Edgecombe Charitable Foundation awards more than $35,000 in grants
The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation (ECF) has awarded $35,140 in grants to programs supporting the local community.
The board of advisors granted:
- $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
Funds for the grants came from ECCF’s community grantmaking fund and the Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment fund.
“These organizations are vital to the residents of Edgecombe County,” said Michael Peters, advisory board president of the Edgecombe Charitable Foundation. “We are happy to provide this support.”
ECCF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board.
Each year, ECCF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to local nonprofit organizations.
Learn more about ECCF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at nccommunityfoundation.org/Edgecombe. For further information about ECCF, contact Dawn Neighbors at dneighbors@nccommunityfoundation.org.
Edgecombe Charitable Foundation Advisory Board Members
Advisory board members live and work in Edgecombe County, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Peters, board members include Joy Chafin (vice president), Laura Temple (secretary), Mary Jane Jenkins (grants chair), Thomas Anderson, Natalie Bess, Alison Blodgett, Carol Cobb, Jerome Creech, Linda Knight, Jim C. Marrow, Mears Pitt, Jane Thorne and Alex Urquhart.
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.
Media contact
Amy Dominello Braun, Senior Communications & Marketing Officer
abraun@nccommunityfoundation.org, 919-256-6922