Duplin County Community Foundation

The Duplin County Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. DCCF was founded in 2005 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 Duplin County.

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Officers

Ed Emory

President

Debra Morrissey

Vice President

Brittainy Kildow

Secretary

Board Members

Roszena Devione-Bivens

Wayne Branch

Mike Davis

Flor Diaz

Francisco Diaz

Cathy Fonvielle

Susan Kerig

Todd Minchew

Wendy Murphy

Tabitha Smith

David Sutton

Thomasina Williams

The Duplin County Community Foundation will accept grant applications from July 10, 2026, to NOON eastern time on Aug. 11, 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 from the community grantmaking fund typically range from $500 to $1,000. Grants from the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement typically range from $500 to $1,500. In 2025, DCCF awarded $17,370 in grants through this competitive process. Learn more about past grant recipients.

Grants will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund and the:

Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement fund, which supports programs focusing on youth in Duplin County. Please note this program involves a separate application process in our grant application portal.

How to apply

DCCF 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.
Note that the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement accepts applications separately. Follow the steps in Training Module II to add and submit a grant application for this program. If your program or project meets the criteria for grants from both Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement and DCCF and you wish to apply for both opportunities, you must submit both applications.

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.

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Bob Kornegay, president of the Duplin County Community Foundation board, shares his belief on how a person can make a difference in the world.

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded $17,370 in grants to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund, the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement and other board-advised funds:

$500 to Autism Society of North Carolina for autism resource specialists in Duplin County
$1,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for hygiene products for Duplin County adults and individuals in need of menstrual support
$1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA) Community Youth Center for Surviving to Thrive
$1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement (DNA) Community Youth Center for afterschool enrichment programs
$1,250 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry School Year Backpacks
$1,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry Summer Backpacks
$1,870 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for D.A.R.E. Program
$500 to Faison Methodist Church for Abundance – Fighting Summer Childhood food insecurities in the North Duplin Area
$750 to Home Health and Hospice Care (doing business as 3HC) for general operating support
$750 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Kindness Project
$500 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Teen Court Ambassadors
$500 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Emergency Pet Food Pantry
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Program
$500 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle for Duplin County Care Fund
$750 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for Funding Families of Duplin County
$2,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top
$750 to Snow Hill Community Outreach Inc., to procure protein/meat for food boxes
$1,250 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Charlotte Blake Alston, storyteller and musical artist
$500 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Noel and Don Gruen and Atlantic Coast Theatre (ACT) for youth

2024 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded $16,810 in grants to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund, the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement and other board-advised funds:

$500 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Duplin County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
$1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for Surviving to Thrive
$1,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for afterschool enrichment program
$1,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry summer backpacks
$1,710 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry for 2024-25 school year backpacks
$500 to Duplin County Senior Services for Walking with Purpose – Physical Fitness/Recreational Opportunity
$1,900 to Duplin Medical Association, Inc., for Serving the Underserved
$500 to Family Support Network of Southeastern North Carolina for Duplin PreK collaborative project
$750 to Home Health & Hospice Care (doing business as 3HC) for general operating support
$700 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for Kindness Project
$1,500 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for Duplin Teen Court Ambassadors
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Program
$750 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Duplin County Vision Screening Program
$500 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle for Duplin County Care Fund
$2,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center for Tutor to the Top Support – Duplin County
$1,000 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Noel and Don Gruen, Atlantic Coast Theatre (ACT) for Youth
$500 to Wallace-Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for storyteller and musical artist Charlotte Blake Alston

2023 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded $15,840 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund, the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement and other board-advised funds:

$1,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: meeting diaper need in Duplin County
$2,000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for Thriving to Survive @ DNA and 4-H Project
$2,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children, school-year and summer backpacks
$1,000 to Duplin County Senior Services for Senior Scam Jam 2023
$2,000 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for Officer D.A.R.E. program
$590 to First Missionary Baptist Church of Magnolia Ministries, Inc. for Saturday Academy
$500 to Made4Me, Inc. for Making Abilities Possible Project
$750 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin for Duplin Kindness Project
$1,000 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin for Duplin Teen Court Ambassadors
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for low cost spay/neuter program
$500 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Star Pupils Duplin County
$500 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle for Duplin County Care Fund
$1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for Duplin County families
$2,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top, with $1,000 to be used only for Duplin County students only

2022 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation (DCCF) awarded $21,960 in grants to programs supporting the local community. The grants were supported by three DCCF endowment funds: the community grantmaking fund, the Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement fund and the Family Cooperative fund.

$500 to Boy Scouts of America Troop 42, charter of Calypso Presbyterian Church, for summer camp
$1,800 to the Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Duplin County Childhood Cancer Safety Net
$1,000 to the Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Meeting Diaper Need in Duplin County
$1,000 Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for Thriving to Survive @ DNA
$1,385 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for School Year Backpack Ministry
$1,000 to Duplin County Services for the Aged for the Duplin County Senior Health Expo
$2,500 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for the DARE Program
$3,040 to Duplin Medical Association Inc. for general operations
$1,500 First Missionary Baptist Church of Magnolia Ministries, Inc. for the FMBC Food Pantry
$800 to the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for the Duplin Kindness Project
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for low-cost spay/neuter program
$2,385 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top (T2T)
$1,000 to Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School for The A Team 2023
$2,000 to Tabernacle of Redeeming Faith for the Mooretown Community Garden Project
$1,050 to Wallace Rose Hill Friends of the Arts for Music for the Community – Brass Quintet for Wallace Chamber of Commerce Christmas at Twilight

