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.
Ginger Webster, co-chair
Lisa Rose, co-chair
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund will accept grant applications from July 31, 2026, to NOON eastern time on Sept. 1, 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 women, children and families in the local community.
Grants typically range from $500 to $2,500. In 2025, the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $10,000 in grants through this competitive process. Learn more about past grant recipients.
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund is a giving circle of the North Carolina Community Foundation. Organizations must apply for grants using NCCF’s Grant Application Portal.
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The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $21,500 in grants to seven organizations supporting local women, children and families:
2025
The Women’s Fund granted $10,000 to the following organizations:
2024
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $6,000 to the following local nonprofit organizations:
2023
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund awarded $6,500 in grants to the following local nonprofits:
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:
November 9, 2026
The Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund, a North Carolina Community Foundation giving circle, has awarded $21,500 in grants to seven organizations supporting local women, children…
November 17, 2025
The Women’s Fund of North Carolina, a program of the North Carolina Community Foundation, has awarded $20,000 in grants to four organizations working to address housing security for women.
October 8, 2025
The Currituck-Dare Community Foundation and the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund, both part of the North Carolina Community…
January 28, 2025
The North Carolina Community Foundation’s women’s giving circles show what can happen when generous people come together. A giving circle is a…
