Community grantmaking- Carteret Community Foundation Grant

The Carteret Community Foundation Grant supports local nonprofit organizations in Carteret County by providing funding for various purposes, including education, wildlife conservation, and humanitarian needs. Grants typically range from $500 to $5,000. Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt public charities or local government units, while the foundation prioritizes program-specific applications. This competitive grant program aims to enhance community life and respond to evolving local needs, making a significant impact in the region.

About Carteret Community Foundation
The Carteret Community Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. CCF was founded in 2005 and is led by a local volunteer advisory board that helps build community assets through the creation of permanent endowments, makes grants and leverages leadership – all for the benefit of Carteret County.
The CCF, through the NC Community Foundation, makes it easy to become a philanthropist, whatever your means or charitable goals. You can open an endowment for your favorite cause at any time – or contribute to an existing fund in any amount.
The CCF board advises the Carteret Community Fund, the unrestricted community grantmaking fund, to support local needs. This competitive grants program is held annually. Because advisory board members live and work in Carteret County, they can leverage resources to help meet local needs and access opportunities.
The Foundation is seeking proposals from Carteret nonprofit organizations in support of the following purposes:
Carteret County Unrestricted Endowment: This fund enables the Carteret Community Foundation to respond to changing community needs and to enhance the quality of community life within the county through annual grants to local nonprofit organizations.
J. O. and Ruth Barbour Memorial Fund for Elementary Education in Carteret County: Eligible applicants are Carteret County Public Schools. This fund supports reinforcement of Carteret County elementary school instruction in the basics, including reading, writing, arithmetic and penmanship; the acquisition of classroom equipment; compensation of elementary school teachers; and capital improvements to elementary school facilities (all for Carteret County public schools).
J. O. and Ruth Barbour Memorial Fund for Wildlife Habitat Conservation: This fund supports conservation projects in Carteret County that would contribute to the preservation, maintenance, or reestablishment of woodland and other natural areas that provide suitable and desirable habitats for wildlife, with particular emphasis on birdlife.
Pearl's Pantry Fund: This fund supports humanitarian needs of residents of Carteret County. Proposals for food, prescription medicines, clothing, housing, families in crisis or disaster relief will be reviewed (in that order).
Funding
Grants from the Carteret Community Foundation typically range from $500 to $5,000.

Eligibility

An organization must meet the following criteria to apply:Organizations must be qualified as tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be classified as a unit of local government (including public schools).
An exception is made to include fire and rescue departments.
If your organization operates as a 501 (c)(3) public charity via a fiscal agent, your application's supporting documentation must include a letter from the fiscal agent organization that verifies the relationship and includes when the relationship was established.
Religious entities, including churches, congregations and other houses of worship, and/or faith-based organizations whose core functions/operations promote a specific religious doctrine or are restricted to members of a particular faith may apply for funding to support social outreach and charitable service programs to benefit the community-at-large, but they may not apply for general operating support.
Only those organizations that serve the counties within our affiliate network will be considered.
If an organization serves multiple counties within our network, that organization may complete a separate application for each of those affiliates.
Organizations must offer programs and services without discrimination based on age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief. General operating support is funding that an organization uses for its core/general operations which allows the organization to continue to operate and meet its mission.
Grants for this purpose may be used for any cost that keeps the organization operating, unless otherwise restricted at the time of the grant, which generally permits some flexibility for the grantee.
Program/project support is funding for specific, mission-related programs or projects/initiatives that the organization is undertaking.
Grants for this purpose only cover costs directly related to the program/project for which the application is made.
Your organization may apply for grants in any of the affiliate programs, if your organization serves the counties of that affiliate.
In addition, your organization may also apply for more than one project within a grant cycle for an individual affiliate; however, in those circumstances, it is best to communicate with the NCCF Regional Director for that affiliate as to which project is your priority in case the board is only able to fund one.
Grant recipients have one year from the date of the grant to spend funds awarded by NCCF affiliates.

Ineligibility

Grants are not awarded for:Annual fund or capital campaignsPolitical purposes or lobbyingActivities that are restricted to members of a particular faith community or promote a specific religious doctrineLoansReimbursements (This program does not support reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the deadline for submission of your application. Your request may only include costs that will occur in the future, after the submission deadline of the application.)IndividualsRe-granting by the applicant organizationOut-of-state travel