CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE
The Conservation Fund, Resourceful Communities Program
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
PARTNERS
The Conservation Fund – Resourceful Communities Program
North Carolina Coastal Federation
Golden LEAF Foundation
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
North Carolina Sea Grant
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Ocracoke Preservation Society
United States Department of Commerce
Trust for Public Land
North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance
Outer Banks Community Foundation
Hyde County Government
North Carolina State University, Soil Science Department
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTORS
OFI Capital Contributors commit to donate a minimum of $5000 to OFI,
either as a single gift [*] or over 2- 5 years,for the Board to use for initiatives and opportunities to benefit the community.
Susan and Edward Norvell***
Scott Bradley**
Keith McDermott*
Ocracoke Island Realty
Susan and Todd Collins
Raina Brubaker and Jessica Hough
SUSTAINING DONORS ($500.00 plus) [*] Multiple Years
C. Felix Harvey
Brant Godfrey
Tideland EMC**
Leonard and Beverly Meeker******
Webb and Dorothy Fuller
Susan Burt Collins
Scott Bradley
Al and Linda Scarborough*
Bill and Jennifer Rich
Dr. Joseph and Margo Babb
Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Assocation
Mr. and Mrs. Norvell O. Scott
John Wright ~ Sanctuary Vineyards
Tim Spear
Tony McGowan ~ Down Creek Gallery
Robin and Bradley Metcalf
Kelley Shinn*
Dick and Janey Jacoby
Scott Bradley – in memory of Leonard Meeker
SUPPORTERS [*] Multiple Years
Katharine Rondthaler Woodwell******
Dwight Burrus ~ Hatteras Tours**
Ocrafolk School
The Howes Family**
Nancy Troxler and Brian Mitchell
Anne B. Davis***
John and Mame Bradley
Charles C. Meeker
Ralph and Vera Buxton*
Joseph and Jean Rohling
David and Ursula Shears*
Merle and Donald Davis
Norma Sigal
Rudy Austin
Noel Yates
Robert Cannon
Colin Osborne
Beverly Sheppe
Eden and Greg Honeycutt
Marcelle Brenner
John and Joan Crowe
Bill and Sue Shanklin**
Ocracoke Island Realty – Donor Match (5)
Christopher Sterling*****
Edward Lane
Deborah Bowen
Donald and Paula Johnson
Stewart and Carla Aly*
Constance Leinbach*
Dr. Calvin Hanrahan
Robert Link
Kivi Miller
Edward Norvell
Nelson Baitzel and Allison Guinan
Anonymous – in honor of Kimberly Emery
Julianne Mueller*
Thomas Smerling
Reverend Danielle Creeksong
Tom Bell
Liz and Chuck Hotchkiss
Brant Godfrey – in memory of Leonard Meeker
Mica Swyers – in honor of Randy Swyers
Bill and Peggy Birkemeier
Susan Lindsay
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Susse Wright
Stephen Chandler
Ruth Fordon
George Brown
CONTRIBUTING SCHOLARS
Janet Chrzan, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania
Brian Pompeii,
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Saltwater Connections
Fresh Catch Programs
PLANNING & PURCHASE 2012 - 2015
ACQUISITION PARTNERS – Planning, Professional Fees and Acquisition [November 2013]
The Conservation Fund – Land Conservation Loan Program
Keith and Isabelle McDermott
Susan and Edward Norvell
Outer Banks Community Foundation
C. Felix Harvey
Earl W. O’Neal, Jr.
“Coastal Cohorts” Bland Simpson and Don Dixon
RESTORATION DONORS (Post-purchase, November 2013) [*] Multiple Years
Tom Bell*
Al and Linda Scarborough
Edward Calvitti and Cynthia Carver-Calvitti
Susan and Edward Norvell
Jocelyn Watson – in memory of John Wharton
Kati Wharton – in memory of John Wharton
Joe Bob Cravens – in memory of John Wharton
Katy Villiers – in memory of John Wharton
Julianne Mueller – in memory of John Wharton
Deborah Leonard – in memory of John Wharton
Michelle Byrne – in honor of Rich and Paula Hibbs
Dick and Janey Jacoby
Edna and Roger Clark
Anne B. Davis
Ralph and Vera Buxton
Mike and Carol Self
GRASSROOTS CSRP DONORS (PRE-PURCHASE)
Maj. Hugh R. Dunlap, Jr., Ret.
