About the Outer Banks Community Foundation
Serving the Outer Banks
Organized in 1982 as a public charity, the Outer Banks Community Foundation works to address local needs in Dare County and throughout the Outer Banks, from Corolla to Ocracoke Island. Its mission is advanced by growing charitable giving in the region, administering charitable funds for individuals and agencies, and directing grants and scholarships toward the community’s most urgent needs and strongest opportunities.
With its discretionary grants, the Community Foundation acts as the venture capitalist of the charitable sector in the Outer Banks. It invests in projects that are especially exciting or urgent and that respond well to the needs of today. The Community Foundation is the only funding source that reaches all community service organizations on the Outer Banks, including organizations working in the arts, education, health and human services, historic preservation, and the environment.
The Community Foundation also serves as a catalyst, helping the nonprofit sector develop its ability to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities. Its permanent endowments provide a resource that future generations can use to address the challenges of their own times.
Charitable Funds and Services
The Outer Banks Community Foundation oversees undesignated assets, charitable funds, and scholarship funds established by different donors at different times and for a range of purposes. Donors can create funds during their lifetimes or by bequest. These funds may support broad charitable purposes or a specific purpose selected by the donor.
Tailored services help individuals, families, businesses, and other groups carry out their charitable interests with ease and effectiveness while receiving maximum tax benefit.
Governance
A Board of Directors governs the Community Foundation. The Board consists of leading local citizens who serve without compensation. It administers every fund held by the Community Foundation and approves all grants.
Through the Outer Banks Community Foundation, people who love and appreciate the Outer Banks can give back in ways that address pressing needs in the present and establish support for the future.
Contact
Mailing Address: PO Box 2299, Manteo NC 27954
- S HWY 64/264 Manteo, NC 27954
chris@obcf.org
(252) 423-3003