North Carolina Medical Society Foundation Disaster Relief Fund
Funding Amount
$60,000+ (example award to G & G Healthcare)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
NCMS Foundation Disaster Relief Fund
Organization: North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation with support from The Physicians Foundation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Geographic Scope: Eastern North Carolina (focus on areas affected by hurricanes)
Focus Areas:
- Disaster relief for physicians
- Healthcare practice rebuilding
- Access to healthcare in underserved communities
- Support for rural healthcare providers
Award Amount: Varies; example: $60,000 to G & G Healthcare (2019); combined Blue Cross NC and Healthy Blue commitment of $500,000 for rebuilding efforts
Eligible Applicants: Medical practices in North Carolina affected by devastating hurricanes or natural disasters
Program Description: Disaster relief fund to help physicians rebuild medical practices damaged by hurricanes and natural disasters, ensuring continued access to healthcare in underserved communities.
Example Case (Hurricane Florence): G & G Healthcare, operated by Dr. Melvin Gerald and siblings in Columbus County, received $60,000 to rebuild Whiteville location flooded in Hurricane Florence (2018). Practice also lost Fair Bluff location to Hurricane Matthew three years prior.
Uses of Funds: Rebuilding and reopening medical practices affected by disaster
Contributors:
- The Physicians Foundation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Healthy Blue
Mission Alignment: NCMS Foundation seeks to improve access to quality healthcare for all North Carolinians and ensure healthcare access in underserved communities
What The Physicians Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $692K
- Median grant
- $75K
- Range
- $67K–$150K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 43%, Texas 21%, California 14%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Wilmington, MA; Worcester, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 60% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Healthcare
- Disaster relief
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