Past Grants Awarded by the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment

2024 grants awarded:

• $50,000 to the Advancing Community Health Together Foundation for general operating support. The foundation addresses inadequate health care access due to persistent and generational poverty in the Martin County region.
• $40,000 to the Brunswick Partnership of Housing for general operating support. The organization provides emergency shelter and safe transitional housing for families and individuals experiencing homelessness.
• $50,000 to the Cape Fear Clinic to help fund a full-time licensed clinical social worker position. The clinic provides affordable patient-centered health care to low-income individuals and families in the Cape Fear region regardless of ability to pay.
• $50,000 to the Coastal Horizons Center for its rape crisis center. The center provides professional assistance to survivors of sexual assault across Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover and Pender counties.
• $25,000 to the Craven Literacy Council to help with expenses incurred while providing adults with educational materials and books. The council teaches reading, writing, math and digital literacy to adults.
• $50,000 to E2D (Eliminate the Digital Divide) for laptops and digital support services for eastern North Carolina high school graduates attending Elizabeth City State University and Fayetteville State University. E2D refurbishes and distributes laptops to students from low-income families.
• $50,000 to NC FIELD to help fund a full-time community health worker plus general operating expenses. NC FIELD collaborates with marginalized communities to maximize opportunities for farm workers and ensure inclusion in rural eastern North Carolina.
• $50,000 to NourishNC to support Mobile Market on Market, a custom-built mobile grocery store for families with children experiencing food insecurity. NourishNC provides supplemental food assistance to children in New Hanover County who struggle with hunger.
• $35,000 to Open Door Women’s Shelter for general operating support. The shelter provides housing and assistance for women and children experiencing homelessness in eastern North Carolina.
• $50,000 to The Beloved Haven for general operating expenses. The Beloved Haven gives support and services to women who have been victimized by human trafficking and exploitation in northeastern North Carolina.
• $35,000 to The Salvation Army of the Albemarle Region for the Joshua Challenge Education Program, which partners with local elementary schools to provide after-school support for third through fifth graders in reading, math, and science. The Salvation Army of the Albemarle Region serves eight northeastern NC counties.
• $50,000 to the Tri-County Community Health Council, doing business as CommWell Health, for the promotion of preventive pediatric services in Johnston and Sampson County. CommWell Health is a nonprofit health center that provides medical, dental and behavioral health services for all and has 15 locations in rural southeastern North Carolina.
• $40,000 to United Way of Pitt County for its Empowering Young Minds Through Engaging STEAM Experiences program, which serves at-risk kindergarten through third grade students. The United Way of Pitt County’s mission is to ensure children receive supplemental services to increase their academic achievement, build positive life skills and empowerment for future success.

Grants awarded in 2023 were:

• $40,000 to Albemarle Hopeline to support comprehensive services for survivors of intimate partner violence in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. 
• $50,000 to the Bertie County Rural Health Association (BCRHA) for transportation assistance for patients in Bertie, Chowan, Hertford, Martin, Northampton and Pitt counties. BCRHA provides high-quality primary care services and supports, such as health education, translation and transportation, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. 
• $44,500 to Carousel Child Advocacy Center to support healing and foster resilience in children victimized by physical or sexual abuse. Carousel Child Advocacy Center’s vision is to build resiliency in children to strengthen Brunswick and New Hanover counties. 
• $50,000 to Dunn United Ministerial Association for food assistance for people in Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson counties. DUMA is a ministry of Dunn-area churches and brings people together to serve the local community through food and financial assistance.  
• $38,000 to the Onslow County PEERS Family Development Center to support outreach. PEERS is a program designed to offer Parents Education, Empathy, Rapport and Support. All services at PEERS are for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Onslow County.  
• $25,000 to the Pretty in Pink Foundation to provide uninsured and under-insured breast cancer patients in eastern North Carolina with financial assistance for quality, life-saving medical treatment. 
• $50,000 to Profound Ladies for the Spread the Love Tour: Equipping Women of Color Educators to Strengthen their Eastern NC Communities. Profound Ladies recruits and retains Black, Indigenous and Women of Color educators and equips them with mentorship, training, leadership and career development pathways in Cumberland, Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Nash and Pitt counties. 
• $50,000 to Ripe for Revival for the Mobile Market program serving Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pitt and Wilson counties. Ripe for Revival aims to “Revive Communities Through Food,” addressing food insecurity through farming, education, and food distribution.    
• $50,000 to Ruth’s House for the Building Bridges to Safety program. Ruth’s House offers a safe shelter for those fleeing domestic violence as well as supportive counseling and court advocacy services in Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Pitt and Washington counties. 
• $50,000 to Scotland Memorial Foundation for Mammo on the Go, a mobile mammogram program, bringing free mammograms to Robeson and Scotland counties, both served by the Scotland Health Care System. 
• $25,000 to The Salvation Army of Rocky Mount for the Joshua’s Challenge Literacy Program, a proven approach that helps more students to read on grade level by the end of third grade. The program serves students from Edgecombe and Nash counties. 
• $48,000 to Tried By Fire, Inc., for My Sister’s House: Safe Shelter for Justice-Involved Women. My Sister’s House provides temporary shelter for women in a monitored, supportive environment after their release from prison and serves Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Pitt counties. 
• $29,500 to Wesley Shelter, Inc., for general operating support. Wesley Shelter provides emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis line, advocacy, counseling, legal and supportive services in Wilson County to those who are in crisis as a result of domestic or sexual violence and to women and children who are homeless.

