The Outer Banks Community Foundation awards grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations to help meet local needs and enrich the quality of life for the people of the Outer Banks.
Donor Name: Outer Banks Community Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/30/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grants are usually awarded for requests that support the direct costs of a charitable project or program. The following will be used to assess all grant requests, regardless of any other application specific criteria. Priority will be given to requests that:
- Involve or benefit a broad segment of community.
- Provide an innovative approach to addressing area needs.
- Either initiate new projects or programs to influence beneficial change, or fill gaps, or address urgent community needs.
- Attract additional funding from other sources (i.e. matching funds through grants, donors, fundraisers, etc.)
- Expands the organization’s capacity to their work in a sustainable way.
- Promote collaboration and efficiencies amongst multiple organizations.
- Addresses and/or alleviates inclusion, diversity, equity, or accessibility issues in the community.
Funding Information
Funding requests up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any 501(c)3 organization is eligible to apply for a grant, as are other tax-exempt organizations for charitable projects that meet a public need, in accordance with IRS guidelines. Occasionally, schools and government agencies will be considered for grant awards, if it is demonstrated that financial support is not available from other sources. The Community Foundation will consider awarding grants to faith-based and religious entities for projects that address the needs of the wider community and do not seek to primarily promote a religious belief.
- Grants are never awarded to individuals.
For more information, visit OBCF.