2021 grants awarded

Through its community grants program, the Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $8,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

$500 to Coastal Horizons Center for Rape Crisis Center support of Duplin County
$500 to Diaper Bank of NC for Distributing Dignity: Diapers for Duplin County
$1000 to Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for Thriving @ DNA Summer Enrichment Camp
$1000 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for the DARE Program of Duplin County
$825 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Duplin Kindness Project
$1000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
$500 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for Funding Families of Duplin County
$1000 to RCACC (Rones Chapel Area Community Center) for Tutor to the Top Program
$750 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Summer Backpacks
$1000 to East Duplin Christian Outreach Ministry for Helping Those in Need

The board of advisors of the Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $9,700 in local grant awards from its Duplin Foundation for Youth Advancement Fund:

$3,622.20 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children Backpack Ministry program
$1,500.00 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for the DARE program
$1,000.00 to Grady Outlaw Memorial Library for computer software needs
$1,000.00 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for the Teen Court and Community Outreach program
$2,622.20 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center for the Tutor to the Top program

2020 grants awarded

Through its community grants program, the Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $7,000 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

$1,000 to the Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for the STEAMA @ DNA Summer Camp program
$750 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for Feed Our Hungry Children- Summer Backpacks
$1,000 to the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office for the DARE Program
$895 to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for wish granting in Duplin County
$825 to the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin for the Duplin Kindness Project
$500 to the North Carolina Symphony for music discovery for Duplin County preschoolers
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for low cost spay/neuter program
$1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for funding families of Duplin County
$1,000 to the Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top (T2T) Growth support

2019 grants awarded

The board of advisors of the Duplin County Community Foundation recently awarded $56,250 in recovery grants from the North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund to support the long-term recovery of the local community from Hurricane Florence:

$45,220 to the Disaster Recovery Group of Duplin County for the Disaster Recovery Group of Duplin County’s expenses directly related to repairs and other costs supporting long term recovery for Hurricane Florence victims in Duplin County
$3,030 to the Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin to support funding for youth in Duplin County whose families need clothing, school supplies and household items lost due to Hurricane Florence
$2,000 to Helping His Hands Disaster Response to support rebuilding homes in and around Wallace, in Duplin County, damaged by Hurricane Florence
$2,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries to provide unmet needs assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Florence in Duplin County
$2,000 to the Eastern Baptist Association for NC Baptist on Mission work rebuilding and/or furnishing appliances and furniture for Hurricane Florence victims in Duplin County
$2,000 to East Duplin Christian Outreach for unmet needs assisting those impacted by Hurricane Florence in Duplin County

Through its community grants program, the Duplin County Community Foundation awarded $6,545 to local nonprofit organizations, including:

$1,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for Duplin County Star Pupils
$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County for Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
$750 to Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines for Duplin County Community Outreach Program
$1,000 to Duplin County Sheriff’s Office DARE Program for general operational support
$800 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries for DCOM/Feed Our Hungry Children/Summer Backpacks
$795 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Child Safety Background Investigation (BI) Cost Support
$750 to Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin for MCEC Duplin Youth Enrichment: Peace Garden
$450 to North Carolina Symphony Society for Music Discovery for Duplin County Preschoolers

2018 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded $7,160 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:

$1,000 to Pet Friends of Duplin County
$1,000 to the Duplin County Sheriff’s Pffoce DARE Prgram
$1,000 to Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries
$650 to the American Heart Association
$1,260 to the Duplin County Cooperative Extension
$1,000 to the Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center
$550 to the Kenansville Eastern Missionary Baptist Association
$700 to the Meditation Center of eastern Carolina-Duplin

2017 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,100 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

Duplin County Cooperative Extension
Duplin County Sheriff’s Office DARE Program
Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin
Prevent Blindness North Carolina

2016 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,600 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipient were:

Albritton Recreation Park
Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries
Duplin County Sheriff’s Office DARE Program
Pet Friends of Duplin County
Duplin County Cooperative Extension
Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina-Duplin
Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center
The Outlaw Foundation

2015 grants awarded

The Duplin County Community Foundation awarded more than $6,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations. Recipients were:

American Red Cross – Carolina Piedmont
Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries
Duplin County Cooperative Extension
Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin
Pet Friends of Duplin County
Prevent Blindness North Carolina

2014 grants awarded

American Red Cross – Cape Fear Chapter
Betholite Missionary Baptist Church
Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries
Duplin County Public Library
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines
Greater Wayne Children’s Health Foundation
James Sprunt Community College
Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina – Duplin
Pet Friends of Duplin County
Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School
Thelma Dingus Bryant Library
Town of Faison Recreation/Wellness Commission

2013 grants awarded

American Red Cross – Cape Fear Chapter
Beulaville Baptist Church
Beulaville Presbyterian Church
Carolina East Home Care & Hospice
Duplin Christian Outreach Ministry
Duplin County Cooperative Extension
Duplin County Public Library
Duplin County Schools/Health Sciences Academy
First Missionary Baptist Church
James Sprunt Community College
Liberty Hall Restoration
Operation Homefront – Carolinas
Pet Friends of Duplin County
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School
Town of Faison Recreation/Wellness Commission
Town of Greenevers

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