Grants awarded in 2022 were:

• $25,000 to A Safe Place (The Centre of Redemption) for general operating support. A Safe Place provides safe emergency housing to victims of trafficking/exploitation alongside comprehensive support services. 
• $25,000 to Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas for the Eastern North Carolina Childhood Cancer Safety Net to provide treatment, travel, lodging, meals and essential homecare to 350 children in a 41-county area. 
• $37,500 to Coastal Women’s Shelter, Inc. for operational support, relocation assistance and therapy services for victims of domestic violence. 
• $25,000 to Diaper Bank of NC for providing free diapers, period products and adult incontinence supplies to low‐income women, children and seniors experiencing hygiene need in the Lower Cape Fear region, in partnership with local social service agencies. 
• $45,000 to Duplin Medical Association Inc. for general operating support to provide essential health care for patients. 
• $30,000 to Families First, Inc. for general operating support. Families First provides shelter and services to adult and child survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through trauma informed care and prevention. 
• $37,500 to Fayetteville Justice For Our Neighbors for general operating support. JFON provides low‐to‐no‐cost legal services to immigrants and their families and advocates for them through outreach, education and events. 
• $45,000 to Feast Down East for Farmers Fighting Hunger. FDE serves 30 farmers from 12 counties in the Cape Fear region, 11 of whom are people of color; 100 wholesale customers; and 10 underserved neighborhoods in New Hanover County. 
• $37,500 to Hill Family Farm Education Center for strengthening youth enrichment through on‐farm experiential learning and recreation opportunities and enhancing community food access in Edgecombe County. 
• $45,000 to Hope Clinic for expanding services to meet the health care needs of patients who are underserved. 
• $33,250 to OBX Room in the Inn for meeting the rising needs of homeless adults through emergency shelter, transitional housing and support services.  
• $25,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for providing free on-site vision screenings to preschoolers in southeastern NC counties and assisting children who are in financial need with access to vision care. 
• $31,000 to Rones Chapel Area Community Center (RCACC) for Tutor to the Top, a K‐12 after-school tutoring program to motivate youth to graduate and succeed.  
• $25,000 to Teach For America – Eastern North Carolina for recruiting promising leaders to teach for at least two years in a low‐income school, developing and cultivating leadership skills and mindsets necessary for systems change. 
• $33,250 to Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe for indigenous leadership education and entrepreneurship to deepen youth leadership skills and cultivate a renewed sense of power over their futures. 

Grants awarded in 2021 were:

• $25,000 to Alzheimer’s Association NC Chapter for general operating support in eastern North Carolina
• $40,000 to AMEXCAN for the NC Latino Disaster Recovery Alliance
• $40,000 to Bertie County Hive House for fighting juvenile diabetes with healthy foods and education
• $35,000 to Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. for the Rape Crisis Center – Direct Services Support
• $25,000 to Down East Partnership for Children for Read 2 Rise
• $25,000 to Eastern Carolina Young Men’s Christian Association for the Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School Summer Program
• $38,500 to Family Promis of the Lower Cape Fear for Homeward Bound
• $40,000 to Hope Restorations, Inc. for the Hope Restorations Home Renovation Project
• $25,000 to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle for Building the Strength of our Rural Communities
• $25,000 to Jones County Community Hope, Inc. for Closing the Gap
• $35,000 to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare for the Community Palliative Care Program
• $35,000 to Open Door Community Center for general operating support
• $49,800 to Roots of Recovery for general operating support
• $25,000 to Simply Girls, Inc. for afterschool and summer program for girls
• $36,700 to Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc. for general operating support

