Civic Foundation awards $75,000 in community grants to nonprofits in North Carolina

Civic Foundation is honored to award $75,000 in community grants to three nonprofits focused on health care, human services, and hunger across the state. Each recipient will receive a $25,000 grant to continue making an impact in their communities, reflecting the Foundation’s commitment to support newly formed nonprofits deeply rooted in service.

Meet the grant recipients

Love N Action Outreach Inc 
Love N Action Outreach is a nonprofit organization serving the Wilson community. It is focused on addressing food insecurity and supporting underserved populations through direct outreach. Love N Action provides hot meals, food assistance, and supportive services to low-income families, seniors, and individuals experiencing hardship. Its vision is to create a reliable mobile outreach model that meets people where they are, strengthens community connections, and ensures services are delivered with dignity, consistency, and care. Grant funds will be used to purchase commercial cooking equipment, refrigeration units, ventilation components, and food preparation infrastructure to operate a mobile food trailer.

Nate McMillan Foundation 
Founded in 2023, the Nate McMillan Foundation serves young men in Wake and Durham counties. Its mission is to empower young men who have no active father in their lives, through mentorship programs that equip them with tools, values, and the mindset needed to live purposeful, impactful lives. Through its structured mentorship program, they help young men transition successfully into manhood. Funding will be used to help offset program costs, including curriculum materials, mentor background checks, facility and event space rentals, and transportation services.

Walk With Me, Inc. 
Walk With Me, Inc. is based in Catawba County, providing counseling, coaching, and adventure-based services to their community. Walk With Me has a unique approach by incorporating horses, farm animals, and nature into programming. The organization offers individual, group, and workshop-based services, along with team building activities. Its programs include Operation Battle Horse (a free program for veterans) and Adventure Academy, a hands-on children’s program focused on social-emotional skill development. Grant funds will be used to provide scholarships for 10 women to participate in the 16-week women’s program and five veterans to attend a 12-week veteran coaching program. Funds will also support supplies for Adventure Academy, offset the cost for counseling sessions with licensed counselors, and cover supplies needed to build a raised plant bed to be used during various program activities. About the Civic Foundation

Civic Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Civic Credit Union. It exists to support thriving communities through investments in health care, housing, human services, and hunger. Are you a North Carolina nonprofit working to create lasting, local impact? Apply for a Civic Foundation grant and join a growing network of change-makers building stronger, more equitable communities in our state.