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NCCF’s Disaster Relief Fund fuels Hurricane Helene recovery in Madison County

May 23, 2025

When Hurricane Helene struck Madison County, the floodwaters from the French Broad River left behind destruction that will take years to rebuild. “It…

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2025 Wheeler Scholarship awarded to North Edgecombe senior

May 21, 2025

The Annie and Sallie Ann Wheeler Memorial Scholarship committee has selected Jocelyn Hernandez Jimenez as their 2025 scholarship recipient. Scholarship founders Linwood E.…

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Women for Women of Pitt County awards more than $100,000 in grants to local organizations 

May 15, 2025

The Women for Women of Pitt County Endowment, a fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation, has awarded $100,340 in…

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Jones County Community Foundation board member receives 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

May 8, 2025

TRENTON – Charley Jones, advisory board member of the Jones County Community Foundation, was presented the

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8 ways to support North Carolina’s nonprofits  

May 7, 2025

North Carolina is home to over 40,000 charitable nonprofits that play a critical role in supporting, connecting, educating and sustaining…

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Market sentiment shifted quickly in first quarter (Investment performance, January-March 2025) 

May 6, 2025

What we saw: The first quarter served as a reminder of how fast market sentiment can shift. Volatility returned to equity and fixed income…

Impact Story

NCCF scholarship endowment honors “quiet givers” after Watauga County tragedy

April 30, 2025

The deaths of George and Michelle Ligon in 2021 shocked and saddened Watauga County and earned widespread media attention.

Impact Story

How Made4Me supports families with special needs with help from NCCF grants

April 24, 2025

Made4Me is a Raleigh-based charity that creates customized adaptations from industrial cardboard to assist people with special needs.…

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Weighing the options: Private foundation or donor advised fund? 

April 24, 2025

When you’re working on the charitable components of a client’s estate or financial plan, one of the first areas you’ll likely explore is the…