The Women for Women of Pitt County Endowment, a fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation, has awarded $100,340 in grants to 12 programs that improve the lives of women and girls locally. 

The endowment granted: 

• $10,000 to Building Hope Community Life Center for a five-week creative arts camp titled “Women of Wealth, Exploring Entrepreneurship through the Arts” 

• $7,500 to Cancer Services of Eastern North Carolina for Mission In Motion 

• $5,000 to Emerge Gallery Art Center for Art is Good Medicine Expansion 

• $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity Pitt County for 2025 home builds in Pitt County with a preference for homes for families led by single mothers 

• $12,000 to Hope of Glory Ministries for Community Co-op Program 

• $12,000 to Koinonia Community Solutions for the StrongHER (Healthy, Empowered and Resilient) Girls Program 

• $5,400 to Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc., for Pitt County operating support 

• $15,000 to Pitt County Health Department for Nurse-Family Partnership client support 

• $7,600 to Pitt County Health Department — Health Education Department for youth development program infant simulation 

• $7,500 to Rebuilding Together Pitt County NC Inc., for safe and healthy housing  

• $5,500 to The Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina for Girls Empowered 

• $2,840 to Where the Healing Begins, Inc., for Brown Skin Girls program 

“The Women for Women of Pitt County Endowment enables nonprofits to receive needed funds to provide invaluable services to women and girls in the community,” said Kimberly Williamson, endowment committee member. “The organizations chosen to receive funding offer a broad array of support in areas such as basic needs, health and well-being, and life skills and will make a positive impact in the lives of women and girls.” 

Founded in 2005, Women for Women of Pitt County Endowment has a deep history of grantmaking and community impact. After making $750,000 in grants to charitable organizations over 15 years, it transitioned to become an endowment at NCCF in 2020, using the community foundation’s infrastructure to leverage resources and increase capacity in the community for perpetuity. Since partnering with NCCF, the endowment has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants. 

“We are deeply grateful to Women for Women of Pitt County for their continued support of the StrongHER, now in its third year of programming and graduating its first cohort of young women,” said Watsi Sutton, Executive Director of Koinonia Community Solutions. “This grant will enable us to expand our reach and provide more young girls with the tools and opportunities they need to thrive.” 

“The mission of the Community Co-op Program is to cultivate the restoration of families, finances, and futures through empowering education, mentoring relationships, and grocery relief,” said Cat Knell, Executive Director of Hope of Glory Ministries, another longtime Women for Women of Pitt County grant recipient.

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.