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MANNA FoodBank awarded $7M from community foundations to help upfit new facility

February 6, 2025

MANNA FoodBank will receive $7 million in grant funding from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) and the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) to support critical infrastructure needs and long-term recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

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New scholarship to support Harnett County students

February 3, 2025

A new scholarship fund has been established at the North Carolina Community Foundation to benefit graduates of Harnett County high schools seeking higher education.…

Blog, Commentary

2024 fourth quarter | Market commentary and investment performance (October – December)   

January 31, 2025

What we saw: Markets experienced positive returns in 2024 as both major categories of assets, equity and fixed income, finished the year up despite…

Blog

Sifting through it: What’s on the legislative menu that could impact tax and estate planning? 

January 29, 2025

Among the list of issues we’re watching is what might happen with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. As a quick…

Commentary

Want happy clients? Talk about charitable giving

January 29, 2025

Over the years, more than a handful of attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors have shared with the NCCF team that their happiest clients seem…

Impact Story

NCCF’s giving circles provide way for donors to make large impact

January 28, 2025

The North Carolina Community Foundation’s women’s giving circles show what can happen when generous people come together. A giving circle is a…

Impact Story

Grants from NCCF’s philanthropic network support nonprofits like Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas

January 24, 2025

Every year, the North Carolina Community Foundation’s fundholders, affiliate foundations and giving circles make grants to nonprofits. In 2024 alone, over $24.7…

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$115,000 in grants made to Smithfield-Selma High School; fund has provided over $500,000 to Johnston County schools since 2018

January 22, 2025

The Nan Ogburn Cullman Education Endowment for Johnston County, a fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation, awarded $115,240 in…

Impact Story

25 years of improving emergency services for southeast Pamlico County

January 15, 2025

For 25 years, the Dottie Gray Ambulance Fund has helped save lives in southeast Pamlico County, but this endowment created…