The Frances Abbot Burton Powers Endowment, a fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation, has awarded $17,210 in grants to organizations supporting the local community. 

The fund awarded: 

• $7,210 to Area Christians Together in Service (ACTS) to expand the Backpack Buddies Program 
• $5,000 to Girl Scouts – NC Coastal Pines for Vance County Girl Scouts 
• $5,000 to Vance County Arts Council for Healing Arts for Veterans and Seniors

The fund, established in memory of the late Frances Abbot Burton Powers by her husband Preston Powers, makes annual grants to government entities and nonprofit organizations that benefit the City of Henderson in Vance County. Since the first grants were awarded in 2014, the fund has given over $207,000. 

To learn more about the fund or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit our website or contact Jan Pender, NCCF’s donor engagement officer for the central region. 

About Frances Abbot Burton Powers 
Frances Abbot Burton Powers was a native of Henderson, NC, the daughter of the late Kalford L. Burton and Ruth Abbot Burton. Powers attended Henderson High School, graduated from Hollins Preparatory School, attended Converse College and graduated from Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. She was a member of the first Girl Scout troop in Henderson and a lifelong member of First Baptist Church. After Powers passed away in 2012, her husband Preston Powers established this fund in her memory. Learn more about this fund. 

About the North Carolina Community Foundation  
The North Carolina Community Foundation transforms the collective generosity of our donors into a permanent source of community support, with a focus on the state’s rural areas.   

NCCF partners with donors and a network of affiliates to sustain over 1,300 endowments totaling nearly $570 million in assets. More than $338 million has been awarded as grants to charitable organizations and scholarships to students, creating stronger communities for generations to come.   

To learn more about how we turn generosity into impact, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.