Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment Grant

The Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment Grant, offered by the North Carolina Community Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations focused on education, health, and human services in eastern North Carolina. This competitive grant aims to enhance community well-being by funding programs that address basic human needs, promote health outcomes, and support educational initiatives. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations, with preferences for projects benefiting women, children, and the elderly in the southeastern region.

The North Carolina Community Foundation is honored to serve the people of our state by connecting our nonprofit partners that are meeting community needs with our fundholders and donors supporting that vital work. Our competitive grantmaking programs demonstrate our fundholders’ commitment to nonprofit causes strengthening our communities across the state.
The Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment was founded by the noted Wilmington philanthropist whose gifts are having a transformative effect on eastern North Carolina. NCCF is pleased to offer a competitive grants program from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment in support of education, health and human services in eastern North Carolina.
Focus Areas
The Endowment defines these focus areas as follows:

• Education

Education benefits students, teachers, school personnel within pre-K, K-12 and 4-year college and university education systems with a goal of escalating school success.
After-school educational programs and other educational extra-curricular activities serving students may be considered with a focus on academic achievement.
The Endowment may consider non-academic educational opportunities for youth that offer leadership development.
Health
Health includes programs and services that yield positive impacts on the health and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities.
Health includes physical health, mental health, and general wellness.
The priority of the program and/or service must be to improve health outcomes directly, not indirectly.
Human Services
Human Services addresses basic human needs – food, clothing, shelter and safety.
Job skills training and employment assistance may be considered within this category as they serve basic human needs and improve quality of life.
Because of the fund’s preference for benefiting women, domestic violence services are included within this category as serving a basic human need for safety.

Eligibility

Applicant organizations must be nonprofit organizations that are qualified as tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Nonprofit organizations operating as a 501(c)(3) public charity via a pre-existing relationship with a fiscal sponsor may also apply..
Proposals must benefit communities in eastern NC. Organizations must offer programs/services without discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.Organizations that already receive grants from this fund are welcome to apply if they meet the stated criteria; however, organizations cannot receive more than $50,000 total in any given year.Organizations may only submit one proposal per cycle.Grantees are eligible to receive an award every three years. For example, if an organization received an award in 2025, it will be eligible again in 2028.

Ineligibility

Grantees that receive funding through this application process may not apply to this program again during the term of the grant received. Grants are not awarded to or for the following:Private schools, colleges and universitiesActivities that are restricted to members of a particular faith community or that promote a specific religious doctrine.NOTE: Faith-based organizations may apply for program/project funding to support social outreach and charitable service programs to benefit the community at large.Religious entities or houses of worship such as churchesAnnual fund or capital campaign fundraisersEndowmentsPolitical purposes or lobbyingLoans or reimbursementsIndividualsRegranting by the applicant organization