Christopher C. Sterling
Scott Bradley
David J. Shears
Anonymous (2)
Stephanie Reisinger
Rudy and Pat Austin
Ralph and Vera Buxton
David Montgomery
Ocracoke Island Realty
Sophie & Bob Oakes
Merle & Donald Davis
Ed & Susan Norvell
Hardy Moving and Storage
Pam, Ella and Jamin Simmons
David Senseney Family
The Crews Inn
Robert Kornegay, Jr.
Julia Howard & Gary Coye
Charles Meeker
Douglas Tanner and Kathleen Gille
Phyllis Wall
Elizabeth R. Bloomquist ~ in honor of Joel Wingard
Katharine R. Woodwell
Leslie Monticone
Rodney B. Kemp
Calvin and Elizabeth Hanrahan
Reena Bernards
John Alexanderson
Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Andrew Preston
Susan and Todd Collins
Janey and Dick Jacoby
Carl Bose
Joseph and Cheryl Pino
Constance Leinbach
Jack Whitehead
Pam Carpenter and William Watts
Susan E. Stuck
Holly and Harry Williams
Warren and Beverly Meekins
Robin and Bradley Metcalf
Virgina H. Meekins Family Trust
Susan and David Jones
Ocracoke Island Realty – Donor Match (2)
Brian Mitchell
John Golden
Reverend Danielle Creeksong
Rusty Vaughan
IN KIND DONATIONS:
Housing, transportation, other goods & services]
M.J. Finley Austin
John Giagu ~ Island Golf Carts
Karl Lehman and Deanna Dannels
Mr. and Mrs. Barry G. Burgan
Brant and Beverly Godfrey
Clayton Gaskill
Blue Heron Realty
Ocracoke Island Realty
Debbie Wells
PARTNERS & DONORS
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2006-2012
BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2024 DONATIONS TO THE OCRACOKE FOUNDATION WILL GO INTO THE COMMUNITY FUND AND GRANTS PROGRAM, UNLESS SPECIFIED FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE.
THANK YOU!!
THE COMMUNITY SQUARE REVITALIZATION PROJECT 2012-2023
RESTORATION & ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN DONORS 2016 - 2023
[+] Total of Mulitple Donations
$813,800
+Keith and Isabelle McDermott, London & Ocracoke
$10,000
Charles Meeker and Anne McLaurin, Raleigh & Ocracoke
Historic District Fund, Ocracoke Preservation Society, Ocracoke [*]
$5000
Todd and Susan Burt Collins, Philadelphia, PA & Ocracoke
Scott Bradley and Kelley Shinn, Ocracoke*
Anonymous, Ocracoke
Greg and Eden Honeycutt, Ocracoke
Anonymous
$4500
+Carlson Family Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC
$4000
Linda and Al Scarborough, Ocracoke
$3600
+Katharine Rondthaler Woodwell, MA & Ocracoke
- in memory of Sherrill Senseney
$3500
+Orton Foundation, NC
$2500
Brian and Jo-Ellen Catto, Augusta, GA
$2000
Elizabeth Hanharan, Ocracoke*
2016 Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament*
Richard Dodd and Cheryl Grandefield, NY & Ocracoke
Simpson-Sharp-Oakes Fund, Outer Banks Community Foundation
*Katharine Rondthaler Woodwell, MA & Ocracoke
$1500
+Northey Family Fund, Charlotte, NC - in honor of David & Sarah Northey
$1000
Constance Leinbach, Ocracoke*
Brant Godfrey, Winston-Salem, NC & Ocracoke
Ann and Bland Simpson, Chapel Hill & Beaufort, NC
Raina Brubaker, Bethesda, MD & Ocracoke
William C. Watts, Jr., Arlington, VA & Ocracoke
Ellen and James Barrie Gaskill, Ocracoke
