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North Carolina Costal Federation

Two-story house with beige siding, blue roof, and front porch in a grassy field.

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Net Assets: 43,383,133

The North Carolina Coastal Federation has worked alongside coastal communities to protect and restore the unique North Carolina coast. Through efforts for clean coastal waters, living shorelines, thriving oysters, effective coastal management, and marine debris removal, the Federation and North Carolina’s coastal communities continue to work together for a healthy coast!

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Elizabethan Gardens

Group of people gardening in a park or garden, raking leaves. They are surrounded by lush greenery and trees. Some are wearing gloves and casual clothing.

Net Assets: 1,557,260

Perhaps you would like to work with our horticulture staff and brush up your gardening skills or contribute your own expertise to us? Or maybe work in the nursery/plant sales to keep our plants healthy and help others learn about gardening? We also welcome volunteers in the Gatehouse and Gift Shop to greet guests, check-in stock and answer lots of questions. And families are welcome to volunteer together too! Perhaps you will find something that interests you on our Volunteer Events Page

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Outer Banks SPCA

Logo of OBX SPCA Dare County Animal Shelter featuring a colorful paw print design

Net Assets: 1,041,200

Outer Banks SPCA is an animal shelter in Manteo, which offers a couple of different opportunities for visitors to get involved.

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Feline Hope Animal Shelter

Fluffy gray and white cat sitting on a wooden fence with greenery in the background.

Net Assets: 349,330

All volunteer organization that provides spay, neuter, and medical assistance to our community to enable owners to keep their pets. We sponsor monthly low cost spay & neuter clinics. We are a strong supporter of TNR Trap-Neuter-Return and have ongoing projects in Dare County

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Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society

A white egret standing on a gravel road surrounded by grass and trees.

Net Assets: 325,058

The purposes of the Society are two-fold: 1) To generate funds to support programs and activities of Alligator River and other national wildlife refuges in eastern North Carolina, particularly programs relating to public education and information; and 2) To assist in the recruitment of refuge volunteers

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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association

Lighthouse with black and white stripes and a bird perched on bare branches in the foreground against a blue sky.

Net Assets: 297,792

The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association is a non-profit organization established in 1964, dedicated to the preservation of and vehicular access to the natural beach resources of the Outer Banks through conservation, a code of ethics for beach behavior and support of local, state, federal officials and other organizations dedicated to these same goals.

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Outer Banks Forever

Collage of Outer Banks activities including surfers, park ranger tour, sea turtle on beach, people looking at nature display, and a dog near Wright Brothers National Memorial. Text: 'Outer Banks Forever 2023 Annual Report.'

Net Assets: 155,755

Our Mission Outer Banks Forever is an official nonprofit partner of the three national parks of the Outer Banks (Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial), helping to protect and enhance these special places through public engagement, programming, and project support.

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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge

Ripples in sand dunes with sparse vegetation under sunlight

Net Assets: 49,071

The Friends of Jockey’s Ridge is a nonprofit organization supports and maintenances Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Their mission is to support, enhance and promote Jockey’s Ridge State Park as a significant geologic feature of the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

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Coastal Humane Society

An elderly woman sitting outdoors with a black cat on her lap and a brown and white dog beside her.

Net Assets: 38,860

Coastal Humane Society works to preserve this bond by helping people on the Outer Banks of North Carolina care for their pets. We understand that pets are part of families. Losing a pet is devastating to the whole family. The possibility of not being able to care for a pet because of finances is distressing.

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Outer Banks Center For Dolphin Research

Calm water with two dolphins swimming near the surface, shoreline in the background.

Net Assets: 27,374

Their mission is to promote the conservation of bottlenose dolphins in the northern Outer Banks through research and education. They seek to learn more about the population ecology, movement patterns, health, and behavior of coastal bottlenose dolphins and to expand public knowledge and concern for these marine mammals.

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