The Frances Abbot Burton Powers Endowment, a fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation, has awarded $17,850 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.

The fund awarded:

• $3,6250 to ACTS of Vance County for Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
• $3,625 to Community Partners of Hope for Henderson Men’s Shelter
• $3,600 to Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation for general operating support
• $2,500 to Girl Scouts-North Carolina Coastal Pines for Camp Graham platform tent screens
• $3,500 to the North Carolina Symphony for a Music Education Concert in Henderson

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 nearly $190,000.

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. On Aug. 26 of this year, Preston Powers celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at home in Henderson. Learn more about this fund.

About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation brings together generous people and connects them to causes and organizations they care about, with a focus on inspiring lasting and meaningful philanthropy in the state’s rural communities.

With $460 million in assets, NCCF sustains over 1,300 endowments and partners with donors and a network of affiliates in 60 counties to strengthen our state. By stewarding and growing donors’ gifts, NCCF makes a powerful impact through a robust grants and scholarships program, awarding over $300 million since 1988. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.

The NCCF Disaster Relief Fund supports long-term recovery and unmet needs in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. To support recovery in western NC, visit: nccommunityfoundation.org/Helene.