Edgecombe Charitable Foundation Grant Program

The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation Grant Program, managed by the North Carolina Community Foundation, supports local nonprofits in Edgecombe County through annual grants. Funding ranges from $500 to $10,000, focusing on education and community enhancement. Eligible organizations include tax-exempt charities and local government units. Special consideration is given to proposals that address pressing community needs. The program aims to leverage local resources and foster impactful philanthropic initiatives.

About Edgecombe Charitable Foundation
The Edgecombe Charitable Foundation is a growing family of philanthropic funds, source of grants for local causes and partner for donors. ECF was founded in 1995 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 Edgecombe County.
The ECF, 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 ECF board advises the Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County, they can leverage resources to help meet local needs and access opportunities.
Edgecombe Charitable Fund
This fund enables the Edgecombe 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.
Grants will be awarded from the community grantmaking fund and the:
Mary Ferebee Howard Endowment Fund, with special consideration given to grant proposals with a focus on education.The Edgecombe Hospice Endowment which supports charitable organizations providing palliative care and support, and hospice-related services for Edgecombe County patients and their families.
Funding
Grants typically range from $500 to $5,000 with a maximum of $10,000 for a single organization designated as an "Impact Grant."

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

Political purposes or lobbying
Programs and/or activities that are restricted to members of a faith community or promote a specific religious doctrine
Reimbursements
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.