Help western NC recover from Hurricane Helene. Learn more
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund is a giving circle of the North Carolina Community Foundation. The Women’s Fund leverages the power of collective giving through a local network that supports the community in a purposeful way. The Fund supports charitable organizations serving women, children and families in Currituck and Dare counties.
The Women’s Fund is designed to maximize women’s leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its membership and increasing charitable contributions.
Members contribute a minimum of $200 annually. Membership cost includes:
A junior membership is available for women age 45 and under. Junior members contribute a minimum of $100 annually.
Annual contributions are tax-deductible and may be paid via cash, stock transfer, distribution from IRA (if applicable), or grant from donor advised fund or private foundation. The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund also welcomes donations through sponsorships, and members may make a higher annual donation.
Grant decisions are recommended by the giving circle’s members. All members are entitled to one vote that determines the organizations and programs that will receive annual funding.
Di Small, co-chair
Ginger Webster, co-chair
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund will accept grant applications from June 28, 2024, to NOON on July 30, 2024. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted, including late submissions due to technology issues. Funds are available for qualified charitable organizations serving women, children and families in the local community.
Grants typically range from $500 to $2,500. In 2023, the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $6,500 in grants through this competitive process.
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund is a giving circle of the North Carolina Community Foundation. Organizations must apply for grants using NCCF’s online application system.
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $6,500 to the following local nonprofit organizations from its community grantmaking fund:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded more than $10,000 grants to the following nonprofits:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund made $5,500 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded grants to the following nonprofits:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded grants to the following nonprofits:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded grants to the following nonprofits:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded grants to the following nonprofits:
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded grants to the following nonprofits:
April 8, 2024
Ginger Webster, along with her husband Ralph and sister Kaye Lyerly, founded the Webster-Lyerly Endowment for Coastal Resource Protection in 2019. Since then, the endowment…
October 12, 2023
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund has awarded $6,500 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.The board of advisors granted:$500 to the Albemarle Commission Senior…
November 3, 2022
The Currituck-Dare Community Foundation (CDCF) and the and the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund have awarded $16,200 in grants to programs supporting the local community.…
June 28, 2022
The Currituck-Dare Community Foundation (CDCF) and the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund will begin accepting grant applications from nonprofits serving needs in the local community.…
