to United Community Ministries for Community Shelter, Kitchen and Pantry<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,830 to North Edgecombe High School for Warrior Re-Build Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Make-A-Wish Eastern NC for improving health outcomes for children with critical illnesses in Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating support for families of Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded $40,300 in local grant awards from its community grants program and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,250 to the Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped for tutoring in Edgecombe County for exceptional students<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Buck Leonard Association for Sports &amp; Human Enrichment, Inc. for the New Freedom Children's Distance Reading &amp; Enrichment Project<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Hill Family Farm Education Center for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,440 to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,870 to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for granting wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions in Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Meals On Wheels of Tarboro NC for general operating support<\/li>\r\n<li>$10,000 to Michael's Angels Girls Club for the Lego STEM &amp; Robotics Program<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to My Sister's House for domestic violence support<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for funding families from Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,250 to the Special Olympics North Carolina for the Edgecombe County program<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Tarboro Community Outreach for food redistribution<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina for supporting educational leaders and the students of Edgecombe County<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to the Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM) for the food pantry<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded more than $42,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Buck Leonard Association for Sports &amp; Human Enrichment, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Medicine Foundation Inc.-VOICE<\/li>\r\n<li>Conetoe Family Life Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Meals On Wheels of Tarboro NC<\/li>\r\n<li>My Sister's House<\/li>\r\n<li>NC Center for Science Technology and Leadership Development<\/li>\r\n<li>North Edgecombe High School Athletic Department<\/li>\r\n<li>Peacemakers Family Center (Church on the Rise)<\/li>\r\n<li>Tarboro Community Outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Town of Tarboro<\/li>\r\n<li>Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM)<\/li>\r\n<li>United Community Ministries&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awarded grants to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$1,300 to the Association<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Nash\/Edgecombe Counties<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to the Buck Leonard Assoc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Community Medicine Foundation Inc.-VOICE<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Down East Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to the Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,500 to the Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Michaels Angels Girls Club<\/li>\r\n<li>$3,500 to the North Edgecombe High School Athletic Department<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to the Peacemakers Family Center (Church on the Rise)<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the STEP Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership<\/li>\r\n<li>$4,450 to Tarboro Community Outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to Teach For America - Eastern North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,690 to the Town of Tarboro<\/li>\r\n<li>$2,000 to the Truth Foundational Ministries CDC Inc (TFM)<\/li>\r\n<li>$5,000 to United Community Ministries<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $49,800 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. 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Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>AMEXCAN<\/li>\r\n<li>Association for Learning Disabled and Handicapped<\/li>\r\n<li>Buck Leonard Assoc. for Sports &amp; Human Enrichment, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Community Medicine Foundation Inc. - VOICE<\/li>\r\n<li>Conetoe Family Life Center<\/li>\r\n<li>Down East Partnership for Children<\/li>\r\n<li>Edgecombe County Memorial Library<\/li>\r\n<li>My Sister's House<\/li>\r\n<li>Peacemakers of Rocky Mount, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<li>Pinetops United Methodist Church<\/li>\r\n<li>Prevent Blindness North Carolina<\/li>\r\n<li>Tarboro Community Outreach<\/li>\r\n<li>Town of Princeville<\/li>\r\n<li>Tri-County Industries<\/li>\r\n<li>TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)<\/li>\r\n<li>United Community Ministries&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $41,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. 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