Grants awarded in 2020 were:

• $50,000 to Access East for the Access East Diabetes and Behavioral Health Initiative
• $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County for Youth4Success
• $25,000 to the Community Care Clinic of Dare for general operating support, to provide a safety net for vulnerable populations
• $16,000 to Eagle’s Wings Food Pantry for the Eagle’s Wings South Satellite
• $30,000 to the Frank Harr Foundation for general operating support
• $50,000 to Kids First, Inc. for Child First ™ In-Home Child Parent Psychotherapy Services
• $30,000 to the Me Fine Foundation for Financial Assistance for Eastern NC Families with Children in Medical Crisis
• $25,000 to Meals on Wheels – Wilmington for Weekend Meals on Wheels general operating support
• $40,000 to MERCI Clinic for Primary Care Clinic general operating support
• $25,000 to My Kids Club for general operating support of After School and Summer Clubs in Johnston County
• $25,000 to NC FIELD for general operating support of Planting Futures 2020
• $25,000 to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence for The Nia Program for African, Black and Caribbean (ABC) Survivors; with $10,000 allocated for direct financial assistance to survivors
• $32,000 to Pitt County Council on Aging for Keeping Our Seniors Safe
• $20,000 to Schools That Lead, Inc. for North Carolina Early Literacy Improvement Network general operating support
• $25,000 to Step Up Wilmington for Employment and Life Skills Support for Low-Income Families
• $27,000 to Student Action with Farmworkers for the Levante Leadership Institute
• $25,000 to Wesley Shelter, Inc. for general operating support

Grants awarded in 2019 were:

• $40,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain for the academic success program in two of under‐served counties, Craven and Carteret. The program includes tutoring, additional academic support and a focus on STEM‐related programs and camps for girls and young women.
• $25,000 to the Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association for the academic tutoring program, providing tutoring for abused and neglected children in our communities where there is no funding available from any source except for the Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association. Tutors provide needed one‐on‐one attention and an improved attitude toward school and learning.
• $50,000 to the CarolinaEast Foundation for the patient assistance program, which partners with all local healthcare providers to ease the journey of an illness or health‐related condition by assisting patients with various medical needs (travel vouchers, medications, medical supplies, ramps, etc.) not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or charity care.
• $25,000 to the Diversity Nurtures Achievement Community Youth Center for the afterschool/summer enrichment program. DNA provides STEAMA based on‐site learning and activities aimed at preventing academic loss.
• $33,700 to the Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. for general operating support to ensure vital, life changing support services remain available to victims seeking a safer, peaceful life away from violence and that prevention, education and outreach programs are available for the community through agency initiatives.
• $34,200 to the Edenton‐Chowan Food Pantry for the Book Bag Buddies and Children’s Summer Nutrition programs to provide weekend meals to 140 children during the 2019/20 school year and to 225 children during their 2020 summer vacation. The children are all at-risk for inadequate nutrition and attend Chowan Middle, White Oak or D.F. Walker schools.
• $30,000 to Families First, Inc. for general operating support to provide shelter and services to survivors of adult and child domestic violence and sexual assault, with the goal of preventing these crimes from occurring. This is accomplished through trauma Informed care and proven prevention efforts.
• $25,000 to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Inc. for nourishing families in eastern North Carolina. The Food Bank will work across the food system to provide access to nutritious food that nourishes families, children, seniors and individuals. Through partnerships, education and programs, the Food Bank empowers communities to overcome hunger, creating an environment where all North Carolinians thrive.
• $35,000 to NC MedAssist for expanding NC MedAssist’s Free Pharmacy program for uninsured and low‐income residents. The program will provide low‐income NC residents with life‐saving prescription medications at no cost, preventing families without health insurance from having to choose between purchasing their monthly medications or buying groceries for their home by collaborating with local charitable clinics.
• $25,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina for star pupils preschool vision screening in southeastern NC. The program will provide vision screenings to preschoolers aged two to five onsite via the preschool and childcare network across nine southeastern counties during the 2019‐2020 and 2020‐2021 school year and provide access to vision care for referred financially needy children in that region.
• $43,400 to Robeson County Teen Court & Youth Services / NC Youth Violence Prevention Center for the Robeson County Teen Court & Youth Services DMC Project. This project will address the Disproportionate Minority Confinement rates by offering community driven programs holistically supporting needs of identified high risk minority offenders using a research‐based teen court model thus avoiding a formalized court process, while providing parent support.
• $30,000 to the Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI) for supporting ROI designing and implementing interventions that help make Pattillo Middle School a trauma‐responsive school. The results and insights from this collaboration will inform future partnerships between ROI and other schools or community organizations looking to become trauma responsive.
• $30,000 to the Sylvan Heights Bird Park for the STEM Education Enrichment program to continue providing area K‐12 schools with out‐of‐classroom STEM enrichment opportunities, including formal education courses offered by Sylvan’s education staff, school outreach, and school‐conducted sessions at Sylvan Heights using the Park’s birds and wetlands exhibits.
• $40,000 to the Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe for the Traditional Indigenous Educational program to implement experiential learning activities to supplement the formal educational experiences of Waccamaw Siouan tribal youth, utilizing multiple generations.
• $33,700 to the YWCA Lower Cape Fear for the New Choices Economic Empowerment Program, supporting the independence of women with low incomes by enhancing their education and opportunity to obtain a living wage, thus delivering successful long‐term outcomes for the entire family.

