Northern Albemarle Community Foundation Grant Program

Northern Albemarle Community Foundation Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North Carolina Community Foundation Inc
Amount: US $1,000 - US $5,000
Last Updated: February 13, 2026

Summary

The Northern Albemarle Community Foundation Grant Program supports local nonprofit organizations in Camden, Gates, Perquimans, and Pasquotank Counties with annual grants ranging from $500 to $3,000. This initiative addresses community needs and enhances quality of life. The program accepts applications from 501(c)(3) organizations and local government units, including fire and rescue departments, ensuring inclusive support for a variety of community services. However, grants are not available for capital campaigns, political activities, or religious initiatives.

Overview

Northern Albemarle Unrestricted Endowment This fund enables the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation to respond to changing community needs and to enhance the quality of community life in Camden, Gates, Perquimans, and Pasquotank Counties through annual grants to local nonprofit organizations. Grants typically range from $500 to $3,000. Much of this affiliate's grantmaking comes from the Judge Thomas Watts Fund, originally established by the Elizabeth City Jaycees. A separate application is not required to apply to the Judge Thomas Watts Fund. The application also allows access to the grant application for the Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina, supporting the needs of women and children in Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An organization must meet the following criteria in order 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 on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.

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 organization