$4,000 to Albemarle Area United Way for Community Care Collaborative
$5,000 to Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition Program for Northern Albemarle Meals on Wheels
$5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of the Albemarle for Boys & Girls Clubs Dinner Partners
$3,000 to Elizabeth City Habitat for Humanity for a home repair program
$1,000 to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for improving health outcomes for children with critical illnesses in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties
$2,500 to Perquimans County Schools Education Foundation for Academy for Girls
$1,650 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for funding families of Northern Albemarle counties
$1,140 Sayer’s Creek Baptist Church for SCBC Brotherhood Community Outreach
$1,500 The Open Door of Perquimans County, Inc., for Bagley's Meal Program
$3,000 The Salvation Army of Elizabeth City for emergency social services
Funds for the grants came from NACF’s community grantmaking fund, the Judge Thomas Watts Memorial Endowment, and Winifred Jones Wood Endowment.
“The community’s generosity enables us to support these great organizations,” said Rebecca Elliott, advisory board president of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation. “These groups, in turn, help strengthen our community.”
NACF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, NACF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community.
Northern Albemarle Community Foundation Advisory Board Members
Advisory board members live and work in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Elliott, board members include Brenda Lassiter (secretary/treasurer), Dan Askew, Brian Beasley, Phyllis Bosomworth, La Keisha Lighty, David Pureza, Dana Rabon, Matthew Scribner, Darlene Tuttle, Rodney Walton, James Watson and Matt Wood.
About the North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation 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.
{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"Northern Albemarle Community Foundation awards more than $27,000 in grants ","url":"\/news\/northern-albemarle-community-foundation-awards-more-than-27000-in-grants","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"\/communities\/northeastern\/northern-albemarle\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Northern Albemarle<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> Community Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has awarded $27,790 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The board of advisors granted:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$4,000 to Albemarle Area United Way for Community Care Collaborative<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$5,000 to Albemarle Commission Senior Nutrition Program for Northern Albemarle Meals on Wheels<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of the Albemarle for Boys & Girls Clubs Dinner Partners<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$3,000 to Elizabeth City Habitat for Humanity for a home repair program<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,000 to Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina for improving health outcomes for children with critical illnesses in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$2,500 to Perquimans County Schools Education Foundation for Academy for Girls<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,650 to Ronald McDonald House of Eastern NC for general operating expenses for funding families of Northern Albemarle counties<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,140 Sayer’s Creek Baptist Church for SCBC Brotherhood Community Outreach<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$1,500 The Open Door of Perquimans County, Inc., for Bagley's Meal Program<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li data-leveltext=\"\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$3,000 The Salvation Army of Elizabeth City for emergency social services<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Funds for the grants came from NACF’s community grantmaking fund, the Judge Thomas Watts Memorial Endowment, and Winifred Jones Wood Endowment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">“The community’s generosity enables us to support these great organizations,” said Rebecca Elliott, advisory board president of the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation. “These groups, in turn, help strengthen our community.”<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NACF is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation and is led by a local volunteer advisory board. Each year, NACF uses dollars from its endowment funds to make grants to nonprofits that help the local community. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn more about NACF and its work in the community or make a tax-deductible donation at <\/span><a href=\"\/communities\/northeastern\/northern-albemarle\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\/northern-<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">albemarle<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> For further information about NACF, contact the <\/span><a href=\"\/about-us\/meet-our-staff#community-leadership-team\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Eastern<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> Community Leadership Off<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">i<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">cer<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Albemarle Community Foundation Advisory Board Members<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advisory board members live and work in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, positioning them to strategically leverage resources, meet local needs and access opportunities. In addition to Elliott, board members include Brenda Lassiter (secretary\/treasurer), Dan Askew, Brian Beasley, Phyllis Bosomworth, La Keisha Lighty, David Pureza, Dana Rabon, Matthew Scribner, Darlene Tuttle, Rodney Walton, James Watson and Matt Wood. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About the North Carolina Community Foundation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The North Carolina Community Foundation 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. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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 <\/span><a href=\"\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">nccommunityfoundation.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"># # #<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media contact<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hannah Hogewood, Marketing & Communications Manager<\/span> <br \/><a href=\"mailto:hhogewood@nccommunityfoundation.org,\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">hhogewood<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">@nccommunityfoundation.org,<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 919-256-6901<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>","excerpt":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"\/communities\/northeastern\/northern-albemarle\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Northern Albemarle<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> Community Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has awarded $27,790 in grants to organizations supporting the local community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>","media":0,"custom":{"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"post_image":{"image":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/northern-albermarle\/N-Albermarle-logo.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1687363681,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","enableComments":false,"id":"dc965ea98ecf495db5b5d11d2163cf22","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":102699,"created":1687363682,"modified":1687363682,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"title":"Northern Albemarle Community Foundation","source":null,"url":"\/categories\/communities\/northeastern\/northern-albemarle-community-foundation","content":"","inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1536247747,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","permission":"write","tinyMCE_dummy":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"58946fd837174a0a80b2e8c7857b8533","parent":"e478692a8f114c36ad4d25eb73832cdb","node":20859,"created":1533158624,"modified":1536247747,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}