The Carteret Community Foundation (CCF) has awarded $81,138 in grants to programs supporting the local community.

The board of advisors granted:

• $5,740 to BackPack Friends for general operating support
• $6,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for Formula for Impact for Carteret County residents
• $4,500 to Broad Street Clinic Foundation, Inc. for nebulizers and medication assistance
• $3,500 to Carteret County Partnership for Children for their community diaper bank
• $5,000 to Carteret County Public School Foundation for Building Resiliency Through ACEs Response
• $4,923 to Carteret County Schools for Ready, Set, Learn for elementary grades
• $5,000 to Crystal Coast Autism Center for helping children with autism engage in the community
• $3,500 to Friends of Mountains-to-Sea Trail for the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in Carteret County
• $2,000 to Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines for Girl Scout leadership experience in Carteret County
• $4,500 to Hope Mission of Carteret County, Inc. for tables and chairs for soup kitchen and medicines for individuals in need
• $4,975 to Hope Recovery Homes for beds for recovery
• $3,500 to Made4Me, Inc. for Making Abilities Possible Project for Carteret County students
• $4,000 to Misplaced Mutts, Inc. for Healthy Mutts 2022
• $3,000 to North Carolina Symphony for music education concert for Carteret County students
• $2,500 to Peer Recovery Center for books for recovery classes
• $5,000 to Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary for Wildlife Survival Is for the Birds
• $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill for Carteret County Cares Program
• $2,500 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating support for funding families of Carteret County
• $3,000 to Special Olympics North Carolina for Special Olympics North Carolina – Carteret County
• $2,000 to the Town of Newport for Newport Community Dog Park
• $5,000 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) for residential substance abuse recovery services for individuals from Carteret County

Funds for the grants came from CCF’s community grantmaking fund, the J.O. and Ruth Barbour Memorial Fund for Elementary Education in Carteret County, the J.O. and Ruth Barbour Memorial Fund for Wildlife Habitat Conservation, the Octagon Endowment of John R. and Lois B. Jones, and Pearl’s Pantry Fund.

“We’re happy to play a role in supporting these organizations,” said Terry Robertson, advisory board president of the Carteret Community Foundation. “The work they do in our community is critical.”

CCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, CCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to local nonprofit organizations. Since it was founded in 2005, CCF has provided nearly $1 million in grants to Carteret County nonprofit programs.

Learn more about CCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/Carteret. For further information about CCF, contact Natalie Jenkins Peel at npeel@nccommunityfoundation.org.

Carteret Community Foundation Advisory Board Members

Advisory board members live and work in Carteret County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Robertson, board members include Michelle Gregory (vice president), Beth Henry (secretary), Chuck Jordan (treasurer), Sammy Brooks, Bart Farrell, Ray Harris, Debbi Harvell, Corey Lewis, Richard McIntyre, Powell Osteen, Ginger Parker, Wayne Schriever, Susan Sullivan, Jan Sutton, Denise Warren and Brittany Wheatly.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation

The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) is the only statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has administered over $243 million in grants since 1988. With more than $440 million in assets, NCCF sustains more than 1,200 endowments and partners with a network of affiliates to award grants and scholarships in communities across the state.

An important component of NCCF’s mission is to ensure rural philanthropy has a voice at the local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.

Media contact
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abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6922