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Mark Dreibelbis Scholarship

North Carolina High School Athletic

Foundation Annual Grants for Youth SportsGrants for EducationYouth Leadership Grants

Funding Amount

$2,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • High school seniors attending NCHSAA member schools

Other requirements

  • Demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities
  • Show athletic achievement and academic excellence
  • Evidence of community service and involvement

Overview

Mark Dreibelbis Scholarship

Overview: The Mark Dreibelbis Scholarship provides scholarship support to outstanding student-athletes who have displayed exceptional leadership. This is a newly established scholarship, with inaugural recipients announced in 2022.

Award Structure:

  • Multiple scholarships awarded annually to exemplary student-athletes

  • Each recipient receives $2,500 scholarship award and a commemorative plaque

  • Award given to multiple winners per year (2022 inaugural class had 5 recipients)

    • Geographic Scope: North Carolina NCHSAA member high schools

    Eligibility:

  • High school seniors attending NCHSAA member schools

  • Demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities

  • Show athletic achievement and academic excellence

  • Evidence of community service and involvement

    • About Mark Dreibelbis:
    Mark Dreibelbis is a retired Associate Commissioner of the NCHSAA with a distinguished career spanning over 40 years in education and athletics. He was:

  • Rules clinician for football, basketball, wrestling, softball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, and baseball

  • Supervisor of officials and director of Student Services, Leadership and Sportsmanship programs

  • National Certification Trainer for the NFHS Coach Education curriculum

  • Spearheaded efforts for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the NCHSAA

  • Assigned the first female player in NCHSAA boys' basketball and football state championship games

  • Assigned the first all-female crews for NCHSAA basketball, soccer and volleyball state championship games

  • Named NFHS Coach Educator of the Year in 2014

  • Recipient of NFHS State Association Citation in 2021 and Golden Whistle Award in 2018

    • Contact Information:

  • Organization: North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)

  • Phone: (919) 240-7401

  • Email: info@nchsaa.org

  • Address: 222 Finley Golf Course Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3216, Chapel Hill, NC 27515

    • What North Carolina High School Athletic actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

    North Carolina High School Athletic reported $4,706 in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.

    Grants in 2024
    4
    Total given
    $4.21M
    Median grant
    $23K
    Range
    $5,080–$4.16M
    • By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Chapel Hill, NC; Smithfield, NC; Franklin, NC.

    Example grants

    • Nchsaa Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC

      See add'l detail

      $4.16M

    • Johnston County Schools · Smithfield, NC

      To subsidize costs

      $40K

    • Franklin High School · Franklin, NC

      To subsidize costs

      $5,400

    • Topsail High School · Hampstead, NC

      To subsidize costs

      $5,080

    IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    youth-sportseducationyouth-leadership

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