+Kathy Gille and Doug Tanner, Washington, DC & Ocracoke
Katharine Rondthaler Woodwell, MA & Ocracoke - in memory of Merle Davis
Tom Hollinshed and Kathy Lange, Southern Pines, NC
+Jonathan Wallace
$900
+Barbara and Clifford Baumbach, Philadelphia, PA
$750
The Miller Family, Seattle, WA - in Remembrance of Dr. Joseph Babb
+Jeannine Guthrie, Asheville
$700
+Brad and Robin Metcalf, Richmond, VA & Ocracoke
$600
Art Mines and Elizabeth Dyer, Ocracoke
+Chris Sterling, Richmond, VA
+Ocracoke Island Realty- Matching Donations, Other
+Jeffrey and Susan Dippold, Ocracoke
+Nadine Cobb, Mayodan, NC
$500
James and Ann Borland, Ocracoke
Candice Cobb and Martha McMillan, Hillsborough, NC & Ocracoke
- in honor of Vivian Cobb
Dean and Joan Rutledge, Clemmons, NC*
Woody Billings, Ocracoke & Beaufort, NC*
Peggy and Bill Birkemeier, Kitty Hawk, NC
Lee Kimball and Tucker Scully, Washington, DC
Robert Wells, Kitty Hawk, NC & Ocracoke
Doug Tanner and Kathy Gille, Washington, DC & Ocracoke
- in memory of Merle Davis
Kathy Krickhahn, Santa Fe, NM
Bank of America Charitable Foundation - Matching Gift Program
Willis Slane, Lewisville, NC & Ocracoke
Keith Hardt, Washington, NC
+Connie and Craig Luigart, Fairfax, VA & Ocracoke
$400
+Vera and Ralph Buxton, Ocracoke.
Garrett Drapala, Cary, NC
$300
+Karen and Barry Burgan, Ocracoke
+Robert Lineberry, Blacksburg, VA
+Grant Kessler - in honor of Karen Kay Kessler
$250
Anonymous
Ruth and Bob Toth, Ocracoke*
Carroll and Andy Preston, Morrisville, NC
Robert Kornegay, Rocky Mount , NC & Ocracoke
Morton and Katherine Lebow, Washington, DC
Perantinides & Nolan Co. LPA, Akron, OH - in memory of Cinda Shinn
+Leslie Davis and Robert Suppa, Cape Charles, VA
Marcie Ferris
$200
Kristen Zapotok, Raleigh, NC
Carol and David Hoyt, Conway, SC
Gary Davis, Ocracoke
Alison Rhoades, Holly Springs, NC
Nic Stark, Annapolis, MD
+Christine Hacket and Rob Eisenberg, Sterling, VA
Catherine Whitney, Harrison Twp, MI
+Anne B. Davis, Solomons, MD
Carroll and Andrew Preston
$150
Evelyn LaMers, Yellow Springs, OH
Steven and Mary Seifert, Virginia Beach, VA
Tom Cafferty, Great Falls, VA
Alex Walker, Leslie Cole and Anne Miller - in memory of Vickie Cobb
+Virginia H. Meekins Family Trust, Manteo, NC
Amy Howard and David Tweedie, Ocracoke
David Isele
$100
Jack Whitehead, Ocracoke
Liz Hotchkiss, Ocracoke - in memory of Chuck Hotchkiss
Margaret and Dan Brock, Winston-Salem, NC - in honor of Marcy Brenner
Peter and Mary Vankevich, Ocracoke* & Lou Castro
Aaron Garrish, Clayton, NC*
The David Sweatt Family, Greenville, NC
Katherine Delaney, Wadsworth, OH - in honor of Aunt Katie
Anonymous, Pittsburgh, PA
Dean Rafferty
Jo Patterson Miller, Florence, SC
The Phillips/Cottrell Family, Richmond, VA
Robert A. Lauten, Purcellville, VA - n memory of Elsa Anders
Deborah Leonard, Thomasville, NC
Stewart G. Young, Blythewood, SC
Cheryl and Dwight Shaffer, Spring Grove, PA
B. Stewart, Chapel Hill, NC
Anonymous, Ocracoke
Jodi and Larry Burkhart, Alliance, OH
Robert Rhodes
Julianne Mueller, Falls Church, VA
