About North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1986 to support the mission of the NC Community College System by stewarding an endowment, managing scholarships and awards, raising awareness and funds, supporting public-private partnerships, and advancing student, college, employer, and system success across North Carolina.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarshipsWorkforce developmentEconomic developmentPublic advocacyInnovation
Who They Fund
scholarship recipients (students)nonprofit organizations and their development staff
Funding Style
direct financial support to individuals (scholarships)capacity building for organizations (grant development)
About North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation
The North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation Inc. centers its grantmaking on scholarships, awards, and grant development for the North Carolina Community College System. Its recent giving shows a strong pattern of support for colleges and system partners across the state, including a $210,500 grant to Surry Community College in Dobson and a $162,357 grant to the NC Community College System in Raleigh. The foundation also moves money through managed scholarship and partnership programs tied to the system’s broader mission, including student access, workforce development, and public-private collaboration. Its grant records point to a funder that works at both the system level and the campus level. Larger awards reach community college endowments and foundations, while smaller awards support individual colleges such as Isothermal Community College in Spindale, McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, and Nash Community College in Rocky Mount. That mix aligns with the foundation’s stated role in stewarding an endowment, managing scholarships and awards, and supporting programs that advance student, college, employer, and system success across North Carolina.
What North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation Funds
Scholarship support is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. It awarded $111,000 to Isothermal Community College in Spindale and $103,500 to Halifax Community College Foundation Inc in Weldon, both labeled for scholarships and grant development. Workforce development also appears in the grant portfolio. The foundation gave $108,500 to McDowell Technical Community College in Marion and $103,500 to Southwestern Community College in Sylva for the same purpose, matching its stated emphasis on student and system success. Systemwide support shows up in awards to the NC Community College System in Raleigh, including a $162,357 grant for scholarships and grant development. The foundation also backs campus-linked fundraising infrastructure, as reflected in grants to Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund in Henderson and Nash Community College in Rocky Mount.
How North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size sits at $6,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,000 at the median, and $103,500 at the 75th percentile, showing a split between smaller campus awards and much larger system or endowment commitments. Recent records also include repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Isothermal Community College, Nash Community College, Southwestern Community College, Halifax Community College Foundation Inc, Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund, Wilson Community College, and Central Piedmont Community College. The organization is a nonprofit foundation that stewards an endowment and manages scholarships and awards rather than a grantmaker focused on open applications; one named scholarship program, the NC Community Colleges Foundation Special Recognition Scholarship, does accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$14.9M
Total Revenue
$7.3M
Total Expenses
$5.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $104K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$104K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATIE LOOVIS
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