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Who can apply: Agricultural fairs across North Carolina are eligible to participate; additional eligibility requirements are not provided in the available content.
North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs
ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
About North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs
Support county and state fairs in North Carolina through member services, education, events, directories and scholarship opportunities.
Focus Areas
AgricultureCommunity events / fairsYouth educationScholarshipsProfessional development / conferences
Who They Fund
students and youthgeneral public/consumersfarmers and producers
Funding Style
public awareness/educationprogrammatic outreachcurriculum and training supportcommunity engagement
About North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs
North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs Inc supports county and regional fairs across North Carolina, and its recent grants show a consistent pattern of backing the fair operators that keep agricultural education and community events active in the state. In 2024, it awarded $16,866 each to Davidson County Ag Fair in Lexington and Chowan County Regional Fair in Edenton, both coded for agri awareness and education. The same purpose appears across a broad set of recipient fairs, including Duplin County Ag Fair in Kenansville, Lee Regional Fair in Sanford, and Wilson County Fair in Wilson, which indicates that the foundation’s work is tied to fair programming rather than a single project type. The association also includes scholarship support as part of its activity through the NCAOAF Annual Scholarship, aimed at graduating high school seniors preparing to attend college. That scholarship track sits alongside its fair grantmaking and reflects a youth education component within the organization’s broader mission. Leadership is listed under Cathy Price Horton, and the organization’s grantmaking is concentrated entirely in North Carolina.
What North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs Funds
Agricultural awareness and education are the clearest throughline in the grant list. The foundation gave $16,865 to Duplin County Ag Fair in Kenansville for agri awareness and education, and similar-purpose grants went to Lenoir County Ag Fair in Kinston and Lee Regional Fair in Sanford. Community fair support is another visible area. Grants to Hickory American Legion Fair in Hickory, Surry County Fair in Mount Airy, and Columbus County Fair in Whiteville all carry the same agri awareness and education coding, suggesting the funder supports local fair operations as a way to reach residents directly. Youth education appears through the NCAOAF Annual Scholarship, which is for graduating high school seniors preparing to attend college. That aligns with the association’s stated scholarship and youth education activity.
How North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all near the same range, at $10,714, $10,714, and $16,865. Recent awards show repeated support to the same fair recipients in consecutive years, including Hickory American Legion Fair, Lee Regional Fair, Davidson County Ag Fair, Pitt County American Legion, Duplin County Ag Fair, Surry County Fair, Columbus County Fair, Iredell County Fair, and Lenoir County Ag Fair. The organization also operates a named annual scholarship program, and its website indicates the application is available through youth education, scholarship pages, and news updates. Grants are local, with all recorded recipients in North Carolina.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$286K
Total Assets
$539K
Total Revenue
$565K
Total Expenses
$482K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $17K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$17K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CATHY PRICE HORTON
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