Paul Hultberg, Asheville, NC
Anonymous, Norfolk, VA
Jim Stone, Centerville, OH
Will and Tina Rucker, Shelby, NC
Mishew Smith, Bahama, NC
Andrew Wall, Grass Valley, CA - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Phyllis Wall, Ocracoke - in memory of Vickie Cobb
Beverly Sullivan, Ocracoke - in memory of Vickie Cobb
Susan Alden and Dana McDonald - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Gail Cooley, Hillsborough, NC - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Tandy Farber, Mechanicsville, VA
Julianne Mueller, Falls Church, VA - in memory of Thomas E. Johnson
Tim Donaldson, Pace, FL - in honor of Vera Louise Paul (Midgett)
+Matthew Lee, Carrboro, NC
Under $100
Melzer (Pat) Morgan, Reidsville, NC
Sarah and Ian Atwood
Frank Marra, Trent Woods, NC
Jane Scarborough Turnbull, Sandy Springs, GA
Keith Williams, Reidsville, NC
Leslie Smith
Bill Roessler, Fancy Gap, VA
Robert and Jean Link, Washington, DC & Ocracoke
Philip Howard, Ocracoke
Anonymous (4)
Annens Adkins, North Chesterfield, VA - in honor of Richard Adkins
Dana Cash, Raleigh
Carl Bose
Kevin and Lea Ann Seymour, Gibson City, IL
Judith Vollmer, Pittsburgh, PA - in honor of Carole Coffee on her birthday
Daniel Haybron, Olivette, MO - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Sandra Marley and Lynn Gaskins, Ocracoke - in memory of Vickie Cobb
Eileen Powell and Jerry Powell, Hillsborough, NC - in memory of Vickie Cobb
The Schultz Family, Hillsborough, NC - in memory of Mrs. Vivian Cobb
Lucille McCorkle, Charlotte, NC - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Judi Guerrieri, Westminster, MD
Sam Corlis
Gaye Dimmick, Charlotte, NC - in memory of Vivian Cobb
Charles Cloninger
Amazon Smile
+Katie Sandage, Firestone, CO
Jennifer Baysden, Winterville, NC
Michele Dohse, Asheville, NC - in honor of Katrin Dohse
Susan and Jim Kelemen, Pittsboro, NC
Elizabeth Borel, West Chester, PA
Amanda and Steve Staines, Libertyville, IL
Daniel Dorsey
Lucinda MacKethan
TisBest Philanthropy, Seattle, WA
Pat Coulter
Brian Merrill
Network for Good
Mary Jane Merrill
Carolyn L. Tebault, Lorton, VA
Stephanie Flores de Valgaz, Winston-Salem, NC
*Donations Matched by Ocracoke Preservation Society,
Historic District Fund - $10,000
GRANTS FOR RESTORATION & IMPROVEMENTS 2018-2021
Golden LEAF Foundation $137,000
Wastewater Improvements [Completed Spring 2018]
Marion Stedman Covington Foundation $15,000
Restoration, Willis Store & Fish House
[Scheduled Fall 2021]
Golden LEAF Foundation $175,820
Willis Store & Fish House and Dock - Hurricane Disaster Recovery
[Completed August 2019]
Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Reserve Funds [2019] $84,500
Docks and Shoreline Restoration [Willis Dock, Store & Fish House]
{Completed August 2019]
Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Funds [FY 2019-2020] $54,426
Willis Dock, Platform Areas [completed August 2019]
Golden LEAF Foundation $278,000
Replace Main Dock, destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in September 2019
[completed February 2021]