Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
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About Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
To support not-for-profit organizations providing services that improve the health and wellness of the people of southeastern North Carolina.
Focus Areas
Health educationDisease preventionDirect medical and health servicesHealth and wellnessHuman servicesHealth and human services
Who They Fund
low-income and uninsured individualsresidents of rural/underserved counties (e.g., Columbus, Duplin, Brunswick, Pender)children and infants (early intervention participants)women (including pregnant/postpartum and maternity group home residents)seniors (senior center improvements, heritage place)
About Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by local health-system support and community health programs in southeastern North Carolina. One of its largest recent awards went to Cape Fear Clinic Inc in Wilmington for general operating support, alongside repeated support for the clinic’s pharmacy services. The pattern points to a funder that backs core capacity as well as service delivery, not just one-time projects. It also funded Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Lifecarecenter for care center capital improvements and later for Columbus County center improvements and palliative care program expansion, showing attention to both facilities and program growth. The foundation’s portfolio also includes health access, preventive care, and support services for people with low incomes, uninsured residents, children, women, seniors, and people with chronic conditions. Grants in the recent list reach medical, dental, hospice, clinic, food, housing, and youth-serving organizations, all within its local North Carolina footprint. The consistent thread is health and wellness infrastructure for southeastern North Carolina organizations serving nearby communities.
What Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Funds
Health access is a clear emphasis. Cape Fear Clinic Inc received $110,000 for pharmacy services support and, in another year, $110,000 for general operating support, indicating sustained backing for clinic-based care. The foundation also supported Black River Health Services Inc with $110,000 for the Black River Family Medicine Residency Teaching Health Center, tying grant dollars to primary care training and delivery. Dental care appears as another specific line of support: Access Dental Care received $100,000 for the New Hanover Adult Dental Program. Community prevention and enrollment work shows up through Cape Fear Healthnet, which received $92,000 for the CFHN Eligibility and Enrollment Program and additional awards in other years. Housing and stabilization are also present in the portfolio, including Brunswick Partnership for Housing Inc for a transitional housing program.
How Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster at a meaningful operating scale: p25 is $30,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $75,000, while recent awards also extend into the six-figure range. The foundation gives through biannual Spring and Fall competitive cycles and uses a two-stage process with an initial LOI or Stage 1 followed by a full application. Recipients appear across multiple years, including repeated awards to the same local organizations, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off transactions. Grants are made to nonprofits and public instrumentalities, and the foundation funds both general operating support and project-specific requests, including capital, staffing, and program expansion.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.2M
Total Assets
$74.7M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
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