Grants awarded in 2018 were:

• $40,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Edenton/Chowan County to support education and workforce development programs (Ready, Set, GO!) for the Teen Center
• $42,500 to Communities In Schools of Robeson County to support CIS student support specialists, after‐school program instructors and public school staff implementing the WhyTry Resilience Program at nine schools, as part of the greater goal of reducing dropouts and improving the social‐emotional learning of students
• $50,000 to the Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. in New Hanover County to support the Wilmington Health Access for Teens, which provides comprehensive mental health and primary care services at five sites in New Hanover County with four school-based health centers in the public high schools
• $40,000 to the Coastal Women’s Shelter Inc. in Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties to ensure financial assistance for survivors and families who wish to leave their abuser and to cover some operating costs of the agency locations in Craven, Jones, and Pamlico counties
• $30,000 to the Down East Partnership for Children in Nash and Edgecombe counties to support increasing the percentage of children reading on grade level in Nash/Edgecombe counties through strategies in school readiness/attendance/summer learning. DEPC facilitates the local Campaign for Grade Level Reading (Read to Rise) providing resources/support to partner organizations/schools
• $35,000 to the Open Door Community Center in northeastern NC to provide a safe place for women and their children to live while offering women an opportunity to develop the skills and resources needed to prepare them to transition into stable, long‐term housing through working with the case manager, other ODCC staff and volunteers
• $50,000 to Step Up Wilmington in southeastern NC to support creating jobs, transforming lives and improving the well‐being of residents in the Cape Fear region through the Job Program, Step2 Program and partnerships with businesses and community stakeholders in the region
• $42,500 to Reach Out and Read in southeastern NC to support RORC’s southeastern NC initiative, partnering with over 88 individual medical providers at 18 clinical locations, focused on increasing the depth, quality and reach of the medically based literacy intervention across seven counties impacting 22,290+ children under age five
• $35,000 to Student Action with Farmworkers in eastern NC to support work with community partners to facilitate Into the Fields interns/fellows to welcome farmworkers to eastern NC and link them to critical health, education, and human services. Eight bilingual students will assist more than 1000 Latino agricultural workers to access community resources
• $35,000 to Teach For America ‐ Eastern NC, focusing on Sampson and Duplin counties to support the recruitment of promising leaders to teach for at least two years in a low‐income school, where they develop and cultivate leadership skills and mindsets necessary for change through classroom teaching
• $30,000 to Transitions LifeCare in Harnett, Johnston and surrounding counties to support expanding pediatric hospice services in Harnett, Johnston and the surrounding counties to reach more terminally ill children
• $35,000 to TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) in eastern NC to support comprehensive substance use treatment services at no charge to men and women (ages 18+) from eastern North Carolina
• $35,000 to Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc., to support making home a safer place to live for approximately 100 seniors in Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties. WARM staff and volunteers make safety‐related home repairs and accessibility upgrades for low‐income homeowners to help them age in place with independence and dignity