NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – 39 community and nonprofit organizations across New Hanover County have been awarded a combined $500,000 in grant funding through The Endowment’s 2026 Fall Community Grants cycle.
The funding supports initiatives aimed at expanding local opportunities, strengthening services and improving resident well-being across four core areas:
- Social and health equity
- Education
- Community safety
- Community development.
“These grants support everyday needs that make a difference in people’s lives, a bed to sleep in, food on the table, a ride to essential services, and opportunities to learn and connect,” said Shannon Wick, Network Associate. “So much important work is happening every day through local organizations, and these grants help them continue making a difference for the people and communities they serve.”
Grant recipients include:
- 2Share Inc: $15,000
- Accessible Coastal Carolina Events, Sports & Services, Inc.: $13,724
- Alliance for Cape Fear Trees: $15,000
- Arid Serenity Association Inc.: $15,000
- Autism Society of North Carolina Inc.: $10,000
- Bread for Life Senior Pantry: $15,000
- Brooklyn Arts Music Academy: $15,000
- Camp Schreiber Foundation: $9,400
- Cape Fear Literacy Council: $15,000
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh Inc.: $15,000
- City of Wilmington – Police Department: $15,000
- Climb USA Inc.: $9,500
- Coastal Therapeutic Riding Program: $15,000
- Corporation for Inquiry: $14,730
- Diaper Bank of North Carolina: $5,000
- Dreams of Wilmington Inc.: $15,000
- Family Support Network of Southeastern North Carolina Inc.: $15,000
- Feast Down East Inc.: $12,000
- Film Partnership of NC: $15,000
- Financial Protection Law Center: $15,000
- Five 14 Revolution Inc.: $10,000
- Going Beyond the Pink: $14,500
- Hope Abounds. Inc.: $15,000
- IndependentWorks: $9,400
- Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Inc.: $11,000
- Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum: $15,000
- NAMI – Wilmington: $7,500
- Outreach of Cape Fear: $12,000
- Paul E Gregory Foundation for Charity Inc.: $8,246
- Purpose Church International Inc.: $15,000
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc.: $10,000
- United Way of the Cape Fear Area: $15,000
- VENTURE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $5,000
- Vigilant Hope Inc.: $15,000
- Wilmington Chapter of Medical Assistants: $8,000
- Wilmington Chapter of the Links, Incorporated: $15,000
- Wilmington Children’s Museum Inc.: $15,000
- YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina, Inc.: $15,000
- Young Scientist Academy: $15,000
Grant funds must be used by July 30, 2027, with impact reports due by Aug. 30, 2027, according to The Endowment.
In 2026, The Endowment awarded $1 million across 80 grants during its spring and fall funding cycles.
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